Swift becomes highest grossing country act in '13
Swift grossed $131 million in her world-wide tour, good for eighth on the overall list. Bon Jovi led with a gross of $259.5 million, selling 2,657,502 tickets. Swift sold 1,481,900 tickets. Swift performed 73 shows in 52 cities on her tour. Swift's average ticket price was $88.40 with an average of 28,498 people per show. Her average gross was $2.5 million per show.
Kenny Chesney was the only other country act in the top 20. Chesney took home $90.9 million, good for 15th. Chesney did 44 shows in 41 cities. Chesney's average ticket price was $76.62, selling an average of 28,949 tickets per show. His average gross was just over $2.2 million.
The Rolling Stones had the highest average ticket price by far - at $287.89 - with the next most expensive being Paul McCartney at $136.93.
More news for Taylor Swift
- 09/10/24: Swift endorses Harris
- 07/07/23: Swift, Rogers/Bowen, Marlowe, Watson, Ray release new music
- 01/31/23: Townes , The Reklaws, Swift score two Canadian awards nominations
- 11/01/22: Swift announces The Eras Tour dates
- 10/13/22: Swift tops American Music Awards nominations
- 08/28/22: Swift announces new disc
- 05/18/22: Swift receives PhD, urges grads to take chances
- 05/18/22: Taylor Swift's NYU commencement address
CD reviews for Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift has made the best CD of her young career with her fourth CD. The biggest difference is that Swift's singing, spotty on previous releases and live performances, is far far superior here.
Swift wrote all 14 songs here, which like her other albums tend to deal with relationships that have gone south. Swift's songwriting always has been one of her strengths, and that continues to be the case here - both lyrically and musically. Put simply, Swift knows a lot about penning ...
Taylor Swift took the county world by storm with her huge selling debut and its five hit singles. With a huge marketing push and myspace, Swift was on her way. Kind of like an Avril Lavigne for the teen female country set.
Sophomore slump? There's no indication of that. Swift once again writes her material - all 13 songs here with help sometimes from Liz Rose, Colbie Caillat and John Rich. Swift writes of what she knows about - relationships and teen love come and gone in songs speak to her fans. ...
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