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The Fearless Tour was the first concert tour by American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift. The tour was in support of her sophomore studio album, Fearless (2008). 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, Taylor performed with guests such as John Mayer, Faith Hill (May 22, 2010) and Katy Perry (April 15, 2010).

Pre-tour activity[]

Prior to the launch of the tour, Swift played three 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 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.

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 nor Gloriana will 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]

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, iTunes Music Store or the Verizon Wireless Download Store.

Setlist[]

  1. "You Belong with Me"
  2. "Our Song"
  3. "Tell Me Why"
  4. "Teardrops on My Guitar"
  5. "Fearless"
  6. "Forever & Always"
  7. "Hey Stephen"
  8. "Fifteen"
  9. "Tim McGraw"
  10. "White Horse"
  11. "Love Story"
  12. "The Way I Loved You"
  13. "You're Not Sorry"
  14. "Picture to Burn"
  15. "I'm Only Me When I'm With You"
  16. "Should've Said No"

Notes[]

  • "The Best Day" was originally performed in Evansville on April 23, 2009, 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".
  • Taylor caught and ripped her dress as she was walking down the castle onto the main stage during the song "Love Story" in Fresno, CA, at the Save Mart Center on April 10, 2010. She laughed it off during the line "you were Romeo I was the scarlet letter."
  • Taylor performed "Hot N Cold" with Katy Perry after "Today Was a Fairytale" at the Los Angeles show on April 15, 2010.
  • "Two Is Better Than One" was performed in Brisbane, Australia.
  • "The Best Day" was performed at the show at Moline, Illinois on May 8, 2010, as a dedication to her Mom, Andrea Swift.
  • The May 25, 2010, and May 26, 2010, shows at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas, were filmed for a TV special/Fearless Tour DVD.
  • "Jump Then Fall" was performed June 5, 2010, at Gillette Stadium.

Concert film[]

Gallery[]

Tour dates[]

Date City Country Venue
North America
April 23, 2009 Evansville United States Roberts Municipal Stadium
April 24, 2009 Jonesboro Convocation Center
April 25, 2009 St. Louis Scottrade Center
April 30, 2009 Charleston North Charleston Coliseum
May 1, 2009 Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena
May 2, 2009 Biloxi Mississippi Coast Coliseum
Europe
May 6, 2009 London England Shepherd's Bush Empire
May 7, 2009
North America
May 14, 2009 Spokane United States Spokane Arena
May 15, 2009 Seattle KeyArena
May 16, 2009 Portland Rose Garden Arena
May 17, 2009 Nampa Ford Arena
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 Enterprise BamaJam
June 5, 2009 Cincinnati U.S. Bank Arena
June 6, 2009 Auburn Hills The Palace of Auburn Hills
June 7, 2009 Fort Wayne War Memorial Coliseum
June 11, 2009 Columbia Merriweather Post Pavilion
June 12, 2009 Greensboro Greensboro Coliseum
June 13, 2009 Atlanta Philips Arena
June 24, 2009 Oshkosh Country USA Festival
June 25, 2009 Cadott Chippewa Valley Country Fest
June 27, 2009 Des Moines Wells Fargo Arena
June 28, 2009 Moline iWireless Center
July 8, 2009 Calgary Canada Pengrowth Saddledome
July 9, 2009 Edmonton Commonwealth Stadium
July 10, 2009 Craven Craven Country Jamboree
July 11, 2009 Winnipeg MTS Centre
July 16, 2009 Twin Lakes United States Country Thunder Festival
July 17, 2009 Columbus Nationwide Arena
July 18, 2009 Charleston Charleston Civic Center
July 23, 2009 Cheyenne Cheyenne Frontier Days Arena
July 24, 2009 Rapid City Barnett Arena
July 25, 2009 Minot North Dakota State Fair
July 31, 2009 Boston TD Garden
August 1, 2009 Philadelphia Wachovia Spectrum
August 7, 2009 Detroit Lakes WE Fest
August 8, 2009 Kansas City Sprint Center
August 9, 2009 Omaha Qwest Center
Europe
August 22, 2009 Chelmsford England Hylands Park
August 23, 2009 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 10, 2009 Lafayette Cajundome
September 11, 2009 Bossier City CenturTel Center
September 12, 2009 Birmingham BJCC Arena
September 14, 2009 Nashville Bridgestone Arena
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 Evening News Arena
Oceania
February 4, 2010 Brisbane Australia Brisbane Entertainment Centre
February 6, 2010 Sydney 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 Wells Fargo 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
April 11, 2010 San Jose HP Pavilion
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 PNC Arena
May 6, 2010 Des Moines Wells Fargo Arena
May 7, 2010 St. Paul Xcel Energy Center
May 8, 2010 Moline iWireless Center
May 12, 2010 Newark Prudential Center
May 13, 2010
May 14, 2010 Uniondale Nassau 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
May 29, 2010 Baton Rouge Tiger Stadium
June 1, 2010 Washington, D.C. Verizon Center
June 2, 2010
June 5, 2010 Foxborough Gillette Stadium
June 19, 2010 Atlantis The Bahamas Imperial Ballroom
July 10, 2010 Cavendish Canada 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.[11] 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.[12][13] Taylor Swift did something that only a few music stars have done in Fresno that was selling out the Save Mart Center in "10 minutes or less" says Steve Tadlock.[14]

