The 1989 World Tour
Tour by Taylor Swift | |
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Associated album | 1989 |
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Start date | May 5, 2015 |
End date | December 12, 2015 |
Legs | 6 |
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Taylor Swift concert chronology |
The 1989 World Tour[1] is the fourth concert tour by American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift, in support of her fifth studio album, 1989 (2014). The tour's European and North American dates, as well as two Japan shows, were announced in November 2014, followed by the Oceania dates in December 2014. Additional dates for Asia were announced in June 2015. The tour began on May 5, 2015, in Tokyo, Japan.
Background
The tour was announced via Swift's Twitter on November 3, 2014: she said "#The1989WorldTour is happening!" before giving a link to her website where fans could find out the list of dates. It was also revealed that Vance Joy would be joining Swift on tour, and that tickets would go sale on for North American fans on November 14.[2]
In an interview with Time Magazine, Swift said that "the setlist will predominantly songs from 1989. [...] I have so many things I've been dreaming up for this. If you look at the makeup of my previous music, as far as production elements go, there are a lot of live drums, acoustic guitars, electric guitars, and live bass. And if you look at the landscape of 1989, it’s mostly synths and automated drums and these kind of big epic synth pad sounds, and key bass, and layered vocals. I have a very big band, there are, what, 14 of us, so what you’re going to end up with is more of a live feel in that it’s going to be filled in and more dramatic with more layers to it, but never to the point where it’s going to feel noisy or overcrowded." She also acknowledged the challenge of playing to stadiums, stating that "the challenge with a stadium show is making those people in the very top row feel like they got an intimate, personal experience."[3] The following month in an interview with KIIS-FM, she revealed that she knew what the stage would look like, as well as that knowing that "all the fans seem to be saying that they really don't want any song [from 1989] left off the setlist".[4]
Commercial reception
Her five shows from the North American run (May 20–June 6, 2015) generated a total of $16.8 million from 149,708 ticket sales.[5] It topped the Billboard Hot Tours chart for the second week, earning $15.2 million with a total of 129,962 tickets "sold" from three shows.[6]
Set list
This set list is representative of the show on May 5, 2015 in Tokyo, Japan. It does not represent all dates throughout the tour.[7]
- "Welcome to New York"
- "New Romantics"
- "Blank Space"
- "I Knew You Were Trouble"
- "I Wish You Would"
- "How You Get the Girl"
- "I Know Places"
- "All You Had to Do Was Stay"
- "You Are In Love"
- "Clean"
- "Love Story"
- "Style"
- "This Love"
- "Bad Blood"
- "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together"
- "Enchanted" / "Wildest Dreams"
- "Out of the Woods"
- "Shake It Off"
- On selected shows such as Bossier City, Pittsburgh, and Cologne, Swift performs "Wonderland" in place of "You Are In Love".[8][9]
- During the show in Dublin on the second night, Swift performed "Holy Ground" in place of "You Are In Love".[10]
- During the show in East Rutherford on the second night, Swift performed "You Belong With Me" in place of "You Are In Love".[11]
Swift surprised fans throughout the tour by performing duets with special musical guests. Special guests also include co-stars from the "Bad Blood" music video and some friends that join Swift on the runway while performing "Style".
