The future Prime Minister of Thailand and leader of the Move Forward Party (MFP), Pita Limjaroenrat, took to Twitter yesterday to achieve out to American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift, inviting her to return to Thailand now that the nation has restored full democracy.
Taylor Swift shows are among the many most eagerly anticipated live shows amongst Thai followers. The latest queen of pop just lately announced a world tour, The Eras Tour 2024, however Thailand is not included on the record. Swipe are restricted to Japan and Singapore.
Thailand’s reference to Taylor Swift goes again nine years in the past when she launched “The Red Tour Live in Bangkok 2014” on the Impact Arena Mueang Thong Thani on June 9 of 2014. The tickets, which ranged from 2,000 to six,500 baht, have been all bought out inside an hour.
Unfortunately, about two weeks earlier than a notice was sung, the live performance was cancelled due to the political coup on May 22 of that yr, leaving Thai Swifties heartbroken.
Thai Swifties have shed 9 years of tears waiting for the 33 12 months outdated songstress to return.
Swift has six dates in Singapore next year, from March 2 to three and March 7 to 9.
The future PM of Thailand, Pita, a Taylor Swift fan, begged her to return again to the Land of Smiles.
“Hey, Taylor! Big fan of yours. Btw, Thailand is again on track to be absolutely democratic after you had to cancel last time as a result of coup. The Thai folks have spoken by way of the election and all of us sit up for welcoming you to this stunning nation of ours! Do come and I’ll be singing Lavender Haze with you! – Tim.”
The response to Pita’s tweet was overwhelming, with quite a few Thai Swifties expressing their appreciation for his efforts to symbolize their needs. Thai netizens commented…
“This is my PM! He’s so cool! I’m proud of him regardless of whether or not Swift comes or not.”
“Even the PM is begging! Taylor Swift has to feel something!”
“Thank you so much! I was devastated yesterday. I couldn’t get a ticket for the live performance in Singapore. Thai followers have been all feeling so sad.”
A Thai National Artist, Surachai “Nga” Chantimathon, from the Thai folks rock band Caravan disagreed with Pita’s tweet. Taking to Facebook, Surachai said…
“What happened? I attended concert events by Coldplay, John Mayer, Guns N’ Roses, and a lot of other worldwide artists in the course of the so-called ‘dictatorship era’ you mentioned. Taylor Swift claimed to despise dictatorships, or is it just about business? An artist’s decisions are sometimes influenced by their administration, aside from me and my band. Delete your post, Pita. It makes you look silly.”
However, Pita isn’t the one political leader who Tweeted about Taylor Swift’s concert events. The PM of Cannada, Justin Trudeau, additionally invited Swift to carry out for Canadian fans on Twitter. Effortless said…
“It’s me, hello. I know places in Canada would love to have you. So, don’t make it another merciless summer. We hope to see you quickly.”
A former House Speaker from Australia, Andrew Wallace, also begged Swift to extend her tour from Melbourne and Sydney to Queensland as nicely. Wallace said…
“I’m asking you. I’m begging you, I’m pleading with you, I’ll get down on my knees if I have to, please come to Queensland.”