Taylor Swift Is Called To Have A Special Agreement To Appear In Singapore

Taylor Swift during her The Eras Tour title in Tokyo, Japan (Instagram @taylorswift)

JAKARTA - The arrival of Taylor Swift in the context of The Eras Tour in the Southeast Asia region is a question. The reason is, the singer of Love Story only appears in Singapore.

Thai Prime Minister Sretta Thavisin is the one who questioned the decision. He said there was an agreement so that Taylor Swift would not appear in a Southeast Asian country other than Singapore.

Speaking at the 2024 iBusiness Forum in Bangkok, Srettha claimed to have received information from the AEG promoter, claiming that she was notified that the Singapore government offered $2 million to $3 million, equivalent to IDR 31.3 billion to IDR 46.9 billion per show in exchange for exclusivity.

"The Singapore government is clever," said Sretta Thavisin, launching Sky News on Sunday, February 18.

If he comes to Thailand, it would be cheaper to host him here, and I'm sure he will be able to attract more sponsors and tourists to Thailand. While we have to subsidize at least 500 million baht (Rp219 billion), it will be useful."

Furthermore, Sretta said he would try to bring Taylor Swift if the reality was like that. He said the music concert gave added value.

If I knew about this, I would take the show to Thailand. Concerts can generate added value to the economy," he said.

For information, Taylor Swift was due to host her first show in Thailand in 2014, but was canceled due to political unrest.

Taylor Swift was originally only scheduled to appear in three shows in Singapore in 2024, but promoter AEG Presents Asia announced an additional date to six days of performances, with tickets sold out.