Ever since Taylor Swift‘s highly-anticipated Eras Tour kicked off last March, the dazzling tour has dominated headlines – thanks to the numerous records it has broken, the vast list of celebrity attendees, and the many viral moments that have occurred on stage.
Most recently, the history-making tour found itself back in the limelight after a photographer accused the singer’s dad of punching him in the face following her sold-out three-show run in Sydney, Australia, last weekend.
The snapper, named Ben McDonald, claimed that Scott Swift ‘assaulted him’ on Tuesday morning while they were arriving at a ferry wharf in the suburb of Neutral Bay.
His shocking claim – which prompted a quick response from Taylor’s team, who stated that the paparazzi was being ‘aggressive’ and ‘threatening’ – is just one of the many scandals that the Eras Tour has been embroiled in.
Ever since Taylor Swift ‘s highly-anticipated Eras Tour kicked off last March, the dazzling tour has dominated headlines
Most recently, the history-making tour found itself back in the limelight after a photographer accused the singer’s dad of punching him in the face following her three-show run in Sydney
The snapper, named Ben McDonald (seen), claimed that Scott Swift ‘assaulted him’ on Tuesday morning while they were arriving at a ferry wharf in the suburb of Neutral Bay
His shocking claim is just one of the many scandals that the Eras Tour has been embroiled in. Taylor and her dad are seen just moments before the alleged incident
In fact, the tour has been making immense waves long before the popstar even stepped on stage on opening night.
The Cruel Summer songstress, 34, first announced that she was hitting the road again in November 2022, and given that she hadn’t performed in over five years, it came as no surprise that there was an immense buzz surrounding the tour immediately.
But no one could have anticipated how high the demand for tickets would be – including Ticketmaster, the platform that sold them – or the battle that Swifties would have to go through in order to get their hands on some.
When the pre-sale began weeks later it was absolute chaos – as an unprecedented number of people flocked to Ticketmaster, resulting in the website to crash and leaving many fans ticket-less.
Her heartbroken supporters took to social media to share their devastation, and the fiasco ultimately caught the attention of numerous politicians, sparked an investigation into Ticketmaster, and lead to the company being forced to amend its rules regarding fees – perhaps a foreshadowing of how astronomical this tour would be.
When it began in early 2023, Taylor immediately made headlines thanks to the vast setlist and shocking length of the show; she sings a whopping 45 songs during a three hour and 15 minute set – an amazing feat considering most shows are usually 90 minutes long.
Attending the Eras Tour is now like going to a concert, Broadway musical, and fashion show all in one; fans have turned the concerts into all-day events, showing up hours early to celebrate and trade bracelets with other Swifties.
They have forked out thousands of dollars on their looks, stood in line for hours on end – even sleeping on the streets in some cases – to get merch, and traveled across the country to see the show.
As Taylor’s father faces the surprising accusation, FEMAIL has revealed all of the other shocking and viral moments that have occurred during the record-breaking Eras Tour
From the most dramatic on-stage occurrence to how it became a worldwide phenomenon that has changed the country’s economy, relive the most talked about memories from the tour
Some have had to come up with hilariously creative ways to get in – like one fan, who became an internet sensation after he revealed he got a job at the venue just for a chance to be there.
The Eras Tour has helped boost the economy of every city Taylor has visited along the way, and it’s now estimated that it will bring in a whopping $10 billion in total for the US.
Almost everything Taylor says and does while on stage becomes a hot topic on social media – and as with any live show, it’s had its own fair share of wardrobe malfunctions, falls, and lyric flubs.
The Eras Tour is also to thank for the hitmaker’s romance with Travis Kelce, since it’s no secret that they started dating after he attended a show and tried to slip her his number on a bracelet.
As Taylor’s father faces the surprising accusation that he struck a paparazzi in the face, FEMAIL has revealed all of the other shocking and viral moments that have occurred during the record-breaking Eras Tour.