Tour outfits[]

You Belong with Me[]

Our Song / Tell Me Why / Teardrops On My Guitar / Fearless[]

Forever & Always[]

Hey Stephen / Fifteen / Tim McGraw / White Horse[]

Love Story[]

The Way I Loved You / You're Not Sorry / Picture To Burn[]

I'm Only Me When I'm With You / Should've Said No[]

References[]

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  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20090307230747/http://taylorswift.com/fearlesstour_pressrelease.html%7C date=2021-19-21
  3. "Taylor Swift Presented Key to the City of Evansville, Ind.". CMT. 2009-04-24. http://www.cmt.com/news/news-in-brief/1609987/taylor-swift-presented-key-to-the-city-of-evansville-ind.jhtml. Retrieved 2009-06-28.
  4. "Taylor Swift adds second and last UK tour date.". Manchester Evening News Arena. 2009-08-20. http://www.men-arena.com/about/?page_id=1623. Retrieved 2009-08-20.
  5. "Justin Bieber Joins Taylor Swift UK TOUR". http://oceanup.com/2009/09/25/justin-bieber-joins-taylor-swift-uk-tour.
  6. http://newsroom.mtv.com/2009/11/24/justin-bieber-injury
  7. http://www.thehothits.com/news/17333/taylor-swift-announces-2010-australian-tour!
  8. http://www.taylorswift.com/tourpage.html
  9. http://www.gillettestadium.com/event_calendar/index.cfm?ac=detail&eid=3648
  10. "John Mayer Joins Taylor Swift on Tour". Tonic Gossip. 2009-05-23. http://tonicgossip.com/2009/05/23/john-mayer-joins-taylor-swift-on-tour/. Retrieved 2009-06-28.
  11. "Taylor Swift Sells Out LA's Staples Center in 2 Minutes". Big Machine Records. 2009-02-06. http://sev.prnewswire.com/entertainment/20090206/CL6790006022009-1.html. Retrieved 2009-02-16.
  12. "Taylor Swift tickets gone in a flash". Courier Press. 2009-02-13. http://www.courierpress.com/news/2009/feb/13/taylor-swift-tickets-gone-flash/. Retrieved 2009-02-16.
  13. "Taylor Swift Concert Tickets Sell Swiftly (Jonesboro, AR)". KAIT 8. 2009-02-14. http://www.kait8.com/Global/story.asp?S=9844040&nav=0jsh. Retrieved 2009-02-16.
  14. http://www.fresnobee.com/columnists/mike-osegueda/story/1699779.html
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