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.
Swifties in those cities now have to think about the cost of trying to get tickets, pay for flights and accommodation in Sydney and Melbourne to see the pop star perform.
The real reason behind Swift’s decision to reject the big three cities all comes down to logistics.
Harvey Lister, the chairman of ASM Global Asia Pacific, said Swift initially planned to play at Brisbane’s Lang Park stadium and Adelaide Oval, but when global tour dates started to fall into place, Australia was sadly stuck ‘trapped’ due to geographic logistics.
Swift’s tour schedule includes a week-long stop in each city.
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 reject the big three cities all comes down to logistics
With Australia’s allotment of dates for just two weeks, only two cities could feasibly be included in the itinerary.
Lister explained ABCRadioBrisbane: “There just wasn’t time to keep jumping from town to town.”
Despite the logistical challenges, the capacity of the stadiums in Brisbane and Adelaide was not an issue.
Harvey Lister, the chairman of ASM Global Asia Pacific, said Swift initially planned to play at Brisbane’s Lang Park stadium and Adelaide Oval, but as global tour dates started to fall into place, Australia was sadly stuck ‘trapped’ due to geographic logistics.
With Australia’s allotment of dates for just two weeks, only two cities could feasibly be included in the itinerary
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 during the tour.
“So the date window for Australia, which was initially supposed to be longer, when the tour was also coming to Brisbane, got squeezed in between other dates in other countries, and Australia was basically between Japan and Singapore,” explains Lister.
He reassured fans by recalling the last two times Swift toured Australia, both concerts at Lang Park being sold out.
“There’s no doubt there’s been huge, massive interest from Swifties across the country and that’s just a shame,” he said.
Another top music promoter told Daily Mail Australia fans should be happy that Swift is even traversing Down Under, with many megastars choosing not to include Australia on their tours.
“Just be happy and thankful that she’s coming. It is very disrespectful that these petitions and people are complaining. She cannot play in the major cities of every country. It’s impossible for one artist,” they said.
The Pennsylvania native will perform five concerts in Australia in February, two in Melbourne and three in Sydney.
The Melbourne shows will take place at the MCG on February 16 and 17.
Swift will then fly to Sydney to perform three consecutive nights at Accor Stadium on February 23, 24 and 25.
VIP packages start from $349.90 and go up to a whopping $1249.90 for the It’s Been A Long Time Coming Bundle
General tickets go on sale Friday, June 30, with Sydney kicking off at 10am local time and Melbourne going on sale at 2pm.
Frontier Touring advises fans to purchase tickets through authorized sellers.
“We cannot guarantee ticket purchases made by any means other than through the official ticket offices listed on the Frontier website,” it said in a statement.
Swift’s show offers a variety of different ticket options to suit all types of needs and budgets.