n a surprising twist that no one saw coming—except maybe her angriest fans—Taylor Swift’s once sold-out concert venues have turned into a ghost town after her high-profile endorsement of Vice President Kamala Harris. The pop sensation, who has long been celebrated for filling stadiums and breaking attendance records, now finds herself staring out into a sea of empty chairs, wondering if maybe the politics wasn’t the best idea after all.
Just a few weeks ago, Swift was riding high. Her Eras Tour was smashing records, fans were clamoring to buy tickets, and the world seemed to be completely under the spell of her glittering pop prowess. But then, she made the ultimate faux pas (according to a large chunk of her fanbase): she dipped her toe into politics.
It all started with a seemingly innocent social media post. Taylor Swift, known for her activism on social issues, decided to take things one step further by endorsing Kamala Harris for the upcoming presidential election. “Kamala Harris is the leader we need,” Swift wrote to her 200 million Instagram followers. “She stands for equality, justice, and progress. I’m proud to support her and I encourage all of you to vote for her.”
Cue the Swiftie meltdown.
Within minutes of the post going live, Swift’s comment section became a battleground. Longtime fans, who had stuck by her through every boy-band breakup, every song lyric dispute, and even the Kanye West feud, suddenly felt betrayed. “I came here for the music, not politics!” one fan commented angrily. Another, more succinct, simply wrote: “Unfollow.”
It didn’t take long for the fallout to escalate. Hashtags like #TaylorSwiftIsOverParty and #BoycottTaylor started trending on Twitter, with fans pledging to abandon the star they once adored. Swift’s endorsement of Harris, it seemed, had pushed some of her most loyal fans over the edge.
At first, it seemed like just social media noise—after all, celebrities face backlash all the time, right? But the real sting came when Swift showed up for her next concert on the Eras Tour. Where there once were thousands of screaming fans, there were now rows and rows of empty seats.
One concertgoer described the scene as “eerie,” noting that the arena, once packed to the brim, had entire sections that were completely vacant. “It was like the world’s biggest Taylor Swift karaoke party, but no one showed up,” said the fan, who attended out of curiosity rather than dedication.
The performance itself didn’t help matters. As Swift belted out her classics, her voice echoed around the hollow venue. “We could hear the feedback bouncing off the walls,” said another fan. “It was almost like Taylor was singing to herself.”
Even the stage crew seemed to have given up hope. At one point during the concert, Swift paused between songs to address the audience—what little of it was there. “Thank you all for coming out tonight,” she said, glancing awkwardly at the empty seats in the back. “I know times are a bit… tough, but we’ll get through this together.”
One fan shouted back, “Play ‘Love Story’ and leave politics out of it!”
Perhaps the most telling sign of Swift’s decline in popularity post-endorsement has been the dramatic drop in ticket sales. Once the hottest commodity on the market, tickets to Swift’s shows are now going for a fraction of their original price—if they’re selling at all. On resale sites, tickets that once sold for thousands of dollars are being offered for less than $50, and even then, they’re not moving.