From the most dramatic on-stage occurrences – like when she screamed at a security mid-performance for ‘harassing’ a fan or the time she sang with blood dripping down her hand – to how it became a worldwide phenomenon that has changed the entire country’s economy, relive the most talked about memories from the tour.
Long before Taylor even stepped foot on stage for the Eras Tour, it was making waves – thanks to what’s now been hailed by many Swifties as the Great Ticketmaster War of 2022
Long before Taylor even stepped foot on stage for the Eras Tour, it was making waves – thanks to what’s now been hailed by many Swifties as the Great Ticketmaster War of 2022.
When the pre-sale began in November 2022, it was absolute chaos – as an unprecedented number of people flocked to Ticketmaster to try to purchase the tickets, resulting in the website to crash.
It ended in disaster for many who were ultimately unable to secure tickets after waiting hours on end in a queue, only for it to freeze repeatedly during the checkout process.
Following the fiasco, thousands of Taylor’s heartbroken fans took to social media to share their devastation, posting videos of themselves sobbing and begging for Taylor to step in and do something.
Days later, the ticket selling website sparked even more fury when it announced that the public sale had been canceled due to ‘extraordinarily high demands and insufficient remaining ticket inventory to meet that demand.’
When the pre-sale began it was absolute chaos – as an unprecedented number of people flocked to Ticketmaster to try to purchase the tickets, resulting in the website to crash
In a statement, Ticketmaster blamed the ‘staggering number of bot attacks,’ as well as ‘unprecedented traffic’ as the reason for the crashes.
‘[There were] 3.5 billion total system requests – four times our previous peak,’ the company wrote.
Afterwards, Taylor blasted Ticketmaster for the mayhem , claiming that she was ‘assured’ the company could handle the high demand ‘multiple times’
‘Never before has a Verified Fan on sale sparked so much attention – or uninvited volume.
‘This disrupted the predictability and reliability that is the hallmark of our Verified Fan platform.’
It also revealed that despite the problems, a staggering 2.4 million tickets were purchased that day – breaking the record for the most amount of tickets ever sold in a single day.
Afterwards, Taylor blasted Ticketmaster for the mayhem, claiming that she was ‘assured’ the company could handle the high demand ‘multiple times.’
She called it ‘excruciating’ to ‘watch mistakes happen with no recourse,’ and insisted that she was just as ‘pissed’ as everyone else about what had happened.
‘It goes without saying that I’m extremely protective of my fans,’ she began in a lengthy post shared to her Instagram Stories. ‘We’ve been doing this for decades together.’
The singer went on to explain – without mentioning the company by name – that she chose to use Ticketmaster’s Verified Fan system because she thought it would ‘improve the quality of her fans’ experience,’ despite it being ‘really difficult’ for her to ‘trust an outside entity.’
She added that there were ‘multiple reasons why people had such a hard time trying to get tickets’ and that she’s currently ‘trying to figure out how the situation can be improved moving forward.’
The Eras Tour ticket sale debacle caught the attention of numerous politicians and sparked an investigation into whether or not Ticketmaster was a monopoly
‘I’m not going to make excuses for anyone because we asked them, multiple times, if they could handle this kind of demand and we were assured they could,’ she said.
‘It’s truly amazing that 2.4 million people got tickets, but it really pisses me off that a lot of them feel like they went through several bear attacks to get them.’
In the aftermath, 26 of Taylor’s fans sued Ticketmaster for ‘fraud, price fixing, and antitrust violations,’ as well as ‘intentional deception.’
They claimed the ticketing giant allowed scalpers to snap up tickets, pointing out that almost immediately after the pre-sale, tickets were listed on resale sites for upwards for $20,000. The case is still ongoing.
The Eras Tour ticket sale debacle had other implications – it caught the attention of numerous politicians, sparked an investigation into whether or not Ticketmaster was a monopoly, and ultimately lead to the company being forced to amend its rules regarding fees – perhaps a foreshadowing of how astronomical this tour would be
Source:https://www.dailymail.co.uk