Taylor Swift’s “Eras Tour” has been named the highest-grossing tour of all time, with it raking in an estimated $2.2 Billion. That is on prime of her exhibits shattering attendance information and Swift taking the title of the highest-grossing artist of 2024, with it estimated that she made $1.15 billion.
Now, Toto guitarist Steve Lukather is weighing in on Swift’s listing of record-breaking achievements, however calls out those that imagine she personally pocketed over a billion bucks.
Lukather defined in a brand new interview with Rick Beato that there are a variety of hidden prices to doing an enormous tour, and that revenue figures are by no means as easy as they appear.
“Individuals suppose, ‘Okay, Madonna had $1 billion tour. Taylor Swift…’ Do you suppose she took residence a billion {dollars}? I can’t discuss personally about her specific tour, however I do know there’s a whole bunch of individuals on it, and there’s two phases flip-flopping, so you could have twice the quantity of crew. However she was on a bazillion greenback tour so she will be able to afford to try this,” he stated.
Lukather continued, emphasizing that the large logistical calls for of high-profile excursions – together with a crew of a whole bunch, lodging, catering, and large-scale stage productions – can price an extreme quantity, considerably lowering web earnings and finally affecting what the artist takes residence.
“And you recognize all of the drama that goes with that. The extra folks you could have out on tour the extra dramatic it turns into,” Lukather added.
When information broke final 12 months of Swift’s many record-breaking achievements, Poison’s Bret Michaels celebrated the pop singer, writing on Instagram:
“Taylor Swift, As a fellow Pennsylvanian, extending a honest congratulations on all of your success & to your superb expertise & your followers, band & crew, to Travis Kelce & all that introduced a record-breaking Eras tour & positivity to the world! As your tour ends tonight in superior Vancouver, might you proceed to rock the world!!”
Tenacious D frontman and actor Jack Black additionally praised Swift when he discovered she gave out $100,000 bonuses to every member of her crew, and joked that he thought half his crew was gonna go away his band to affix Swift’s tour.
“Who wouldn’t need to work on a Taylor Swift tour now when you recognize you bought that sort of cheddar on the again finish?” he stated.
