Photo: Taylor Swift/Instagram
American superstar Taylor Swift’s (pic) record-breaking The Eras Tour may be finally coming to an end soon, but she will memorialise the world tour in a photo book.
On Oct 15, the 34-year-old, who will be kicking off the final leg of the tour on Oct 18 in Miami, US, took to her social media accounts and said: “This tour has been the most wondrous experience and I knew I wanted to commemorate the memories we made together in a special way... Excited to announce that The Official Eras Tour Book, filled with my own personal reflections, never-before-seen behind-the-scenes photos (and) all the magical memories you guys brought every single night.”
The 256-page book will feature more than 500 photographs from the preparation and performance of the concert, which runs for more than three hours. It will retail for US$39.99.
Along with the book, Swift also announced the first-time CD and vinyl release of the extended version of her album The Tortured Poets Department: The Anthology.
The extended version of the album with 31 songs was previously available only digitally. The second half of her album was a surprise drop that she released on music streaming services hours after the highly anticipated release of The Tortured Poets Department on April 19.
The vinyl set will retail for US$59.99 and the CD edition for US$17.99.
Both the book and the physical albums will be released on Black Friday, Nov 29, in United States through retail store Target. Information about international sales of the products will be released at a later date.
The Eras Tour is a history-making one.
The 149-date show spanning five continents is the highest-grossing tour of all time and the first to earn over US$1bil.
The tour, which kicked off in March 2023, crossed the billion-dollar milestone around its 60-show mark, and is estimated to chalk up over US$2bil by the time it ends on Dec 8 in Vancouver.
The success of the tour also tipped Swift into the exclusive billionaire club, as she became the first artiste to achieve billionaire status solely on the basis of her music. Pop star Rihanna, who has also achieved billionaire status, did so through her successful make-up company, Fenty Beauty. – The Straits Times/Asia News Network
