The Swifties and Beyhive have been fighting all over social media, primarily on Twitter, as each of the fandoms asserts dominance over the other on which tour is more successful than the other - is it "The Eras" Tour or "Renaissance" Tour?
Now, reports are finally in as the two tours come to a close on their respective legs. Check out which tour has grossed more than the other.
Beyonce 'Renaissance' Tour Sales, Gross Earnings
According to a Billboard Pro report, Beyonce's "Renaissance" World Tour is the top-grossing touring act of May 2023. The Billboard Boxscore reported that the first nine shows of Beyonce's "Renaissance" World Tour have racked up $67.5 million which equates to 461,000 tickets, making her the highest-grossing act of the month, and the first woman in four years to top the said charts.
But that was just in May, as she culminates the European leg in Warsaw, Poland, Beyonce's "Renaissance" World Tour was reported to have amassed $154.4 million amounting to 1 million tickets across her 21-date show in Europe.
Billboard also noted that Beyonce's European leg is the biggest among her tours in the past. "The Formation Tour" in 2016 and "On The Run" II Tour collectively earned $87 million only.
Notably, her biggest earner was her five-day show in London's Tottenham Hotspur Stadium which grossed more than $42.2 million from 240,000 tickets. She is the highest-grossing female, black artist, and any act from the United States to have reaped those numbers.
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Taylor Swift 'The Eras' Tour Sales, Gross Earnings
In the United States, Taylor Swift is not yet done with her American leg of "The Eras" Tour. As she added more dates to her SoFi Stadium show, her total concerts in the US have now been bumped to a total of 53.
In a recent Pollstar report, it was expected and projected to rake in a total of $1.4 billion in revenue as she makes her way to Europe in 2024. According to a Variety report, the said "conservative" estimation just relied on the face value of the tickets that were sold out across the announced venues throughout the world.
If the projections would come to fruition, Taylor Swift's "The Eras" Tour would be the biggest tour in history and the first one to reach and surpass the $1 Billion threshold. She would have to beat Elton John's "Farewell Yellow Brick Road" Tour which generated $884 million only.
'Renaissance' vs 'The Eras'
Based on the present data, we could not exactly conclude whose tour is bigger than what based on the continent each artist is touring on.
Since Swift's 34-date Europe tour would only start next year, we could not compare it to Beyonce's already-finished one. The same goes with Swift who hasn't finished her US Tour, and Beyonce's just about to start.
Since Swift's number isn't out yet, Beyonce remains on top; but given Pollstar's projections Taylor Swift could easily be hailed the winner.
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