Photo credit:  LONDON, ENGLAND – NOVEMBER 30: (EDITORIAL USE ONLY) (EXCLUSIVE COVERAGE) Taylor Swift attends the London premiere of “RENAISSANCE: A Film By Beyoncé” on November 30, 2023 in London, England. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/WireImage for Parkwood)

 

Taylor Swift’s still-ongoing “Eras Tour” has officially become the first tour in music history to gross over $1 billion dollars in ticket sales. She earned an estimated ticket gross of $1.04 billion, according to year-end data from Pollstar, with 4.35 million tickets sold from 60 shows during her 2023 run. Swift also sold about $200 million worth of merchandise. Given that the “Eras Tour” still has penty more dates to go next year, Pollstar estimates that she could gross another $1 billion in 2024 as well. In order of global ticket sales, the other top touring artists this year were: Beyoncé, Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, Coldplay, Harry Styles, Morgan Wallen, Ed Sheeran, P!NK, The Weeknd, and Drake. The total gross for 2023’s top 100 tours generated a record-breaking $9.7 billion, with 70.1 million tickets sold.