Is it over now?
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The B次元官网网址淐ruel SummerB次元官网网址 star took to the Eras runway stage for the last time on Sunday night in a sold-out BC Place stadium, telling fans she was getting to B次元官网网址渟pend the last night of the Eras Tour with 60,000 people in Vancouver,B次元官网网址 after performing the three-hour-plus show for more than 10 million fans globally.
The last performance was also watched by millions on livestreams around the world.
B次元官网网址淰ancouver, I want to thank every single one of you for being part of the most thrilling chapter of my entire life to date, my beloved Eras Tour,B次元官网网址 Swift said near the end of the night.
Over the course of its 149-show, 20-month run, the Eras Tour became nothing short of a glittery global cultural phenomenon.
It generated revenue estimated by music industry publication Pollstar at more than US$2 billion, a concert movie that took US$261 million at the box office, and even a book that was the biggest publishing launch of 2024.
There has never, ever, ever been a concert tour like this, and along the way, Swift became the first entertainer named TimeB次元官网网址檚 person of the year.
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Cities in 19 countries around the world fell under the Eras spell. Tourism officials say six shows in Toronto last month brought $282 million in economic activity, and an estimated $157 million to Vancouver, where landmarks were draped with giant friendship bracelets and the iconic Gastown steam clock was retuned to play B次元官网网址淪hake It Off.B次元官网网址
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Among the overwhelmingly female crowd on Sunday was Cindy San, who cut short a holiday in Hawaii and flew back to her hometown of Vancouver on the morning of the performance after her father won show tickets in a contest.
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Dominic Cielak from Chicago, Il., had started the tour with Swift at her first show in Glendale, Ariz., in March 2023, and was there on Sunday at the end.
In between, the 23-year-old saw another 16 Eras shows, including performances in Japan and Australia.
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Outside the stadium, which was surrounded by barricades, crowds had gathered near the Terry Fox memorial to listen and sing along for free, under the watch of a heavy police presence.
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Also singing along were fans watching the numerous unofficial livestreams of the performance; one on YouTube was watched by about 300,000 people.
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Fan projects like this have been a big part of the Eras Tour, with chants and patterned clapping breaking out during various songs.
University of Kansas sociology professor and B次元官网网址淪wiftologistB次元官网网址 Brian Donovan says such moments of joyous social solidarity are known as B次元官网网址渃ollective effervescence.B次元官网网址
B次元官网网址淲hat is interesting about the Eras Tour is that it also brought about unique cultural things like the trading of friendship bracelets,B次元官网网址 he said, noting such practices were fan-driven and were not organized by Swift or her team.
A fashion focus has also been central to the tour experience, with devotees dressed in outfits reflecting their favourite eras by Swift, who would make about 16 costume changes per show.
Langley, B.C., resident Vivian Strujenco, attending her second Eras Tour show, looked around the arena on Sunday and gestured to the hundreds of other fans dressed in glittering costumes. B次元官网网址淚tB次元官网网址檚 such girlhood to see everyone so dressed up.B次元官网网址
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Trudeau and family members were among Swifties at the Toronto shows, as were former U.S. president Bill Clinton and his wife former U.S. secretary of state Hillary Clinton.
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