Taylor Swift shows 'Fearless' on big arena tour
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With her debut headlining tour already underway, rising country star Taylor Swift has filled a few gaps in her late-summer and early fall concert schedule.
The singer launched her trek last week in Evansville, IN, and will continue the outing Thursday night (4/30) in Charleston, SC. While there are no new additions to the performers calendar to report, Swift has verified venues for several shows and shuffled dates on a few others. Details of the trek, which is scheduled to run through mid-October, are included below.
"Headlining my own tour is a dream come true!" Swift said in a press statement issued before the tour's launch. "This way, I can play more music every night than I ever have before. Having written my own songs, they are all stories in my head, and my goal for this tour is to bring those stories to life."
Swift continues to ride high with her sophomore album, "Fearless," which spent 11 weeks at the top of the US album chart, the tenth longest-running No. 1 album in the history of the Billboard 200 chart, and the most weeks at the top ever for a female country artist.
The release has sold more than 2.4 million copies to date and spawned a slew of radio singles, including "Love Story," "White Horse" and "Fearless," all of which are currently holding spots on Billboard's Pop 100 chart. In all, the album charted seven songs in its debut week alone, tying Swift with Hannah Montana for the most songs by a female artist to make the charts in a single week.
As she did with her 2006 triple-platinum-selling debut, Swift wrote or co-wrote every song on the new album, including seven tracks by herself. She is the first female artist in country music history to take writing credit on every song of a platinum-selling debut.
Swift took home Album of the Year honors for "Fearless" earlier this month at the 44th Academy of Country Music Awards show in Las Vegas. She was also awarded the Crystal Milestone Award, given for "outstanding achievement in country music."
April 2009
30 - Charleston, SC - N. Charleston Coliseum
May 2009
1- Jacksonville, FL - Jacksonville Arena
2 - Biloxi, MS - Mississippi Coast Coliseum
14 - Spokane, WA - Spokane Arena
15 - Seattle, WA - Key Arena
16 - Portland, OR - Rose Garden
17 - Nampa, ID - Idaho Center
21 - Phoenix, AZ - Jobing.com Arena
22 - Los Angeles, CA - Staples Center
23 - Las Vegas, NV - Mandalay Bay
24 - San Diego, CA - San Diego Sports Arena
26 - Salt Lake City, UT - Energy Solutions Arena
June 2009
4 - Enterprise, AL - BamaJam
5 - Cincinnati, OH - US Bank Center (w/ Keith Urban)
6 - Auburn Hills, MI - The Palace at Auburn Hills (w/ Keith Urban)
7 - Ft. Wayne, IN - Memorial Coliseum (w/ Keith Urban)
11- Columbia, MD - Merriweather Post Pavilion
12 - Greensboro, NC - Greensboro Coliseum Complex
13 - Atlanta, GA - Philips Arnea (w/ Keith Urban)
24 - Oshkosh, WI - Country USA Festival
25 - Cadott, WI - Chippewa Valley Country Fest
27 - Des Moines, IA - Wells Fargo Arena (w/ Keith Urban)
28 - Moline, IL - Mark of the Quad Cities (w/ Keith Urban)
July 2009
8 - Calgary, Alberta - Pengrowth Saddledome
9 - Edmonton, Alberta - Commonwealth Stadium
10 - Craven, Saskatchewan - Craven Country Jamboree
11 - Winnipeg, Manitoba - MTS Centre
16 - Twin Lakes, WI - Country Thunder Festival
17 - Columbus, OH - Schottenstein Center
18 - Charleston, WV - Charleston Civic Center
23 - Cheyenne, WY - Cheyenne Frontier Days
24 - Rapid City, SD - Rushmore Civic Center
25 - Minot, ND - North Dakota State Fair
31 - Boston, MA - TD Banknorth Garden (w/ Keith Urban)
August 2009
1 - Philadelphia, PA - Wachovia Center (w/ Keith Urban)
7 - Detroit Lakes, MN - We Fest
8 - Kansas City, MO - Sprint Center (w/ Keith Urban)
9 - Omaha, NE - Qwest Center Omaha
27 - New York, NY - Madison Square Garden
28 - Uncasville, CT - Mohegan Sun
29 - University Park, PA - Bryce Jordan Center
30 - Louisville, KY - Freedom Hall @ The Kentucky Expo Center
September 2009
4 - Greenville, SC - Bi-Lo Center
5 - Charlotte, NC - TWC Arena
9 - Lafayette, LA - Cajun Dome
10 - Bossier City, LA - CenturyTel Center
12 - Birmingham, AL - Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center
25 - Dallas, TX - American Airlines Center
26 - Little Rock, AR - Alltel Arena
27 - Tulsa, OK - BOK Center
October 2009
1 - Pittsburgh, PA - Mellon Arena
2 - Grand Rapids, MI - Van Andel Arena
3 - Cleveland, OH - Quicken Loans Arena
8 - Indianapolis, IN - Conseco Fieldhouse
9 - Rosemont, IL - Allstate Arena
10 - St. Paul, MN - Xcel Energy Center
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