- May 15, 2015: "Tenerife Sea" with Ed Sheeran[12]
- May 30, 2015: "Radioactive" with Dan Reynolds of Imagine Dragons[13] and Martha Hunt & Gigi Hadid[14]
- June 6, 2015: "Pontoon" with Little Big Town[9]
- June 12, 2015: "Cool Kids" with Echosmith and Cara Delevingne & Mariska Hargitay[15]
- June 13, 2015: "Fight Song" with Rachel Platten and Mariska Hargitay[16]
- June 27, 2015: Kendall Jenner, Gigi Hadid, Serena Williams, Martha Hunt, Karlie Kloss, and Cara Delevingne[17]
- July 10, 2015: "Can't Feel My Face" with The Weeknd, Heidi Klum, United States women's national soccer team, and Lena Dunham, Lily Aldridge, Gigi Hadid, & Hailee Steinfeld[18]
- July 11, 2015: "Jealous" with Nick Jonas and Gigi Hadid, Martha Hunt, Lily Aldridge, Karlie Kloss, Candice Swanepoel, Behati Prinsloo, & Uzo Aduba[19]
Shows
Date | City | Country | Venue | Opening acts | Attendance | Revenue | |
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Asia[1][20][21] | |||||||
May 5, 2015 | Tokyo | Japan | Tokyo Dome | — | 104,000 / 104,000 | ||
May 6, 2015 | |||||||
North America[1][22][23][24][25] | |||||||
May 15, 2015[a] | Las Vegas | United States | City of Rock | — | — | — | |
May 20, 2015 | Bossier City | CenturyLink Center | Vance Joy | 12,459 / 12,459 | $1,458,197 | ||
May 22, 2015 | Baton Rouge | LSU Tiger Stadium | Vance Joy Shawn Mendes |
— | — | ||
May 30, 2015 | Detroit | Ford Field | 50,703 / 50,703 | $5,999,690 | |||
June 2, 2015 | Louisville | KFC Yum! Center | Vance Joy | 16,242 / 16,242 | $1,863,281 | ||
June 3, 2015 | Cleveland | Quicken Loans Arena | 15,503 / 15,503 | $1,732,041 | |||
June 6, 2015 | Pittsburgh | Heinz Field | Vance Joy Shawn Mendes |
54,801 / 54,801 | $5,836,926 | ||
June 8, 2015 | Charlotte | Time Warner Cable Arena | Vance Joy | 15,024 / 15,024 | $1,627,798 | ||
June 9, 2015 | Raleigh | PNC Arena | 13,886 / 13,886 | $1,653,762 | |||
June 12, 2015 | Philadelphia | Lincoln Financial Field | Vance Joy Shawn Mendes |
101,052 / 101,052 | $11,987,816 | ||
June 13, 2015 | |||||||
Europe[1][26] | |||||||
June 19, 2015 | Cologne | Germany | Lanxess Arena | James Bay | — | — | |
June 20, 2015 | |||||||
June 21, 2015 | Amsterdam | Netherlands | Ziggo Dome | — | — | ||
June 23, 2015 | Glasgow | Scotland | The SSE Hydro | Vance Joy | — | — | |
June 24, 2015 | Manchester | England | Manchester Arena | — | — | ||
June 27, 2015[b] | London | Hyde Park | Rae Morris Vance Joy Ellie Goulding John Newman |
65,000 / 65,000 | — | ||
June 29, 2015 | Dublin | Ireland | 3Arena | Vance Joy | — | — | |
June 30, 2015 | |||||||
North America[1] | |||||||
July 6, 2015 | Ottawa | Canada | Canadian Tire Centre | Vance Joy | — | — | |
July 7, 2015 | Montreal | Bell Centre | — | — | |||
July 10, 2015 | East Rutherford | United States | MetLife Stadium | Vance Joy Shawn Mendes HAIM |
— | — | |
July 11, 2015 | |||||||
July 13, 2015 | Washington, D.C. | Nationals Park | — | — | |||
July 14, 2015 | |||||||
July 18, 2015 | Chicago | Soldier Field | — | — | |||
July 19, 2015 | |||||||
July 24, 2015 | Foxborough | Gillette Stadium | — | — | |||
July 25, 2015 | |||||||
August 1, 2015 | Vancouver | Canada | BC Place Stadium | Vance Joy Shawn Mendes |
— | — | |
August 4, 2015 | Edmonton | Rexall Place | Vance Joy | — | — | ||
August 5, 2015 | |||||||
August 8, 2015 | Seattle | United States | CenturyLink Field | Vance Joy Shawn Mendes |
— | — | |
August 14, 2015 | Santa Clara | Levi's Stadium | — | — | |||
August 15, 2015 | |||||||
August 17, 2015 | Glendale | Gila River Arena | Vance Joy | — | — | ||
August 18, 2015 | |||||||
