Taylor Swift adds 2010 tour dates

NASHVILLE, Oct. 8 (UPI) -- U.S. country music star Taylor Swift announced Thursday she is adding dates to her sold-out "Fearless" tour in 2010.

She is to perform her last four concerts for 2009 this weekend.

Tickets for her 2010 tour go on sale this month, with ticket prices starting at $25, The Messina Group and AEG Live said in a release.

Swift, who at 19 is the youngest artist in history to be nominated for the Country Music Association's prestigious Entertainer of the Year Award, will kick off her "Fearless" 2010 tour Feb. 4 in Brisbane, Australia, and play five shows Down Under before beginning her North American run March 4 in Tampa, Fla. She will headline 37 shows in 29 cities in 22 states and provinces in the United States and Canada in the coming year.

"I'm so excited to take the 'Fearless' tour back out on the road again in 2010!" Swift said in a statement. "This year's tour has been so much fun and even more unforgettable than I ever imagined. The fans have been so amazing, and I'm thrilled to play in new cities and see even more of my fans on the 2010 'Fearless' tour!"