Taylor Swift's Eras Tour might be about to do for Europe what it did for America

• The European leg of Taylor Swift's record-breaking Eras Tour kicked off on Thursday.
• The Eras tour is the first concert tour to gross over $1 billion, estimates showed.
• She's crossing the Atlantic at a time when several of the continent's economies are struggling.

The European leg of Taylor Swift's Eras Tour kicked off in Paris on Thursday.

Last summer, the "Tortured Poets Department" singer's concerts helped boost the US economy, driving up spending on everything from restaurants to hotels across the country.