Taylor Swift to Extend FEARLESS Arena Tour into 2010

Taylor Swift to Extend FEARLESS Arena Tour into 2010

NASHVILLE, Tenn., Oct. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Taylor Swift, who this weekend will play the final four shows of her groundbreaking, sold-out FEARLESS 2009 Tour, announced today that she will bring the FEARLESS Tour back to the fans in 2010. Tickets for the Taylor Swift FEARLESS 2010 tour will go on sale later this month, with ticket prices starting at $25.

Taylor, who at 19 is the youngest artist in history to be nominated for the Country Music Association's prestigious Entertainer of the Year Award, will kick off her FEARLESS 2010 Tour on February 4th in Brisbane, Australia and play five shows Down Under before beginning her North American run on March 4th in Tampa, Florida. In 2010, Taylor will headline 37 shows in 29 cities in 22 states and provinces in the US and Canada.

"I'm so excited to take the Fearless tour back out on the road again in 2010!" says Taylor. "This year's tour has been so much fun and even more unforgettable than I ever imagined. The fans have been so amazing, and I'm thrilled to play in new cities and see even more of my fans on the 2010 FEARLESS Tour!"

The TAYLOR SWIFT FEARLESS 2009 TOUR was the hottest ticket of the year, wowing fans and critics worldwide. Capacity crowds packed arenas around the globe -- every show on the tour sold out within minutes, including one at Madison Square Garden in one minute, and one at Los Angeles' STAPLES center in just two minutes. The blockbuster tour was chronicled in the one-hour primetime NBC network special Dateline: On Tour With Taylor Swift.

Here's what some of the nation's top critics had to say about Taylor Swift and the FEARLESS 2009 Tour:

"Swift's fans don't just believe in her savvy songwriting and gracious, magnetic stage presence. They trust her as a peer. And if the unerring pleasures of her set - and the crowd's Beatles-sized reactions - were any indication, they'll be trusting her for a long time." - The Los Angeles Times

"Country queen Taylor Swift charms the L.A. crowd." - The Hollywood Reporter

"Swift shoots to superstardom. Her two-hour set at the sold-out arena showed a level of creativity - and more important, sincerity - which many other acts don't reach for decades, if ever. Watch out Madonna, Britney Spears, Mick Jagger and Bono. There is a new master of the stage in pop music moving quickly up the ladder, and the scary thing is that she is only 19 years old." - The (Phoenix) Arizona Republic

"Wow, what a talent." - The (Jacksonville) Florida Times-Union

"Swift's two-hour set definitively proved that she's hardly just another flash in the pan of bubbly blond singers. The concert, gorgeously produced and featuring everything from an onstage waterfall to a fairytale castle and dancers in Renaissance garb, perfectly showcased Swift's poignant, clever songwriting, as well as her confident vocals and a stage presence way beyond her years." - The Dallas Morning News

"The concert was a high-tech extravaganza. . ..but the music cut through the spectacle. At the Garden Swift sang with punch and confidence, . . .and what really shone were the songs themselves. I've seen a lot of live music over the years, but few moments of symbiosis between performer and audience like an arena full of girls singing along to Swift's gentle pep talk." - Slate

"The two-hour, three-act spectacle doesn't slow down." - Rolling Stone

"Swift delivers delight at the Garden. For nearly two hair-flinging, spangly gowned hours, Swift showed why she's all set to be the biggest star around. Swift writes like Everygirl and sings like her hero. That's a combination that can't be beat. A delightful performance. . ..her sold-out show felt more like a victory lap." - New York Newsday

Taylor's good friend, American Idol finalist Kellie Pickler, again joins Taylor as a featured artist on all of the North American FEARLESS dates, and top selling new artist of 2009 Gloriana returns to open all of the shows.

   The Taylor Swift FEARLESS 2010 tour will include the following:    DATE                                                      CITY   

February 4 Brisbane, Australia

February 6 Sydney, Australia

February 8 Newcastle, Australia

February 10 Melbourne, Australia

February 12 Adelaide, Australia

   March 4                                                   Tampa, FL   March 5                                                   Orlando, FL   March 7                                                   Sunrise, FL   March 10                                                 Austin, TX   March 11                                                 Dallas, TX  

March 12 Corpus Christi, TX

   March 18                                                 Philadelphia, PA   March 19                                                 Philadelphia, PA  

March 20 Charlottesville, VA

   March 26                                                 Detroit, MI   March 27                                                 Detroit, MI   March 28                                                 Cincinnati, OH   March 31                                                 Oklahoma City, OK   April 1                                                      Wichita, KS  

April 2 Kansas City, MO

   April 6                                                      Denver, CO   April 7                                                      Denver, CO   April 10                                                    Fresno, CA   April 11                                                    San Jose, CA  

April 15 Los Angeles, CA

April 16 Los Angeles, CA

   April 29                                                    Lexington, KY   April 30                                                    Columbia, SC   May 1                                                       Raleigh, NC   May 6                                                       Des Moines, IA   May 7                                                       St. Paul, MN   May 8                                                       Moline, IL   May 12                                                     Newark, NJ   May 13                                                     Newark, NJ   May 14                                                     Uniondale, NY   May 15                                                     Uniondale, NY   May 20                                                     Ottawa, ON   May 21                                                     Toronto, ON   May 22                                                     Toronto, ON   May 25                                                     Houston, TX   May 26                                                     Houston, TX   June 2                                                      Washington, DC   

Venues for the tour stops will be announced in the coming weeks. Tour information will be continually updated on www.taylorswift.com and www.myspace.com/taylorswift.

The North American FEARLESS Tour is produced and promoted by The Messina Group (TMG.) TMG is a partner of AEG Live, one of the top live entertainment companies in the world, which produces world tours featuring internationally renowned artists and regional concerts and festivals. The Australian shows of the FEARLESS Tour are promoted by Michael Coppel Presents.

Taylor's Big Machine Records album releases, Fearless and her self-titled debut, have topped 10 million copies in combined total sales, plus an additional 20 million paid song downloads. Big Machine will release an enhanced version of the Fearless album, a CD/DVD dual set entitled Fearless Platinum Edition, on October 27th.

   For more information, please contact:    Paula Erickson                     Claudine Ottinger - Tour Publicist   Erickson Public Relations          Erickson Public Relations   615.665.5950                       843.971.9840   paula@ericksonpr.com               claudine@ericksonpr.com    For Kellie Pickler:                For Gloriana:    Wes Vause                          Tree Paine   BNA Records                        Warner Brothers Records   615.301.4373                       615.214.1500   wes.vause@sonymusic.com            tree.paine@wbr.com    For Big Machine Records:    Natalie Kilgore   Big Machine Records   615.324.7769   natalie.kilgore@bigmachinemail.com  

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Source: The Messina Group (TMG)/AEG Live

CONTACT: Paula Erickson, +1-615-665-5950, paula@ericksonpr.com, or
Claudine Ottinger - Tour Publicist, +1-843-971-9840, claudine@ericksonpr.com,
both of Erickson Public Relations; or for Kellie Pickler: Wes Vause of BNA
Records, +1-615-301-4373, wes.vause@sonymusic.com; or for Gloriana: Tree Paine
of Warner Brothers Records, +1-615-214-1500, tree.paine@wbr.com; or for Big
Machine Records: Natalie Kilgore of Big Machine Records, +1-615-324-7769,
natalie.kilgore@bigmachinemail.com

Web Site: http://www.taylorswift.com/

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Profile: International Entertainment