August 21, 2015 | Los Angeles | Staples Center | Vance Joy HAIM |
— | — | ||
August 22, 2015 | |||||||
August 24, 2015 | |||||||
August 25, 2015 | |||||||
August 26, 2015 | |||||||
August 29, 2015 | San Diego | Petco Park | Vance Joy Shawn Mendes |
— | — | ||
September 4, 2015 | Salt Lake City | EnergySolutions Arena | Vance Joy | — | — | ||
September 5, 2015 | Denver | Pepsi Center | — | — | |||
September 6, 2015 | |||||||
September 9, 2015 | Fargo | Fargodome | — | — | |||
September 11, 2015 | St. Paul | Xcel Energy Center | — | — | |||
September 12, 2015 | |||||||
September 13, 2015 | |||||||
September 16, 2015 | Indianapolis | Bankers Life Fieldhouse | — | — | |||
September 17, 2015 | Columbus | Nationwide Arena | — | — | |||
September 18, 2015 | |||||||
September 21, 2015 | Kansas City | Sprint Center | — | — | |||
September 22, 2015 | |||||||
September 25, 2015 | Nashville | Bridgestone Arena | Vance Joy HAIM |
— | — | ||
September 26, 2015 | |||||||
September 28, 2015 | St. Louis | Scottrade Center | — | — | |||
September 29, 2015 | |||||||
October 2, 2015 | Toronto | Canada | Rogers Centre | Vance Joy Shawn Mendes |
— | — | |
October 3, 2015 | |||||||
October 8, 2015 | Des Moines | United States | Wells Fargo Arena | Vance Joy | — | — | |
October 9, 2015 | Omaha | CenturyLink Center | — | — | |||
October 10, 2015 | |||||||
October 13, 2015 | Houston | Minute Maid Park | Vance Joy Shawn Mendes |
— | — | ||
October 17, 2015 | Arlington | AT&T Stadium | — | — | |||
October 20, 2015 | Lexington | Rupp Arena | Vance Joy | — | — | ||
October 21, 2015 | Greensboro | Greensboro Coliseum | — | — | |||
October 24, 2015 | Atlanta | Georgia Dome | Vance Joy Shawn Mendes |
— | — | ||
October 27, 2015 | Miami | American Airlines Arena | Vance Joy | — | — | ||
October 31, 2015 | Tampa | Raymond James Stadium | Vance Joy Shawn Mendes |
— | — | ||
Asia[1][27][28] | |||||||
November 7, 2015 | Singapore | Singapore | Singapore Indoor Stadium | — | — | — | |
November 8, 2015 | |||||||
November 10, 2015 | Shanghai | China | Mercedes-Benz Arena | — | — | — | |
November 11, 2015 | |||||||
November 12, 2015 | |||||||
Oceania[1][29][30] | |||||||
November 28, 2015 | Sydney | Australia | ANZ Stadium | Vance Joy | — | — | |
December 5, 2015 | Brisbane | Suncorp Stadium | — | — | |||
December 7, 2015 | Adelaide | Adelaide Entertainment Centre | — | — | |||
December 8, 2015 | |||||||
December 11, 2015 | Melbourne | AAMI Park | — | — | |||
December 12, 2015 | |||||||
Total | 279,670 / 279,670 | $32,159,511 |
Notes
- ^ The concert on May 15, 2015 at City of Rock in Las Vegas is part of the Rock in Rio USA.
- ^ The concert on June 27, 2015 at Hyde Park in London is part of the British Summer Time.
References
- ^ a b c d e f g Swift, Taylor. "Events: Taylor Swift". taylorswift.com. Retrieved November 22, 2014.
- ^ "Taylor Swift's '1989' World Tour Dates Announced". Billboard. Retrieved April 23, 2015.
- ^ Jack Dickey. "Taylor Swift TIME Cover: Spotify, Role Models and The Knicks". Time. Retrieved April 23, 2015.
- ^ [1]
- ^ Bob Allen (June 12, 2015). "Taylor Swift's 1989 Tour Has Earned $17 Million… And Counting". Billboard. (Prometheus Global Media). Retrieved July 11, 2015.
- ^ Bob Allen (June 19, 2015). "Taylor Swift's 1989 Tour Stays on Top of Hot Tours Tally". Billboard. (Prometheus Global Media). Retrieved July 11, 2015.
- ^ Yahr, Emily (May 5, 2015). "Taylor Swift '1989' World Tour: Set list, costumes, the stage, the spectacle". The Washington Post. Katharine Weymouth. Retrieved May 21, 2015.
