Taylor Swift performing at the Eras Tour in March 2023 in Arlington, Texas.Photo:Javier Vicencio / Eyepix Group/Future Publishing via Getty
Javier Vicencio / Eyepix Group/Future Publishing via Getty
Taylor Swift’s fans did more than just “Shake It Off” at one of herEras Tourconcerts in Los Angeles last year.
The event is the latest “Swift quake” to result from one of the Grammy winner’s shows — as her July tour stop at Seattle’s Lumen Field was similarly reported to haveresulted in seismic activitythe “equivalent of a 2.3 magnitude earthquake” last year.
The researchers released their findings in a report that was published on Wednesday and titled “Shake to the Beat: Exploring the Seismic Signals and Stadium Response of Concerts and Music Fans.” According to the academic paper, the audience’s movements, as opposed to the music itself, generated “distinct harmonic tremors.”
Taylor Swift performing in the Eras Tour in February 2024 in Tokyo, Japan.Christopher Jue/TAS24/Getty Images for TAS Rights Management
Christopher Jue/TAS24/Getty Images for TAS Rights Management
Taylor Swift performing in the Eras Tour in March 2023 in Glendale, Arizona.Kevin Mazur/Getty
Kevin Mazur/Getty
Swift’s acclaimed Eras Tour first launched in spring 2023 and has shattered multiple attendance records throughout its run — even becoming thehighest-grossing music tourof all time.
In 2024, Swift resumed her three-and-a-half-hour show with several dates inJapan,AustraliaandSingapore, and soon she’ll take the concert overseas to Europe.
Taylor Swift performing in the Eras Tour in May 2023 in Nashville, Tennessee.John Shearer/TAS23/Getty
John Shearer/TAS23/Getty
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The filmbroke box office records— earning the most of any concert film in history in its debut weekend — as well as streaming stats. The version exclusive to Disney+, which has been dubbedTaylor Swift | The Eras Tour (Taylor’s Version), became themost-watched music film on the platformjust three days after it arrived.
source: people.com
