Taylor Swift is currently one of the largest and most popular best-selling artists in the 21st Century and dominates the charts whenever her music releases.
Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour
This singer has received colossal support from family friends and most definitely, fans! This support is most definitely seen in her longest tour ever. The Eras Tour began in Glendale, Arizona on the 17th March 2023 and is set to end on December 8th 2024 in Vancouver, Canada, this means she would have been on tour for 21 months (nearly two years!). This tour ranges across her many eras with the showtime reaching over 3 hours, Many fans in the UK had the opportunity to see her live with 15 sold out shows in Scotland, England and Wales. Additionally, this tour broke records as it is the highest grossing tour ever, with a total estimated revenue of $1 billion US dollars. Along with breaking records, it also broke the Richter Scale (an earthquake measurer) with one of her concerts in Seattle, Washington causing an earthquake of 2.3 magnitude. During her second show in Edinburgh, one fan I interviewed said,
”This experience is magical from the atmosphere to the performance to the crowd. I will treasure these hours as not only memories, but a secret haven to go in my mind when I’m feeling low.”
Taylor Swift’s Support and Impact
Many People question why Swift is so successful but one of the core reasons why is that not only are many of her songs relatable and empowering, she is one of the few mainstream artists that write mostly about their personal experiences in song. Furthermore, her lyrics are extremely advanced and creatively crafted to a high level, in fact, there is an online game which compares her lyrics to Shakespeare (who is one of the greatest lyricists of all time). Additionally, Swift is fantastically appealing to any age group whether you want to dance and let out your childish self to “Shake it Off” or mourn a relationship which you found to be traumatic through song “The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived.” There is something for everyone and this makes her one of the greatest artists of the
Moreover, having this demographic where you can appeal to anyone, have a delightful energy surrounding yourself and having extraordinary confessional songwriting makes her the perfect candidate to be one of the biggest or even the largest artist of the 21st Century. She most definitely on her way and has made great progress to do so.
