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highest-grossing tour of all-time.The Grammy winner, who will turn 35 on Friday, gave a whopping $197 million in bonuses to her tour performers and crew, including truck drivers, caterers, instrument techs, merch team, lighting, sound, production staff and assistants, carpenters, dancers, band, security, choreographers, pyrotechnics, riggers, hair, make-up, wardrobe, physical therapists and video team, according to People.In Aug. 2023, the outlet reported that Swift gave out over $55 million in bonuses after wrapping her first North American leg of the Eras Tour.

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce were starcrossed lovers on Sunday. She wasn’t able to watch the Kansas City Chiefs play against the LA Chargers because she was busy playing the final Eras Tour concert EVER in Vancouver. Obvi he was playing football so he couldn’t see his girl finish out her monumental tour.

, cowboy boots, and screaming along to all the songs—it can only be 's Eras Tour. And now, after almost two years, it's come to an end.

Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic The final night of Taylor Swift‘s Eras Tour Sunday night in Vancouver was marked by no big announcements, no guests, no gimmicks, no frills — unless, of course, you take into account that this was the frilliest tour of all time, and that every night on the 149-concert road show felt as spectacular as any actual grand finale could. That this really was it was almost incalculable, perhaps most of all to Swift, who started by saying “we are about to go on one last grand adventure together” and ended by finally thanking “every one of you for being part of the most thrilling chapter of my entire life to date — my beloved Eras Tour.” Her band had never vamped so long at the end of the closing “Karma” as it did Sunday, as Swift did her best to stretch her arms to include her entire coterie of dancers and singers in a group hug that seemed like it might add several extra minutes to the already three-hour-20-minute show, before going on to hug most of them individually.

ABBA Voyage has contributed £1.40billion to the UK economy, according to new figures.The virtual concert residency, which features digital avatars depicting the Swedish pop icons as they appeared in 1979, generated the sum between its opening in May 2022 to May 2024.During that time, the live concert experience has attracted over two million visitors, with 31 per cent travelling from outside of the UK.According to a new report by music, culture and creative economy consultancy Sound Diplomacy, attendees spent an average of £220 per day in London, as well as the cost of the ticket to the show at Stratford’s Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park.The most positive impact is felt in the local boroughs of Newham, Hackney, Tower Hamlets and Waltham Forest, with local restaurants and bars receiving £51.26million, commercial shops gaining £27.28million and accommodation £66.38million.The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has said: “ABBA Voyage has been a phenomenal success story for London, boosting our economy by more than £1bn and showing again why our capital is a global leader for music and culture.“The fantastic show is an enduring testament to ABBA’s timeless popularity, as well as providing cultural, financial and social benefits. London is proud to host ABBA Voyage and we look forward to continuing to welcome fans from far and wide to see this unique concert as we build a better London for everyone.”In October, it was reported that the show grossed more than £100million in 2023, according to documents filed in the UK with Companies House by Aniara, the company behind the shows.A total of 1,097,597 visitors attended the shows across 2023, with an occupancy rate of 97.8 per cent.

Mariah Carey concert, which is part of her ongoing ‘Christmas Time’ tour.TMZ reported yesterday (December 8) that in Baltimore, Maryland’s CFG Bank Arena on Saturday (December 7), a physical altercation broke out in the audience that involved 4-5 people – it apparently escalated quickly after a drink was thrown.The fight reportedly took place during a choir rendition of the encore set, which preluded Carey’s return to the stage to perform ‘All I Want For Christmas Is You’.Stereogum also reported that this was the second brawl to take place on Carey’s ‘Christmas Time’ tour – it happened at Salem, Massachusetts’ Enterprise Center between two women, and it involved a thrown drink and some male counterparts intervening. See footage from both incidents below.A fight occurring at Mariah Carey’s Christmas concert.

This was a notable specialty weekend with Latvian animated Flow powering on and Luca Quadagnino’s Queer starring Daniel Craig rocking its expansion. A notable trio of concert films popped. Telugu Pushpa: The Rule – Part 2 had a super opening, the biggest for an Indian film in some time, as did Solo Leveling – ReAwakening, episodes of the popular anime series.

Taylor Swift is nearly done with her historic Eras Tour, but her boyfriend Travis Kelce has not been in attendance.

We’re looking back on the biggest concert tours of 2024 as Taylor Swift‘s Eras Tour comes to a close.

