I, like so many others, spend way too much time trying to analyze Taylor Swift. The moment a childhood friend played “Should’ve Said No” for me on the school bus in fourth grade, it kicked off 17 years of combing through the singer’s works for meaning.

For the scores of Swifties descending on Toronto, being a die-hard fan is bigger than the music. It’s about energy, community and finding the ultimate happy place

Time predicts that by the end of 2024, the tour is expected to have brought in an astronomical $2.165 billion. In comparison, the second-highest grossing tour of all time is Elton John’s Farewell Yellow Brick Road Tour, which earned $399 million from 2018 to 2023.