Taylor Swift fans claim they've been camping out for months just to get a front-row spot at the singer's highly popular Eras Tour.
Now, it's no secret that the 33-year-old has stunned audiences with her performances at her Eras shows and ever since the world tour kicked off back in March, we've seen an influx of attention surrounding the singer.
Spanning 131 shows across five continents, the Eras Tour has been hailed as Swift's most expansive ever tour, and with new dates being announced as and when they crop up, who knows how many extra performances the 'You Belong With Me' hitmaker will be treating her fans to.
As a result, Swift has well and truly managed to secure the bag.
As per multiple outlets, including The Economic Times and Forbes, Swift is on track to earning herself an astonishing $4.1 billion from this tour.
Swift is expected to retain about 85% of the revenue and with an average ticket price hovering around $456, the earnings from the tour alone surpass the annual GDP of several smaller countries, according to the Washington Post.
While ticket sales may have added to the overall profit, a study by software firm QuestionPro highlighted that fans also added to the increasing amount as they forked out an average of $93 million per show for tickets, merchandise, travel, and accommodation.
The Bloomberg Billionaires Index also confirmed that Swift's net worth has increased rapidly over the past year, hitting a staggering $1.1 billion thanks to the tour.
While the artist is clearly dedicated to offering only the best for her fans, it seems as though they're as dedicated to making sure she stays a success.
Some die-hard Swifties have recently admitted that they camped out for five months just to gain front-row access to the concert in Buenos Aires, Argentina, which is set to take place across three dates in November.
Speaking to Pitchfork, a 21-year-old Swiftie admitted that she had been camping outside of Estadio River Plate stadium since June.
"We’ve been in this tent for five months," a 21-year-old Swiftie told Pitchfork on the condition of anonymity so that her father doesn’t find out. "I usually tell my dad I’m at a park drinking mate with somebody, or visiting a friend of mine who lives near the stadium."
According to the outlet, fans have been "occupying four tents outside the stadium, taking turns in carefully planned rotations. ...An internal spreadsheet, created by two organizers and updated by assigned administrators, keeps track of around 60 folks per tent. Most of them are young women, but no one under 18 is allowed. Based on a ranking system gathering everybody’s total time, the longer you’ve been in a tent, the higher the chances of being one of the first in line."
A 20-year-old named Irina said that because so many people have had the same idea, things have been "easier" for her.
"The fact that there are so many people makes things easier," she said, also adding that her mother is comfortable with her camping out as long as she doesn’t get bad grades in college. "We all have different schedules, and you fit yours amongst them."
"People are very upset with us camping for some reason," another fan named Carmen said. "Sometimes you’re lying down, and you hear someone scream 'Go to work!' at 2 a.m. It’s like, 'You’re the one who’s outside of a tent shouting at 2 in the morning — aren’t you supposed to work tomorrow? Does it really affect you that much? I’m the one who’s sleeping on the street, not you.'"
Now that's real dedication if I ever did see it.
Swift's Eras tour is heading to Buenos Aires on November 9 and will have two more follow-up shows on the 10th and 11th.
