SANTA CLARA, CALIFORNIA: Taylor Swift's Eras tour crew members are experiencing their ‘Wildest Dreams’ as the pop superstar recently surprised them with generous bonuses totaling over $55 million. This incredible gesture extends to everyone involved in her massive show, including dancers, riggers, sound technicians, catering staff, and others.
Notably, she also gifted $100,000 each to truckers on her tour ahead of her concert in Santa Clara, as previously reported by TMZ. The Grammy-winning artist commenced her tour in March in Glendale, Arizona, captivating fans with a career-spanning 44-song setlist. However, fans and followers were quick enough to draw comparisons with Lizzo, asking the controversial singer to “take notes” on how to treat crew members.
Taylor Swift paid bonus in life-changing amounts
During what many crew members thought was a routine production meeting, a delightful surprise awaited them when Taylor Swift's father, Scott Swift, made an unexpected appearance. He delivered a heartfelt speech and distributed envelopes to everyone present, containing life-changing amounts of money. Michael Scherkenbach, the founder and CEO of Shomotion trucking company, shared this touching moment and expressed how the generous bonuses have had a profound impact on the crew members.
"These men and women, they live on the road. They sleep during the day and work all night," he said to CNN. "It's a grueling task. They leave their families, young children for weeks. For Taylor's tour, they've been away from home for 24 weeks."
‘Lizzo should take some notes from Taylor Swift’
In the wake of this grand gesture, Swift fans were quick to draw a comparison with Lizzo, who is currently facing multiple legal allegations made by her ex-dancers. The allegations include coercing them to change their religion, and sexual harassment. A Twitter user, sharing a screenshot of the news, wrote, “Sounds like Lizzo should take some notes from Taylor Swift on how to treat her dancers and crew.” One user commented on the post, saying, “Ehhh, I don't think Lizzo is at Swift status, financially... But treating people decently is free so in that aspect yes.” Another penned, “Hubby has been telling me she stands to make over a billion on this tour. At least she does give some back.” One thoughtful user wrote, “I think about one of the truck drivers or caterers coming home & telling their spouse “she just gave us $100,000”. My husband works in tv and it can be hard. The breathing room something like that would give us. And guarantee it ripples on as they pay it forward.”
Scherkenbach said that the “generous” amount far exceeds the standard expected bonus. “The typical amount is $5,000 to $10,000 each. So this large amount is unbelievable.” Drawing a parallel to how Lizzo treated her dance crew members, fans cannot help but ask her to learn some lessons.
