Swift names needtobreathe as tour opener
The band, which has a Christian music following as well, is composed of Bear Rinehart (lead vocals, guitar, piano), Bo Rinehart (backing vocals, guitar), Seth Bolt (backing vocals, bass) and Joe Stillwell (drums, percussion). They have released three studio albums: "Daylight "(2006), "The Heat (2007), and "The Outsiders" (2009).
"It means a lot to us that Taylor hand-picked us for her Speak Now tour," said Bo Rinehart says. "Everyone knows she has amazing fans, and we thrive on performing live, especially in front of new audiences."
The group will join the Speak Now Tour when the North American leg kicks off on May 27 in Omaha, Neb., and will be featured on all shows in the US and Canada. Swift is currently slated to play 87 shows in 19 countries spanning four continents starting Feb. 9 in Singapore.
Tickets go on sale this week for shows:
June 25 Foxborough, Mass. Gillette Stadium
July 9-10 Atlanta Philips Arena
July 14 Montreal, Quebec Bell Centre
July 15-16 Toronto, Ontario Air Canada Centre
Aug. 23-24 Los Angeles, Staples Center
Sept. 1-2 San Jose HP Pavilion
Sept. 3 Sacramento, Cal. ARCO Arena
More news for Taylor Swift
- 09/10/24: Swift endorses Harris
- 07/07/23: Swift, Rogers/Bowen, Marlowe, Watson, Ray release new music
- 01/31/23: Townes , The Reklaws, Swift score two Canadian awards nominations
- 11/01/22: Swift announces The Eras Tour dates
- 10/13/22: Swift tops American Music Awards nominations
- 08/28/22: Swift announces new disc
- 05/18/22: Swift receives PhD, urges grads to take chances
- 05/18/22: Taylor Swift's NYU commencement address
CD reviews for Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift has made the best CD of her young career with her fourth CD. The biggest difference is that Swift's singing, spotty on previous releases and live performances, is far far superior here.
Swift wrote all 14 songs here, which like her other albums tend to deal with relationships that have gone south. Swift's songwriting always has been one of her strengths, and that continues to be the case here - both lyrically and musically. Put simply, Swift knows a lot about penning ...
Taylor Swift took the county world by storm with her huge selling debut and its five hit singles. With a huge marketing push and myspace, Swift was on her way. Kind of like an Avril Lavigne for the teen female country set.
Sophomore slump? There's no indication of that. Swift once again writes her material - all 13 songs here with help sometimes from Liz Rose, Colbie Caillat and John Rich. Swift writes of what she knows about - relationships and teen love come and gone in songs speak to her fans. ...
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