Policing Taylor Swift’s Vancouver tour leg cost nearly $1M

Vancouver’s constabulary main says it outgo $943,000 to constabulary the 3 Taylor Swift concerts successful the city, but that was overmuch surpassed by the economical interaction of her visit.

The vocalist finished her record-breaking 149-show Eras Tour successful Vancouver with 3 shows connected Dec. 6, 7 and 8 astatine BC Place.

Chief Const. Adam Palmer says successful a video posted to societal media that $473,000 of the policing costs were paid by the venue, portion $470,000 was paid by the department.

But Palmer says it’s important to enactment the numbers into context, noting that Swift played to sold-out stadiums of 60,000 fans each 3 nights.

Tourism enactment Destination Vancouver had estimated that Swift would bring an estimated economical interaction of $157 cardinal to the metropolis implicit those 3 days.

Palmer says the outgo of holding specified a large lawsuit similar the Swift concerts is significant, but truthful is the economical interaction for the city.