- ^ Mansfield, Brian (May 21, 2015). "Taylor Swift launches U.S. tour in Louisiana". USA Today. Retrieved May 21, 2015.
- ^ a b Mervis, Scott (June 6, 2015). "Taylor Swift dazzles at Heinz Field once again with 1989 Tour". Pittsburgh Post-gazette. Retrieved June 7, 2015.
- ^ http://www.setlist.fm/setlist/taylor-swift/2015/3arena-dublin-ireland-43c94f67.html
- ^ http://www.setlist.fm/setlist/taylor-swift/2015/metlife-stadium-east-rutherford-nj-13f681e9.html
- ^ Lee, Christina (May 16, 2015). "Taylor Swift Joined By Ed Sheeran To Sing "Tenerife Sea" At Las Vegas: Watch". Idolator. Retrieved June 28, 2015.
- ^ Graff, Gary (May 31, 2015). "Taylor Swift Brings Dan Reynolds of Imagine Dragons Out for 'Radioactive' in Detroit". Billboard. Retrieved June 5, 2015.
- ^ Heller, Corinne (May 31, 2015). "Taylor Swift Brings "Bad Blood" Co-Stars Gigi Hadid & Martha Hunt Onstage at Concert—See Their Fierce Looks!". E! Online. Retrieved June 13, 2015.
- ^ Roth, Madeline (June 13, 2015). "A Bunch Of Famous 'Cool Kids' Joined Taylor Swift's 1989 Tour". MTV News. Retrieved June 13, 2015.
- ^ Lipshutz, Jason (June 14, 2015). "Watch Taylor Swift Bring Out Rachel Platten for 'Fight Song' in Philadelphia". Billboard. Retrieved June 14, 2015.
- ^ Iasimone, Ashley (June 27, 2015). "Taylor Swift's '1989' Tour: Kendall Jenner, Cara Delevingne & More Join Her for 'Style' in London". Billboard. Retrieved June 27, 2015.
- ^ Strecker, Erin (July 11, 2015). "Taylor Swift's 1989 Tour: The Weeknd Performs, U.S Women's Soccer Team Shines & 8 More Enchanting Moments". Billboard. Retrieved July 11, 2015.
- ^ "Angels, a Jonas & Crazy Eyes! See Who Taylor Swift Brought Onstage for Her Latest Concert Stop". People. July 12, 2015. Retrieved July 12, 2015.
- ^ "Tokyo, Japan Added to the 1989 World Tour". TaylorSwift.com. November 6, 2014. Retrieved November 22, 2014.
- ^ "Taylor Swift's World tour at Tokyo Dome to 104k person "I want to meet you"" (in Japanese). ORICON. May 7, 2015. Retrieved June 13, 2015.
- ^ Daniel Kreps. "Taylor Swift Reveals Massive 1989 World Tour". Rolling Stone. Retrieved November 22, 2014.
- ^ Brian Mansfield. "Taylor Swift announces 2015 world tour". USA Today. Retrieved November 22, 2014.
- ^ Hale, Andreas (May 16, 2015). "Taylor Swift Sizzles on Day 3 of Rock in Rio USA". Billboard. Retrieved June 15, 2015.
- ^ Box score:
- "Billboard Boxscore :: Current Scores". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. June 10, 2015. Archived from the original on June 10, 2015.
- "Billboard Boxscore :: Current Scores". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. June 17, 2015. Archived from the original on June 17, 2015.
- ^ "Taylor Announces Additional Date on the European Leg of the 1989 World Tour". TaylorSwift.com. November 6, 2014. Retrieved November 22, 2014.
- ^ "The 1989 World Tour is Headed to Singapore!". TaylorSwift.com. June 23, 2015. Retrieved June 24, 2014.
- ^ "The 1989 World Tour is Coming To Shanghai!". TaylorSwift.com. June 23, 2015. Retrieved June 24, 2014.
- ^ "Taylor Swift tickets, tour and event information - Ticketek Australia". ticketek.com.au. December 2, 2014. Retrieved December 2, 2014.
- ^ "Australia Added to The 1989 World Tour". TaylorSwift.com. December 2, 2014. Retrieved December 2, 2014.
External links
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