Thursday, March 7, 2024

Taylor Swift: ten crazy figures on the scale of her Eras Tour which is arriving in France in May (I)

 In May and June, Taylor Swift will play six dates of her world tour “The Eras Tour” in France, Paris then Lyon. Nearly two years of touring, financial income amounting to hundreds of millions or even billions of dollars... Here are ten crazy figures from this tour. Discover the fourth and final episode of our series dedicated to Taylor Swift.

Already a record-breaker, singer Taylor Swift, a superstar in the United States, is reaching new heights with her The Eras Tour. Number of countries visited, significant economic impact on the cities of the tour, almost two years of shows…

While this series of concerts will arrive in France on May 9, 2024, here are ten figures which show the exceptional scale of this show.

2.3: the magnitude of two earthquakes, triggered by the tour

This is a very unexpected effect of this tour. During two concerts in Seattle, on July 22 and 23, 2023, two 

2.3 magnitude earthquakes were triggered by the audience, as explained by seismologist Jackie Caplan-Auerbach, who works at Western Washington University.

5: the number of world tours already carried out by Taylor Swift

The Eras Tour is Taylor Swift's sixth world tour. The American singer has already completed five. So far, only one world tour has passed through France. This is the Speak Now Tour, the second tour, in March 2011.

6: the number of shows in France

Taylor Swift will make six dates of her world tour in France. Four will take place at Paris La Défense Arena (May 9, 10, 11 and 12, 2024), and two at Groupama Stadium in Lyon (June 2 and 3, 2024). Originally, only 3 dates were announced. But this number was doubled in the face of the French success of the announcement of the first dates.

(to be continued)


No comments:

Post a Comment