Speak Now World Tour

Speak Now World Tour
World tour by Taylor Swift
	Promotional poster for the tour
Location	Asia; Europe; North America; Oceania;
Associated album	Speak Now
Start date	February 9, 2011
End date	March 18, 2012
No. of shows	110
Supporting acts	Needtobreathe; Hot Chelle Rae; Sezairi Sezali; Sam Concepcion; Tom Dice; Emma Marrone; Ryan Sheridan; Saito Johnny; Martin & James; The Bright;
Attendance	1,642,435
Box office	$123.7 million ($164.17 million in 2023 dollars)
Taylor Swift concert chronology
	; Fearless Tour; (2009–2010); ; Speak Now World Tour; (2011–2012); ; The Red Tour; (2013–2014);

The Speak Now World Tour was the second concert tour by the American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift, who embarked on it to support her third studio album, Speak Now (2010). It began on February 9, 2011, visiting Asia and Europe before kicking off in North America on May 27, 2011.^[2] It concluded on March 18, 2012, in Oceania. In total, the tour covered 110 shows across 19 territories.

The set list consisted mostly of songs from Speak Now, with a few numbers from Swift's first two albums, Taylor Swift (2006) and Fearless (2008). Two songs were performed as medleys with music of other artists: "Hey, Soul Sister" by Train, "Apologize" by OneRepublic, and "I'm Yours" by Jason Mraz. On several US shows, Swift invited special guests to perform duets onstage with her. Multiple US shows were recorded for a concert film and live album, both titled Speak Now World Tour – Live, released on November 21, 2011.

Music critics generally praised the production and Swift's showmanship and interactions with her audience. The North American shows were met with high demand that led to tickets being sold out within minutes. According to Pollstar, the Speak Now World Tour was the highest-grossing by a female artist and the fourth-highest-grossing overall of 2011. Billboard ranked it fifth on their list of the top tours of 2011, with estimated total gross of $123.7 million and attendance of 1.6 million.

^ 1634–1699: McCusker, J. J. (1997). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States: Addenda et Corrigenda (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1700–1799: McCusker, J. J. (1992). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1800–present: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Retrieved February 29, 2024.
^ "Weekly music agenda: Taylor Swift launches 'Speak Now' tour". The Independent. January 28, 2011. Retrieved June 1, 2024.

[inflation-US-1] 1634–1699: McCusker, J. J. (1997). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States: Addenda et Corrigenda (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1700–1799: McCusker, J. J. (1992). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1800–present: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Retrieved February 29, 2024.

[2] "Weekly music agenda: Taylor Swift launches 'Speak Now' tour". The Independent. January 28, 2011. Retrieved June 1, 2024.

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