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The Red Tour

The Red Tour was the third concert tour by the American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift, launched in support of her fourth studio album, Red (2012). The tour started on March 13, 2013, at CenturyLink Center in Omaha, Nebraska and concluded on June 12, 2014, at Singapore Indoor Stadium in Singapore. The tour was attended by 1.7 million people and grossed $150.2 million in revenue, becoming the highest-grossing country tour of all time upon its completion. The Red Tour received generally positive reviews from music critics. It won Top Package at the Billboard Touring Awards.

The Red Tour
Tour by Taylor Swift
Promotional poster for the tour
Location
  • Asia
  • Europe
  • North America
  • Oceania
Associated albumRed
Start dateMarch 13, 2013 (2013-03-13)
End dateJune 12, 2014 (2014-06-12)
No. of shows86
Supporting acts
Attendance1.7 million
Box office$150.2 million ($193.31 million in 2023 dollars)[1]
Taylor Swift concert chronology

Background and development

Swift performing at the Red Tour

On October 22, 2012, Swift released her fourth studio album, Red.[2] The album incorporates elements from different genres, namely dance-pop, indie pop, dubstep, Britrock, and arena rock.[3][4][5] To develop and produce the album, Swift collaborated with other musicians and artists, such as Max Martin, Shellback,[6] Gary Lightbody and Jacknife Lee.[7]

On October 25, 2012, in partnership with ABC News, on the primetime TV special All Access Nashville with Katie Couric – A Special Edition of 20/20, Swift announced that she would launch a North American stadium and arena tour in early 2013 in support of her fourth studio album, Red (2012).[8]

Swift told Billboard: "Of course, you know the tour will be a big representation of this record". She further stated, "I'm so excited to see what songs the fans like the most and which ones jump to the forefront, because that's the first step. We always see which songs are really the passionate songs and the ones the fans are freaking out over the most, and those are the ones that are definitely in the set list. I can't wait for that."[9] Swift used Lenny Kravitz's version of "American Woman" as her entrance song.[10] She sang a cover of The Lumineers's "Ho Hey" nightly, intertwined with her own "Stay Stay Stay".[11]

On May 24, 2014, BEC-Tero, who had been acting as a promoter for the Bangkok stop of the show, announced that the show had been canceled due to the current political unrest in the area. Swift took to Twitter to express her sadness over the cancellation, stating, "I'm so sad about the concert being canceled... sending my love to the fans in Thailand."[12]

Critical reception

The tour received positive reviews from music critics, with many citing Swift's atmospheric performances as a specific area of praise. Writing for Rolling Stone, Rob Sheffield praised Swift's "emotional excess [and] musical reach", stating that "...[n]o other pop auteur can touch her right now."[13] Rebecca Nicholson of The Guardian gave a five-star review, describing Swift as "staggeringly nice" and a "consummate crowd pleaser".[14] Digital Spy contributor Emma Dibdin noted that the tour combined "whimsical spectacle with Swift's trademark emotional intimacy" and that it "capitalises on exactly what makes Swift such a powerful figure for her audience, the sincere blend of aspirational and relatable."[15] In a more negative review, Rebecca Ford of The Hollywood Reporter stated that the intros before specific songs that, while "an appropriate fit for the audience," felt long and "brought down the energy of the show." Ford also mentioned that while Swift's voice "has gotten stronger over the years... [it] still has a habit of faltering or being too soft to hear over the band."[16]

Accolades

YearOrganizationAwardResultRef.
2013Billboard Live Music AwardsTop PackageWon[17]
Concert Marketing and PromotionNominated
2013 MTV Europe Music AwardsBest Live ActNominated
[18]
2013 Teen Choice AwardsChoice Summer TourNominated
[19]

Records

Swift became the first solo female artist in 20 years to headline a national stadium tour in Australia, the last being Madonna with The Girlie Show in 1993.[20] Swift performed to a crowd of over 40,900 fans at the Sydney Football Stadium in Sydney, Australia, becoming the first female artist in history to sell out the stadium since it opened in 1988.[21]

