Fearless Tour
Tour by Taylor Swift | |
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Associated albums |
Taylor Swift Fearless |
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Start date | April 23, 2009 |
End date | July 10, 2010 |
Legs | 2 |
No. of shows |
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Box office | US $63.7 million |
Taylor Swift concert chronology |
The Fearless Tour was the debut concert tour by American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift. Also referred to as the Fearless Tour 2009 and the Fearless Tour 2010, it was launched in support of her second studio album Fearless (2008). On the tour, she was joined by guests Kellie Pickler and Gloriana. Teen singer Justin Bieber joined her as an opening act for the tour when she went to England in November 2009. During the tour, Swift performed with guests such as John Mayer, Katy Perry, and Faith Hill. It grossed $63,705,590 from 89 reported shows and a audience of 1,138,977.[1][2][3][4]
Pre-tour activity
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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.[5]
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.[6] 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 Thursday, April 23, 2009 Taylor Swift Day.[7]
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.[6]
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.[8] 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.[9] 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!".[10] 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.[11] On October 8, it was announced that the tour would be extended through June 2, 2010 to include 37 additional shows in North America.[12] It has been confirmed that Justin Bieber will be performing at the Gillette Stadium on June 5, 2010 with Swift.[13]
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, Massachusetts 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 Foxborough, Massachusetts
- "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 | Attendance | Revenue |
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North America[14] | |||||
April 23, 2009 | Evansville | United States | Roberts Stadium | 7,463 / 7,463 | $360,617 |
April 24, 2009 | Jonesboro | Convocation Center | 7,822 / 7,822 | $340,328 | |
April 25, 2009 | St. Louis | Scottrade Center | 13,764 / 13,764 | $650,420 | |
April 30, 2009 | Charleston | North Charleston Coliseum | 8,751 / 8,751 | $398,154 | |
May 1, 2009 | Jacksonville | Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena | 11,072 / 11,072 | $507,012 | |
May 2, 2009 | Biloxi | Mississippi Coast Coliseum | 9,436 / 9,436 | $437,313 | |
Europe[15] | |||||
May 6, 2009 | London | England | Shepherd's Bush Empire | N/A | N/A |
May 7, 2009 | |||||
North America[14] | |||||
May 14, 2009 | Spokane | United States | Spokane Arena | 10,798 / 10,798 | $482,146 |
May 15, 2009 | Seattle | KeyArena | 12,061 / 12,061 | $528,637 | |
May 16, 2009 | Portland | Rose Garden Arena | 13,226 / 13,226 | $613,284 | |
May 17, 2009 | Nampa | Ford Idaho Center | 8,970 / 8,970 | $413,622 | |
May 21, 2009 | Glendale | Jobing.com Arena | 13,052 / 13,052 | $647,923 | |
May 22, 2009 | Los Angeles | Staples Center | 13,648 / 13,648 | $720,940 | |
May 23, 2009 | Las Vegas | Mandalay Bay Events Center | 8,311 / 8,311 | $551,051 | |
May 24, 2009 | San Diego | Valley View Casino Center | 10,174 / 10,174 | $502,689 | |
May 26, 2009 | Salt Lake City | EnergySolutions Arena | 13,042 / 13,042 | $555,207 | |
June 4, 2009[lower-alpha 1] | Enterprise | BamaJam | N/A | N/A | |
June 5, 2009[lower-alpha 2] | Cincinnati | U.S. Bank Arena | |||
June 6, 2009[lower-alpha 2] | Auburn Hills | The Palace of Auburn Hills | |||
June 7, 2009[lower-alpha 2] | Ft. Wayne | Allen County War Memorial Coliseum | |||
June 11, 2009 | Columbia | Merriweather Post Pavilion | 17,619 / 17,619 | $608,438 | |
June 12, 2009 | Greensboro | Greensboro Coliseum | 14,641 / 14,641 | $690,959 | |
June 13, 2009[lower-alpha 2] | Atlanta | Philips Arena | N/A | N/A | |
June 24, 2009[lower-alpha 3] | Oshkosh | Country USA Festival | |||
June 25, 2009[lower-alpha 4] | Cadott | Chippewa Valley Country Fest | |||
June 27, 2009[lower-alpha 2] | Des Moines | Wells Fargo Arena | |||
June 28, 2009[lower-alpha 2] | Moline | iWireless Center | |||
July 8, 2009 | Calgary | Canada | Pengrowth Saddledome | ||
July 9, 2009[lower-alpha 5] | Edmonton | Commonwealth Stadium | |||
