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The Full Details on Taylor Swift's North American Tour 2011

TAYLOR SWIFT ANNOUNCES OPENING ACTS FOR SPEAK NOW NORTH AMERICAN TOUR 2011
TAYLOR CELEBRATES 7TH #1 RECORD, 5X-PLATINUM CERTIFICATION OF SELF-TITLED CD
Nashville, TN – March 3, 2011 – Taylor Swift celebrated her 7th #1 record this week when “Back To December” jumped from #5 to #1 on the Mediabase / Country Aircheck chart, marking her second consecutive #1 single from her Multi-Platinum Speak Now CD, released in October on Big Machine Records. Swift’s first #1 was 2007’s “Our Song,” which topped the charts for 6 consecutive weeks.
Also this week, Taylor’s self-titled debut CD, released in 2006, was certified 5X-Platinum by the RIAA for sales of more than 5 Million copies. Her Fearless album is currently 6X-Platinum, and Speak Now is Triple-Platinum.
Taylor just wrapped the sold-out Asian leg of her TAYLOR SWIFT SPEAK NOW WORLD TOUR 2011, and the European tour kicks off this week with a March 6 show in Brussels, Belgium. This year, she will play 90 shows in 19 countries spanning four continents, and she announced today that Frankie Ballard, Danny Gokey, Hunter Hayes, Josh Kelley, Randy Montana, James Wesley and Charlie Worsham will each open selected shows of the North American leg of the tour, which starts May 27th in Omaha.
As previously announced, featured artist NEEDTOBREATHE will perform on all North American SPEAK NOW tour dates. 
Two guest artists will perform on each of Taylor’s stadium dates, in addition to NEEDTOBREATHE.
Ø       Hailing from Battle Creek, Michigan, guitar-slinger Frankie Ballard broke through the country music charts with his debut hit single, “Tell Me You Get Lonely” and debut music video landing in the Top 5 on GAC’s fan-voted Top 20 Country Countdown. Ballard's new feel-good single "A Buncha Girls" is off his forthcoming Warner Bros. Records debut album produced by Michael Knox (Jason Aldean). www.frankieballard.com
Ø       19 Recordings/RCA Nashville recording artist Danny Gokey became a favorite of millions of fans as a finalist on Season Eight of American Idol. Last year, Gokey released his debut album, My Best Days, which delivered the best first-week sales of any debut country male in 18 years and included the hits “My Best Days Are Ahead of Me” and “I Will Not Say Goodbye.” www.dannygokey.com
Ø       Hunter Hayes already has a list of accomplishments beyond most artists’ wildest dreams – he’s performed with Hank Williams Jr in front of 200k people with 11 million YouTube views, at a BBQ with Johnny and June Cash and Charlie Daniels, a film role with Robert Duvall, and appearances on CNN, ABC Nightly News, and Regis and Kelly, to name a few. This singer, songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist, at just 19 yrs old, is now poised to make the world take notice with his debut album on Atlantic Records. www.hunterhayes.com
Ø       MCA Nashville recording artist Josh Kelley is slated to release his first country album, Georgia Clay, on March 22nd and his first single from the album, also entitled "Georgia Clay," is currently Top 25 at country radio. Kelley has appeared on numerous national TV shows including Live! with Regis & Kelly, Good Morning America, The Ellen DeGeneres Show, and The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. www.joshkelley.com
Ø       Mercury Nashville singer/songwriter and Nashville native Randy Montana’s music combines his raspy voice and rocking guitar-driven sound with compelling storytelling and vivid imagery that critics from USA Today, Southern Living, CMT.com and People are raving about. Montana's recognized for the single "Ain't Much Left Of Lovin' You," and his second single “1,000 Faces,” is currently climbing the charts. www.randymontana.com
Ø       With a whiskey-smooth voice and a timelessly winning way with a great country song, Broken Bow Records recording artist James Wesley sings directly to real people about real things that profoundly affect real lives—and from his small-town upbringing to his blue-collar work ethic, he has a deep understanding of what those folks are longing to hear. www.jameswesleymusic.com
Ø       25-year old independent artist Charlie Worsham is a natural talent who made his Grand Ole Opry debut at the age of 12, but his relentless drive as a multi-instrumentalist and songwriter wouldn’t let him stop there. He’s taken a life-long passion for music and turned it into an organic, radio-friendly sound that rolls country, pop rock and bluegrass into something all his own . www.facebook.com/thecharlieworsham, www.twitter.com/charlieworsham
             
The guest artists will open the following shows:
DATE                    CITY                            GUEST ARTIST
May 27 & 28             Omaha, Nebraska         Frankie Ballard        
May 29                  Des Moines, Iowa                Frankie Ballard
June 2 & 3              Ft. Lauderdale, Florida         Frankie Ballard
June 4                  Orlando, Florida                Frankie Ballard
June 7                  Columbus, Ohio          Frankie Ballard
June 8                  Milwaukee, Wisconsin            Frankie Ballard
June 11                 Detroit, Michigan               Frankie Ballard & Randy Montana
June 14 & 15            St. Paul, Minnesota             Randy Montana
June 18                 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania        Randy Montana & Danny Gokey
June 21                 Buffalo, New York               Randy Montana
June 22                 Hartford, Connecticut           Randy Montana
June 25 & 26            Foxboro, Massachusetts  James Wesley & Randy Montana
June 30                 Greensboro, North Carolina      James Wesley
July 1                  Knoxville, Tennessee            James Wesley
July 2                  Louisville, Kentucky            James Wesley
July 8                  Charlotte, North Carolina       Danny Gokey
July 9 & 10             Atlanta, Georgia                Danny Gokey    
July 14                 Montreal, Quebec                Danny Gokey    
July 15 & 16            Toronto, Ontario                Danny Gokey    
July 19, 20, 23 & 24    Newark, New Jersey              Danny Gokey
July 28                 Grand Rapids, Michigan  Hunter Hayes
July 29                 Indianapolis, Indiana           Hunter Hayes
July 30                 Cleveland, Ohio                 Hunter Hayes
August 2 & 3            Washington, DC          Hunter Hayes   
August 6                Philadelphia, Pennsylvania      Hunter Hayes & James Wesley
August 9 & 10           Chicago, Illinois                       Hunter Hayes
August 13 & 14          St. Louis, Missouri             Hunter Hayes
August 18 & 19  Edmonton, Alberta               Josh Kelley
August 23, 24, 27 & 28  Los Angeles, California         Josh Kelley
September 1 & 2         San Jose, California            Josh Kelley
September 3             Sacramento, California          Josh Kelley
September 6             Portland, Oregon                Josh Kelley
September 7             Tacoma, Washington              Josh Kelley
September 10 & 11       Vancouver, British Columbia     Josh Kelley
September 16 & 17       Nashville, Tennessee            Charlie Worsham
September 21            Tulsa, Oklahoma         Charlie Worsham
September 24            Kansas City, Missouri           Charlie Worsham
September 27            Denver, Colorado                Charlie Worsham
September 28            Salt Lake City, Utah            Charlie Worsham
October 4               Little Rock, Arkansas           Charlie Worsham
October 5               New Orleans, Louisiana          Charlie Worsham
October 8               Dallas, Texas                   Charlie Worsham
The TAYLOR SWIFT SPEAK NOW WORLD TOUR 2011 kicked off February 9th in Singapore, and the European leg starts this weekend in Brussels, Belgium. The North American leg of the tour is sponsored by COVERGIRL®, and produced and promoted by The Messina Group (TMG). Ticket prices start at $25.

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