Is it over now?
For Vancouver and Taylor Swift fans around the world basking in the afterglow of the final performance of the pop megastar91裸聊视频檚 record-smashing Eras Tour, the answer is yes, it91裸聊视频檚 over.
The 91裸聊视频淐ruel Summer91裸聊视频 star took to the Eras runway stage for the last time on Sunday night in a sold-out BC Place stadium, telling fans she was getting to 91裸聊视频渟pend the last night of the Eras Tour with 60,000 people in Vancouver,91裸聊视频 after performing the three-hour-plus show for more than 10 million fans globally.
The last performance was also watched by millions on livestreams around the world.
91裸聊视频淰ancouver, I want to thank every single one of you for being part of the most thrilling chapter of my entire life to date, my beloved Eras Tour,91裸聊视频 Swift said near the end of the night.
Over the course of its 149-show, 20-month run, the Eras Tour became nothing short of a glittery global cultural phenomenon.
It generated revenue estimated by music industry publication Pollstar at more than US$2 billion, a concert movie that took US$261 million at the box office, and even a book that was the biggest publishing launch of 2024.
There has never, ever, ever been a concert tour like this, and along the way, Swift became the first entertainer named Time91裸聊视频檚 person of the year.
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Cities in 19 countries around the world fell under the Eras spell. Tourism officials say six shows in Toronto last month brought $282 million in economic activity, and an estimated $157 million to Vancouver, where landmarks were draped with giant friendship bracelets and the iconic Gastown steam clock was retuned to play 91裸聊视频淪hake It Off.91裸聊视频
But for fans, the tour was about more than numbers 91裸聊视频 it was about the connection to each other and Swift, who had made her entrance from under the Eras stage for the last time to the chords of 91裸聊视频淢iss Americana & The Heartbreak Prince91裸聊视频 dressed in a shimmering blue and gold body suit.
As snowlike confetti fell during Swift91裸聊视频檚 10-minute version of 91裸聊视频淎ll Too Well,91裸聊视频 many fans were in tears as they sang along.
Throughout Sunday91裸聊视频檚 performance, there were nods to the sense of closure.
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Among the overwhelmingly female crowd on Sunday was Cindy San, who cut short a holiday in Hawaii and flew back to her hometown of Vancouver on the morning of the performance after her father won show tickets in a contest.
91裸聊视频淚 may just cry,91裸聊视频 said San before the show, draped in giant homemade friendship bracelets, a sparkly blue dress and white cowboy boots. 91裸聊视频淚 just peaked. Nothing gets better than this.91裸聊视频
Dominic Cielak from Chicago, Il., had started the tour with Swift at her first show in Glendale, Ariz., in March 2023, and was there on Sunday at the end.
In between, the 23-year-old saw another 16 Eras shows, including performances in Japan and Australia.
91裸聊视频淚91裸聊视频檓 at a loss of words,91裸聊视频 Cielak after the show, his arms wrapped in 300 friendship bracelets collected on his epic Eras journey. 91裸聊视频淚91裸聊视频檓 happy. I think it91裸聊视频檚 come to a good conclusion, (but I91裸聊视频檓) very emotional.91裸聊视频
Outside the stadium, which was surrounded by barricades, crowds had gathered near the Terry Fox memorial to listen and sing along for free, under the watch of a heavy police presence.
Stadium officials warned ticketless fans to stay away, but on all three nights crowds had gathered, part of a global phenomenon known as 91裸聊视频淭aylgating.91裸聊视频
Also singing along were fans watching the numerous unofficial livestreams of the performance; one on YouTube was watched by about 300,000 people.
Swifties who descended on downtown Vancouver included celebrities like rapper Flavor Flav. The Public Enemy hype-man said on social media he was on his way from Los Angeles to 91裸聊视频淭aycouver91裸聊视频 on a 91裸聊视频渇light full of Swifties91裸聊视频 ahead of Sunday91裸聊视频檚 show.
B.C. singer Michael Bubl茅 was handing out friendship bracelets on night one, also attended by Swift91裸聊视频檚 parents, while Canuck Jake DeBrusk was at Saturday91裸聊视频檚 show according to a social media post and photo by his girlfriend.
Bubl茅 said on Instagram that he and his family 91裸聊视频渨itnessed something last night that we91裸聊视频檝e never experienced before and frankly, may never experience again. Taylor is truly an incredible entertainer.91裸聊视频
He said his daughters 91裸聊视频渨ere in awe of Taylor 91裸聊视频 We are grateful to have seen the Eras Tour and in our very own hometown.91裸聊视频
Swift has reciprocated fans91裸聊视频 feelings, telling the audience on Friday night that she chose Canada and Vancouver to close out the tour because the fans not only know the lyrics, they 91裸聊视频渟cream them.91裸聊视频
Swifties had been planning something special to end the tour, and during the three-minute standing ovation for 91裸聊视频淐hampagne Problems91裸聊视频 there were chants of 91裸聊视频渉appy birthday91裸聊视频 for Swift, who turns 35 on Dec. 13.
Fan projects like this have been a big part of the Eras Tour, with chants and patterned clapping breaking out during various songs.
University of Kansas sociology professor and 91裸聊视频淪wiftologist91裸聊视频 Brian Donovan says such moments of joyous social solidarity are known as 91裸聊视频渃ollective effervescence.91裸聊视频
91裸聊视频淲hat is interesting about the Eras Tour is that it also brought about unique cultural things like the trading of friendship bracelets,91裸聊视频 he said, noting such practices were fan-driven and were not organized by Swift or her team.
A fashion focus has also been central to the tour experience, with devotees dressed in outfits reflecting their favourite eras by Swift, who would make about 16 costume changes per show.
Langley, B.C., resident Vivian Strujenco, attending her second Eras Tour show, looked around the arena on Sunday and gestured to the hundreds of other fans dressed in glittering costumes. 91裸聊视频淚t91裸聊视频檚 such girlhood to see everyone so dressed up.91裸聊视频
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Canada was announced as a late addition to the tour last year. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau had previously pleaded with the star on social media to visit Canada, telling her 91裸聊视频渄on91裸聊视频檛 make it another 91裸聊视频楥ruel Summer.91裸聊视频91裸聊视频
Trudeau and family members were among Swifties at the Toronto shows, as were former U.S. president Bill Clinton and his wife former U.S. secretary of state Hillary Clinton.
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During 91裸聊视频淢idnight Rain,91裸聊视频 when Swift had lately been counting down the shows, she lowered her last finger and waved to the crowd, signalling the end was nigh.
After 91裸聊视频淜arma,91裸聊视频 fireworks and confetti erupted from the stage. There was a group hug with her backup performers before she took her final bow, then ran offstage laughing.
The Eras Tour may be over, but there may be another way to relive it in the works 91裸聊视频 a camera crew was seen recording Swift91裸聊视频檚 three performances in Vancouver, raising fan hopes of another concert movie.