Taylor Swift is helping Singapore ditch its dull reputation

(FILES) (FILES) US singer-songwriter Taylor Swift arrives for the 65th Annual Grammy Awards at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles on February 5, 2023. (Photo by Robyn BECK/ AFP)

IT is the thing every mother of a teenage girl dreads. Taylor Swift is coming to your city – and you don’t have tickets.

I scoured high and low for what has become a precious commodity in Singapore these days, without success: They’d all been snapped up in a buying frenzy for The Eras Tour last year.