Taylor Swift’s $55 Million Bonuses to Eras Tour Crew
Pop star Taylor Swift has reportedly doled out bonuses to the tune of $55 million to the crew of her Eras Tour after the shows became a smashing hit.
The bejeweled singer handed out the bonuses last Saturday, before her final show in the Bay Area, TMZ reported, citing unnamed sources.
Swift has one more stop on the US leg of the Eras Tour, with six scheduled shows at SoFi Stadium in Southern California between August 3 and August 9.
Taylor Swift’s generous tour bonuses
Swift, 33, gave $100,000 each to truckers who have been hauling her equipment across the country. An estimated 50 truckers drove Swift’s equipment across the country after the tour began on March 17 near Phoenix.
Band members, dancers, lighting and sound technicians, caterers and other staff on the tour also received end-of-the-road bonuses, which were described as “very generous”.
While ticket sales for the Eras Tour were a technological disaster, the shows themselves have been widely praised and extremely popular.
Swift added an additional Southern California show to her already packed American calendar, and has announced a slew of international dates, beginning with Mexico City on August 24 and continuing with Buenos Aires on November 9.
She will perform in Australia on several dates next February.
Though Swift has not been publicly reporting the revenue from each show, industry experts told the Wall Street Journal that the Eras Tour could be the first concert tour in history to gross $1 billion.
