Taylor Swift says she will tour Australia, but fans will have to be patient.

After dominating Australian charts with her new album 1989, which became Australia’s fastest-selling for 2014 by topping Coldplay’s Ghost Stories, the prolific 24-year-old American singer-songwriter announced she would tour Australia in December next year.

Swift broke the news on Monday.

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The Australian concert dates will come at the end of a worldwide tour that begins in Louisiana on May 20, will go throughout North America, then Germany, The Netherlands, Scotland and England before heading down under.

The dates and locations for the Australian leg were not revealed.

“So yeah, #The1989WorldTour is happening!!,” Swift tweeted.

“I CANNOT WAIT!”

Taylor is heading to USA , UK , Netherlands , Germany , Australia , New Zealand on the #1989WorldTour! pic.twitter.com/Ddg0NZwAYs

— Taylor Swift Promo (@TSwiftPR) November 3, 2014

Swift told fans to go to her TaylorSwift.com website for the details.

Vance Joy, whose hit song Riptide was recently covered by Swift, is supporting all North American dates and Shawn Mendes will also join the tour for select performances.

Swift’s 1989, which features singles Shake It Off, Out of the Woods and Welcome to New York, has sold almost 50,000 copies in Australia and is heading toward 1.3 million worldwide since its release on October 27.