Breaking Down Taylor Swift’s Tour Openers Over The Years | Billboard News
Taylor Swift has gone on various tours throughout her career and has brought out many openers with her. We break down all of her tour openers, keep watching to see who!
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00:00As Taylor wraps up the European leg of her heiress tour with nine more winter shows in Canada,
00:04we're taking a look back at some of her other tours and the artists who opened for Taylor
00:09throughout the years. Back in 2009, Taylor Swift was going out for her first headlining tour,
00:14The Fearless Tour, and she invited a then up-and-coming Canadian singer who was on a
00:19fast rise to becoming a superstar, Justin Bieber. The two even filmed a video backstage trying to
00:25figure out why Justin's foot was in a cast during the tour.
00:30In 2013, Taylor set out on the Red Tour with a host of supporting acts,
00:40including her close friend and frequent collaborator, Ed Sheeran.
00:44Taylor brought Ed out as a surprise guest on her 1989 world tour a couple years later,
00:49and at one of her final-era shows in London.
00:52In 2015, Taylor was heading out on one of her biggest tours, the 1989 World Tour.
00:58She invited another Canadian pop star to join her on that trip, Shawn Mendes.
01:03Shawn revealed to Billboard's Melinda Newman what advice Taylor gave him while
01:07they were on tour together. In 2018, Taylor made her come back to touring with her
01:25Reputation Stadium Tour. Taylor invited Charli XCX and Camila Cabello to open up for her.
01:31She also invited Charli and Camila to sing Shake It Off with her every night.
01:35Taylor has dominated headlines in 2023 and 2024 with the Heiress Tour.
01:41She invited fan-favorite artists to open up for her, like Gracie Abrams and Sabrina Carpenter.
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