Taylor Swift to Extend FEARLESS Arena Tour into 2010

NASHVILLE, Tenn., Oct. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Taylor Swift, who this weekend will
play the final four shows of her groundbreaking, sold-out FEARLESS 2009 Tour,
announced today that she will bring the FEARLESS Tour back to the fans in
2010. Tickets for the Taylor Swift FEARLESS 2010 tour will go on sale later
this month, with ticket prices starting at $25.

Taylor, who at 19 is the youngest artist in history to be nominated for the
Country Music Association's prestigious Entertainer of the Year Award, will
kick off her FEARLESS 2010 Tour on February 4th in Brisbane, Australia and
play five shows Down Under before beginning her North American run on March
4th in Tampa, Florida. In 2010, Taylor will headline 37 shows in 29 cities in
22 states and provinces in the US and Canada.

"I'm so excited to take the Fearless tour back out on the road again in 2010!"
says Taylor. "This year's tour has been so much fun and even more
unforgettable than I ever imagined. The fans have been so amazing, and I'm
thrilled to play in new cities and see even more of my fans on the 2010
FEARLESS Tour!"

The TAYLOR SWIFT FEARLESS 2009 TOUR was the hottest ticket of the year, wowing
fans and critics worldwide. Capacity crowds packed arenas around the globe --
every show on the tour sold out within minutes, including one at Madison
Square Garden in one minute, and one at Los Angeles' STAPLES center in just
two minutes. The blockbuster tour was chronicled in the one-hour primetime NBC
network special Dateline: On Tour With Taylor Swift.

Here's what some of the nation's top critics had to say about Taylor Swift and
the FEARLESS 2009 Tour:

"Swift's fans don't just believe in her savvy songwriting and gracious,
magnetic stage presence. They trust her as a peer. And if the unerring
pleasures of her set - and the crowd's Beatles-sized reactions - were any
indication, they'll be trusting her for a long time." - The Los Angeles Times

"Country queen Taylor Swift charms the L.A. crowd." - The Hollywood Reporter

"Swift shoots to superstardom. Her two-hour set at the sold-out arena showed a
level of creativity - and more important, sincerity - which many other acts
don't reach for decades, if ever. Watch out Madonna, Britney Spears, Mick
Jagger and Bono. There is a new master of the stage in pop music moving
quickly up the ladder, and the scary thing is that she is only 19 years old."
- The (Phoenix) Arizona Republic

"Wow, what a talent." - The (Jacksonville) Florida Times-Union

"Swift's two-hour set definitively proved that she's hardly just another flash
in the pan of bubbly blond singers. The concert, gorgeously produced and
featuring everything from an onstage waterfall to a fairytale castle and
dancers in Renaissance garb, perfectly showcased Swift's poignant, clever
songwriting, as well as her confident vocals and a stage presence way beyond
her years." - The Dallas Morning News

"The concert was a high-tech extravaganza. . ..but the music cut through the
spectacle. At the Garden Swift sang with punch and confidence, . . .and what
really shone were the songs themselves. I've seen a lot of live music over the
years, but few moments of symbiosis between performer and audience like an
arena full of girls singing along to Swift's gentle pep talk." - Slate

"The two-hour, three-act spectacle doesn't slow down." - Rolling Stone

"Swift delivers delight at the Garden. For nearly two hair-flinging, spangly
gowned hours, Swift showed why she's all set to be the biggest star around.
Swift writes like Everygirl and sings like her hero. That's a combination that
can't be beat. A delightful performance. . ..her sold-out show felt more like
a victory lap." - New York Newsday

Taylor's good friend, American Idol finalist Kellie Pickler, again joins
Taylor as a featured artist on all of the North American FEARLESS dates, and
top selling new artist of 2009 Gloriana returns to open all of the shows.

The Taylor Swift FEARLESS 2010 tour will include the following:

DATECITY

February 4 Brisbane, Australia
February 6 Sydney, Australia
February 8 Newcastle, Australia
February 10 Melbourne, Australia
February 12 Adelaide, Australia
March 4 Tampa, FL
March 5 Orlando, FL
March 7 Sunrise, FL
March 10 Austin, TX
March 11 Dallas, TX
March 12 Corpus Christi, TX
March 18 Philadelphia, PA
March 19 Philadelphia, PA
March 20 Charlottesville, VA
March 26 Detroit, MI
March 27 Detroit, MI
March 28 Cincinnati, OH
March 31 Oklahoma City, OK
April 1 Wichita, KS
April 2 Kansas City, MO
April 6 Denver, CO
April 7 Denver, CO
April 10 Fresno, CA
April 11 San Jose, CA
April 15 Los Angeles, CA
April 16 Los Angeles, CA
April 29 Lexington, KY
April 30 Columbia, SC
May 1 Raleigh, NC
May 6 Des Moines, IA
May 7 St. Paul, MN
May 8 Moline, IL
May 12 Newark, NJ
May 13 Newark, NJ
May 14 Uniondale, NY
May 15 Uniondale, NY
May 20 Ottawa, ON
May 21 Toronto, ON
May 22 Toronto, ON
May 25 Houston, TX
May 26 Houston, TX
June 2 Washington, DC

Venues for the tour stops will be announced in the coming weeks. Tour
information will be continually updated on www.taylorswift.com and
www.myspace.com/taylorswift.

The North American FEARLESS Tour is produced and promoted by The Messina Group
(TMG.) TMG is a partner of AEG Live, one of the top live entertainment
companies in the world, which produces world tours featuring internationally
renowned artists and regional concerts and festivals. The Australian shows of
the FEARLESS Tour are promoted by Michael Coppel Presents.

Taylor's Big Machine Records album releases, Fearless and her self-titled
debut, have topped 10 million copies in combined total sales, plus an
additional 20 million paid song downloads. Big Machine will release an
enhanced version of the Fearless album, a CD/DVD dual set entitled Fearless
Platinum Edition, on October 27th.

For more information, please contact:

Paula Erickson Claudine Ottinger - Tour Publicist
Erickson Public Relations Erickson Public Relations
615.665.5950 843.971.9840
paula@ericksonpr.com claudine@ericksonpr.com

For Kellie Pickler: For Gloriana:

Wes Vause Tree Paine
BNA Records Warner Brothers Records
615.301.4373 615.214.1500
wes.vause@sonymusic.com tree.paine@wbr.com

For Big Machine Records:

Natalie Kilgore
Big Machine Records
615.324.7769
natalie.kilgore@bigmachinemail.com

SOURCE The Messina Group (TMG)/AEG Live

Paula Erickson, +1-615-665-5950, paula@ericksonpr.com, or Claudine Ottinger -
Tour Publicist, +1-843-971-9840, claudine@ericksonpr.com, both of Erickson
Public Relations; or for Kellie Pickler: Wes Vause of BNA Records,
+1-615-301-4373, wes.vause@sonymusic.com; or for Gloriana: Tree Paine of
Warner Brothers Records, +1-615-214-1500, tree.paine@wbr.com; or for Big
Machine Records: Natalie Kilgore of Big Machine Records, +1-615-324-7769,
natalie.kilgore@bigmachinemail.com