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Taylor Swift Headed to Tampa Bay Times Forum

The tour stop is in April, but tickets go on sale in November.

This just in from officials at the Tampa Bay Times Forum:

Taylor Swift will launch a North American stadium and arena tour in early 2013 in support of her blockbuster new album, RED.

The tour will include a stop at the Tampa Bay Times Forum on Saturday, April 20, 2013 at 7 p.m.  Tickets for this show will go on sale Friday, November 16 at 10 a.m.

Taylor made the special announcement in partnership with ABC News on a
primetime TV special called "All Access Nashville with Katie Couric - A Special
Edition of 20/20."

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Watch the announcement here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YoJj-5nAGpM. RED was released last week to widespread worldwide critical acclaim and has already topped the iTunes album sales charts in 40 countries.

On The RED Tour, Taylor is currently slated to headline 58 shows in 45 cities
in 29 states and 3 provinces in 2013. The tour will kick-off on March 13 in Omaha, Nebraska and continue through September.

Acclaimed singer/songwriter Ed Sheeran, whose duet with Taylor from her RED album, "Everything Has Changed," has already reached the #1 position atop iTunes all-genre Top Songs chart, will be a special guest on all of the shows on the tour.

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At Taylor's request, every show will include tickets priced at under $50. On-sale information is available now at www.taylorswift.com and www.abcnews.com.

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