“This has definitely been the most exhausting, exhausting, but most joyful, most rewarding, most amazing thing that has ever happened in my life, this tour,” Swift said, according to audience footage posted on social media.
She continued: “Celebrating the 100th show for me means that this is the first time I have admitted to myself that this tour will end in December.” “That seems so far away from now, but again, it's like we just played our first show on this tour. 'Cause you made this so much fun for us that we wanted to play 100 shows — our 150 shows on the whole tour.”
Since the tour's first stop in Glendale, Arizona, Swift has created a cultural phenomenon and cemented her dominance in pop music, performing in 17 states and 12 countries to date across North America, South America, Australia, Asia and Europe.
The show became 3 and a half hours long The most profitable tour ever surpassed $1 billion in December, breaking attendance records at multiple stadiums. The film version became the highest-grossing musical of all time. according to Grammy Awards.
Swift began the European leg of her tour last month and will perform there until August. She will return to the United States briefly in October and November, giving concerts in Miami, New Orleans and Indianapolis.
The announced tour dates are in Toronto and Vancouver at the end of November and beginning of December respectively. The last scheduled date for the tour is December 8, five days before Swift's 35th birthday.
“This tour has really become my whole life. It's become – it's taken over everything. I think I once had hobbies, but I don't know what they are anymore, because all I do when I'm not on stage is sit at home and try to think of a mix.” Smart of acoustic songs and thinking about what you might want to hear,” Swift said on Thursday’s show. “When I'm not on stage, I dream of being back on stage with you guys.”
She made the comments before playing a 10-minute version of “All Too Well,” one of her most popular songs. Swift, who wore a red embroidered outfit that matched her “Red” album on which the song appears, smiled as she acknowledged the lengths fans had gone to for the concert.
“You've done a lot to be with us, haven't you? You've made plans in advance by now. You planned what you were going to wear, you memorized the lyrics, you got here, you thought about parking, you thought about transportation,” Swift said.
“I want to spend the 100th show just thinking about it and living this moment with you and being here with you. And just know that I appreciate every effort you made to be with us.
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