July 10, 2009[lower-alpha 6] | Craven | Craven Country Jamboree | |||
July 11, 2009 | Winnipeg | MTS Centre | 11,369 / 11,369 | $512,487 | |
July 16, 2009[lower-alpha 7] | Twin Lakes | United States | Country Thunder Festival | N/A | N/A |
July 17, 2009 | Columbus | Nationwide Arena | |||
July 18, 2009 | Charleston | Charleston Civic Center | |||
July 23, 2009[lower-alpha 8] | Cheyenne | Cheyenne Frontier Days | |||
July 24, 2009 | Rapid City | Rushmore Plaza Civic Center | |||
July 25, 2009[lower-alpha 9] | Minot | North Dakota State Fair | |||
July 31, 2009[lower-alpha 2] | Boston | TD Garden | |||
August 1, 2009[lower-alpha 2] | Philadelphia | Wachovia Spectrum | |||
August 7, 2009[lower-alpha 10] | Detroit Lakes | WE Fest | |||
August 8, 2009[lower-alpha 2] | Kansas City | Sprint Center | |||
August 9, 2009 | Omaha | Qwest Center | |||
Europe | |||||
August 22, 2009[lower-alpha 11] | Chelmsford | England | Hylands Park | N/A | N/A |
August 23, 2009[lower-alpha 11] | Staffordshire | Weston Park | |||
North America[14] | |||||
August 27, 2009 | New York City | United States | Madison Square Garden | 13,597 / 13,597 | $976,062 |
August 28, 2009 | Uncasville | Mohegan Sun Arena | 7,090 / 7,507 | $296,306 | |
August 29, 2009 | University Park | Bryce Jordan Center | N/A | N/A | |
August 30, 2009 | Louisville | Freedom Hall | |||
September 3, 2009 | Duluth | Arena at Gwinnett Center | |||
September 4, 2009 | Greenville | Bon Secours Wellness Arena | |||
September 5, 2009 | Charlotte | Time Warner Cable Arena | |||
September 10, 2009 | Lafayette | Cajundome | |||
September 11, 2009 | Bossier City | CenturyTel Center | |||
September 12, 2009 | Birmingham | BJCC | |||
September 14, 2009 | Nashville | Bridgestone Arena | 14,269 / 14,269 | $642,387 | |
September 25, 2009 | Dallas | American Airlines Center | 13,794 / 13,794 | $628,062 | |
September 26, 2009 | North Little Rock | Verizon Arena | 13,978 / 13,978 | $654,089 | |
September 27, 2009 | Tulsa | BOK Center | N/A | N/A | |
October 1, 2009 | Pittsburgh | Mellon Arena | |||
October 2, 2009 | Grand Rapids | Van Andel Arena | |||
October 3, 2009 | Cleveland | Quicken Loans Arena | 15,524 / 15,524 | $743,492 | |
October 8, 2009 | Indianapolis | Conseco Fieldhouse | 13,373 / 13,373 | $634,876 | |
October 9, 2009 | Rosemont | Allstate Arena | 26,265 / 26,265 | $1,150,896 | |
October 10, 2009 | |||||
October 11, 2009 | Minneapolis | Target Center | 13,563 / 13,563 | $623,975 | |
Europe[16][17] | |||||
November 23, 2009 | London | England | Wembley Arena | N/A | N/A |
November 24, 2009 | Manchester | MEN Arena | |||
Australia[18] | |||||
February 4, 2010 | Brisbane | Australia | Brisbane Entertainment Centre | 11,334 / 11,334 | $956,505 |
February 6, 2010 | Sydney | Acer Arena | 27,030 / 27,030 | $2,030,640 | |
February 7, 2010 | |||||
February 8, 2010 | Newcastle | Newcastle Entertainment Centre | 7,180 / 7,180 | $555,396 | |
February 10, 2010 | Melbourne | Rod Laver Arena | 23,493 / 23,493 | $1,627,510 | |
February 11, 2010 | |||||
February 12, 2010 | Adelaide | Adelaide Entertainment Centre | 8,376 / 9,066 | $585,352 | |
Asia[18] | |||||
February 17, 2010 | Tokyo | Japan | Zepp | N/A | N/A |
North America[18] | |||||
March 4, 2010 | Tampa | United States | St. Pete Times Forum | 13,861 / 13,861 | $793,049 |
March 5, 2010 | Orlando | Amway Arena | 11,101 / 11,101 | $598,581 | |
March 7, 2010 | Sunrise | BankAtlantic Center | 13,453 / 13,453 | $777,442 | |
March 10, 2010 | Austin | Frank Erwin Center | 11,928 / 11,928 | $642,705 | |
March 11, 2010 | Dallas | American Airlines Center | 14,022 / 14,022 | $742,954 | |
March 12, 2010 | Corpus Christi | American Bank Center | 8,423 / 8,423 | $501,169 | |
March 18, 2010 | Philadelphia | Wells Fargo Center | 30,360 / 30,360 | $2,002,321 | |
March 19, 2010 | |||||
March 20, 2010 | Charlottesville | John Paul Jones Arena | 11,858 / 11,858 | $664,305 | |
March 26, 2010 | Auburn Hills | The Palace of Auburn Hills | 29,125 / 29,125 | $1,711,591 | |
March 27, 2010 | |||||
March 28, 2010 | Cincinnati | U.S. Bank Arena | 11,208 / 11,208 | $645,592 | |
March 31, 2010 | Oklahoma City | Chesapeake Energy Arena | 11,795 / 11,795 | $675,184 | |
April 1, 2010 | Wichita | Intrust Bank Arena | 11,208 / 11,208 | $610,801 | |
April 2, 2010 | Kansas City | Sprint Center | 13,781 / 13,781 | $761,110 | |
April 6, 2010 | Denver | Pepsi Center | 25,991 / 25,991 | $1,497,135 | |
