Fearless Tour
Fearless Tour | ||||
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The tour's official poster | ||||
Tour by Taylor Swift | ||||
Associated album | Fearless | |||
Start date | April 23, 2009 | |||
End date | June 5, 2010 | |||
Legs | 4 | |||
Shows |
91 in North America 8 in Oceania 6 in Europe 1 in Asia 106 in total | |||
Box office | US$172,705,590 | |||
Taylor Swift tour chronology | ||||
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The Fearless Tour was the debut concert tour by American country pop singer-songwriter Taylor Swift. The tour was in support of her second studio album, Fearless. On the tour, she was joined by guests Kellie Pickler and Gloriana. Teen singer Justin Bieber joined her for the tour when she went to the UK. During the tour, Swift performed with guests such as John Mayer, Katy Perry (April 15, 2010) and Faith Hill (May 22, 2009). Taylor Swift's 2009-2010 "Fearless" World Tour, which spanned 15 months, grossed $172,705,590, with 2,269,248 in attendance, according to Billboard Boxscore statistics.
Pre-tour activity
Prior to the launch of the tour, Swift played several shows in the US, including two sold-out performances at the San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo and the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo in early 2009. Swift also played several dates in the UK and Australia, including two shows at the Shepherd's Bush Empire in London.[1]
Also, in the midst of her own tour, Swift began opening shows in select cities for Keith Urban on his Escape Together World Tour 2009.
About the tour
The tour was announced on January 29, 2009, via her official website.[2] The initial press release announced that Swift would visit 54 cities in 39 states and provinces in the United States and Canada. Joining her on the tour would be a new country music group, Gloriana, as well as former American Idol contestant, Kellie Pickler.
The tour kicked off in Evansville, Indiana on April 23, 2009 at Roberts Stadium. In honor of the kickoff of the sold-out tour, Swift was presented the key to the city of Evansville and the City Council President declared Wednesday, April 23, 2009 Taylor Swift Day.[3]
The tour features a theatrical presentation of graphics, sets and visual elements all designed by Swift herself. The show runs more than 90 minutes and showcases Swift playing five different guitars as well as the piano. The show features multiple costume changes and a fairy-tale castle illuminated by more than a million lumens of light.[2]
In late June, a new tour date was announced for November 23 at the Wembley Arena in London. However it become apparent that neither Kellie Pickler nor Gloriana would be joining her on the UK part of the tour. Taylor Swift announced another date in the UK at the Manchester Evening News Arena on November 24.[4] This was the final and second tour date in the UK. The shows at Wembley and Manchester will be the only two concerts for the Fearless Tour in Europe. It was announced later that singer Justin Bieber would join Swift on the two UK dates.[5] While performing at Wembley Arena, Bieber broke his foot while he performed the opening lines of "One Time", but still finished the song. Despite his injury, Bieber confirmed that he would still perform in Manchester with Swift the following day, although the Wembley concert was cut short as he could not perform the encore. Bieber then went on to perform at the Manchester performance with an encore, he sang "With You" a cover of the original version from Chris Brown. Following a 10 minute applause after she had sung "Tim McGraw", Swift told the Manchester audience "Everytime I hear the word Manchester, I won't be able to stop smiling...I love you!".[6] According to a German magazine, Swift was supposed to play three shows in Germany. However, tickets for those concerts never went on sale.
On September 30, it was announced that Swift would return to Australia in February 2010 to play another series of concerts, but now in arenas.[7] On October 8, it was announced that the tour would be extended through June 2, 2010 to include 37 additional shows in North America.[8] It has been confirmed that Justin Bieber will be performing at the Gillette Stadium on June 5, 2010 with Swift.[9]
Opening acts
North America and Australia
- "How Far Do You Wanna Go?"/"Go Your Own Way"
- "If You're Leavin'" (Foxboro,MA only)
- "You Said"
- "Lead Me On"
- "The Way It Goes"
- "The World Is Ours Tonight" (Foxboro, MA only)
- "Wild at Heart"
North America
- "Best Days of Your Life"
