Taylor Swift Adds Tour Dates to Australia
Taylor Swift has added tour dates in four Australian cities for her “Speak Now” tour. The initial concerts have sold out this week in Australia as well as New Zealand.
Swift will perform in Australia on March 2 in Perth, March 4 in Adelaide, March 6-7 in Brisbane.
During her performances, Swift is well-known for doing cover songs of other artists, including songs by Uncle Kracker, Mumford & Sons, Bon Jovi, and Eminem. Before starting a rendition of Eminem’s “Lose Yourself,” Swift said to the crowd, “Please sing along loudly, ok?”
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Mostly performing songs from her album “Speak Now,” Swift often also performs tunes from her sophomore album “Fearless.”
Currently in Los Angeles, Swift is performing a four-show engagement at the Staples Center that continues into the weekend. All four performances are sold out.
At the Staples Center during her concert on Tuesday, Swift appeared on stage with Justin Bieber, in a surprise cameo performance by the 17-year-old Canadian singing sensation.
“Who wants to see my friend Justin?” Said Swift before Bieber hit the stage.
After singing his hit song, “Baby,” Bieber exited the stage - but not before the crowd of more than 13,500 people were beyond enthusiastic.
“You think you’ve heard LOUD screaming in your life… Then @justinbieber comes out and does a surprise song during your show. Whoah. Unreal,” Swift wrote on her Twitter account Tuesday following the show.
In response to Swift’s tweet, Bieber wrote on his Twitter account, “@taylorswift13 we should do that more often. great show! #muchlove.”
During the concert Tuesday, Swift performed cover songs by Gwen Stefani, the Beach Boys, and Jason Mraz, along with many of her former number one hits.
The Speak Now tour, which has earned an estimated $40 million, began in Singapore on February 19.
The 21-year-old will be in New York City at Madison Square Garden on November 21 and 22.
