Taylor Swift announces 2013 'Red' tour, three NC dates

Young pop songstress Taylor Swift's dominance as a pop/county powerhouse has shown so signs of slowing down. Her latest album Red was released last week and is projected to have sold about 1.1 million copies in the first week, an almost impossible number to reach in the modern music world.

Piggybacking on that success, Swift has announced a year-long tour in support of the album which includes three North Carolina dates in 2013.

Only the cities have been announced so far, but she'll play Charlotte on Friday, March 22, Greensboro on Thursday, September 12 (presumably at the Greensboro Coliseum) and Raleigh on Friday, September 13 (presumably at the PNC Arena). Ed Sheeran will open every show.

[UPDATE: The venues have now been announces and Swift will be playing the PNC Arena in Raleigh on Friday, September 13. Tickets will go on sale at 10 a.m. on Friday, December 14 via the box office and Ticketmaster for $29.50, $69.50 or $84.50.

She will play the Time Warner Cable Arena in Charlotte on Friday, March 22 and the Greensboro Coliseum on Thursday, September 12. Tickets for Charlotte are on sale now and tickets for Greensboro  will go on sale on Friday, December 14.]

Check out the music videos for "We Are Never Getting Back Together" and "Begin Again" from Red below.





Taylor Swift tour dates
03.13.12 - Omaha, NE - CenturyLink Center
03.14.12 - Omaha, NE - CenturyLink Center
03.18.12 - St. Louis, MO - Scottrade Center
03.19.12 - St. Louis, MO - Scottrade Center
03.22.12 - Charlotte, NC - Time Warner Cable Arena
03.23.12 - Columbia, SC - Colonial Life Arena
03.27.12 - Newark, NJ - Prudential Center
03.28.12 - Newark, NJ - Prudential Center
03.29.12 - Newark, NJ - Prudential Center
04.10.12 - Miami, FL - American Airlines Arena
04.11.12 - Orlando, FL - Amway Center
04.12.12 - Orlando, FL - Amway Center
04.18.12 - Atlanta, GA - Philips Arena
04.19.12 - Atlanta, GA - Philips Arena
04.20.12 - Tampa, FL - Tampa Bay Times Forum
04.25.12 - Cleveland, OH - Quicken Loans Arena
04.26.12 - Indianapolis, IN - Bankers Life Fieldhouse
04.27.12 - Lexington, KY - Rupp Arena
05.04.12 - Detroit, MI - Ford Field
05.07.12 - Louisville, KY - KFC Yum! Center
05.08.12 - Columbus, OH - Nationwide Arena
05.11.12 - Washington, DC - Verizon Center
05.12.12 - Washington, DC - Verizon Center
05.16.12 - Houston, TX - Toyota Center
05.21.12 - Austin, TX
05.22.12 - San Antonio, TX - AT&T Center
05.25.12 - Dallas, TX - Cowboys Stadium
05.28.12 - Glendale, AZ
05.29.12 - Glendale, AZ
06.01.12 - Salt Lake City, UT - EnergySolutions Arena
06.02.12 - Denver, CO - Pepsi Center
06.14.12 - Toronto, ON - Rogers Centre
06.15.12 - Toronto, ON - Rogers Centre
06.22.12 - Winnipeg, MB - Investors Group Field
06.29.12 - Vancouver, BC - BC Place
07.06.12 - Pittsburgh, PA - Heinz Field
07.20.12 - Philadelphia, PA - Lincoln Financial Field
07.26.12 - Foxborough, MA - Gillette Stadium
07.27.12 - Foxborough, MA - Gillette Stadium
08.01.12 - Des Moines, IA - Wells Fargo Arena
08.02.12 - Kansas City, MO - Sprint Center
08.03.12 - Kansas City, MO - Sprint Center
08.06.12 - Wichita, KS - Intrust Bank Arena
08.07.12 - Tulsa, OK - BOK Center
08.10.12 - Chicago, IL - Soldier Field
08.15.12 - San Diego, CA - Valley View Casino Center
08.19.12 - Los Angeles, CA - Staples Center
08.20.12 - Los Angeles, CA - Staples Center
08.23.12 - Los Angeles, CA - Staples Center
08.24.12 - Los Angeles, CA - Staples Center
08.27.12 - Sacramento, CA - Sleep Train Arena
08.30.12 - Portland, OR - Rose Garden Arena
08.31.12 - Tacoma, WA - Tacoma Dome
09.06.12 - Fargo, ND - Fargodome
09.07.12 - St. Paul, MN - Xcel Energy Center
09.08.12 - St. Paul, MN - Xcel Energy Center
09.12.12 - Greensboro, NC - Greensboro Coliseum
09.13.12 - Raleigh, NC - PNC Arena
09.14.12 - Charlottesville, VA - John Paul Jones Arena
09.19.12 - Nashville, TN - Bridgestone Arena
09.20.12 - Nashville, TN - Bridgestone Arena
09.21.12 - Nashville, TN - Bridgestone Arena