List of Taylor Swift live performances

Taylor Swift live performances
Swift performing onstage wearing a rhinestoned outfit
Swift on the Eras Tour in 2023
Concert tours6
Festivals40
Award shows50
TV shows and specials95
Radio shows and specials9
Benefit concerts15
Sporting events8
Other live performances32

The American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift has headlined six concert tours to support her albums. She has additionally performed at festivals, awards shows, benefit concerts, and sporting events, as well as on TV and radio.

Before officially starting her music career, Swift performed the national anthem of the United States at various sporting events.[1] After the release of her self-titled debut album in 2006, she toured as an opening act for the country musicians Rascal Flatts, George Strait, Brad Paisley, Tim McGraw, and Faith Hill.[2] In spring 2009, she promoted her second studio album, Fearless (2008), by headlining several festivals in the United States and a promotional tour in Australia.[3] Her first headlining concert tour, the Fearless Tour, ran in 2009–2010;[4] it visited six countries and grossed over $66 million from 118 shows.[5] She also headlined festivals outside North America, including the V Festival in the United Kingdom and the Summer Sonic Festival in Japan.[6]

Swift promoted her third studio album, Speak Now (2010), with televised performances in the United States,[7] Japan,[8] Italy, France, and the United Kingdom.[9] The Speak Now World Tour followed in 2011–2012, covering 110 shows and visiting 18 territories across Asia, Europe, North America, and Oceania.[5] It was the highest-grossing tour by a female artist and by a solo artist in 2011[10] and grossed $123 million.[5] Her fourth and fifth studio albums, Red (2012) and 1989 (2014), were both promoted with numerous television and award-show performances.[11][12] The Red Tour, which ran in 2013–2014, became the highest-grossing country tour after its completion with $150 million grossed from 86 shows in 12 countries[13] and was her last headlining tour as a country artist.[14] 1989, the album that transformed Swift's status from a country musician to a pop star,[15] was supported by the 1989 World Tour (2015); it encompassed 85 dates in 11 countries and was the highest-grossing tour of 2015 with $250 million.[5][16]

Swift's sixth studio album, Reputation (2017), was supported by the Reputation Stadium Tour (2018), which was her first all-stadium tour—its North American leg grossed $202.3 million and set the record for the highest-grossing North American tour of all time, breaking the previous record held by the 1989 World Tour.[17] The Reputation Stadium Tour was 2018's highest-grossing tour by a female artist, accumulating $345.7 million.[18][19] Swift promoted Lover (2019) with numerous television and awards show performances.[20] Since March 2023, Swift has embarked on her ongoing concert tour, the Eras Tour, which supports all of the albums in her discography.[21] The Eras Tour will have covered 152 dates upon its conclusion in December 2024.[22] It is the first concert tour in history to surpass $1 billion in revenue.[23]

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  6. ^ Smirke, Richard (December 10, 2011). "Taylor Takes on the World". Billboard. Vol. 123, no. 35. p. 36. Archived from the original on March 5, 2024. Retrieved June 7, 2024 – via Google Books.
  7. ^ Sisario, Ben (November 3, 2010). "Taylor Swift Album Is a Sales Triumph". The New York Times. Archived from the original on September 2, 2017. Retrieved November 3, 2010.
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  9. ^ Paine, Andre (November 4, 2011). "International Sales Solid For Speak Now". Billboard. Archived from the original on January 1, 2023. Retrieved August 16, 2022.
  10. ^ "Pollstar: Top 25 Worldwide Tours" (PDF). Pollstar. 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 7, 2016. Retrieved October 29, 2017.
  11. ^ Lewis, Randy (October 30, 2012). "Taylor Swift Raises the Bar with a Savvy Red Marketing Campaign". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on December 28, 2020. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
  12. ^ Christman, Ed; Caulfield, Keith; Gruger, William (November 7, 2014). "The Roadmap to Taylor Swift's Record-Breaking Week in 6 (Not So Easy) Steps". Billboard. Archived from the original on November 10, 2014. Retrieved February 27, 2019.
  13. ^ Allen, Bob (July 3, 2014). "Taylor Swift's Red Wraps as All-Time Country Tour". Billboard. Archived from the original on June 1, 2015. Retrieved October 29, 2017.
  14. ^ Nicholson, Jessica (August 24, 2023). "Top-Grossing Country Artists of All Time, According to Billboard Boxscore". Billboard. Archived from the original on April 15, 2024. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
  15. ^ Levine, Nick (August 20, 2019). "Taylor Swift's Lover: The Struggle to Maintain Superstardom". BBC. Archived from the original on November 15, 2022. Retrieved July 1, 2024.
  16. ^ Waddell, Ray (December 11, 2015). "Live Music's $20 Billion Year: The Grateful Dead's Fare Thee Well Reunion, Taylor Swift, One Direction Top Boxscore's Year-End". Billboard. Archived from the original on December 14, 2015. Retrieved October 29, 2017.
  17. ^ Frankenberg, Eric (November 30, 2018). "Taylor Swift's Reputation Stadium Tour Breaks Record for Highest-Grossing U.S. Tour". Billboard. Archived from the original on December 1, 2018. Retrieved November 28, 2019.
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  19. ^ "Highest-grossing music tour by a female artist (current year)". Guinness World Records. Archived from the original on August 1, 2021. Retrieved August 2, 2021.
  20. ^ Coscarelli, Joe (August 23, 2019). "Taylor Swift Releases Lover the Old-Fashioned Way". The New York Times. Archived from the original on August 28, 2019. Retrieved September 1, 2019.
  21. ^ Jack, Lauren (April 23, 2024). "Explaining All of Taylor Swift's Album Eras In Order of Release". The Scotsman. Retrieved June 10, 2024.
  22. ^ Sisario, Ben (August 5, 2023). "How Taylor Swift's Eras Tour Conquered the World". The New York Times. Archived from the original on August 16, 2023. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
  23. ^ Gensler, Andy (December 8, 2023). "Taylor Swift Sets All-Time Touring Record With $1 Billion Gross". Pollstar. Archived from the original on December 8, 2023. Retrieved December 8, 2023.