Seven in 10 of the 300,000 concertgoers are expected to descend on Singapore this week from abroad. Taylor Swift is playing six sold-out nights in Singapore this week as part of her Eras Tour. The 30-year-old software engineer, who heads a Philippines group of Swifties, as fans of the singer are known, flew in from Manila yesterday with 17 friends. That is slightly above the average annual household income in her home country. “This is the biggest amount I have spent for a concert.
I never really spent big … for someone else, just Taylor Swift,” said Suizo, who has splashed out on a VIP ticket costing more than S$1,000. Suizo is among thousands of Swifties descending on Singapore this week from all over Southeast Asia to catch the American star’s Eras Tour, giving the sluggish local economy a much-needed boost. Chua Hak Bin, an economist at Maybank, estimates that seven in 10 of the 300,000 concertgoers will be coming in from abroad, spending between S$350 million and S$500 million on hotels, food and entertainment