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Taylor Swift's crew break down in tears as they find out she is giving them '$197million' in bonuses
Daily Mail ^ | Dec 13, 2025 | Hannah McDonald

Posted on 12/14/2025 8:26:12 AM PST by CondoleezzaProtege

The superstar, 36, made history after grossing a record $2billion in ticket sales for her career-spanning, 21-month Eras Tour - which consisted of 149 shows in 21 countries.

As a reward to her team, Taylor is said to have handed out more than $197million in bonuses to everyone working on the tour.

The Lover singer is notably a benevolent boss, and the moment she gives the mammoth bonuses to the performers and crew, complete with personal notes, is shown in her new Disney+ docuseries, Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour/The End of an Era.

Those who received a bonus included truck drivers, caterers, instrument techs, merch team, lighting, sound, production staff and assistants, carpenters, dancers, band, security, choreographers, pyrotechnics, riggers, hair, make-up, wardrobe, physical therapists and video team members.

In a scene from the docuseries, one crew member reads aloud a personal note from Taylor revealing the unknown individual bonus amount - which is bleeped out.

Reading the card aloud, a crew member called Cam reads: 'Dearest Cam, we've travelled the world like we set out to do. We've dazzled the crowds but we've missed family too.

'My full gratitude doesn't come from a bank but here's a... [bleep] dollars just to say thanks. Love Taylor.'

The crew are all seen covering their faces at hearing the amount, with many breaking down in tears.

One dancer reportedly almost passed out when opening his letter, according to The Sun.

It comes two years after it was revealed that she shelled out $100,000 in bonuses for her truck drivers, who were responsible for hauling her equipment around the country amid the US leg of her tour.

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Music/Entertainment
KEYWORDS: bonus; bonuses; erastour; music; swift; taylorswift; wages
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To: CondoleezzaProtege
$197million in bonuses to everyone working on the tour.

How many immediately switch to singing that classic Johnny Paycheck song?

61 posted on 12/14/2025 1:13:49 PM PST by fso301
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To: goodnesswins

c3 means they are publicly supported

they have to pass a test to maintain that status


62 posted on 12/14/2025 3:09:58 PM PST by joshua c
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To: joshua c

soooo? Checked out their Form 990s? We do....many are quite the liberal scams.


63 posted on 12/14/2025 3:20:24 PM PST by goodnesswins (Make educ institutions return to the Mission...reading, writing, math...not Opinions & propaganda)
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To: joshua c

FYI...for instance...our area/county has a population of about oh, 25,000....and hundreds of 501c3s


64 posted on 12/14/2025 3:22:04 PM PST by goodnesswins (Make educ institutions return to the Mission...reading, writing, math...not Opinions & propaganda)
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To: Dilbert San Diego
That’s an average of $19,700 per person. Although it sounds like some got a lot more. Whatever the case definitely generous of her to give them a bonus.

According to other articles, it was 1970 people times $100,000 each, for a total of $197 million.

65 posted on 12/14/2025 5:45:11 PM PST by chaosagent ( )
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To: hecticskeptic

Oh STHU. I’ve been calling out Glennie Boy the phony publicity hound since way before you were even born.


66 posted on 12/14/2025 6:30:25 PM PST by 4Runner ("I gotta join a union to get paid for loafin'?" " Sure ya do!" --Abbott & Costello)
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To: Hot Tabasco

Thank you.


67 posted on 12/14/2025 6:55:37 PM PST by vis a vis
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