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The Red Tour
World 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

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.

Background and development

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Taylor with guitar
Taylor on the crane above the audience
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]

Stage design

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The stage for the Red tour is when Swift really started getting creative with her stage designs and therefore, add a more evolved look to her live shows. In fact, the shape of the Red Tour stage is very unique, it is in a U shape, with two pits, divided by a catwalk within the U stage. This permitted for fans to feel closer to Taylor during the show and have many interactions.

The main stage catwalk also had a crane that Swift went on during "Treacherous" and "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together" for the show encore.

There was also a B stage at the back of the venue, with a round-shaped platform that lifted up. Swift would perform the surprise song of the set on this stage.

During the shows in Asia, the stage was modified with several changes, including:

  • The U stage was completely removed and replaced by a standard T-shaped catwalk
  • The overhead screen above the stage was removed, and there was only one back screen, not three.
  • The lighting was reduced.
  • The crane at the catwalk, the lifting platform on B stage and floating constellation during "Sparks Fly" were removed.

Critical reception

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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

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Year Organization Award Result Ref.
2013 Billboard Live Music Awards Top Package Won [17]
Concert Marketing and Promotion Nominated
2013 MTV Europe Music Awards Best Live Act Nominated
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2013 Teen Choice Awards Choice Summer Tour Nominated
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Records

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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

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

Encore

Notes

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  • "Stay Stay Stay" was removed from the set list since the second show in Philadelphia on July 20, 2013, but it was performed again during the first show in Kansas City on August 2, 2013.
  • "Everything Has Changed" was removed from the set list after the North America leg, which concluded in Nashville on September 21, 2013.
  • "Begin Again" was removed from the set list after the Oceania leg, which concluded in Melbourne on December 14, 2013.
  • The 60s pop remix version of "You Belong with Me" was removed from the set list after the North American leg, which concluded in Nashville on September 21, 2013. As a result, an acoustic version of "You Belong with Me" replaced the surprise song for the Australia and New Zealand leg of the tour, and then was rotated with other songs as surprise songs during the European and Asian leg of the tour.
  • However, the 60s pop remix version of "You Belong with Me" was performed again during shows in London.
  • As the result of stage reduction during the Asia leg, "Treacherous" were removed from the set list.

Surprise songs & Special guests

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The following songs were performed by Swift in between "22" and "Everything Has Changed" and Swift surprised fans throughout the tour with special guests, with whom she performed a duet:

Date City Surprise Songs Special Guests Duet Song (with guests)
March 14 Omaha (second show) White Horse — —
June 25 Edmonton (first show)
March 18 St. Louie (first show) Should've Said No
April 18 Atlanta (first show)
July 26 Foxborough (first show)
July 13 East Rutherford Patrick Stump My Songs Know What You Did in the Dark (Light Em Up)
March 19 St. Louis (second show) Cold as You Nelly Hey Porsche
June 14 Toronto (first show) Tim McGraw — —
March 22 Charlotte
August 6 Wichita
March 23 Columbia Forever & Always
March 27 Newark (first show) Starlight
May 29 Glendale (second show)
March 28 Newark (second show) The Story of Us Tyler Glenn Everybody Talks
March 29 Newark (third show) You're Not Sorry Pat Monahan Drive By
April 11 Orlando (first show) — —
August 31 Tacoma
April 10 Miami Today Was a Fairytale
April 12 Orlando (second show) Our Song
August 2 Kansas City (second show)
April 27 Lexington
May 8 Columbus
May 25 Arlington
June 1 Salt Lake City
July 6 Pittsburgh
August 27 Sacramento Gary Lightbody The Last Time
September 13 Raleigh — —
September 19 Nashville (first show) Luke Bryan I Don't Want This Night to End
April 19 Atlanta (second show) Fifteen B.o.B Both of Us
August 20 Los Angeles (second show) Tegan and Sara Closer
September 20 Nashville (second show) Rascal Flatts What Hurts the Most
February 2, 2014 London (second show) Sam Smith Money on My Mind
June 1, 2014 Jakarta — —
August 15 San Diego
August 24 Los Angeles (fourth show) Jennifer Lopez Jenny from the Block
April 25 Cleveland The Best Day — —
May 12 Washington (second show)
April 26 Indianapolis Mine
June 1 Saitama
May 4 Detroit Ours
August 1 Des Moines
August 19 Los Angeles (first show) Cher Lloyd Want U Back
Sara Bareilles Brave
February 4 London (third show) Danny O'Donoghue Breakeven
May 7 Louisville Enchanted — —
June 2 Denver
August 30 Portland
June 11 Kuala Lumpur
August 23 Los Angeles (third show) Ellie Goulding Anything Could Happen
May 11 Washington (first show) Never Grow Up — —
May 16 Houston Fearless
August 10 Chicago
June 6 Pasay
June 26 Edmonton (second show)
July 27 Foxborough (second show) Carly Simon You're So Vain
February 1 London (first show) Ed Sheeran Lego House
February 10 London (fourth show) Emeli Sandé Next to Me
May 21 Austin Safe & Sound — —
July 20 Philadelphia (second show)
May 29 Glendale (first show) Haunted
June Toronto (second show) Highway Don't Care
July 29 Vancouver Long Live
February 11 London (fifth show) Ellie Goulding Burn
June 9 Singapore (first show) — —
March 13 Omaha (first show) I Almost Do
April 20 Tampa
August 7 Tulsa Hey Stephen
September 6 Fargo Speak Now
September 7 Saint Paul (first show) Tell Me Why
September 8 Saint Paul (second show) Sad Beautiful Tragic
September 21 Nashville (third show) Hunter Hayes I Want Crazy
September 12F Greensboro Change — —
September 14 Charlottesville Last Kiss
May 22 San Antonio Teardrops on My Guitar
June 22 Winnipeg
June 12 Singapore (second show)
July 19 Philadelphia (first show) You Belong with Me
August 1 Kansas City
November 29 Auckland
November 30
December 1
December 4 Sydney
December 7 Brisbane
December 11 Perth
December 14 Melbourne
February 7 Berlin
May 30 Shanghai

