Fearless Tour

Fearless Tour

Tour by Taylor Swift
File:Taylor Swift's Fearless Tour.jpg The tour's official poster
Associated album	Fearless
Start date	April 23, 2009
End date	June 5, 2010
Legs	4
No. of shows	90 in North America 8 in Oceania 6 in Europe 1 in Asia 105 in total
Taylor Swift concert chronology

The Fearless Tour was the first 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, 2010).

Pre-tour activity

Swift performing "Tim McGraw" during the Fearless Tour in 2009.

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.

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. 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.

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 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. 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. 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!". 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. On October 8, it was announced that the tour would be extended through June 2, 2010 to include 37 additional shows in North America. It has been confirmed that Justin Bieber will be performing at the Gillette Stadium on June 5, 2010 with Swift.

Tour activity

In a recent interview with US teen magazine Twist, Swift 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.

Opening acts

Gloriana

North America and Australia

1. "How Far Do You Wanna Go"/"Go Your Own Way"
2. "If You're Leavin'" (Foxboro,MA only)
3. "You Said"
4. "Lead Me On"
5. "The Way It Goes"
6. "The World Is Ours Tonight" (Foxboro, MA only)
7. "Wild at Heart"

Kellie Pickler

North America

1. "Best Days of Your Life"
2. "Things That Never Cross a Man's Mind"
3. "Rocks Instead Of Rice"
4. "Makin' Me Fall in Love Again"
5. "Didn't You Know How Much I Loved You"
6. "Don't You Know You're Beautiful"
7. "I Wonder"
8. "Red High Heels"

Justin Bieber

United Kingdom and Foxboro, MA

1. "Love Me"
2. "Bigger"
3. "One Less Lonely Girl"
4. "Favorite Girl"
5. "Down To Earth"
6. "With You" (Chris Brown Cover)
7. "One Time"

Set list

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Taylor Swift with Kellie Pickler and Gloriana performing in Pittsburgh, PA in October 2009

1. "You Belong With Me"
2. "Our Song"
3. "Tell Me Why"
4. "Teardrops On My Guitar"
5. "Fearless"
6. "Forever and Always"
7. "Hey Stephen"
8. "Fifteen"
9. "The Best Day" (Moline, IL)
10. "Tim McGraw"
11. "White Horse"
12. "Love Story"
13. "The Way I Loved You"
14. "You're Not Sorry" (contains an element of "What Goes Around...Comes Around")
15. "Picture to Burn"
16. "Change" (Not performed in the United Kingdom, Australia or second leg in North America)

• Encore

1. "I'm Only Me When I'm With You" (with Kellie Pickler and Gloriana, Not performed on second North American leg)
2. "Today Was a Fairytale" (Australia and second leg of North America)
3. "Jump Then Fall" (Foxboro, MA)
4. "Should've Said No"

Notes

• John Mayer was a special guest at the May 22 Staples Center show. The two performed "Your Body Is a Wonderland" and "White Horse".
• Katy Perry was a special guest at the April 15 Staples Center show. The two performed "Hot n Cold".

Tour dates

Date	City	Country	Venue
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	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
May 17, 2009	Nampa		Idaho Center
May 21, 2009	Glendale		Jobing.com Arena
May 22, 2009	Los Angeles		Staples Center
May 23, 2009	Paradise		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		Bama Jam Music Festival
June 11, 2009	Columbia		Merriweather Post Pavilion
June 12, 2009	Greensboro		Greensboro Coliseum
June 24, 2009	Oshkosh		Country USA Festival
June 25, 2009	Cadott		Chippewa Valley – Country Fest
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		Value City Arena
July 18, 2009	Charleston		Charleston Civic Center
July 23, 2009	Cheyenne		Cheyenne Frontier Days
July 24, 2009	Rapid City		Rushmore Plaza Civic Center
July 25, 2009	Minot		North Dakota State Fair
August 7, 2009	Detroit Lakes		WE Fest
August 9, 2009	Omaha		Qwest Center Omaha
Europe
August 22, 2009	Chelmsford	England	V Festival
August 23, 2009
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
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
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

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. 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. 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.