Taylor Swift, Maroon 5, Justin Bieber and Others Launch Tours for 2013

Posted November 21, 2012 by J Matthew Cobb in News

Maroon 5, Taylor Swift, Justin Bieber, Lady Gaga, P!nk, One Direction gearing up for 2013 North American tours

Already the buzz is circulating the Web over the big pop tours headlining 2013.

Things are starting to shape up for the highly-anticipated reunion tour of Fleetwood Mac (yep, Stevie Nicks is tagging along) and the celebratory 50th anniversary tour for the Rolling Stones. In the meantime, pre-ticket sales are already showing up for some of the big pop and rock tours to dominate the 2013 calendar.

Maroon 5

The Overexposed tour couldn’t have happened at a better time for pop-rock act Maroon 5. With two hit singles dominating the Top 40 in 2012 (“Payphone,” “One More Night”), the band – along with their popular sex symbol of a frontman Adam Levine, finds themselves back at the top of the charts.

Owl City and Neon Trees are scheduled as the opening acts.

December 29, 2012	Las Vegas	United States	Mandalay Bay Arena
December 30, 2012	Las Vegas		Mandalay Bay Arena
February 13, 2013	Columbus		Schottenstein Center
February 14, 2013	Detroit		Palace of Auburn Hills
February 16, 2013	New York City		Madison Square Garden
February 17, 2013	Manchester		Verizon Wireless Arena
February 19, 2013	Toronto	Canada	Air Canada Centre
February 20, 2013	Montreal	Canada	Bell Centre
February 22, 2013	Uncasville	United States	Mohegan Sun Arena
February 23, 2013	East Rutherford		Izod Arena
February 25, 2013	Grand Rapids		Van Andel Arena
February 27, 2013	Kansas City		Sprint Center
March 1, 2013	Moline		I Wireless Center
March 3, 2013	Omaha		CenturyLink Center
March 4, 2013	Saint Paul		Xcel Energy Center
March 7, 2013	Calgary	Canada	Scotiabank Saddledome
March 9, 2013	Vancouver	Canada	Rogers Arena
March 11, 2013	Seattle	United States	KeyArena
March 13, 2013	San Jose		HP Pavilion at San Jose
March 15, 2013	Los Angeles		Staples Center
March 16, 2013	Las Vegas		Mandalay Bay Arena
March 19, 2013	Houston		Toyota Center
March 21, 2013	Dallas		American Airlines Arena
March 22, 2013	Tulsa		BOK Center
March 24, 2013	Nashville		Bridgestone Arena
March 26, 2013	Birmingham		BJCC Arena
March 27, 2013	Atlanta		Phillips Arena
March 29, 2013	Ft. Lauderdale		BankAtlantic Center
March 30, 2013	Orlando		Amway Center
April 1, 2013	Jacksonville		Veterans Memorial Arena
April 3, 2013	Washington, D.C.		Verizon Arena
April 4, 2013	Philadelphia		Wells Fargo Center
April 6, 2013	Rosemont		Allstate Arena

Taylor Swift

Country-pop phenom Taylor Swift hits the road to promote her fourth album, Red. She plans to remain on the road throughout the majority of 2013. Let’s hope she doesn’t over oversaturate the market.

English singer-songwriter newbie Ed Sheeran will be the tour’s opening act.

In many places*, venues have not been called on all the city dates. We will update these slots when they become available.

March 13, 2013	Omaha	United States	*
March 14, 2013	Omaha		*
March 18, 2013	St. Louis		*
March 19, 2013	St. Louis		*
March 22, 2013	Charlotte		*
March 23, 2013	Columbia		*
March 27, 2013	Newark		Prudential Center
March 28, 2013
March 29, 2013
April 10, 2013	Miami		American Airlines Arena
April 11, 2013	Orlando		Amway Center
April 12, 2013	Orlando		Amway Center
April 18, 2013	Atlanta		Philips Arena
April 19, 2013	Atlanta		Philips Arena
April 20, 2013	Tampa		*
April 25, 2013	Cleveland		*
April 26, 2013	Indianapolis		*
April 27, 2013	Lexington		*
May 4, 2013	Detroit		Ford Field
May 7, 2013	Louisville		*
May 8, 2013	Columbus		*
May 11, 2013	Washington, D.C.		Verizon Center
May 12, 2013	Washington, D.C.		Verizon Center
May 16, 2013	Houston		*
May 21, 2013	Austin		*
May 22, 2013	San Antonio		*
May 25, 2013	Arlington		Cowboys Stadium
May 28, 2013	Glendale		Jobing.com Arena
May 29, 2013	Glendale		Jobing.com Arena
June 1, 2013	Salt Lake City		*
June 2, 2013	Denver		*

