Taylor Swift stans within the Philippines aren’t positive if their favourite singer goes to make the trek to Asia on her Eras Tour — in order that they threw their very own model of the sought-after present.
Over the weekend, Swifties in Quezon Metropolis packed Ayala Malls Trinoma to observe Taylor Sheesh, a neighborhood drag queen and Swift stan, carry out a full set within the type of the singer’s headline-making tour.
“To all my fellow Swifties, thanks a lot in your power final evening,” Sheesh — whose username is @heymacyou — captioned a submit of her efficiency.
The lip-synced present concerned all the things from outfit adjustments for every album period — a blue bodysuit for Midnights, a flowy robe for Converse Now, and a purple two-piece for Crimson — to backup dancers, confetti cannons, and merchandise.
The present was an entire recreation of Swift’s stadium-filling spectacle, and the setlist included songs like “Miss American and the Heartbreak Prince,” “You Have to Calm Down,” “Love Story,” “Willow,” “Don’t Blame Me,” “22,” and “All Too Effectively (10 Minute Model).”
Attendees could possibly be heard singing the lyrics and dancing alongside in quite a few movies that went viral on TikTok over the weekend. The purpose of the efficiency? Persuade Swift to carry out of their nation as Swifties tagged their movies with #WeWantErasTourPhillipines. (Movies with that hashtag have greater than 17 million views.)
The occasion was thrown by Swifties Philippines, a collective of the singer’s followers within the nation, who equally threw an occasion prefer it in Manila on the finish of March.
“Filipino Swifties, let’s present the world that we are able to louder!” the group tweeted together with a poster selling the occasion. “Let’s unite as one nation on this festive fan-gathering as we have a good time our love for Taylor and the way a lot #WeWantErasTourPhilippines.”
The occasion echoes an identical drag queen present earlier this yr in Peru after YouTube star iOA threw a recreation of Rosalía’s Motomami World Tour when the artist didn’t embody the South American nation as a part of her tour dates.
Swift is at present on her Eras trek throughout the U.S. by way of August, and she or he has but to announce whether or not she’ll carry out in different international locations for her tour.