The Red Tour
The Red Tour was the third concert tour by American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift, in support of her fourth studio album, "Red" (2012). The tour started on March 13, 2013, at CenturyLink Center in Omaha, Nebraska and concluded on June 12, 2014 at Singapore Indoor Stadium in Singapore. The tour received 1.7 million attendees and grossed $150.2 million in revenue. The tour received positive reviews from music critics, many praising Swift's performances. As well as being Swift's most successful tour at the time, the Red Tour also received four tour award nominations, of which  it won one. Background. On October 25, 2012, in partnership with ABC News on the prime-time TV special "All Access Nashville with Katie Couric – A Special Edition of 20/20", Swift announced that she would launch a North American stadium and arena tour in early 2013 in support of her fourth studio album, "Red" (2012). Swift told "Billboard": "Of course, you know the tour will be a big representation of this record". "I'm so excited to see what songs the fans like the most and which ones jump to the forefront, because that's the first step. We always  see which songs are really the passionate songs and the ones the fans are freaking out over the most, and those are the ones that are definitely in the set list. I can't wait for that." Swift used Lenny Kravitz's version of "American Woman" as her entrance song. She sang a cover of The Lumineers's "Ho Hey" nightly, intertwined with her own "Stay Stay Stay". On May 24, 2014, BEC-Tero, who had been acting as a promoter for the Bangkok stop of the show, announced that the show had been canceled due to the current political  unrest in the area. Swift took to Twitter to express her sadness over the cancellation, stating "I'm so sad about the concert being canceled... [S]ending my love to the fans in Thailand." Critical reception. The tour received positive reviews from many music critics, with many citing Swift's atmospheric performances as a specific area of praise. Writing for the Rolling Stone, Rob Sheffield praised Swift's "emotional excess [and] musical reach", stating "...[n]o other pop auteur can touch her right now." Rebbeca Nicholson of The Guardian gave a 5-star review, stating Swift was "staggeringly nice" and a "consummate  crowd pleaser". Digital Spy contributor Emma Dibdin stated the tour combined "whimsical spectacle with Swift's trademark emotional intimacy," and that it "capitalises on exactly what makes Swift such a powerful figure for her audience, the sincere blend of aspirational and relatable." In a more negative review, Rebecca Ford of the Hollywood Reporter stated that the intros before specific songs that, while "an appropriate fit for the audience," felt long and "brought down the energy of the show." Ford also mentioned that while Swift's voice "has gotten stronger over the years... [it] still has a habit of faltering or  being too soft to hear over the band." Accolades. ! Year ! Organization ! Award ! Result ! Ref. !| 2013