Frontier Land Massive Taylor Swift Tour

9 May 2013 | 11:00 am | Scott Fitzsimons

She'll become the first female since Madonna to play stadiums this big

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American country-pop superstar Taylor Swift will return to Australia late this year, with Mushroom's Frontier Touring booking the young star into stadiums around the country.

The first time a solo female artist has headlined Australian stadiums in two decades (artists like Pink and Christina Aguilera opted for arenas), the tour comes on the album cycle of her latest album Red. Swift was in the country last year to perform at the ARIA Awards on a brief promotional tour.

Mushroom boss Michael Gudinski said today, “Taylor Swift is a superstar globally and has repeatedly sold out multiple arenas in both Australia and New Zealand. She has proven herself to be one of the most significant female artists of our time and it is a natural progression to see her take her touring to the next level here, with the confirmation that she will play four massive stadium shows across Australia this summer.

“It's been 20 years since Madonna played stadiums for Frontier and I can honestly think of only a tiny handful of solo artists – male or female – who could fill stadium venues today.”

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