Taylor Swift Is 'Exhausted but So Grateful' as Eras Tour Ends, Looking Forward to Holidays with Travis Kelce (Exclusive)

Mar. 15, 2025

Taylor Swift performs at the Eras Tour in Paris on May 9.Photo:Kevin Mazur/TAS24/Getty

Kevin Mazur/TAS24/Getty

With theEras Tournow in her rearview,Taylor Swiftis looking forward to some down time heading into the holidays.A source tells PEOPLE exclusively that Swift — who’s celebrating a birthday this week — is “exhausted, but obviously so, so grateful” after winding down the Eras Tour withone last stopin Vancouver on Sunday, Dec. 8.“She had so many emotions about the last few shows in Vancouver,” the insider says.The “I Can Do it With a Broken Heart” singer, 34, has plenty to look forward to. Fresh offspending their first Thanksgiving together, the source says Swift and Kelce — whose Kansas City Chiefs take on the Pittsburgh Steelers in Pittsburgh on Christmas Day — are “looking forward to the holidays.“Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce at the US Open in New York City on Sept. 8.Gotham/GC ImagesA source previously told PEOPLE that Swift and her family hosted Kelce’s loved ones — including hisbrother Jasonandsister-in-law Kylie— in Nashville on Thanksgiving. The next day, Swift cheered on her boyfriend as the Chiefs beat the Las Vegas Raiders in Kansas City.Swift reflected on her record-shattering Eras Tour onstage in Vancouver as she played the last of her 152 shows, which began in March 2023.“We have toured the entire world… we have had so many adventures,” she said during her openingLoverset. “It has been the most exciting, powerful, electrifying, intense, most challenging thing I’ve ever done in my entire life. We’ve gotten to perform for over 10 million people on this tour.”Later, as she prepared to close out the show one last time with “Karma,” she told the crowd, “I want to thank every single one of you for being a part of the most thrilling chapter of my entire life to date — my beloved Eras Tour.”Taylor Swift performs in Vancouver on Dec. 6.AP Photo/Lindsey WassonDuring her nearly two years on the road, Swiftgave out $197 million in bonusesto everyone working on her tour, including 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, PEOPLE exclusively reported.She also made it a point to donate to food banks in each city that she visited on tour.The Eras Tour sold more than $2 billion in tickets, which according toThe New York Timesis “double the gross ticket sales of any other concert tour in history.” The tour also inspiredTaylor Swift | The Eras Tour Book, which sold areported 814,000 copiesin its first two days, making it the most successful publishing launch of the year.Swift is also ending the year as the most-streamed artist for Spotify, Apple Music and Amazon Music users. Next year, she’ll head into the2025 Grammy Awardswith six nominations, including album of the year forThe Tortured Poets Department.

With theEras Tournow in her rearview,Taylor Swiftis looking forward to some down time heading into the holidays.

A source tells PEOPLE exclusively that Swift — who’s celebrating a birthday this week — is “exhausted, but obviously so, so grateful” after winding down the Eras Tour withone last stopin Vancouver on Sunday, Dec. 8.

“She had so many emotions about the last few shows in Vancouver,” the insider says.

The “I Can Do it With a Broken Heart” singer, 34, has plenty to look forward to. Fresh offspending their first Thanksgiving together, the source says Swift and Kelce — whose Kansas City Chiefs take on the Pittsburgh Steelers in Pittsburgh on Christmas Day — are “looking forward to the holidays.”

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce at the US Open in New York City on Sept. 8.Gotham/GC Images

Gotham/GC Images

A source previously told PEOPLE that Swift and her family hosted Kelce’s loved ones — including hisbrother Jasonandsister-in-law Kylie— in Nashville on Thanksgiving. The next day, Swift cheered on her boyfriend as the Chiefs beat the Las Vegas Raiders in Kansas City.

Swift reflected on her record-shattering Eras Tour onstage in Vancouver as she played the last of her 152 shows, which began in March 2023.

“We have toured the entire world… we have had so many adventures,” she said during her openingLoverset. “It has been the most exciting, powerful, electrifying, intense, most challenging thing I’ve ever done in my entire life. We’ve gotten to perform for over 10 million people on this tour.”

Later, as she prepared to close out the show one last time with “Karma,” she told the crowd, “I want to thank every single one of you for being a part of the most thrilling chapter of my entire life to date — my beloved Eras Tour.”

Taylor Swift performs in Vancouver on Dec. 6.AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson

AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson

During her nearly two years on the road, Swiftgave out $197 million in bonusesto everyone working on her tour, including 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, PEOPLE exclusively reported.

She also made it a point to donate to food banks in each city that she visited on tour.

The Eras Tour sold more than $2 billion in tickets, which according toThe New York Timesis “double the gross ticket sales of any other concert tour in history.” The tour also inspiredTaylor Swift | The Eras Tour Book, which sold areported 814,000 copiesin its first two days, making it the most successful publishing launch of the year.

Swift is also ending the year as the most-streamed artist for Spotify, Apple Music and Amazon Music users. Next year, she’ll head into the2025 Grammy Awardswith six nominations, including album of the year forThe Tortured Poets Department.

source: people.com