Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour: Tops 2023’s Highest Grossing but Not Most Expensive Tickets

Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour dominated 2023’s highest-grossing tours, but her last-minute ticket prices didn’t top the list. Discover the highest-priced last-minute concert tickets in 2023, featuring Adele, U2, and more top performers.

Taylor Swift‘s monumental Eras Tour made headlines as the highest-grossing tour in 2023, raking in a staggering $1.04 billion, according to Pollstar. Despite this achievement, Swift’s tour didn’t hold the crown for the most expensive last-minute tickets.

Recent findings from Gametime highlighted the top 10 concert tours of 2023 based on the median cost of last-minute tickets. Adele led the pack with her Las Vegas residency, commanding a median ticket price of $1,011, followed closely by Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour at $958 per ticket for last-minute purchases.

Other notable performers on the list included U2 at $502, Drake at $473, and Usher at $406 per ticket. Although Swift’s tour didn’t have the priciest last-minute tickets, it unquestionably ruled the charts in terms of overall revenue, surpassing industry giants like Beyoncé and Bruce Springsteen.

Swift’s tour, marked by unprecedented demand and pre-sale chaos, witnessed fans scrambling to secure seats, leading to ticket resales at staggering prices on various platforms. Despite the frenzy, Swift’s Eras Tour emerged as a monumental success in the music industry’s landscape.