Justin Bieber

Now enjoying the success of his No. 1 album Believe, Justin Bieber is traveling up and down North America and the UK with “Call You Maybe” starlet Carly Rae Jepsen and Cody Simpson to maintain that momentum. Although the tour started in September, it continues deep into April 2013. The remaining tour dates are posted below.

November 21, 2012	Auburn Hills	The Palace of Auburn Hills
November 23, 2012	Ottawa	Canada	Scotiabank Place
November 26, 2012	Montreal	Canada	Bell Centre
November 28, 2012	New York City	United States	Madison Square Garden
November 29, 2012	New York City	United States	Madison Square Garden
December 1, 2012	Toronto	Canada	Rogers Centre
January 5, 2013	Salt Lake City	United States	EnergySolutions Arena
January 7, 2013	Denver		Pepsi Center
January 9, 2013	Tulsa		BOK Center
January 10, 2013	North Little Rock		Verizon Arena
January 12, 2013	San Antonio		AT&T Center
January 15, 2013	New Orleans		New Orleans Arena
January 16, 2013	Birmingham		BJCC Arena
January 18, 2013	Nashville		Bridgestone Arena
January 19, 2013	Greensboro		Greensboro Coliseum
January 22, 2013	Charlotte		Time Warner Cable Arena
January 23, 2013	Atlanta		Philips Arena
January 25, 2013	Orlando		Amway Center
January 26, 2013	Miami		American Airlines Arena
January 27, 2013	Miami		American Airlines Arena

Lady Gaga

Still promoting the Born This Way album, Lady Gaga’s Born This Way Ball world tour has become the artist’s most imaginative tour to date, winning positive reviews from critics and fans alike. It’s even hit untapped markets like Singapore and Bangkok, even in Africa, usually selling out within hours they become available. The last leg of the tour will wrap up in the U.S. starting at the very beginning of 2013 until March.

Zedd, Lady Starlight and Madeon will be the tour’s opening acts.

January 11, 2013	Vancouver	Canada	Rogers Arena
January 12, 2013	Vancouver	Canada	Rogers Arena
January 14, 2013	Tacoma	United States	Tacoma Dome
January 15, 2013	Portland		Rose Garden Arena
January 17, 2013	San Jose		HP Pavilion at San Jose
January 20, 2013	Los Angeles		Staples Center
January 21, 2013	Los Angeles		Staples Center
January 23, 2013	Phoenix		US Airways Center
January 25, 2013	Las Vegas		MGM Grand Garden Arena
January 26, 2013	Las Vegas		MGM Grand Garden Arena
January 29, 2013	Dallas		American Airlines Center
January 31, 2013	Houston		Toyota Center
February 2, 2013	St. Louis		Scottrade Center
February 4, 2013	Kansas City		Sprint Center
February 6, 2013	St. Paul		Xcel Energy Center
February 8, 2013	Toronto	Canada	Air Canada Centre
February 9, 2013	Toronto		Air Canada Centre
February 11, 2013	Montreal		Bell Centre
February 13, 2013	Chicago	United States	United Center
February 14, 2013	Chicago		United Center
February 16, 2013	Detroit		The Palace of Auburn Hills
February 19, 2013	Philadelphia		Wells Fargo Center
February 20, 2013	Philadelphia		Wells Fargo Center
February 22, 2013	New York City		Madison Square Garden
February 23, 2013	New York City		Madison Square Garden
February 25, 2013	Washington, D.C.		Verizon Center
February 27, 2013	Boston		TD Garden
March 2, 2013	State College		Bryce Jordan Center
March 6, 2013	New York City		Barclays Center
March 7, 2013	New York City		Barclays Center
March 10, 2013	Nashville		Bridgestone Arena
March 11, 2013	Atlanta		Philips Arena
March 13, 2013	Tampa		Tampa Bay Times Forum
March 15, 2013	Fort Lauderdale		BB&T Center
March 16, 2013	Miami		American Airlines Arena

One Direction

Boy bands are back in style again. Blame it on the latest British invasion. One Direction leads the way, and will penetrate the U.S. markets with their first American tour, starting in Jun 2013.

