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Taylor Swift is a huge superstar by many standards.

At 34, she was already the most streamed artist on Spotify in 2023. She holds the record for most Grammys for Album of the Year. But her groundbreaking Epoch tour is a turning point in itself. The European leg of the tour ended on Tuesday 21 August with a sold-out show at Wembley Stadium. How many records has the multi-album, global tour set and broken so far?

It literally shook the earth

While the Swifties danced to “Shake It Off” in Seattle, WA on July 22 and 23, 2023, CNN reported that they caused seismic activity comparable to a 2.3 magnitude earthquake on the Richter scale. Comparing it to a similar event, the “Beast Quake,” which occurred as Seattle Seahawks fans cheered a particularly epic touchdown, seismologist Jackie Caplan-Auerbach told the network that “the quake was twice as strong as ‘Beast Quake.’ It was absolutely twice as strong.”

The opening night had more visitors than any other artist in the country

Glendale, Arizona was the scene of the first night of Erasand it broke Madonna’s 30-year-old record for most attendees. 69,000 people came to sing along to “All Too Well” while Madonna drew a crowd of 63,000, Capital FM reported. She repeatedly broke her own record throughout the tour.

Swift was the greatest thing that ever happened to Pittsburgh, PA

Swift announced to her fans on June 17, 2023, that they had left a lasting impression in her hometown. “Apparently you broke the attendance record for any event in Pittsburgh. Never before has such a large group of people gathered for one cause in Pittsburgh.”

Even if they couldn’t see them live, fans paid money for tickets in the cinema

Taylor Swift: The Era Tour is the most successful concert film of all time, according to diversityThe film grossed $37 million in advance sales on its first day, breaking AMC’s previous record for single-day ticket sales.

The tour made Taylor Swift the highest-earning musician of all time

Taylor Swift now has a net worth of $1.1 billion, thanks in part to the Eras Income. The week noted that she was the first musician to reach the billion dollar mark with her music alone.

She has played at Wembley Stadium more times on a single tour than any other artist

With eight nights at the historic 90,000 capacity stadium, Swift broke a record previously held by Michael Jackson, selling out every night.

The film version was nominated for a Golden Globe

Taylor Swift: The Era Tour was the first concert film to ever receive a Golden Globe nomination. It was nominated in the brand new category of Best Picture and Best Box Office, but lost to Barbie.

Ticketmaster will never be the same

The “Cruel Summer” singer got 3.5 million people to register with Ticketmaster to buy tickets.

She sold more tickets in a single day than any other artist

Another fun Ticketmaster fact? Despite technical difficulties that led to legal battles, more than 2 million tickets were purchased on the first day they were available.

It is the highest-grossing tour of all time

The exact financial data of The Epoch Tour is still not public information, but Time has estimated that the shows will gross $2.165 billion. In case you’re curious, the second most successful tour is Elton John’s multi-year Farewell Yellow Brick Road Tour. That series of concerts grossed a measly $939 million (by comparison).