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Jun 2023

32m 27s

How Taylor Swift's Eras Tour is Becoming...

About this episode

Matt is joined by Nathan Hubbard—former CEO of Ticketmaster, current CEO of Firebird Music and Ringer podcaster—to discuss Taylor Swift’s world dominating Eras Tour and her path to achieving the first billion-dollar tour. They discuss how much money Taylor actually makes on this tour, why she isn’t releasing her weekly grosses, and whether or not she will reach that billion milestone and beyond.

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Host: Matt Belloni

Guest: Nathan Hubbard

Producer: Craig Horlbeck and Jessie Lopez

Theme Song: Devon Renaldo

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