Taylor Swift has been called a generous and benevolent boss online. Photo / Getty Images
Taylor Swift has been called a generous and benevolent boss online. Photo / Getty Images
Support staff on Taylor Swift’s The Eras Tour were left overwhelmed and in tears after being handed supersized bonus cheques, totalling more than $300m.
The emotional moment was captured for Swift’s The End of An Era documentary series on Disney+; the first two episodes were released over the weekend.
Thecountry-turned-pop songstress was seen distributing wax-sealed envelopes to her team of production staff, dancers and choreographers, musicians, security detail, pyrotechnics, make-up artists, wardrobe team and others.
Back-up dancer Kameron Saunders was the first to read the enclosed handwritten note.
“Dear Kam, we’ve travelled the world like we set out to,” Saunders reads.
Pop singer Taylor Swift thanks her The Eras Tour support staff with generous bonus cheques.
Viewers took to social media to speculate how much the crew received in bonuses.
“It looks like he’s saying $750,000,” said one.
“They may have bleeped that but the dancers absolutely got 750k each,” another said.
“Before you open your ones, I just want to say you guys, this leg of the tour has been harder than anything I’ve ever done in a live setting,” Swift, 36, said from the centre of the group huddle on ‘bonus day’.
“You guys have taken this on with such excitement, such curiosity and the endurance you’ve shown.
“How much you’ve given to these crowds, that gives to me every single night.
“The tour has done really well thanks to all of our hard work.”
In the episode, Swift explained how important it was to her to reward her loyal team.
“Because people who work on the road, if the tour grosses more, they get more of a bonus, and these people just work so hard and they are the best at what they do.”
The 21-month, 149-show tour travelled to 21 countries and is the highest grossing concert tour ever, raking in over $2 billion.
