Taylor swift Revisit Singapore For Another Concerts:

SINGAPORE: Taylor Swift has left the building and the furore that swept Southeast Asia is simmering down.

As a Swiftie, the excitement truly was palpable. You can’t blame us; we have been waiting for this since July last year.

In the weeks leading up to her shows, local establishments joined in on the Tay Tay fever with Eras-Tour-themed events and activities. On the days she was in town, shops played her hits on loop, and fans of all ages donned sequined outfits and friendship bracelets.

It was in your face, whether you were in on it or not.

Singapore felt so exciting then, leading some commentators to suggest that Singapore needed Ms Swift to inject some fun into an otherwise staid country.

“Can a boring city become cool – with a little help from Taylor Swift?” read a headline of a recent op-ed.

For someone who has lived most of her life here and has made Singapore home, I don’t find Singapore boring. I think feeling bored here has nothing to do with Taylor Swift – it’s merely a state of mind.

SINGAPORE WELL-EQUIPPED TO HANDLE CROWDS
I admit, for that week, Singapore was just electric because of the sheer volume of Swifties hyping it up. And this was amplified by the fact that Singapore was the only stop in the Southeast Asian leg of the Eras Tour, which caused a stir on its own.

This was Swift’s fourth time here but it’s not just her – Singapore has attracted repeat visits from many other international acts. Coldplay has performed in Singapore five times, Ed Sheeran four, Blackpink and BTS twice, and Bruno Mars’ upcoming shows in April mark his third.

Singapore’s efforts in establishing itself as a regional, if not global, entertainment hub is paying off. Geographically, we are in a prime location and are well-connected and accessible to many countries.

Singapore may have received flak for being a “fine city” in the past, but it is precisely because of the reliability, efficiency, safety and security that it is a preferred destination for prominent acts. The country also has the infrastructure to host large-scale events and capability in managing crowds.

Just hours after Swift’s concerts at the Singapore Sports Hub, international fans lauded the country’s transport system and crowd control on social media. One fan who travelled from the Philippines expected traffic to take hours as it would in her country, only to arrive at the stadium in 20 minutes.

Manila’s traffic is so bad it inspired Coldplay frontman Chris Martin to write an impromptu song about it when they performed in the Philippines in January, singing, “There is only really one thing that remains. The traffic here in Manila is completely insane.”