Lover Fest
| Tour by Taylor Swift | |
.jpg) Taylor Swift performing the Lover part of the Eras Tour | |
| Location |
|
|---|---|
| Associated album | Lover |
| Start date | June 20, 2020 |
| End date | August 1, 2020 |
| No. of shows | 16 |
| Taylor Swift concert chronology | |
Listen to this concert Lover Fest or buy cd/DVDs of this concert on amazonLover Fest was supposed to be a concert tour by American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift, but it was cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic. It would have been for her album Lover (2019).
In April 2020, Taylor Swift announced that she was going to do the tour in 2021 instead. In February 2021, she cancelled it completely.
Background[edit]
Taylor Swift completed her very popular Reputation Stadium Tour in 2018.[1]
In August 2019, Taylor Swift told Ryan Seacrest that she still did not know if she would be going on tour. She said she did not want to keep making albums and touring right after.[2] In October 2019, she said that because her mom has cancer, she didn't want to leave her family for a long tour.[3]
Taylor Swift announced the tour in September 2019 and she said she wanted to go to places she had never been before and play at festivals for the first time in a while.[4][5]
The shows at SoFi Stadium were meant to be the first events ever held there.[6]
Cancellation[edit]
In April 2020, some of the festivals got cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Then Taylor Swift announced that she would do the tour in 2021 instead.[7] On February 26, 2021, Swift announced that the tour was cancelled completely.[8][9]
In 2022, Taylor Swift went on the Eras Tour (2023–2024) instead.[10][11]
Dates[edit]
| Date (2020) | City | Country | Venue | Festival |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 20 | Werchter |  Belgium
|
Werchter Festivalpark | Rock Werchter |
| June 24 | Berlin |  Germany
|
Waldbühne | Lover Fest Germany |
| June 26 | Oslo |  Norway
|
Bjølsenfeltet | Oslo Sommertid |
| June 28 | Pilton |  England
|
Worthy Farm | Glastonbury |
| July 1 | Roskilde |  Denmark
|
Animal Showground[lower-alpha 1] | Roskilde Festival |
| July 3 | Gdynia |  Poland
|
Gdynia-Kosakowo Airport | Open'er Festival |
| July 5 | Nîmes |  France
|
Arena of Nîmes | Festival de Nîmes |
| July 8 | Madrid |  Spain
|
Valdebebas | Mad Cool |
| July 9 | Algés |  Portugal
|
Passeio Marítimo de Algés | NOS Alive |
| July 11 | London | England
|
Hyde Park | British Summer Time |
| July 18 | São Paulo |  Brazil
|
Allianz Parque | Lover Fest Brazil |
| July 19 | ||||
| July 25 | Inglewood[lower-alpha 2] |  United States
|
SoFi Stadium | Lover Fest West |
| July 26 | ||||
| July 31 | Foxborough[lower-alpha 3] | Gillette Stadium | Lover Fest East | |
| August 1 |
Notes[edit]
- ↑ Danish: Dyrskuepladsen
- ↑ Inglewood is close to Los Angeles.
- ↑ Foxborough is right between Boston and Providence.
References[edit]
- ↑ Frankenberg, Eric (2018-11-30). "Taylor Swift's Reputation Stadium Tour Breaks Record for Highest-Grossing U.S. Tour". Billboard. Retrieved 2023-09-18.
- ↑ "Taylor Swift Talks Newfound 'Freedom,' 'Lover' Tour Plans and So Much More | On Air with Ryan Seacrest". Ryan Seacrest. Retrieved 2023-09-18.
- ↑ "Taylor Swift hints mum's health is why she's not doing huge world tour". Capital. Retrieved 2023-09-18.
- ↑ Shaffer, Claire (2019-09-17). "Taylor Swift Announces 'Lover Fest' Stadium Shows". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2023-09-18.
- ↑ "Taylor Swift announces Lover Fest in L.A. and Boston, her only two U.S. concert dates of 2020". The FADER. 2019-09-17. Retrieved 2023-09-18.
- ↑ Peacock, Tim (2019-09-17). "Taylor Swift To Become The First Woman In History To Open An NFL Stadium". uDiscover Music. Retrieved 2023-09-18.
- ↑ Ginsberg, Gab (2020-04-17). "Taylor Swift Cancels All 2020 Shows". Billboard. Retrieved 2023-09-18.
- ↑ "Taylor Swift Officially Cancels Tour Postponed Last Year Due To The COVID-19 Pandemic". CBS Los Angeles. 2021-02-26. Retrieved 2023-09-17.
- ↑ Atkinson, Katie (2021-02-26). "Taylor Swift Officially Cancels Lover Fest Concerts". Billboard. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 2023-09-17.
- ↑ Willman, Chris (2022-11-01). "Taylor Swift Announces 2023 'Eras Tour' of U.S. Stadiums". Variety. ISSN 0042-2738. OCLC 810134503. Retrieved 2023-09-18.
- ↑ Kreps, Daniel (2023-08-03). "Taylor Swift's Eras Tour Returning to North America for Additional Shows in 2024". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2023-09-18.
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