Music Taylor Swift’s ‘The Eras Tour’ last year saw a phenomenal number of fans traveling from across the globe to see the artist perform live. In fact, Swift along with the Korean Pop band BTS can be arguably accredited with setting off a travel trend known as Gig Tripping, or Music Tourism, an relatively new terrain of tourism wherein people are willing to plan both long and short-haul trips entirely based around attending a concert. Gone are the days when fans would wait for their favourite artists to visit local venues; now, they are prepared to fly to these artists instead. Taylor Swift The 2024 leg of ‘The Eras Tour’ has already begun in Australia (February 26th) and is set to make its way to a range of other countries for the entire year including France (May 9-12), Portugal (May 24-25), UK (June 7-23 and August 15-20), The Netherlands (July 4-6), Italy (June 13-14), Germany (17-28) and Canada (November 14 - December 8). For fans on this side of the world, Singapore (March 2-9) was the lone stop in Asia at Singapore National Stadium, making it a far more accessible stop for Indian Swifties than the other locations. Bob Dylan At the age of 82, Bob Dylan’s performing career continues with gusto, now presenting the ‘Rough and Rowdy Ways Tour’ in North America. Those who were planning a trip to the States this year will have a wonderful item on their to-do list with this once in a lifetime opportunity to see one of the greatest singer-songwriters in the flesh. His tour begins on March 1st in Florida and moves to a number states, notably Texas (April 4-6). Iron Maiden For hard rock and metal fans, live concerts feel like the perfect listening experience for this genre. Iron Maiden’s upcoming concerts span a range of countries to choose from when planning your trips this year. Those planning to fly down South can book their tickets in Australia (September 1 - September 13), or closer to home in Japan (September 24-29). Their South American leg of the tour covers Mexico (November 20), Colombia (November 24), Chile (November 27-28) and Brazil (December 6-7) for anyone looking for a bit of heavy metal on their winter holidays. The North America portion of their tour, plans concerts in New York (November 2), New Jersey (November 9), and Texas (16-17) and various Canadian cities (October 26-30), among many others. Madonna Madonna is an performer, always worth travelling for, bringing back 80s classics and allowing you to relive an energetic, bygone era of Disco and Power Pop. If you are planning to take an early summer break to warm and sunny Mexico (April 20-26), you must be sure to book your tickets to see the Queen of Pop and truly experience her renown stage presence. To catch her in the US, you can visit Texas (April 14-15). 42|LUXEBOOK |MAR/APR 2024 MAR/APR 2024 |LUXEBOOK|43
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