Taylor Swift Makes History With The Eras Tour

Taylor Swift Pictured at The Eras Tour. Photo by Natalie Spina ‘26

Popstar Taylor Swift is breaking the internet following the completion of the U.S. leg of the Eras Tour. Grossing over $4 billion in revenue, Swift has taken over the world right now, whether it's from The Eras tour, the new documentary, or her current dating life.

The forty-four songs to celebrate 17 years of music left everyone in the stadiums feeling sentimental. Swift has played 52 shows in the United States, each spanning three and a half hours long and encapsulating nostalgia for all generations to enjoy. Swift sang the top hits from each of her 10 albums, including songs from her re-recorded albums like “All Too Well (10 Minute Version) (Taylor’s Version)” and “Nothing New ft. Phoebe Bridgers (Taylor’s Version).”

From her oldest album, “Taylor Swift,” to her newest album, “Midnights,” she never missed a beat. Swift shocked the crowd when she revealed from the first night of the show that there were no breaks at all within the three-hour show. Many “non-Swifties” started to gain respect for Swift during the Eras Tour because they saw how much dedication went into making the performances spectacular.

Before Swift took the stage, she had incredible opening acts that included Phoebe Bridgers, HAIM, Gracie Abrams, GAYLE, Paramore, Bebadoobee, Girl in Red, MUNA, and Owenn. Swift is known for always rooting for women, and adding so many female artists to her opening set was no surprise.

But with all of the great things about the tour, there were some scandals. Tickets were expensive, and because of this, some of the most diehard fans could not purchase tickets. Tickets ranged from as low as $50 to as high as $20,000 because of reselling.

Tickets were sold on Ticketmaster, the site responsible for presale ticket sales. Fans signed up for a presale code, which only some would get. However, too many presale codes were given out.

Ticketmaster canceled the general admission sale, sending fans into madness. “It’s truly amazing that 2.4 million people got tickets, but it really pisses me off that a lot of them feel like they went through several bear attacks to get them,” said Swift on her Instagram. Even with it being so hard to get tickets, each night of all 52 shows was sold out.

Now that the U.S. leg of the tour is completed, the “Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour” documentary came to the big screen on Oct. 13. This film was a two-hour and 49-minute show that was exactly like the concert, excluding only a couple of songs. The documentary collects moments from the once-in-a-lifetime experience for her fans to see all of Swift’s top hits.

Fans of Swift who could not attend the concert were pleased to know that they would now get the chance to watch her perform on the big screen. On TikTok, users who are fans of Swift have posted videos of people singing and dancing in front of the screen during the duration of the movie. This raised the question and conversation of movie theater etiquette.

Many fans have said that it is disrespectful because it takes away from the actual show. Some think it is adorable and this film was meant to be like a concert. AMC spoke out, saying they want guests to “have the best time” but ask that moviegoers “be respectful of other guests enjoying the concert film or other movies.”

Swift is changing the music industry one step at a time, and fans are excited to see what she is doing currently and will do in the future.