The Red Tour also became the highest-grossing tour by a country artist in history at the time, bringing in $150 million and surpassing the prior record held by Tim McGraw and Faith Hill's co-headlining Soul2Soul II Tour, which earned $141 million.[22]

Set list

The set list below is the common set list and does not represent every show of the tour.[23]

  1. "State of Grace"
  2. "Holy Ground"
  3. "Red"
  4. "You Belong with Me"
  5. "The Lucky One"
  6. "Mean"
  7. "Stay Stay Stay" (contains excerpts from "Ho Hey")
  8. "22"
  9. Surprise song
  10. "Everything Has Changed" (with Ed Sheeran)
  11. "Begin Again"
  12. "Sparks Fly"
  13. "I Knew You Were Trouble"
  14. "All Too Well"
  15. "Love Story"
  16. "Treacherous"
Encore
  2. "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together"

Notes

  • After the show on July 19, 2013, "Stay Stay Stay" was removed from the set list, only being played once more on August 2, 2013.
  • After the show on September 21, 2013, "Everything Has Changed" was removed from the set list.
  • After the show on December 14, 2013, "Begin Again" was removed from the set list.
  • During the London shows, the regular 60s remix version of "You Belong With Me" was performed.
  • After the show on February 11, 2014, "Treacherous" was removed from the set list due to stage reduction.

Surprise songs

The following songs were performed by Swift in between "22" and "Everything Has Changed":

Special guests

Swift surprised fans throughout the tour with special guests, with whom she performed a duet.

