The staggering economic impact of Taylor Swift's Eras Tour

YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE A SWIFTIE TO have been touched by Taylor Swift's Eras Tour, which kicked off in March and ended its first U.S. leg on Aug. 9. 

- MARIAH ESPADA and JEANNIE KOPSTEIN

The tour, which pays homage to every era of the artist's 17-year career, is set to become the biggest of all time a third of the way through its run: analysts estimate ticket sales will hit $1 billion in March, surpassing the current record-holder, Elton John's farewell tour, on its way to a projected gross of $2.2 billion in North American ticket sales alone.