Taylor Swift is on a mission of global dominance. Her worldwide influence is on full display through the Eras Tour. The concert tour is predicted to generate approximately $2,000,000,000 in ticket revenue alone. It won’t be wrong to say that her concerts are literally skiing up the Earth. However, despite being one of the biggest sensations in the world, Taylor Swift apparently declined to perform at the Super Bowl halftime show.
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The decision by Taylor has left many swifties and NFL fans in dismay as Super Bowl halftime show is one of the biggest spectacles of the year. However, as it turns out, the music icon has pretty good reason to support her decision to not perform in a Super Bowl event.
Joe Pompliano Narrates Why Taylor Swift Said No to Performing at Super Bowl
The 2023 NFL season is yet to begin, and people are already talking about the Super Bowl half-time show. Taylor Swift was apparently considered by the NFL authorities to light up the half-time. However, she has declined their request. There are several reasons for it, and the most prominent one is that the artists don’t get paid for their performances. Eventually, they end up spending their own money just to perform at the Super Bowl.
Renowned media personality Joe Pompliano recently posted a reel on IG confirming that Taylor Swift has declined to perform at the NFL. In his explanation, he mentioned all the reasons that would have led to Taylor’s decision not to perform at the half-time show. He said,
“Taylor Swift turned down the Super Bowl’s halftime show. And it was a genius decision. Taylor Swift is the World’s most popular artist. People are paying an average of $1500 to see her in concert. And her current tour is expected to generate more than $2 billion in ticket sales alone. So it makes sense that the NFL would ask her to do the Super Bowl half-time show. But that doesn’t mean it makes sense for Taylor Swift.”
Pompliano’s reasons for Swift not performing at the Super Bowl actually makes a lot of sense. He says, “the NFL doesn’t actually pay Super Bowl half-time performers. Instead, many artists actually end up spending millions of dollars of their own money on the production. And they try to time it up with a tour to increase ticket demand through exposure. But Taylor Swift doesn’t have that problem. Not only is she on tour right now, but she has an infinite amount of demand from her tickets. So the NFL will have to look elsewhere for this year’s Super Bowl halftime show.”
Looks like the Swifties and NFL fanatics will have to wait much longer to see the two worlds mix in what might turn out to be one of the biggest shows in the world.
Taylor Swift to Generate $2,000,000,000 in Revenue
Taylor Swift continues to deliver electrifying performances with her Eras Tour. However, ticket prices have caused problems for the ‘Swifties’. Tickets are usually scooped up within minutes, even when the prices are extremely high. Swift’s Eras Tour is projected to rake in $2 billion in ticket sales for the North American leg alone.
However, the concert experience comes with its share of challenges, largely due to the ticketing process orchestrated by Ticketmaster. The ticket giant’s efforts to combat scalpers and bots have translated into a complex and fee-laden buying process. This has caused frustration among fans who are eager to secure a spot in the crowd.
With the pop icon already making so much money, it would be fair to say that Taylor Swift’s decision to dump the NFL Super Bowl halftime show makes complete sense.
