Taylor Swift will be the next mayor of Santa Clara, at least for her two-night engagement at Levi’s Stadium later this month.
Santa Clara is the latest city to pull out all the stops as Swift rolls through Mission City on July 28-29 for her record-breaking ‘Eras Tour.’
On Tuesday night, the Santa Clara City Council is expected to vote on a proclamation that would name Swift as honorary mayor and change the city’s name for ceremonial purposes to “Swiftie Clara.”
The document, named after Mayor Lisa Gillmor, said the citation is given to “celebrate the positive local impact in the Santa Clara community, as well as the regional impact, of music, tours and Taylor Swift’s extraordinary fan base.”
‘The Eras Tour’ will be Swift’s third visit to Santa Clara, having performed concerts at Levi’s Stadium for ‘The 1989 World Tour’ in 2015 and ‘The Reputation Stadium Tour’ in 2018.
Other mayors and governors have bestowed similar honors on the singer-songwriter throughout her 53-night, 20-city U.S. tour.
Last month, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey announced that the city would temporarily change its name to Swiftieapolis, and Minnesota Governor Tim Walz proclaimed June 23 and 24 as “Taylor Swift Days.” .
During Swift’s stop in Pittsburgh, Mayor Ed Gainey changed the city’s name to Swiftsburgh for the week. And most recently, during their two-night appearance at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri, North Kansas City turned a road already named Swift Street, renaming it Swift Street (Taylor’s Version) in honor of re-recording their old albums. to regain ownership of your music.
