For many Filipino “Swifties,” as Taylor Swift’s fans are called, this is the closest they will get to the singer’s “The Eras Tour” after the Philippines was left off the Asian leg next year.As fans across the region scrambled Friday to get their hands on tickets for her six shows in Singapore, one of only two stops in Asia, Filipino Swifties flocked to a mall to see the next best thing: Taylor Sheesh.
“I love her writing and her songs,” gushed Daphne Ayuste, 21, after posing with her boyfriend in front of a cardboard cut-out of Swift. The 28-year-old has seen her popularity explode in the Philippines after footage of her performing her own version of The Eras Tour in May went viral.“She’s so very popular here,” Coronel told AFP backstage, describing the Philippines as “Taylor nation.”Thousands of diehard Taylor Swift fans erupt with screams as Philippine drag queen Taylor Sheesh impersonating Taylor Swift burst onto stage in a Manila shopping mall on July 7, 2023. JAM STA.
Thailand’s Move Forward Party leader Pita Limjaroenrat—who is seeking endorsement from parliament next week to become the next PM—took to social media to proclaim he was a Swiftie and urged the singer to stage a Bangkok concert. “There’s no way that this tour is happening without Filo Swifties! #wewanterastourinthephilippines,” Mond Santiago wrote.
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