Tour dates

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List of 2013 concerts[24]
Date (2013) City Country Venue Opening act Attendance Revenue
March 13 Omaha United States CenturyLink Center Omaha Ed Sheeran
Brett Eldredge 		27,877 / 27,877 $2,243,164
March 14
March 18 St. Louis Scottrade Center 28,582 / 28,582 $2,346,203
March 19
March 22 Charlotte Time Warner Cable Arena 14,686 / 14,686 $1,162,733
March 23 Columbia Colonial Life Arena 12,490 / 12,490 $996,114
March 27 Newark Prudential Center Ed Sheeran
Florida Georgia Line 		38,065 / 38,065 $3,565,317
March 28
March 29
April 10 Miami American Airlines Arena Ed Sheeran
Brett Eldredge 		12,808 / 12,808 $1,010,175
April 11 Orlando Amway Center 25,617 / 25,617 $2,054,128
April 12
April 18 Atlanta Philips Arena 25,471 / 25,471 $2,048,023
April 19
April 20 Tampa Tampa Bay Times Forum 14,080 / 14,080 $1,132,095
April 25 Cleveland Quicken Loans Arena 15,336 / 15,336 $1,247,605
April 26 Indianapolis Bankers Life Fieldhouse 13,573 / 13,573 $1,082,042
April 27 Lexington Rupp Arena 17,003 / 17,003 $1,342,699
May 4 Detroit Ford Field Ed Sheeran
Austin Mahone
Brett Eldredge 		48,265 / 48,265 $3,969,059
May 7 Louisville KFC Yum! Center Ed Sheeran
Florida Georgia Line 		15,135 / 15,135 $1,246,491
May 8 Columbus Nationwide Arena 14,267 / 14,267 $1,155,170
May 11 Washington, D.C. Verizon Center Ed Sheeran
Brett Eldredge 		27,619 / 27,619 $2,489,205
May 12
May 16 Houston Toyota Center 12,467 / 12,467 $961,422
May 21 Austin Frank Erwin Center Ed Sheeran
Florida Georgia Line 		11,916 / 11,916 $935,631
May 22 San Antonio AT&T Center 13,974 / 13,974 $1,105,253
May 25 Arlington Cowboys Stadium Ed Sheeran
Austin Mahone
Florida Georgia Line 		53,020 / 53,020 $4,589,266
May 28 Glendale Jobing.com Arena Ed Sheeran
Joel Crouse 		26,705 / 26,705 $2,239,370
May 29
June 1 Salt Lake City EnergySolutions Arena 14,007 / 14,007 $1,139,360
June 2 Denver Pepsi Center 13,489 / 13,489 $1,076,069
June 14 Toronto Canada Rogers Centre Ed Sheeran
Austin Mahone
Joel Crouse 		87,627 / 87,627 $7,863,310
June 15
June 22 Winnipeg Investors Group Field 33,061 / 33,061 $3,175,430
June 25 Edmonton Rexall Place Ed Sheeran
Joel Crouse 		25,663 / 25,663 $2,379,870
June 26
June 29 Vancouver BC Place Stadium Ed Sheeran
Austin Mahone
Joel Crouse 		41,142 / 41,142 $3,974,410
July 6 Pittsburgh United States Heinz Field 56,047 / 56,047 $4,718,518
July 13 East Rutherford MetLife Stadium 52,399 / 52,399 $4,670,011
July 19 Philadelphia Lincoln Financial Field 101,277 / 101,277 $8,822,335
July 20
July 26 Foxborough Gillette Stadium 110,712 / 110,712 $9,464,063
July 27
August 1 Des Moines Wells Fargo Arena Ed Sheeran
Florida Georgia Line 		13,368 / 13,368 $1,075,576
August 2 Kansas City Sprint Center 26,412 / 26,412 $2,093,172
August 3
August 6 Wichita Intrust Bank Arena Ed Sheeran
Casey James 		12,231 / 12,231 $983,882
