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TAYLOR SWIFT 2010 FEARLESS TOUR

29 October 2009

Taylor Swift Concerts St. Paul Xcel

TICKETS ON SALE 10 A.M. FRIDAY, OCT. 30

SAINT PAUL, Minn. – Taylor Swift announced last week that she will bring the “FEARLESS Tour” back to the fans in 2010 with a performance at Saint Paul’s Xcel Energy Center on Friday, May 7 at 7 p.m. Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 30 at the Xcel Energy Center Box Office, all area Ticketmaster locations, charge by phone at 800-745-3000 or online at www.ticketmaster.com.

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 Feb. 4 in Brisbane, Australia, and play five shows Down Under before beginning her North American run on March 4 in Tampa, Fla. In 2010, Taylor will headline 37 shows in 29 cities in 22 states and provinces in the U.S. 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.”

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 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.

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 Oct. 27.

For more details, log on to www.taylorswift.com or www.myspace.com/taylorswift EVENT: Taylor Swift with special guests Kellie Pickler and Gloriana
DATE: Friday, May 7, 2010 – 7 p.m.
TYPE: Concert
FLOORPLAN: Endstage
TICKET PRICES: $27 / $51.50 / $61.50
ON SALE: Friday, Oct. 30 – 10 a.m.
DETAILS: Tickets are available at the Xcel Energy Center Box Office, all area Ticketmaster locations, by calling 800-745-3000 or online at www.ticketmaster.com. To charge by phone using Ticketmaster TDD/TTY, call 800-359-2525. Certain fees may apply.
For further information, please contact:
Claudine Ottinger – Tour Publicist
Erickson Public Relations
843-971-9840
Claudine@ericksonpr.com