Taylor Swift announced tonight that she will launch a North American stadium and arena tour in early 2013 in support of her blockbuster new album, RED. Taylor made the special announcement in partnership with ABC News on tonight’s primetime TV special “All Access Nashville with Katie Couric – A Special Edition of 20/20.” RED was released this week to widespread worldwide critical acclaim and has already topped the iTunes album sales charts in 40 countries.

 

On The RED Tour, Taylor is currently slated to headline 58 shows in 45 cities in 29 states and 3 provinces in 2013. The tour will kick-off on March 13 in Omaha, Nebraska and continue through September. Acclaimed singer/songwriter Ed Sheeran, whose duet with Taylor from her RED album, “Everything Has Changed,” has already reached the #1 position atop iTunes all-genre Top Songs chart, will be a special guest on all of the shows on the tour.

 

The 2013 dates will include nine stadiums – Detroit’s Ford Field, Dallas’s Cowboys Stadium, Toronto’s Rogers Centre, Winnipeg’s Investors’ Group Field, Vancouver’s BC Place Stadium, Pittsburgh’s Heinz Field, Philadelphia’s Lincoln Financial Field, Foxborough, Mass.’s Gillette Stadium and Chicago’s Soldier Field.

 

The RED Tour will be produced and promoted by The Messina Group (TMG). At Taylor’s request, every show will include tickets priced at under $50. The first tickets will go on sale on November 16th, and on-sale information is available now at www.taylorswift.com and www.abcnews.com. 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.

 

Taylor’s RED Tour is set to be one of the most-anticipated musical events of 2013, as Taylor’s live shows are renowned worldwide for bringing her music to life with what Variety has dubbed “supreme spectacle” and Billboard has hailed as an “overwhelming experience…that blended the pacing, the music and the artist's personality in a way that transfixed.” During the course of every show, Taylor plays a variety of instruments and performs her biggest hits and fan favorites from her four Big Machine Records albums.

 

 “I didn’t think I could be any more excited about my RED album, but then I start thinking about how I’m going to put the new show together for The RED Tour,” says Taylor. “I have so many ideas about how to really bring this music to life, and I can’t wait to share the new show with all my fans!”

 

The TAYLOR SWIFT RED TOUR will include the following:

 

 

DATE                                    CITY

 

March 13 & 14                           Omaha, Nebraska

 

March 18 & 19                           St. Louis, Missouri

 

March 22                                Charlotte, North Carolina

 

March 23                                Columbia, South Carolina

 

March 27 & 28 & 29                      Newark, New Jersey

 

April 10                                        Miami, Florida

 

April 11        & 12                            Orlando, Florida

 

April 18        & 19                            Atlanta, Georgia

 

April 20                                        Tampa, Florida

 

April 25                                        Cleveland, Ohio

 

April 26                                        Indianapolis, Indiana

 

April 27                                        Lexington, Kentucky

 

May 4                                   Detroit, Michigan

 

May 7                                   Louisville, Kentucky

 

May 8                                   Columbus, Ohio

 

May 11 & 12                             Washington, DC

 

May 16                                  Houston, Texas

 

May 21                                  Austin, Texas

 

May 22                                  San Antonio, Texas

 

May 25                                  Dallas, Texas

 

May 28 & 29                             Glendale, Arizona

 

June 1                                  Salt Lake City, Utah

 

June 2                                  Denver, Colorado

 

June 15                                 Toronto, Ontario

 

June 22                                 Winnipeg, Manitoba

 

June 29                                 Vancouver, British Columbia

 

July 6                                  Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

 

July 20                                 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

 

July 27                                 Foxborough, Massachusetts

 

August 1                                Des Moines, Iowa

 

August 2 & 3                            Kansas City, Missouri

 

August 6                                Wichita, Kansas

 

August 7                                Tulsa, Oklahoma

 

August 10                               Chicago, Illinois

 

August 15                               San Diego, California

 

August 19 & 20                          Los Angeles, California

 

August 27                               Sacramento, California

 

August 30                               Portland, Oregon

 

August 31                               Tacoma, Washington

 

September 6                             Fargo, North Dakota

 

September 7 & 8                 St. Paul, Minnesota

 

September 12                            Greensboro, North Carolina

 

September 13                            Raleigh, North Carolina

 

 

September 19, 20 & 21                   Nashville, Tennessee