August 7 Tulsa BOK Center 10,949 / 10,949 $868,955
August 10 Chicago Soldier Field Ed Sheeran
Austin Mahone
Casey James 		50,809 / 50,809 $4,149,148
August 15 San Diego Valley View Casino Center Ed Sheeran
Casey James 		10,872 / 10,872 $948,541
August 19 Los Angeles Staples Center 55,829 / 55,829 $4,734,463
August 20
August 23
August 24
August 27 Sacramento Sleep Train Arena 12,795 / 12,795 $1,138,103
August 30 Portland Moda Center 13,952 / 13,952 $1,084,760
August 31 Tacoma Tacoma Dome 20,348 / 20,348 $1,584,049
September 6 Fargo Fargodome 21,073 / 21,073 $1,661,578
September 7 Saint Paul Xcel Energy Center 28,920 / 28,920 $2,320,937
September 8
September 12 Greensboro Greensboro Coliseum 13,650 / 13,650 $1,109,253
September 13 Raleigh PNC Arena 13,941 / 13,941 $1,088,612
September 14 Charlottesville John Paul Jones Arena 12,689 / 12,689 $997,216
September 19 Nashville Bridgestone Arena 41,292 / 41,292 $3,336,545
September 20
September 21
November 29 Auckland New Zealand Vector Arena Neon Trees 30,799 / 30,799 $3,100,290
November 30
December 1
December 4 Sydney Australia Allianz Stadium Guy Sebastian
Neon Trees 		40,930 / 40,930 $4,096,060
December 7 Brisbane Suncorp Stadium 38,907 / 38,907 $3,895,810
December 11 Perth nib Stadium 21,827 / 21,827 $2,364,080
December 14 Melbourne Etihad Stadium 47,257 / 47,257 $4,547,250
List of 2014 concerts[25][26]
Date (2014) City Country Venue Opening acts Attendance Revenue
February 1 London England The O2 Arena The Vamps 74,740 / 75,775[a] $5,829,240[a]
February 2
February 4
February 7 Berlin Germany O2 World Andreas Bourani 10,350 / 10,350 $755,006
February 10 London England The O2 Arena The Vamps [a] [a]
February 11
May 30 Shanghai China Mercedes-Benz Arena — 12,793 / 12,793 $1,864,934
June 1 Saitama Japan Saitama Super Arena CTS 20,046 / 20,046 $1,837,147
June 4 Jakarta Indonesia MEIS Ancol Nicole Zefanya 8,130 / 8,130 $1,481,473
June 6 Pasay Philippines Mall of Asia Arena Meg Bucsit 9,775 / 9,775 $1,511,662
June 9 Singapore Singapore Indoor Stadium Imprompt-3 16,344 / 16,344[b] $2,524,080[b]
June 11 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia Putra Indoor Stadium IamNeeta 7,525 / 7,525 $998,608
June 12 Singapore Singapore Indoor Stadium Imprompt-3 [b] [b]
Total 1,701,898 / 1,702,933
(98%) 		$150,184,971

Cancelled show

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List of cancelled concerts, showing date, city, country, venue, and reason for cancellation
Date (2014) City Country Venue Reason
June 9 Bangkok Thailand IMPACT Arena Political unrest[12]

Notes

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  1. ^ a b c d The score data is combined from the shows held at the O2 Arena on February 1, 2, 4, 10 and 11.
  2. ^ a b c d The score data is combined from the shows held at the Singapore Indoor Stadium on June 9 and 12.

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