Taylor Swift has shared how she spent her Eras Tour money. The singer recently sat down with Stephen Colbert, where she detailed the impact of the epic 2023 concert tour and gushed about her fans for making it all possible.
Taylor Swift shares where she spent Eras Tour money
During a recent appearance on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Taylor Swift revealed that the proceeds from the Eras Tour went into repurchasing her master recordings. “That’s how I spent that Eras Tour money,” Swift told Colbert. “My fans are why I was able to get my music back,” she added.
Swift shared that the money played a crucial role in obtaining her master catalog after a years-long battle with Scooter Braun, who later sold it to Shamrock Capital. Following the acquisition of her first six albums’ master recordings from the company, Swift penned a heartfelt note to announce the milestone.
“All I’ve ever wanted was the opportunity to work hard enough to be able to one day purchase my music outright with no strings attached, no partnership, with full autonomy,” the singer wrote on her official website. “I will be forever grateful to everyone at Shamrock Capital for being the first people to ever offer this to me.”
The Eras Tour sold a record-breaking $2 billion of tickets, making it the highest-grossing concert tour of all time. Thanks to its financial success, Swift’s crew members behind the tour reportedly earned a staggering $197 million in bonus checks.
Besides earning the massive revenue, The Eras Tour also became a pop culture phenomenon for the history books. Swift revealed that she was unaware of the “post-concert amnesia” or “joy blackouts” that fans experienced.
“We were seeing all this insane demand for the tour, but I just kind of chalked it up to like, ‘I’ve put out like five albums, I haven’t gotten to tour any of them, there’s just built up demand,'” Swift shared. “I didn’t realize it was going to be this until you started hearing about people’s experiences at the show,” she added. (via E! News)
Meanwhile, Swift’s latest docuseries, The End of an Era, is all set to arrive on Disney+ on December 12, 2025.
