Taylor Swift Tickets – Fearless in Austin, TX
Taylor Swift, country music’s darling and one of last year’s concert sensations, will be returning to the United States for more dates of her sold-out “Fearless” tour. On March 10, 2010, she will be playing a concert in Austin, TX, at the Frank Erwin Center at the University of Texas. Tickets for the Austin concert went on sale on October 23, along with– other show dates, and all sold out within minutes. Kellie Pickler will join’-year old Taylor and new artist Gloriana will open for Swift on all of the shows on the tour.st
Taylor’s second album, titled “Fearless”, was the highest debut in country music for 2008, with several chart-topping releases, including “White Horse” and “Love Story” and showed the music world that she was a crossover talent. She also was recognized by the Academy for Country Music for her ability to attract younger fans to the genre. Taylor was also nominated for country music’s Entertainer of the Year, becoming the youngest country artist to achieve that. Her two albums have sold almost 600,000 unites combined in digital downloads, which meant that her albums are the top two bestselling country albums in digital sales.
Her fame has not been without controversy, as last September’s MTV Video Music Awards had one of the national news incidents as soon as she won the award for Best Female Video. Rapper Kanye West leaped onstage, snatched the microphone out of Taylor’s shocked hands and claimed that in fact, Beyonce’s video for her single “Single Ladies” was one of the best of all time. The negative press for Kanye proved to ultimately help Taylor, garnering her more appearances than ever. Kanye sooned called to apologize.
Taylor Swift has also been recognized for her philanthropic efforts, even as a teenager. She launched a campaign in 2007 to protect children from internet predators. She has also generously given to St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital and the Red Cross. She famously made a $100,000 donation to the Red Cross after the Iowa flooding of 2008
The Frank Erwin Center in Austin was originally constructed in’77 for the University of Texas at Austin, and in 2003, the Center completed $55 million in renovations. The renovations included safety upgrades, improvements to the Lone Star reception hall, concession stands and new scoreboards.
Fans of Swift who are lucky enough to be attending the concert and are coming from outside of Austin, there are several hotels near the Frank Erwin center, including Sheraton, La Quinta Inn and Super 8. To drive to the Frank Erwin Center, (From the Austin Bergstrom International Airport) 1. After exiting airport, turn left onto TX-71/E. Bastrop Hwy. 2. Turn right onto I-35. 3. Exit 15th Street/MLK Blvd. 4. Turn left onto 15th St. 6. Turn right on to Red River St.
Taylor Swift will make her acting debut next year in the Garry Marshall-directed film, “Valentine’s Day” as part of an ensemble cast. She had previously appeared in the “Hannah Montana” movie and “The Jonas Brothers: The 3D Concert Experience” in 2009.
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