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Tour Briefs: Taylor Swift

"I've been planning how to portray these songs in concert since they were originally written," says Swift

December 23, 2010
Taylor Swift, CMA, Awards, Nashville, Tennessee, tour
Taylor Swift performs at the 44th Annual CMA Awards on November 10th, 2010 in Nashville, Tennessee.
Frederick Breedon/FilmMagic

Taylor Swift
May 27th-October 8th
Tickets: $25 and up

Following up her mega-successful Fearless tour – which grossed $64 million – the singer will hit 87 venues in 19 countries, including 53 U.S. shows in summer 2011. "I've been planning how to portray these songs in concert since they were originally written," says Swift. "The visual element to songs is one of my favorite ways to tell those stories." She has big plans for at least one song: '"Speak Now' is about interrupting a wedding, and I'd like to interrupt a wedding onstage every night," Swift says. The U.S. run kicks off May 27th in Omaha, Nebraska, with stadium dates planned in Detroit, Pittsburgh, Boston, Philadelphia, Kansas City and Dallas.

This story is from the December 23, 2010 issue of Rolling Stone.

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