Indonesia’s Jokowi says complex permit processes reason for losing out on Taylor Swift concerts to Singapore

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Indonesia’s Jokowi says complex permit processes reason for losing out on Taylor Swift concerts to Singapore
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Singapore was the only stop in Southeast Asia for Taylor Swift's "The Eras Tour" earlier this year, with six sold-out concerts that were held in March.

Singapore was the only stop in Southeast Asia for Taylor Swift 's"The Eras Tour" earlier this year, with six sold-out concerts that were held in March.

Singapore was the only stop in Southeast Asia for Taylor Swift's"The Eras Tour" earlier this year, with six sold-out concerts that were held from March 2 to 4 and from Mar 7 to 9. It was reported in the media that Singapore hadAccording to Mr Widodo, a substantial portion of Swift's audience in Singapore comprised Indonesians, referencing Spotify data that shows 2.2 million Indonesians are listeners of the artiste.

Elaborating on the financial impact of losing out on organising internationally-renowned events, Mr Widodo said that money is flowing out of Indonesia to Singapore resulting in a financial loss for his country. Mr Widodo stressed the need for Indonesia to simplify its licensing system in order to make it more accessible for organisers to host events involving foreign artistes, hoping that the process could be streamlined in the future.

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