Taylor Swift, a singer-songwriter from West Reading, Pennsylvania, is an American icon. According to biography.com, at the age of 13, her family moved to Tennessee so she could pursue her career as a musician. She dropped her first album at the age of 16, and it took the world by storm. She has become one of the most successful musicians in the world, with 12 Grammy Awards under her belt. With her songs spanning many genres like country, pop, and folk, she is loved by most. She has released ten studio albums and sold over 50 million albums and 150 million singles worldwide. Her albums include Taylor Swift, Fearless, Speak Now, Red, 1989, Reputation, Lover, Folklore, and Evermore, plus her newest release, Midnights.   

Taylor has had five past concert tours, which include the Fearless Tour, the Speak Now World Tour, The Red Tour, The 1989 World Tour, and the Reputation Stadium Tour. A sixth tour was planned for her album Lover Fest; however, it was canceled due to the Covid –19 pandemic. As a result, the Eras Tour is Taylor’s current and sixth concert tour that includes songs from all her albums.

The Eras Tour started in March 2023 in Arizona and will conclude in August 2023 in California. This source reports that, this latest tour will be a journey through all ten albums, with the concert having an act representing each album. There will be 44 songs played that will last over a three-hour show, which has gotten fans scrambling to get tickets. As a result, the demand for tickets was reported by XXX to lead to 3.5 million people registering for the presale ticket program through Ticketmaster. This led to the website crashing on the day ticket sales opened, but not before over 2.4 million tickets were sold. This created mass chaos and left many fans devastated and without a ticket. Despite the system crashing, Taylor Swift’s Era Tour has broken the record for the largest number of concert tickets sold in a day by a single artist.  

Since the start of the Eras Tour, Taylor Swift fans, a.k.a. Swifties, have been raving about her performance and having the time of their lives. After five long years of waiting and the struggle to secure tickets, fans are being given the performance of a lifetime. She is a versatile entertainer, and this, coupled with her vocals, charisma, and connection with her audience, she puts on a show for her fans that leaves them wanting more. For longtime fans that have been with her since her career began, attending this concert is a dream come true. Although she has her critics, those who don’t like her music or political views or feel she is simply overrated, she continues to thrive and build her fan base. She is loyal to her fans, and her Swifties are loyal to her. Taylor’s music has not only helped her overcome obstacles and challenging times in her life, but it has also helped and supported many of her struggling fans. Overall, the Eras Tour proves that Taylor Swift is an American icon and that her influence has made the world a better place.