Tour dates

List of 2013 concerts[114]
Date (2013)CityCountryVenueOpening actAttendanceRevenue
March 13OmahaUnited StatesCenturyLink Center OmahaEd Sheeran
Brett Eldredge		27,877 / 27,877$2,243,164
March 14
March 18St. LouisScottrade Center28,582 / 28,582$2,346,203
March 19
March 22CharlotteTime Warner Cable Arena14,686 / 14,686$1,162,733
March 23ColumbiaColonial Life Arena12,490 / 12,490$996,114
March 27NewarkPrudential CenterEd Sheeran
Florida Georgia Line		38,065 / 38,065$3,565,317
March 28
March 29
April 10MiamiAmerican Airlines ArenaEd Sheeran
Brett Eldredge		12,808 / 12,808$1,010,175
April 11OrlandoAmway Center25,617 / 25,617$2,054,128
April 12
April 18AtlantaPhilips Arena25,471 / 25,471$2,048,023
April 19
April 20TampaTampa Bay Times Forum14,080 / 14,080$1,132,095
April 25ClevelandQuicken Loans Arena15,336 / 15,336$1,247,605
April 26IndianapolisBankers Life Fieldhouse13,573 / 13,573$1,082,042
April 27LexingtonRupp Arena17,003 / 17,003$1,342,699
May 4DetroitFord FieldEd Sheeran
Austin Mahone
Brett Eldredge		48,265 / 48,265$3,969,059
May 7LouisvilleKFC Yum! CenterEd Sheeran
Florida Georgia Line		15,135 / 15,135$1,246,491
May 8ColumbusNationwide Arena14,267 / 14,267$1,155,170
May 11Washington, D.C.Verizon CenterEd Sheeran
Brett Eldredge		27,619 / 27,619$2,489,205
May 12
May 16HoustonToyota Center12,467 / 12,467$961,422
May 21AustinFrank Erwin CenterEd Sheeran
Florida Georgia Line		11,916 / 11,916$935,631
May 22San AntonioAT&T Center13,974 / 13,974$1,105,253
May 25ArlingtonCowboys StadiumEd Sheeran
Austin Mahone
Florida Georgia Line		53,020 / 53,020$4,589,266
May 28GlendaleJobing.com ArenaEd Sheeran
Joel Crouse		26,705 / 26,705$2,239,370
May 29
June 1Salt Lake CityEnergySolutions Arena14,007 / 14,007$1,139,360
June 2DenverPepsi Center13,489 / 13,489$1,076,069
June 14TorontoCanadaRogers CentreEd Sheeran
Austin Mahone
Joel Crouse		87,627 / 87,627$7,863,310
June 15
June 22WinnipegInvestors Group Field33,061 / 33,061$3,175,430
June 25EdmontonRexall PlaceEd Sheeran
Joel Crouse		25,663 / 25,663$2,379,870
June 26
June 29VancouverBC Place StadiumEd Sheeran
Austin Mahone
Joel Crouse		41,142 / 41,142$3,974,410
July 6PittsburghUnited StatesHeinz Field56,047 / 56,047$4,718,518
July 13East RutherfordMetLife Stadium52,399 / 52,399$4,670,011
July 19PhiladelphiaLincoln Financial Field101,277 / 101,277$8,822,335
July 20
July 26FoxboroughGillette Stadium110,712 / 110,712$9,464,063
July 27
August 1Des MoinesWells Fargo ArenaEd Sheeran
Florida Georgia Line		13,368 / 13,368$1,075,576
August 2Kansas CitySprint Center26,412 / 26,412$2,093,172
August 3
August 6WichitaIntrust Bank ArenaEd Sheeran
Casey James		12,231 / 12,231$983,882
August 7TulsaBOK Center10,949 / 10,949$868,955
August 10ChicagoSoldier FieldEd Sheeran
Austin Mahone
Casey James		50,809 / 50,809$4,149,148
August 15San DiegoValley View Casino CenterEd Sheeran
Casey James		10,872 / 10,872$948,541
August 19Los AngelesStaples Center55,829 / 55,829$4,734,463
August 20
August 23
August 24
August 27SacramentoSleep Train Arena12,795 / 12,795$1,138,103
August 30PortlandModa Center13,952 / 13,952$1,084,760
August 31TacomaTacoma Dome20,348 / 20,348$1,584,049
September 6FargoFargodome21,073 / 21,073$1,661,578
September 7Saint PaulXcel Energy Center28,920 / 28,920$2,320,937
September 8
September 12GreensboroGreensboro Coliseum13,650 / 13,650$1,109,253
September 13RaleighPNC Arena13,941 / 13,941$1,088,612
September 14CharlottesvilleJohn Paul Jones Arena12,689 / 12,689$997,216
September 19NashvilleBridgestone Arena41,292 / 41,292$3,336,545
September 20
September 21
November 29AucklandNew ZealandVector ArenaNeon Trees30,799 / 30,799$3,100,290
November 30
December 1
December 4SydneyAustraliaAllianz StadiumGuy Sebastian
Neon Trees		40,930 / 40,930$4,096,060
December 7BrisbaneSuncorp Stadium38,907 / 38,907$3,895,810
December 11Perthnib Stadium21,827 / 21,827$2,364,080
December 14MelbourneEtihad Stadium47,257 / 47,257$4,547,250
List of 2014 concerts[115][116]
Date (2014)CityCountryVenueOpening actsAttendanceRevenue
February 1LondonEnglandThe O2 ArenaThe Vamps74,740 / 75,775[a]$5,829,240[a]
February 2
February 4
February 7BerlinGermanyO2 WorldAndreas Bourani10,350 / 10,350$755,006
February 10LondonEnglandThe O2 ArenaThe Vamps[a][a]
February 11
May 30ShanghaiChinaMercedes-Benz ArenaN/A12,793 / 12,793$1,864,934
June 1SaitamaJapanSaitama Super ArenaCTS20,046 / 20,046$1,837,147
June 4JakartaIndonesiaMEIS AncolNicole Zefanya8,130 / 8,130$1,481,473
June 6PasayPhilippinesMall of Asia ArenaMeg Bucsit9,775 / 9,775$1,511,662
June 9SingaporeSingapore Indoor StadiumImprompt-316,344 / 16,344[b]$2,524,080[b]
June 11Kuala LumpurMalaysiaPutra Indoor StadiumIamNeeta7,525 / 7,525$998,608
June 12SingaporeSingapore Indoor StadiumImprompt-3[b][b]
Total1,701,898 / 1,702,933
(98%)		$150,184,971

Cancelled show

List of cancelled concerts, showing date, city, country, venue, and reason for cancellation
Date (2014)CityCountryVenueReason
June 9BangkokThailandIMPACT ArenaPolitical unrest[12]

Notes

References

External links

Media related to Red Tour at Wikimedia Commons

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