Talk is even spreading that the boy band will probably eclipse the record-breaking ticket sales set by U2 and the Rolling Stones. “I’ve never known a band announce a second summer tour before a first summer tour is over,” says Andy Greene, associate editor for Rolling Stone. “It’s insane – they’re working them like dogs and printing money right now.”

No word yet on the opening acts for the American tour dates.

8 June 2013	Mexico City	Mexico	Foro Sol
9 June 2013	Mexico City	Mexico	Foro Sol
13 June 2013	Sunrise	United States	BB&T Center
14 June 2013	Miami		American Airlines Arena
16 June 2013	Louisville		KFC Yum! Center
18 June 2013	Columbus		Nationwide Arena
19 June 2013	Nashville		Bridgestone Arena
21 June 2013	Atlanta		Philips Arena
22 June 2013	Raleigh		PNC Arena
23 June 2013	Washington, D.C.		Verizon Center
25 June 2013	Philadelphia		Wells Fargo Center
26 June 2013	Mansfield		Comcast Center
28 June 2013	Wantagh		Nikon at Jones Beach Theater
29 June 2013	Wantagh		Nikon at Jones Beach Theater
2 July 2013	East Rutherford		Izod Center
4 July 2013	Montreal	Canada	Bell Centre
5 July 2013	Hershey	United States	Hersheypark Stadium
6 July 2013	Hershey		Hersheypark Stadium
8 July 2013	Pittsburgh		Consol Energy Center
9 July 2013	Toronto	Canada	Air Canada Centre
10 July 2013	Toronto	Canada	Air Canada Centre
12 July 2013	Auburn Hills	United States	The Palace of Auburn Hills
13 July 2013	Tinley Park		First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre
14 July 2013	Tinley Park		First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre
18 July 2013	Minneapolis		Target Center
19 July 2013	Kansas City		Sprint Center
21 July 2013	Houston		Toyota Center
22 July 2013	Dallas		American Airlines Center
24 July 2013	Denver		Pepsi Center
25 July 2013	West Valley City		Maverik Center
27 July 2013	Vancouver	Canada	Rogers Arena
28 July 2013	Seattle	United States	KeyArena
30 July 2013	San Jose		HP Pavilion at San Jose
31 July 2013	Oakland		Oracle Arena
2 August 2013	Las Vegas		Mandalay Bay Events Center
3 August 2013	Las Vegas		Mandalay Bay Events Center
4 August 2013	San Diego		Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre
6 August 2013	Chula Vista		Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre
7 August 2013	Los Angeles		Staples Center

P!nk

Promoting her latest record The Truth About Love, Pink’s road show – full of Vegas fun and Cirque du Soleil drama, will start working its American dates beginning in February 2013.

The Hives and City and Colour will serve as the tour’s opening acts.

February 13, 2013	Phoenix	United States	US Airways Center
February 15, 2013	Las Vegas		Mandalay Bay Events Center
February 16, 2013	Los Angeles		Staples Center
February 18, 2013	San Jose		HP Pavilion at San Jose
February 21, 2013	Houston		Toyota Center
February 22, 2013	Dallas		American Airlines Center
February 24, 2013	Orlando		Amway Center
February 25, 2013	Sunrise		BB&T Center
February 27, 2013	Tampa		Tampa Bay Times Forum
March 1, 2013	Atlanta		Philips Arena
March 2, 2013	Nashville		Bridgestone Arena
March 5, 2013	Auburn Hills		The Palace of Auburn Hills
March 6, 2013	Columbus		Value City Arena
March 8, 2013	Louisville		KFC Yum! Center
March 9, 2013	Chicago		United Center
March 11, 2013	Toronto	Canada	Air Canada Centre
March 12, 2013	Montreal	Canada	Bell Centre
March 14, 2013	Washington, D.C.	United States	Verizon Center
March 16, 2013	Charlotte		Time Warner Cable Arena
March 17, 2013	Philadelphia		Wells Fargo Center
March 19, 2013	Saint Paul		Xcel Energy Center
March 22, 2013	New York City		Madison Square Garden
March 23, 2013	East Rutherford		Izod Center
March 25, 2013	Uniondale		Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
March 27, 2013	Uncasville		Mohegan Sun Arena
March 28, 2013	Boston		TD Garden