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Speak Never: Taylor Swift extends Eras Tour but doesn't choose Cleveland

It's a Cruel Summer for Ohio Swifties
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Posted at 10:46 AM, Aug 03, 2023
and last updated 2023-08-03 11:35:51-04

It's a Cruel Summer for Cleveland Taylor Swift fans. Swift announced she is extending the Eras Tour, but not getting in her Getaway Car to the best city in Ohio.

"Turns out it’s NOT the end of an era," Swift wrote on her Twitter.

The Anti-Hero has added 2024 tour dates in Miami, New Orleans, Indianapolis, and Toronto.

"I Forgot That You Existed," we believe Swift may say after seeing this article.

Swift put a "Blank Space" over Cleveland and Columbus when she toured the Midwest. Of Cleveland's neighbors, she did go to Cincinnati, Detroit and Pittsburgh.

When she went to Cincinnati, News 5 sister station WCPO got to spend Daylight and time in the Midnight Rain covering her local impact.

As reported by our partners, Swift's two shows in Cincinnati were expected to have a direct economic impact of $48 million, according to data from the Cincinnati Regional Chamber.

However, she told the two biggest Ohio cities You're on Your Own, Kid, but she Would've, Could've, Should've brought her Bejeweled self to Northeast Ohio.

Ohio loves the "Fearless" singer, with state lawmakers wanting to name July 1 Taylor Swift Day.

State House Reps. Dani Isaacsohn (D-Cincinnati) and Cindy Abrams (R-Harrison) proposed for Miss Americana to become Miss Ohio. The bipartisan duo says Swift's music Hits Different and asks their colleagues Don't You want to recognize "her role as a major influence on aspiring artists and young Ohioans."

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The Eras Tour is expected to generate over $5 billion in revenue, with each performance leading to spikes in food and beverage sales, hotel and Airbnb stays, and tourism dollars being spent in the cities she has visited so far, the lawmakers added.

Unfortunately, Cleveland will not get her to Speak Now.

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