April 7, 2010 | |||||
April 10, 2010 | Fresno | Save Mart Center | 11,706 / 11,706 | $649,488 | |
April 11, 2010 | San Jose | HP Pavilion | 12,744 / 12,744 | $716,726 | |
April 15, 2010 | Los Angeles | Staples Center | 27,518 / 27,518 | $1,736,197 | |
April 16, 2010 | |||||
April 29, 2010 | Lexington | Rupp Arena | 17,966 / 17,966 | $1,024,223 | |
April 30, 2010 | Columbia | Colonial Life Arena | 13,429 / 13,429 | $755,475 | |
May 1, 2010 | Raleigh | RBC Center | 13,895 / 13,895 | $752,303 | |
May 6, 2010 | Des Moines | Wells Fargo Arena | 13,264 / 13,264 | $738,280 | |
May 7, 2010 | St. Paul | Xcel Energy Center | 14,914 / 14,914 | $846,111 | |
May 8, 2010 | Moline | iWireless Center | 10,641 / 10,641 | $610,668 | |
May 12, 2010 | Newark | Prudential Center | 26,065 / 26,065 | $1,742,669 | |
May 13, 2010 | |||||
May 14, 2010 | Uniondale | Nassau Coliseum | 25,831 / 25,831 | $1,713,529 | |
May 15, 2010 | |||||
May 20, 2010 | Ottawa | Canada | Scotiabank Place | 13,376 / 13,376 | $873,206 |
May 21, 2010 | Toronto | Air Canada Centre | 30,458 / 30,458 | $2,497,690 | |
May 22, 2010 | |||||
May 25, 2010 | Houston | United States | Toyota Center | 23,493 / 23,493 | $1,290,926 |
May 26, 2010 | |||||
May 29, 2010[lower-alpha 12] | Baton Rouge | LSU Tiger Stadium | N/A | N/A | |
June 1, 2010 | Washington, D.C. | Verizon Center | 27,290 / 27,290 | $1,824,743 | |
June 2, 2010 | |||||
June 5, 2010 | Foxborough | Gillette Stadium | 56,868 / 56,868 | $3,726,157 | |
June 19, 2010 | Atlantis | The Bahamas | Imperial Ballroom | N/A | N/A |
July 10, 2010[lower-alpha 13] | Cavendish | Canada | Cavendish Beach Music Festival | ||
Notes
- ↑ This concert was a part of BamaJam.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 With Keith Urban
- ↑ This concert was a part of the Country USA Festival.
- ↑ This concert was a part of the Chippewa Valley Country Fest.
- ↑ This concert was a part of Commonwealth Country, where she opened for the festival headliner, Kenny Chesney.
- ↑ This concert was a part of the Craven Country Jamboree.
- ↑ This concert was a part of the Country Thunder Festival.
- ↑ This concert was a part of the Cheyenne Frontier Days.
- ↑ This concert was a part of the North Dakota State Fair.
- ↑ This concert was a part of the WE Fest.
- 1 2 This concert was part of the V Festival.
- ↑ This concert was part of the Bayou Country Superfest.
- ↑ This concert was part of the Cavendish Beach Music Festival.
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.[19] 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.[20][21][22][23][24] 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.[25]
References
- ↑ http://billboard.com/articles/photos/live/950374/taylor-swift-announces-speak-now-world-tour
- ↑ http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/267140/taylor-swift-announces-second-leg-of-fearless-tour
- ↑ http://www.billboard.com/articles/photos/live/267051/hot-tours-u2-taylor-swift-ruben-blades
- ↑ http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/949535/top-25-tours-of-2010
- ↑ "Taylor Swift plays Shepherds Bush Empire/". Shine On Media. 2009-05-07. Retrieved 2009-06-28.
- 1 2 "Taylor Swift, Billboard's Best-selling Artist of 2008 announces "FEARLESS 2009" Headlining Tour". Taylor Swift Press Releases. 2009-01-30. Archived from the original on March 7, 2009. 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
- 1 2 3 http://mtv.com/news/1606856/taylor-swift-announces-tour-dates
- ↑ http://telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/rockandpopmusic/5202294/Taylor-Swift-the-19-year-old-country-music-star-conquering-America-and-now-Britain.html
- ↑ http://telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/live-music-reviews/6645648/Taylor-Swift-at-Wembley-Arena-review.html
- ↑ http://femalefirst.co.uk/music/reviews/Live+Review+Taylor+Swift+MEN+Arena-9861.html
- 1 2 3 http://web.archive.org/web/20100714085929/http://www.taylorswift.com/tour
- ↑ "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. Archived from the original on February 14, 2009. 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. Archived from the original on February 17, 2009. Retrieved 2009-02-16.
- ↑ "Taylor Swift Show A Fast Sellout In Nyc". CJBK. 2009-03-17. Archived from the original on June 15, 2009. Retrieved 2009-03-19.
- ↑ http://www.fresnobee.com/columnists/mike-osegueda/story/1699779.html
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