- "Things That Never Cross a Man's Mind"
- "Rocks Instead Of Rice"
- "Makin' Me Fall in Love Again"
- "Didn't You Know How Much I Loved You"
- "Don't You Know You're Beautiful"
- "I Wonder"
- "Red High Heels"
United Kingdom and Foxboro, MA
- "Love Me"
- "Bigger"
- "One Less Lonely Girl"
- "Favorite Girl"
- "Never Let You Go"
- "Down to Earth"
- "One Time"
- "With You" (Chris Brown cover)
Set list
- "You Belong With Me"
- "Our Song"
- "Tell Me Why"
- "Teardrops On My Guitar"
- "Fearless"
- "Forever and Always"
- "Hey Stephen"
- "Fifteen"
- "Tim McGraw"
- "White Horse"
- "Love Story"
- "The Way I Loved You"
- "You're Not Sorry" (contains an element of "What Goes Around...Comes Around")
- "Picture to Burn"
- "Change"
- Encore
- "I'm Only Me When I'm With You" (performed with Kellie Pickler and Gloriana)
- "Should've Said No"
- "You Belong With Me"
- "Our Song"
- "Tell Me Why"
- "Teardrops On My Guitar"
- "Fearless"
- "Forever and Always"
- "Hey Stephen"
- "Fifteen"
- "Tim McGraw"
- "White Horse"
- "Love Story"
- "The Way I Loved You"
- "You're Not Sorry" (contains an element of "What Goes Around...Comes Around")
- "Picture To Burn"
Encore
Tour dates
Date | City | Country | Venue |
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North America | |||
April 23, 2009 | Evansville | United States | Roberts Municipal Stadium |
April 24, 2009 | Jonesboro | ASU Convocation Center | |
April 25, 2009 | St. Louis | Scottrade Center | |
April 30, 2009 | North Charleston | North Charleston Coliseum | |
May 1, 2009 | Jacksonville | Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena | |
May 2, 2009 | Biloxi | Mississippi Coast Coliseum | |
Europe | |||
May 6, 2009 | London | England | O2 Shepherds Bush Empire |
May 7, 2009 | |||
North America | |||
May 14, 2009 | Spokane | United States | Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena |
May 15, 2009 | Seattle | KeyArena | |
May 16, 2009 | Portland | Rose Garden Arena | |
May 17, 2009 | Nampa | Idaho Center | |
May 21, 2009 | Glendale | Jobing.com Arena | |
May 22, 2009 | Los Angeles | Staples Center | |
May 23, 2009 | Las Vegas | Mandalay Bay Events Center | |
May 24, 2009 | San Diego | San Diego Sports Arena | |
May 26, 2009 | Salt Lake City | EnergySolutions Arena | |
June 4, 2009[A] | Enterprise | BamaJam Farms | |
June 11, 2009 | Columbia | Merriweather Post Pavilion | |
June 12, 2009 | Greensboro | Greensboro Coliseum | |
June 24, 2009[B] | Oshkosh | Ford Festival Grounds | |
June 25, 2009[C] | Cadott | Chippewa Valley | |
July 8, 2009 | Calgary | Canada | Pengrowth Saddledome |
July 9, 2009 | Edmonton | Commonwealth Stadium | |
July 10, 2009[D] | Craven | Qu'Appelle Valley | |
July 11, 2009 | Winnipeg | MTS Centre | |
July 16, 2009[E] | Twin Lakes | United States | Country Thunder Festival Grounds |
July 17, 2009 | Columbus | Value City Arena | |
July 18, 2009 | Charleston | Charleston Civic Center | |
July 23, 2009[F] | Cheyenne | Frontier Park | |
July 24, 2009 | Rapid City | Rushmore Plaza Civic Center | |
July 25, 2009[G] | Minot | North Dakota State Fairgrounds | |
August 7, 2009[H] | Detroit Lakes | Soo Pass Ranch | |
August 9, 2009 | Omaha | Qwest Center Omaha | |
Europe | |||
August 22, 2009[I] | Chelmsford | England | Hylands Park |
August 23, 2009[I] | Staffordshire | Weston Park | |
North America | |||
August 27, 2009 | New York City | United States | Madison Square Garden |
August 28, 2009 | Uncasville | Mohegan Sun Arena | |
August 29, 2009 | University Park | Bryce Jordan Center | |
August 30, 2009 | Louisville | Freedom Hall | |
September 3, 2009 | Duluth | Arena at Gwinnett Center | |
September 4, 2009 | Greenville | BI-LO Center | |
September 5, 2009 | Charlotte | Time Warner Cable Arena | |
September 9, 2009 | Lafayette | Cajundome | |
September 10, 2009 | Bossier City | CenturyTel Center | |
September 11, 2009 | Birmingham | BJCC Arena | |
September 12, 2009 | Nashville | Sommet Center | |
September 25, 2009 | Dallas | American Airlines Center | |
September 26, 2009 | North Little Rock | Verizon Arena | |
September 27, 2009 | Tulsa | BOK Center | |
October 1, 2009 | Pittsburgh | Mellon Arena | |
October 2, 2009 | Grand Rapids | Van Andel Arena | |
October 3, 2009 | Cleveland | Quicken Loans Arena | |
October 8, 2009 | Indianapolis | Conseco Fieldhouse | |
October 9, 2009 | Rosemont | Allstate Arena | |
October 10, 2009 | |||
October 11, 2009 | Minneapolis | Target Center | |
Europe | |||
November 23, 2009 | London | England | Wembley Arena |
November 24, 2009 | Manchester | Manchester Evening News Arena | |
