Taylor Swift reportedly handed out $306 million in bonuses to Eras Tour crew and cast members
One exposed secret act shows Taylor Swift has nothing but love for her Eras Tour crew.
The pop star has just wrapped up her record-breaking Eras Tour, which spanned 149 shows in 21 months with 10 million attendees, and famously took her to billionaire status.
While the star has earned a whopping amount from the tour, she has reportedly shared the wealth with a very generous gesture.
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According to reports by People, the pop superstar handed out a staggering $US197 million (approx. $306 million) in bonuses to those who worked on her global tour.
The bonuses were reportedly given to everyone involved from behind the scenes workers to her on stage performers.
The outlet lists the following all received an additional sum from the pop star: “truck drivers, caterers, instrument techs, merch team, lighting, sound, production staff and assistants, carpenters, dancers, band, security, choreographers, pyrotechnics, riggers, hair, make-up, wardrobe, physical therapists and video team.”
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Swift toured with 15 dancers, four backup singers, and a band of six, including her longtime guitarist Paul Sidoti and bassist Amos Heller.
The massive amount splashed on bonuses comes just as its been revealed the entirety of the Eras Tour grossed a record $US2 billion (approx. $3.1 billion).
Swift’s production company, Taylor Swift Touring, confirmed the tour’s final numbers to The New York Times$US2,077,618,725 ($3,227,663,794) in tickets sold.
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The Eras Tour has now officially made twice the amount of any other tour ever.
This isn’t the first time it’s been discovered Swift has been generous with her earnings.
In August 2023, it was revealed the Enchanted singer gave each trucker on her tour’s trucking staff a bonus amount of $US100,000 (approx. $153,000).
Taylor Swift’s record-breaking Eras Tour in numbers
The gesture was confirmed to CNN by Michael Scherkenbach, founder and CEO of the Denver, Colorado-based Shomotion trucking company.
Swift concluded her Eras Tour on December 8 (December 9 in Australia) in Vancouver.
The Cruel Summer singer gushed mid-show that the tour had been the “adventure of a lifetime”.
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“This tour has been the adventure of a lifetime, and I speak on behalf of my band, my crew, who all left their families and spent time away from everything they know and love and performed when they were sick, when anything was going on in their lives, they made sure this show happened for you,” she said.
Swift brought her Eras Tour to Australia in February 2024 with seven shows across Sydney in Melbourne. Her performance at Melbourne Cricket Ground was the largest show of her career, playing to 96,000 a night.
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