Taylor Swift made sure to give a final shoutout to her boyfriend, Travis Kelce, during the conclusion of her record-breaking Eras Tour in Vancouver.
Reflecting on the tour’s impact, Swift praised her fans for their energy and unique traditions like friendship bracelets. The nearly two-year tour earned $2.2 billion globally, making it the highest-grossing tour ever.
After the final show, Taylor Swift will reportedly take a year-long break to recharge and enjoy normal life with Travis Kelce.
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Taylor Swift Honors Travis Kelce With Special ‘Karma’ Lyric Change In Eras Tour Finale
Swift wrapped up her record-breaking Eras Tour on Sunday night, and during her final performance at BC Place in Vancouver, Canada, the 34-year-old singer gave a special shoutout to her boyfriend, NFL star Travis Kelce.
During the performance, Swift thrilled fans by altering the lyrics of her song “Karma” to reference Kelce.
Instead of the original line, “Karma is the guy on the screen coming straight home to me,” she sang, “Karma is the guy on the Chiefs coming straight home to me.”
Overjoyed to hear the shoutout to Kelce for the final time during her Eras Tour, one fan shared the moment on TikTok with the caption, “We got ONE LAST ‘Karma is the guy on the Chiefs.’ AH!”
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Swifties couldn’t contain their excitement in the comments, with one saying, “You can always hear her smile when she sings that line.”
Another added, “The way you can always hear her smile when she says ‘karma is the guy in the chiefs’ she deserves this kind of love.”
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Taylor Swift Celebrates Fans’ Traditions And Reflects On The Joy Of Her Record-Breaking Eras Tour
Before her final show in Vancouver, Swift expressed her gratitude to fans, calling the experience “the most fun, joyful, exciting, intense, powerful, and wonderful tour” she’s ever done.
She credited the energy of her fans for making it unforgettable, adding that it became her longest tour simply because she never wanted it to end.
Swift said: “There’s a reason why this is the longest tour I’ve ever done. I’ve never played this many shows on a tour before, and it’s just cause I really never wanted it to end, because you guys have made it into such a wonderful experience for all of us on stage.”
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The “Fortnight” hitmaker applauded her fans for creating unique traditions during the Eras Tour, particularly their embrace of friendship bracelets. She reflected on how a simple lyric about making friendship bracelets sparked a phenomenon.
“I wrote one line in a song that mentions ‘make the friendship bracelets,’ and I show up to the first show of the Eras Tour, and you guys made friendship bracelets, you’re trading friendship bracelets, you’re making friends, and now I feel like, friendship bracelets, you’ve kinda made that idea synonymous with the Eras Tour,” Swift remarked, per the Daily Mail. “That’s a pretty wild thing you can do — and that’s just one of the things.”
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Taylor Swift Says The Eras Tour Has Taken ‘Three Years Of Her Life’
Swift also took a moment to reflect on the profound impact of her record-breaking Eras Tour, expressing gratitude as the journey neared its end.
“This tour has taken up three years of my life when you think about the planning of it and then the rehearsals and then being on this tour for a year and eight months,” she shared.
The singer added, “I just keep thinking when I look at this crowd how incredibly happy and grateful and fortunate we are to get to spend our last weekend here in Vancouver.”
The Singer Plans Year-Long Break For Rest And Quality Time
With the tour concluding, the pop icon reportedly plans to take an extended break to recharge and spend quality time with her boyfriend, Kelce.
According to Us Weekly, Swift is looking forward to having a year off, focusing on relaxation and enjoying life outside the spotlight.
An insider said, “Taylor plans to stay in and hibernate for a while. They [Taylor and Travis] want to do ‘normal things’ as a couple …”
“Taylor’s exhausted. She’s excited for some relaxation and downtime,” they added.
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Eras Tour Breaks Records With $2.2 Billion In Global Earnings
According to Pollstar, Swift’s record-breaking “Eras Tour” wrapped up with an astonishing $2.2 billion in earnings over its nearly two-year run.
With data from 149 performances, the tour Tour earned an estimated $1.04 billion in North America alone and a staggering $2.2 billion globally, setting a new benchmark as the highest-grossing tour for a second consecutive year.
Andy Gensler, editor-in-chief of Pollstar & VenuesNow, praised the achievement, stating, “We are witnessing history in the making. What Taylor Swift and The Eras Tour accomplished in 21 months across five continents before 10 million fans is extraordinary and unprecedented.”
He added: “It’s also an example of the limits this industry continues to push far past while bringing music, community, and peak life experiences to legions across the globe.”