Oceania | |||
February 4, 2010 | Brisbane | Australia | Brisbane Entertainment Centre |
February 6, 2010 | Sydney | Acer Arena | |
February 7, 2010 | |||
February 8, 2010 | Newcastle | Newcastle Entertainment Centre | |
February 10, 2010 | Melbourne | Rod Laver Arena | |
February 11, 2010 | |||
February 12, 2010 | Adelaide | Adelaide Entertainment Centre | |
Asia | |||
February 17, 2010 | Tokyo | Japan | Zepp Tokyo |
North America | |||
March 4, 2010 | Tampa | United States | St. Pete Times Forum |
March 5, 2010 | Orlando | Amway Arena | |
March 7, 2010 | Sunrise | BankAtlantic Center | |
March 10, 2010 | Austin | Frank Erwin Center | |
March 11, 2010 | Dallas | American Airlines Center | |
March 12, 2010 | Corpus Christi | American Bank Center Arena | |
March 18, 2010 | Philadelphia | Wachovia Center | |
March 19, 2010 | |||
March 20, 2010 | Charlottesville | John Paul Jones Arena | |
March 26, 2010 | Auburn Hills | The Palace of Auburn Hills | |
March 27, 2010 | |||
March 28, 2010 | Cincinnati | U.S. Bank Arena | |
March 31, 2010 | Oklahoma City | Ford Center | |
April 1, 2010 | Wichita | Intrust Bank Arena | |
April 2, 2010 | Kansas City | Sprint Center | |
April 6, 2010 | Denver | Pepsi Center | |
April 7, 2010 | |||
April 10, 2010 | Fresno | Save Mart Center at Fresno State | |
April 11, 2010 | San Jose | HP Pavilion at San Jose | |
April 15, 2010 | Los Angeles | Staples Center | |
April 16, 2010 | |||
April 29, 2010 | Lexington | Rupp Arena | |
April 30, 2010 | Columbia | Colonial Life Arena | |
May 1, 2010 | Raleigh | RBC Center | |
May 6, 2010 | Des Moines | Wells Fargo Arena | |
May 7, 2010 | Saint Paul | Xcel Energy Center | |
May 8, 2010 | Moline | i wireless Center | |
May 12, 2010 | Newark | Prudential Center | |
May 13, 2010 | |||
May 14, 2010 | Uniondale | Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum | |
May 15, 2010 | |||
May 20, 2010 | Ottawa | Canada | Scotiabank Place |
May 21, 2010 | Toronto | Air Canada Centre | |
May 22, 2010 | |||
May 25, 2010 | Houston | United States | Toyota Center |
May 26, 2010 | |||
June 1, 2010 | Washington, D.C. | Verizon Center | |
June 2, 2010 | |||
June 5, 2010 | Foxborough | Gillette Stadium | |
July 10, 2010 | Cavendish | Canada | Cavendish Beach |
- Festivals and other miscellaneous performances
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Record sellouts
Tickets for the first shows for the Fearless Tour went on sale in early February 2009 and sold-out almost instantly. On February 6, 2009, tickets went on sale for the May 22 date at Los Angeles’ Staples Center and sold out in two minutes.[10] Tickets for several dates and venues, including Madison Square Garden, went on sale the following week and sold out in a record of one minute.[11][12][13][14][15] Swift did something that only a few music stars have done in Fresno that is selling out the Save Mart Center in "10 minutes or less" says Steve Tadlock.[16]
References
- ↑ "http://www.shineon-media.com/2009/05/07/taylor-swift-plays-shepherds-bush-empire/". Shine On Media. 2009-05-07. Retrieved 2009-06-28.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Taylor Swift, Billboard's Best-selling Artist of 2008 announces "FEARLESS 2009" Headlining Tour". Taylor Swift Press Releases. 2009-01-30. Retrieved 2009-06-28.
- ↑ "Taylor Swift Presented Key to the City of Evansville, Ind.". CMT. 2009-04-24. Retrieved 2009-06-28.
- ↑ "Taylor Swift adds second and last UK tour date.". Manchester Evening News Arena. 2009-08-20. Retrieved 2009-08-20.
- ↑ "Justin Bieber Joins Taylor Swift UK TOUR".
- ↑ http://newsroom.mtv.com/2009/11/24/justin-bieber-injury
- ↑ http://www.thehothits.com/news/17333/taylor-swift-announces-2010-australian-tour!
- ↑ http://www.taylorswift.com/tourpage.html
- ↑ http://www.gillettestadium.com/event_calendar/index.cfm?ac=detail&eid=3648
- ↑ "Taylor Swift Sells Out LA's Staples Center in 2 Minutes". Big Machine Records. 2009-02-06. Retrieved 2009-02-16.
- ↑ "Swift Tickets Gone before Many Have a Chance to Buy". Tristate Homepage. 2009-02-13. Retrieved 2009-02-16.
- ↑ "Taylor Swift tickets gone in a flash". Courier Press. 2009-02-13. Retrieved 2009-02-16.
- ↑ "Taylor Swift Concert Tickets Sell Swiftly (Jonesboro, AR)". KAIT 8. 2009-02-14. Retrieved 2009-02-16.
- ↑ "Tickets go Swiftly into waiting hands". Sun Herald. 2009-02-13. Retrieved 2009-02-16.
- ↑ "Taylor Swift Show A Fast Sellout In Nyc". CJBK. 2009-03-17. Retrieved 2009-03-19.
- ↑ http://www.fresnobee.com/columnists/mike-osegueda/story/1699779.html
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