Thailand to Host Two Major Music Events After Taylor Swift Miss
- Summer Sonic, Tomorrowland part of renewed Thai tourism push
- PM Srettha has bemoaned Singapore’s exclusive Eras Tour deal
The Tomorrowland dance festival in Belgium last year.
Photographer: Ksenia Kuleshova/BloombergAfter 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 Southeast Asia’s second-largest economy.
Summer Sonic will come to Southeast 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. Thailand will also be hosting dance music festival Tomorrowland in 2026, which may be only the first of 10 consecutive editions, Chai said in a statement on Saturday.