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Taylor Swift was just 19 years old when she embarked on her first headlining tour in 2009, but she was already capable of playing a complete set of hits that everyone in the audience would know.
Swift toured as an opening act for Rascal Flatts and other major country artists after she released her self-titled debut album in 2006. By the release of her second album, Fearless, in November 2008, the rising young star had already soared to headliner status, propelled by hits including “Tim McGraw,” “Teardrops on My Guitar,” “Our Song,” “Picture to Burn” and “Should’ve Said No.”
She played all of those songs when she hit the stage on April 23, 2009, at Roberts Municipal Stadium in Evansville, Ind., as well as a number of songs from her sophomore album. By the end of Swift’s headlining Fearless Tour, she had scored additional hits with “Love Story,” “White Horse,” “You Belong With Me,” “Fifteen” and “Fearless.”
Those songs were also in her set on opening night, along with some album tracks and new, unreleased material, according to Setlist.fm.
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Taylor Swift’s Fearless Tour visited the U.S., Canada and England, concluding its 2009 leg in November. The tour fired back up in Australia in February 2010, before heading back to North America to finish with a series of performances from March to May of 2010.
Billboard reports that the Fearless Tour amassed $63,705,590 in gross revenue and attracted 1,138,977 fans, setting Swift up as one of the most promising young artists in country music.
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She was the biggest act in country music until she decided to leave the genre for pop music with the release of her 1989 album in 2014, and in the years since, she’s grown into the biggest star on the planet.
Taylor Swift’s Setlist on Opening Night of the Fearless Tour, April 23, 2009, Roberts Municipal Stadium, Evansville, Ind.:
“You Belong With Me”
“Our Song”
“Tell Me Why”
“Teardrops on My Guitar”
“Fearless”
“Forever & Always”
ACOUSTIC SET:
“Hey Stephen”
“Fifteen”
“The Best Day” (Live Debut)
“Tim McGraw”
“White Horse”
“Love Story”
“The Way I Loved You” (Live Debut)
“You’re Not Sorry”
“Change”
ENCORE:
“Picture to Burn”
“I’m Only Me When I’m With You”
“Should’ve Said No”