Naman Ramachandran The 19th Jogja-Netpac Asian Film Festival has wrapped in Yogyakarta (Jogja), Indonesia, with local feature “Yohanna” dominating the Indonesian Screen Awards while Neo Sora’s “Happyend” secured the festival’s top Golden Hanoman Award. “Yohanna,” directed by Razka Robby Ertanto, collected five honors including best film, director, storytelling, performance (Laura Basuki, Kirana Putri Grasela, Iqua Tahlequa), and cinematography (Odyssey Flores). Truong Minh Quy’s “Viet and Nam” took home the Silver Hanoman Award.

Flavor Flav had an emotional moment while attending Los Angeles’ Jingle Ball concert!

Global sensation Dua Lipa is poised to dazzle viewers across the UK with ITV's eagerly awaited concert special this weekend.

International sensation Dua Lipa is set to dazzle viewers on ITV's much-anticipated concert special this coming weekend.

Yet again, Prince Louis steals the show!

Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic In reviewing Laufey‘s August concert with the LA Philharmonic, Variety wrote, “Laufey feels like she was born to play the Hollywood Bowl, with her rapturously received pop/jazz/classical set.” Something else she might have been born for: the big screen. She’s on Imax screens across America this weekend (and some slightly less massive-scale ones as well) with “Laufey’s A Night at the Symphony: Hollywood Bowl.” And director Sam Wrench‘s extended use of closeups establishes that she’s as expressive an actress, in her fashion, as she is a singer, guitarist, pianist and cellist.

Julia MacCary “It’s the ho, ho, ho-iest special of all!” Sabrina Carpenter’s “Nonsense Christmas” show arrived on Netflix on Friday. Highlighting her 2023 “Fruitcake” EP, the 49-minute show was chock-full of celebrity appearances, sketch comedy and a blend of her festive tunes and Christmas classics with Carpenter’s signature remixed lyrics.

Taylor Swift will bring her historic Eras Tour to a close this weekend at BC Place stadium in Vancouver, Canada.Changing the concert business — and changing the culture period — the blockbuster trek will go down as the highest-grossing tour of all time, becoming the first to haul in over $1 billion.“From attendance to size, it just kind of captured the imagination of the world for two years,” said Dave Brooks, Billboard senior director of live music and touring. “There’s really nothing [like it] that we’ve ever seen before.”In fact, Brooks credits the Eras Tour with helping to “restart the economy” after the pandemic.“It had a huge impact — from hotels to transportation to restaurants,” he said.

her epic Eras Tour at BC Place stadium in Vancouver, Canada, this weekend.As the 34-year-old pop superstar gets set to kick off the final three shows on Friday night before the curtain closes on Sunday, we look back on the 13 best moments from the highest-grossing tour of all time in honor of her lucky number.Twenty-one months ago, Swift opened the Eras Tour on March 17, 2023, at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Ariz. “I’m gonna take a wild guess and say that if you’re here tonight, there’s a pretty good chance that you went through a considerable amount of effort to be with us tonight,” she told the crowd, acknowledging how difficult it was for some fans to get tickets.

Kate Middleton appears to have taken fashion inspiration from Queen Elizabeth II as she is often seen using a style trick the late monarch was known for using. Set to grace the thrown herself one day, Kate appears to have already adjusted her wardrobe for when the day comes. The late Queen was known for colour-blocking her outfits to stand out from the crowd, dressing all in one colour when it came to her outfit and accessories, rather than mixing shades.

Zayn Malik has had to deliver some unfortunate news to his fans after having to cancel a performance in Newcastle at the last minute.The "Pillowtalk" singer, who is amidst his highly anticipated Stairway to the Sky solo tour, which featured stops in cities including London and Manchester, was set to impress fans in Newcastle. But alas, a tannoy announcement broke hearts mere minutes before he was supposed to take the stage on Tuesday night at Newcastle City Hall. Staff members informed the crowd with heavy hearts: "Will no longer go ahead tonight.

Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor Can James Cameron give people a new reason to buy Meta‘s Quest mixed-reality headsets? Cameron’s Lightstorm Vision stereoscopic technology venture inked a deal with Meta to “scale the creation” of 3D entertainment experiences “featuring big-name IP,” spanning live sports and concerts, feature films and TV series, the companies announced. Under the pact, Meta Quest will be Lightstorm Vision’s exclusive MR hardware platform.