Taylor Swift Recruits Haim for Select 1989 Tour Dates
Throughout January, Taylor Swift‘s Instagram seemed like a shared account between the 1989 singer and the three Haim sisters. First, the quartet (plus Lorde) were photographed wandering around Catalina. Two weeks later, Swift and Haim were topside in Maui and rocking matching Bill Murray shirts. Fans can expect the Hefe-filtered exploits of Swift and Danielle, Este and Alana Haim to continue into 2015 as Swift announced Sunday that Haim have been added as special guests for select dates on the singer’s upcoming 1989 World Tour.
“Haim is joining the 1989 Tour. This is not a drill,” Swift notified her legions of followers across social media. According to Swift’s official site, Haim will join the 1989 trek for 17 shows across seven U.S. cities spread over three months. The cities where Haim will serve as special guest are East Rutherford, New Jersey, Washington, D.C., Chicago, Foxborough, Massachusetts, Nashville and St. Louis, plus a five-night stand at Haim’s hometown of Los Angeles’ Staples Center.
Haim join previously announced opening act Vance Joy as the “Riptide” singer was tapped for the entirety of the 1989 World Tour’s North American leg. Swift’s live obligations will unofficially kick off February 8th with a performance at the 57th Annual Grammy Awards, where her new tour mates Haim are nominated for Best New Artist. Swift herself is nominated for three Grammy Awards, including Record of the Year and Song of the Year for “Shake It Off.”
Following the Grammys and a stop at the BRIT Awards on February 25th, Swift’s 1989 World Tour will commence for real May 5th and 6th in Tokyo, Japan.
Taylor Swift shows with Haim as special guest:
July 10 & 11 – East Rutherford, NJ @ MetLife Stadium
July 13 & 14 – Washington, DC @ Nationals Park
July 18 & 19 – Chicago, IL @ Soldier Field
July 24 & 25 – Foxborough, MA @ Gillette Stadium
August 21 & 22 & 24 – 26 – Los Angeles, CA @ Staples Center
September 25 & 26– Nashville, TN @ Bridgestone Arena
September 28 & 29 – St. Louis, MO @ Scottrade Center