Thailand to host two major music events after Taylor Swift miss

BANGKOK (Bloomberg):After missing out on Taylor Swift’s world tour, Thailand has sealed deals to host Summer Sonic and Tomorrowland music festivals as it pushes event-driven tourism to propel South-East Asia’s second-largest economy.

Summer Sonic will come to South-East Asia for the first time in its second venture outside of Japan, with dates set for Aug. 24 and 25 in Bangkok after shows in Tokyo and Osaka, according to Thai government spokesman Chai Wacharonke.