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.

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

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).

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." Swift used Lenny Kravitz's version of "American Woman" as her entrance song. She sang a cover of The Lumineers's "Ho Hey" nightly, intertwined with her own "Stay Stay Stay".

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."

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." Rebecca Nicholson of The Guardian gave a five-star review, describing Swift as "staggeringly nice" and a "consummate crowd pleaser". 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." 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."

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. 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.

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.

Set list
The set list below is the common set list and does not represent every show of the tour. 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" 1. "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together"
 * Encore

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


 * "White Horse": During the second show in Omaha and the first show in Edmonton
 * "Should've Said No": During the first shows in St. Louis, Atlanta and Foxborough, and the show in East Rutherford
 * "Cold as You": During the second show in St. Louis
 * "Tim McGraw": During the first show in Toronto, and the shows in Charlotte and Wichita
 * "Forever & Always": During the show in Columbia
 * "Starlight": During the first show in Newark and the second show in Glendale
 * "The Story of Us": During the second show in Newark
 * "You're Not Sorry": During the third show in Newark, the first show in Orlando and the show in Tacoma
 * "Today Was a Fairytale": During the show in Miami
 * "Our Song": During the second shows in Orlando and Kansas City; the shows in Lexington, Columbus, Arlington, Salt Lake City Pittsburgh, Sacramento and Raleigh; and the first show in Nashville
 * "Fifteen": During the second shows in Atlanta, Los Angeles, Nashville and London; the shows in Jakarta and San Diego; and the fourth show in Los Angeles
 * "The Best Day": During the show in Cleveland and the second show in Washington
 * "Mine": During the shows in Indianapolis and Saitama
 * "Ours": During the shows in Detroit and Des Moines, the first show in Los Angeles, and the third show in London
 * "Enchanted": During the shows in Louisville, Denver, Portland and Kuala Lumpur, and the third show in Los Angeles
 * "Never Grow Up": During the first show in Washington
 * "Fearless": During the shows in Houston, Chicago, and Pasay; the second shows in Edmonton and Foxborough; and the first and fourth shows in London
 * "Safe and Sound": During the show in Austin and the first show in Philadelphia
 * "Haunted": During the first show in Glendale
 * "Highway Don't Care": During the second show in Toronto
 * "Long Live": During the show in Vancouver, the fifth show in London, and the first show in Singapore
 * "I Almost Do": During the first show in Omaha and the show in Tampa.
 * "Hey Stephen": During the show in Tulsa
 * "Speak Now": During the show in Fargo
 * "Tell Me Why": During the first show in Saint Paul
 * "Sad Beautiful Tragic": During the second show in Saint Paul and the third show in Nashville
 * "Change": During the show in Greensboro
 * "Last Kiss": During the show in Charlottesville
 * "Teardrops on My Guitar": During the shows in San Antonio and Winnipeg, and the second show in Singapore

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


 * March 19, 2013 – St. Louis: "Hey Porsche" with Nelly
 * March 28, 2013 – Newark: "Everybody Talks" with Tyler Glenn of Neon Trees
 * March 29, 2013 – Newark: "Drive By" with Pat Monahan of Train
 * April 19, 2013 – Atlanta: "Both of Us" with B.o.B
 * July 13, 2013 – East Rutherford: "My Songs Know What You Did in the Dark (Light Em Up)" with Patrick Stump of Fall Out Boy
 * July 27, 2013 – Foxborough: "You're So Vain" with Carly Simon
 * August 19, 2013 – Los Angeles: "Want U Back" with Cher Lloyd and "Brave" with Sara Bareilles
 * August 20, 2013 – Los Angeles: "Closer" with Tegan and Sara
 * August 23, 2013 – Los Angeles: "Anything Could Happen" with Ellie Goulding
 * August 24, 2013 – Los Angeles: "Jenny from the Block" with Jennifer Lopez
 * August 27, 2013 – Sacramento: "The Last Time" with Gary Lightbody of Snow Patrol
 * September 19, 2013 – Nashville: "I Don't Want This Night to End" with Luke Bryan
 * September 20, 2013 – Nashville: "What Hurts the Most" with Rascal Flatts
 * September 21, 2013 – Nashville: "I Want Crazy" with Hunter Hayes
 * February 1, 2014 – London: "Lego House" with Ed Sheeran
 * February 2, 2014 – London: "Money on My Mind" with Sam Smith
 * February 4, 2014 – London: "Breakeven" with Danny O'Donoghue of The Script
 * February 7, 2014 – Berlin: "I See Fire" with Ed Sheeran
 * February 10, 2014 – London: "Next to Me" with Emeli Sandé
 * February 11, 2014 – London: "Burn" with Ellie Goulding