It’s the big day for Taylor Swift fans: she’s giving the first concert of her European tour this evening. In Paris, fans have started camping for three days, we can say that it is the tour of all superlatives: the singer boosts the economy of all the cities where she performs.
Taylor Swift will give 6 concerts in France, in Paris and Lyon and in total, 300,000 spectators will attend these concerts, 20% of Americans are also making the trip because it would be easier to get places in Europe, than in the United States.
Attending a Taylor Swift concert is also a big budget: the “Swifties”, Taylor Swift fans, are ready to spend a fortune to follow their idol.
The price of the most expensive places in Paris, the VIP packs, are 1,500 euros per person. In comparison, the most expensive tickets for Celine Dion were “only” 850 euros.
Only, the concert ticket is not everything. The Wall Street Journal estimated that a typical Taylor Swift fan spends $1,200 per concert, between planes, hotels and t-shirts and other souvenirs.
Taylor Swift’s tour is a hit, on the other hand, a real hit: it has already earned her 335 million euros.
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