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Taylor Swift will take her last bow on her Eras Tour stage on Sunday in Vancouver, British Columbia, marking the top of a major chapter in fashionable music historical past.
The live performance is the top of a three-night run within the Canadian metropolis and is about to begin round 9:45pm EDT/6:45pm PDT. Singer Gracie Abrams is listed because the opening act on the venue’s web site.
Swift introduced the Eras Tour after the 2022 launch of her tenth album “Midnights.” It’s her first tour since 2018’s Reputation Stadium Tour. It started in March 2023 in Glendale, Arizona.
The three-hour present was a fast sellout, with followers clamoring to witness it in individual. Tickets had been in such excessive demand on the time they went on sale that Ticketmaster infamously crashed, leading to a congressional listening to after two dozen followers filed a lawsuit claiming that the ticketing web site and its mum or dad firm Live Nation violated antitrust legal guidelines.
With a fully-loaded 44-song setlist as her information, Swift used the Eras Tour to journey via time, performing songs from every album launched throughout her 18-year profession.
During the tour’s run, Swift launched three albums – “The Tortured Poets Department” and two re-recorded “Taylor’s Version” releases.
Coming out of the pandemic, the Eras Tour got here at a time when folks wanted it most and left an indelible mark on every metropolis the present got here to.
The tour drew a lot fervor that it boosted native economies, precipitated earthquakes and hosted everybody from Prince William to Emma Stone, and so many extra.
Swift’s boyfriend, Kansas City Chiefs tight finish Travis Kelce even made a cameo on stage throughout a July present at London’s Wembley Stadium within the “TTPD” portion of the set, which she revamped her setlist to incorporate after the album got here out in April.
The tour additionally spawned her field workplace hit “Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour” live performance movie that premiered in theaters in October 2023, incomes about $96 million throughout its opening weekend within the United States and Canada, and $32 million internationally, in accordance movie show chain AMC.
The official figures of how a lot cash the Eras Tour grossed haven’t been launched however it’s been estimated that the tour will make over $2 billion, making it the highest-grossing tour in historical past.
The present record-holder is Elton John, whose Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour grossed over $900 million.
On Saturday, Swift acknowledged to finish of the Eras Tour, telling her Vancouver viewers this tour is “essentially the most enjoyable, joyful, thrilling, intense, highly effective, fantastic tour I’ve ever completed,” in accordance with footage posted on-line.
“I’ve by no means performed this many reveals on a tour earlier than,” she added. “I simply by no means wished it to finish since you guys have made it into such an exquisite expertise for all of us on stage.”
This is a growing story and will likely be up to date.
