Taylor Swift hasn’t announced international ‘Eras Tour’ stops yet. Filipino Swifties created their own, starring a local drag performer.

Thousands of Swifties gathered, excitedly chanting, “We want the ‘Eras Tour.’”

They dressed up. They danced. They screamed along to the singer’s hits. They watched elaborate choreography and roared as confetti bazookas popped off.

All that was missing was Taylor Swift.

Filipino fans of Swift filled Ayala Malls Trinoma in Quezon City last weekend to watch Taylor Sheesh, a Philippines-based drag queen, perform an adapted version of Swift’s hit “Eras Tour.”

The “Eras Tour” is scheduled to hit nearly 30 cities this year and has more than 50 scheduled sold-out performances. Philadelphia, where Swift performed earlier this month, had multiple shows. Still, despite all its success — and its ability to break Ticketmaster — the “Eras Tour” does not have any international dates scheduled. While Swift confirmed there will be international shows, she hasn’t announced specific locations.

Filipino fans want to make sure they’re considered. A local stan group, Swifties Philippines, threw the homage at the mall in hopes of proving their love for Taylor and ability to pack a stadium. The group also hosted a similar event in Manila in March. Other “Eras Tour” tributes have been hosted in Peru and Malaysia, all in an effort to get Swift to take her tour internationally.

But let’s be clear: This wasn’t a light drag brunch.

During her nearly 90-minute set, Sheesh — who goes by Mac when she’s not performing — underwent 11 costume changes to match Swift’s “Eras” outfits, and was backed by a video screen and backup dancers. Together, it makes for a stunning tribute to a show that is still touring.

Sheesh, 28, told The Inquirer that the only way for people in the Philippines to reliably watch Swift’s live performances is through fans who stream their views of the concert on social media. She aims to watch every performance.

“From the time the tour started, I watched it every night,” she said.

Then, she noted which acts, outfits, and moments she could replicate.

For instance, in the “Eras Tour” version of “Lover,” Swift wears a sparkly bodysuit and plays acoustic guitar. In her version, Sheesh does the same. In Swift’s performance of “willow” from the album Evermore, she performs a witchy ritual number with a musical interlude not original to the studio track as dancers hold glowing orbs as props. In Sheesh’s version, they manage to do the same.

Sheesh even went as far as recreating a viral moment from Swift’s second Philadelphia performance — when she yelled at a security guard mid-song for allegedly getting too rough with a fan.

Videos of Sheesh’s performance have gone viral on TikTok and Twitter, introducing the Philippines’ top Swift impersonator to an entirely new audience. The virality led to national and international mainstream media coverage of the tribute performances.

“The validation that I’m receiving right now is tremendous,” Sheesh said, noting recognition from Rolling Stone and Gaytimes UK.

Sheesh’s performances aren’t new. The longtime fan has been performing as Swift since 2017 at Nectar Nightclub, a popular LGBTQ+ club in Metro Manila, Philippines. Her favorite songs to perform, she said, are “Love Story” and “You Belong With Me.”

As for the mall performance, Sheesh credits Swifties Philippines for its efforts.

They created a Midnights Mayhem event to celebrate the release of Swift’s latest album, Midnights, in October. After the “Eras Tour” was announced, Swifties Philippines created the Eras Festival “to celebrate her songs and to ask Taylor to include Manila in her international dates,” Sheesh said.

In Instagram posts by Swifties Philippines, the group shows off prep work that included boxing “kits” for show attendees with special Swift tribute merch, like a souvenir flag and a keychain. They hashtag each post with: #WeWantErasTourPhilippines. On TikTok, videos using the hashtag have over 17 million views.

Stateside, viral videos of Sheesh performing as Filipino fans earnestly sing along have captured viewers’ hearts. Strangers are rooting for Sheesh to get her flowers — and hopefully a nod from Swift herself.

While Swift’s team did not respond to a request for comment, Sheesh is still holding out hope.

“We haven’t heard anything [from Swift] yet,” she said. “But, we’re hoping and praying really hard.”