Taylor Swift cancels Thailand concert because of 'recent events'
Taylor聽Swift聽has canceled a sold-out concert in Thailand, which came under military rule last week after a coup d'etat.
Concert promoter BEC-Tero announced Tuesday on its website that the concert was canceled "due to recent events in Thailand." It didn't elaborate but called the move "a difficult decision for all parties."
The concert in Bangkok would have been the night of June 9. The country is under a nighttime curfew, though it's loosely enforced.
"I'm sending my love to the fans in Thailand,"聽Swift聽tweeted." I'm so sad about the concert being canceled."
The American singer-songwriter has other performances throughout Asia during her current Red Tour.
Several other international performers have canceled or postponed appearances in Thailand during the recent months of political protests and the coup carried out last Thursday.
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Her previous albums include her self-titled 2006 debut, the 2008 album 鈥淔earless,鈥� and 2010鈥檚 鈥淪peak Now.鈥�
Swift was recently nominated for Entertainer of the Year at the American Country Music Awards, which were held this past April, and won in the Video of the Year category with Keith Urban and Tim McGraw for their song 鈥淗ighway Don鈥檛 Care.鈥�
The artist will star in the upcoming film 鈥淭he Giver,鈥� which will be released in August and is based on Lois Lowry鈥檚 novel about a dystopian society and also stars 鈥淢aleficent鈥� actor Brenton Thwaites, Jeff Bridges, and Meryl Streep. Swift previously acted in the films 鈥淰alentine鈥檚 Day,鈥� which was released in 2010, and the 2012 film 鈥淭he Lorax鈥� as well as guest-starring on the Fox TV comedy 鈥淣ew Girl.鈥�
