Prime Minister Justin Trudeau appears to be a secret Swiftie, after tweeting an invitation to superstar Taylor Swift asking her to bring her Eras tour to Canada
Swift announced Wednesday that she is adding another 14 European and U.K. stops to her career-spanning concert series, with special guest Paramore.
Altogether, Swift announced close to 40 international dates, extending all the way to summer of 2024. She was scheduled to perform more than 50 dates in the US in all and then go abroad.
As of yet, there are no Canadian dates for her international tour that takes Swift through Mexico, Europe, Asia and Australia over the next year.
Trudeau responded to Swift’s tweet with paraphrased lyrics from her own songs, posting “It’s me, hi. I know places in Canada would love to have you. So, don’t make it another cruel summer. We hope to see you soon.”
Swift’s snub of Canada has made its way to the House of Commons, with Conservative MP Matt Jeneroux saying last month he would file an “official” grievance “on behalf of all Swifties” in the country.
Neither Swift nor her management has addressed the decision to skip Canada.
Swift is bringing in ticket sales of more than $13 million a night on the road — putting her on a trajectory to deliver the highest-grossing tour in music history.
Most of the money goes toward the cost of production, and that sum doesn’t include the additional millions dollars in merchandise sales that the Eras tour is generating. But it still makes Swift, 33, the top-grossing artist in the world and marks the biggest tour of her career.
Swift is on pace to gross more than $1 billion, a threshold no artist has ever hit. The average price to see her perform live is currently $254, but resellers have frequently asked for more than $1,000 per ticket.
Additional reporting from Bloomberg and National Post
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