One of Hollywood’s biggest female pop star, Taylor Swift, is slated to perform in Singapore next year in March for three consecutive days as part of The Eras Tour.
According to the official tour schedule released by Swift, she will be performing in Singapore on March 2, 3, and 4.
Aside from Singapore, Swift will be performing in several other countries such as Mexico, Argentina, Brazil, Australia, and Portugal, where the tour will come to an end on Aug 17 in London, England.
Singapore and Japan will also be the only Asian cities where Swift will perform. Unfortunately, Malaysia was not included in the list.
M’sians react to Taylor Swift’s tour locations
Unsurprisingly, Malaysians were sore over the devastating news that Swift will not be stopping at the country and took to social media to vent their disappointment.
Many were saddened that Malaysia was passed over by international artistes and that Singapore was instead chosen, as what Coldplay did by adding a record of six shows in the city state.
Some chose to turn to humour to soothe some of the pain of not being able to see Swift live on home soil.
One netizen even tagged prime minister Anwar Ibrahim in a tweet, begging him to intervene and convince Swift to hold at least one concert in Malaysia as it would be of great benefit to the economy.
Performers in Malaysia often face a string of obstacles, where they are subject to stringent rules in order to comply with local sensitivities:
British rock band Coldplay also faced mounting criticism and backlash over their upcoming November concert, where they were accused of promoting “a deviant and hedonistic culture”:
