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Thailand’s 12-Year Shame. Taylor Swift cancelled concert because of a Military coup
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Thai fans buying a ticket months in advance. Knowing every word of every song. Counting down the days. Then waking up to news that has nothing to do with music and everything to do with why the show won’t happen.
Key facts
- That’s exactly where Thai Taylor Swift fans found themselves in May 2014
- The Red Tour was supposed to hit Bangkok on June 9, 2014.
- The Bangkok cancellation didn’t derail anything as the Red Tour went on to close out its 15-month, 86-show run in June 2014, finishing in Singapore, grossing US$150 million in total, breaking the all-time record for the highest-grossing
- The 1989 World Tour in 2015 brought in US$250 million
- The Reputation Stadium Tour in 2018 pulled US$345 million, setting the record at the time for the highest-grossing North American tour.
- Running for 21 months across 149 shows, the Eras Tour ended in Vancouver in December 2024 with an official gross of US$2,077,618,725 attended by just over 10 million people
Summary
That’s exactly where Thai Taylor Swift fans found themselves in May 2014. And twelve years later, they’re still waiting.
Swift’s first-ever performance in Thailand. Every ticket, priced between 2,000 and 6,500 baht, had already sold out. The venue was booked. The anticipation was real.