Fearless Tour
Promotional tour by Taylor Swift | |
File:Taylor Swift's Fearless Tour.jpg | |
Associated album | Fearless |
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Start date | April 23, 2009 |
End date | June 2, 2010 |
Legs | 3 |
No. of shows | 90 in North America 6 in Europe 8 in Australia 104 in total |
The Fearless Tour (also known as The Fearless 2009 Tour and The Fearless 2010 Tour) is the first headlining concert tour by country music singer Taylor Swift. The tour is in support of her award-winning, triple-platinum album Fearless. On the tour, she is joined by special guests Kellie Pickler and Gloriana. The tour has been a massive success, becoming one of the most attended tours of 2009, with all dates in all 50 cities being sold out.
Pre-Tour Activity
Prior to the launch of the tour, Swift played three headling shows in the US, including a sold-out performance in front of nearly 71,000 fans at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo in March 2009. Swift also played several dates in the UK and Australia, including two sold-out shows at the Shepherd's Bush Empire in London.[1]
Also, in the midst of her own tour, Swift has been opening shows in select cities for Keith Urban on his Escape Together World Tour 2009.
About the Tour
The tour was announced on January 30, 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 her good personal friend, and former American Idol contestant, Kellie Pickler.
The tour kicked off in Evansville, Indiana on April 23, 2009 at Roberts Stadium. In honor of the kick off of the sell-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 an incredibly 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.[4]
As of now, the main leg of the Fearless Tour is set to conclude at the Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota on October 11, 2009. However, Swift suggested while on a radio interview with Key 103 in Manchester, England that if the Fearless album is a success in the UK she will return in the fall for a UK leg of the tour. In late June, a new tour date was announced for November 23 at the Wembley Arena in London. However it has become apparent that neither Kellie Pickler or Gloriana will be joining her on the UK part of the tour. Due to the success of Fearless Taylor Swift has decided to announce another date in the UK at the Manchester Evening News Arena on November 24.[5] This will be the final and second tour date in the UK. The two shows at Wembley and Manchester will be the only two shows for the Fearless Tour in Europe. It was announced later that singer Justin Bieber would join Swift on the two UK dates[6] While performing at Wembley Arena, Swift received a six-minute standing ovation from the audience, this also and Bieber was reported to have broken his foot while he performed 'One Time' during his opening. 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. Swift received an 8 minute standing ovation during the Manchester performance.[7]
On September 30th, It was announced that Taylor would return to Australia in February 2010 to play another series of concerts in but now in Arenas.[8] On October 8th, it was announced that the tour would be extended through June 2, 2010 to include 37 additional shows in North America.[9]
Tour activity
In a recent interview with US teen magazine Twist, Taylor stated that she was writing songs for her next album while touring, saying that she was 'addicted to recording'. While touring, she released the single 'American Girl', which was recorded on Verizon's Mobile Recording Studio Bus. It is a cover of the original song by Tom Petty. It is now available via Rhapsody or the Verizon Wireless Download Store.
Set list
Gloriana
- How Far Do You Wanna Go/Go Your Own Way
- You Said
- Lead Me On
- The Way It Goes
- Wild at Heart
Kellie Pickler
- Best Days of Your Life
- Things That Never Cross a Man's Mind
- Rocks Instead Of Rice
- Don't You Know You're Beautiful
- Didn't You Know How Much I Loved You
- Makin' Me Fall in Love Again
- I Wonder
- Red High Heels
Justin Bieber
- Love Me
- Bigger
- Favourite Girl
- One Less Lonely Girl
- One Time
Taylor Swift
- 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/What Goes Around.../...Comes Around
- Picture to Burn
- Change
- Encore
- I'm Only Me When I'm With You (with Kellie Pickler & Gloriana)
- Should've Said No
- The Best Day was originally performed in Evansville on April 23rd but was later removed from the set list.
- Picture to Burn was originally performed as part of the encore but was later moved to the main portion of the show.
- John Mayer was a special guest at the May 22 STAPLES Center show. The two performed Your Body Is A Wonderland and White Horse.[10]
- Faith Hill was a special guest at the September 12 Sommet Center show. The two performed Hill's "The Way You Love Me"
- Due to the concert running over time, Change was not performed at Mellon Arena in Pittsburgh, PA on October 1. Also, it was not played at the Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Illinois. on October 9. The song along with 'I'm Only Me When I'm With You' was not performed at the Manchester concert because of running over time.
- Justin Bieber will be a special guest during the Manchester and London dates on November 23 & 24[6].
Tour Dates
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.[13] 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. [14][15][16][17][18] Taylor 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.[19]
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.
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- ^ "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, 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 adds second and last UK tour date". Manchester Evening News Arena. 2009-08-20. Retrieved 2009-08-20.
- ^ a b "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
- ^ "John Mayer Joins Taylor Swift on Tour". Tonic Gossip. 2009-05-23. Retrieved 2009-06-28.
- ^ http://www.aeglive.com/tourdates.php?id=10305&detail_type=tour
- ^ http://www.xcelenergycenter.com/events/detail.jsp?EVENT_ID=810
- ^ "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