Breaking Down Taylor Swift’s Tour Openers Over the Years | Billboard News
Written by djfrosty on August 20, 2024
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!
Tetris Kelly:
As Taylor wraps up the European leg of her Eras Tour with nine more winter shows in Canada,we’re taking a look back at some of her other tours and the artists who opened for Taylor throughout the years. Back in 2009 Taylor Swift was going out for her first headlining tour, The Fearless Tour. And she invited a then up and coming Canadian singer who was on a fast rise to becoming a superstar, Justin Bieber. The two even filmed a video backstage trying to figure out why Justin’s foot was in a cast during the tour.
Taylor Swift
What happened Justin?
Justin Bieber:
When you told me to break a leg, I couldn’t break a leg, but I broke my foot for you.
In 2013 Taylor set out on the Red Tour with a host of supporting acts, including her close friend and frequent collaborator, Ed Sheeran. Taylor brought Ed out as a surprise guest on her 1989 World Tour a couple years later, and at one of her final era shows in London. In 2015, Taylor was heading out on one of her biggest tours, the 1989 World Tour. She invited another Canadian pop star to join her on that trip, Shawn Mendes. Shawn revealed to Billboard’s Melinda Newman what advice Taylor gave him while they were on tour together.
Are you nervous? And I was like, yeah. She goes, why?
Keep watching for more!