Taylor Swift left hundreds of thousands of Aussie fans disappointed when she announced she would not be playing shows in Brisbane, Perth and Adelaide.
Now a music industry has revealed their simply wasn’t enough time to sandwich shows in Perth, Brisbane and Adelaide.
‘With big tours like this, the directive would come from the artist,’ the insider told The West Australian.
‘Taylor would have said, “I only have time to do two cities. I don’t have time to go around the country”. It’s a directive that comes from the artist.’
Others close to the American popstar previously insisted it was impossible for Swift to squeeze in a WA trip due to ‘global dates and production’.
Taylor Swift left hundreds of thousands of Aussie fans disappointed when she announced she would not be bringing her The Eras world tour to Brisbane , Perth and Adelaide
The real reason behind Swift’s decision to snub the three major cities all comes down to logistics
Swift is coming from Japan and then heading to Singapore straight after.
With Australia’s allocation of only two weeks’ worth of dates, only two cities could feasibly be incorporated into the itinerary.
Lister explained to ABC Radio Brisbane: ‘There just wasn’t time to keep leapfrogging from city to city.’
Harvey Lister, the Chairman of ASM Global Asia Pacific, said Swift initially intended to play at Brisbane’s Lang Park stadium and Adelaide Oval, but as global tour dates started to fall into place, Australia was unfortunately ‘sandwiched’ due to geographical logistics
With Australia’s allocation of only two weeks’ worth of dates, only two cities could feasibly be incorporated into the itinerary
Despite the logistical challenges, the capacity of the stadiums in Brisbane and Adelaide was not an issue.
Interestingly, despite having a much smaller population than Japan, Australia had more tour dates than Tokyo, a testament to Swift’s popularity in the country.
Swift’s promoters even indicated that they could have held back-to-back dates in Australia for a month, although this would not have been sustainable throughout the duration of the tour.
‘So the date period for Australia, which initially was going to be longer, when the tour was also coming to Brisbane, it got sandwiched between other dates in other countries, and effectively Australia was between Japan and Singapore,’ Lister explained.
He reassured fans by recalling the last two times Swift toured Australia, with both concerts at Lang Park selling out.
‘There’s no doubt there’s an enormous, enormous interest from Swifties right across the country and it’s just unfortunate,’ he said.
Another top music promoter told Daily Mail Australia fans should be happy that Swift is even making her way over Down Under, with many mega stars opting not to include Australia on their tours.
‘Just be happy and thankful she’s even coming. It’s very disrespectful to have these petitions and people complain. She can’t play in every country’s major city. It’s impossible for one artist,’ they said.
The Pennsylvania native will be performing seven concerts in Australia in February, three in Melbourne and four in Sydney.
The Melbourne shows will be performed at the MCG on February 15, 16 and 17.
Swift will then fly to Sydney to perform over three consecutive nights at Accor Stadium, on February 22, 23, 24 and 25
All shows are now sold out.
The Melbourne shows will be performed at the MCG on February 15, 16 and 17. Swift will then fly to Sydney to perform over three consecutive nights at Accor Stadium, on February 22, 23, 24 and 25 All shows are now sold out
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