Taylor Swift will help raise money for tornado victims by selling tickets to the final rehearsal for the U.S. portion of her Speak Now tour. The concert will take place on May 21 at Nashville's Bridgestone Arena, where Swift has been rehearsing for five weeks. All proceeds will be donated to tornado victims in the Southeast. Ticket information and additional details will be available on Monday (May 9) on Swift's website. "I was watching the coverage of the tornadoes backstage at rehearsals and I wanted to do something for the families affected by the damage," she said. "I've never opened a rehearsal to the public before, but I felt that inviting my fans to the last rehearsal for the Speak Now tour would be a great way to raise money. ... We'll probably still be doing some fine-tuning to the show that night, since this will be a true rehearsal, but I feel like it is so important for me and my fans to help if we can."
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7/29/11
Taylor Swift Opens Rehearsal to Benefit Tornado Victims - CMT
Taylor Swift Opens Rehearsal to Benefit Tornado Victims Taylor Swift will help raise money for tornado victims by selling tickets to the final rehearsal for the U.S. portion of her Speak Now tour. The concert will take place on May 21 at Nashville's Bridgestone Arena, where Swift has been rehearsing for five weeks. All proceeds will be donated to tornado victims in the Southeast. Ticket information and additional details will be available on Monday (May 9) on Swift's website. "I was watching the coverage of the tornadoes backstage at rehearsals and I wanted to do something for the families affected by the damage," she said. "I've never opened a rehearsal to the public before, but I felt that inviting my fans to the last rehearsal for the Speak Now tour would be a great way to raise money. ... We'll probably still be doing some fine-tuning to the show that night, since this will be a true rehearsal, but I feel like it is so important for me and my fans to help if we can."
Taylor Swift will help raise money for tornado victims by selling tickets to the final rehearsal for the U.S. portion of her Speak Now tour. The concert will take place on May 21 at Nashville's Bridgestone Arena, where Swift has been rehearsing for five weeks. All proceeds will be donated to tornado victims in the Southeast. Ticket information and additional details will be available on Monday (May 9) on Swift's website. "I was watching the coverage of the tornadoes backstage at rehearsals and I wanted to do something for the families affected by the damage," she said. "I've never opened a rehearsal to the public before, but I felt that inviting my fans to the last rehearsal for the Speak Now tour would be a great way to raise money. ... We'll probably still be doing some fine-tuning to the show that night, since this will be a true rehearsal, but I feel like it is so important for me and my fans to help if we can." 
7/27/11
<b>Taylor Swift</b> Turns Concert Rehearsal Into Tornado Fundraiser <b>...</b>
For the first time ever, Taylor Swift is letting fans watch her rehearse for her upcoming Speak Now World Tour -- and it's all for a good cause.
To benefit victims of the recent tornadoes in the Southeast, the 21-year-old singer is letting 13,000 fans get a sneak peek of her upcoming tour during Speak Now...Help Now! on May 21 at Nashville's Bridgestone Arena.
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"I was watching the coverage of the tornadoes backstage at rehearsals, and I wanted to do something for the families affected by the damage," the country superstar tells Us Weekly in a statement.
One hundred percent of ticket sales from the dress rehearsal will go directly to help tornado victims. This isn't the first time Swift has lent her star power to a worthy cause; earlier this year, the "Better Than Revenge" singer supported relief efforts in Japan, Australia and New Zealand.
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"I've never opened a rehearsal to the public before, but I felt that inviting my fans to the last rehearsal for the Speak Now Tour would be a great way to raise money," Swift says. "So, tickets will be available for people to come see us in the Bridgestone Arena, where we've been rehearsing for the last five weeks."
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More details regarding the fundraiser will be available beginning May 9 on the singer's official website. In 2010, DoSomething.org ranked Swift the world's 3rd most philanthropic celebrity on their annual Celebs Gone Good list.
The North American leg of Swift's Speak Now World Tour kicks off May 27 in Omaha, Nebraska.
7/19/11
<b>Taylor Swift</b> Selling Tickets to Rehearsal, Donating Money to <b>...</b>
Taylor Swift is opening the doors for her dress rehearsal to help those devastated by the tornadoes that touched down in the South. The 21-year-old country singer is selling 13,000 tickets for fans to come see her last dress rehearsal for her ‘Speak Now’ tour. All proceeds from ticket sales will go towards those that lost homes, family, and friends in the recent disaster that killed 329 people and leveled entire communities.
Taylor says:
“I was watching the coverage of the tornadoes backstage at rehearsals, and I wanted to do something for the families affected by the damage. I’ve never opened a rehearsal to the public before, but I felt that inviting my fans to the last rehearsal for the ‘Speak Now’ tour would be a great way to raise money.”
“We will probably still be doing some fine-tuning to the show that night, since this will be a true rehearsal, but I feel like it is so important for me and my fans to help if we can.”
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Posted by: ErikaFriday, May 6th, 2011 at 2:14pm
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7/16/11
<b>Taylor Swift</b> Invites Fans to Tour Rehearsal to Aid Tornado Relief <b>...</b>
jpstudios.comTaylor Swift has announced she will give her fans a chance to see her Speak Now tour before it officially kicks off later this month. The singer will open the last dress rehearsal on May 21 as a fundraiser with all proceeds going to the victims of last week's devastating tornadoes in the Southeast. For the special event, titled Speak Now ... Help Now!, approximately 13,000 people will get the chance to see Taylor's full show at Nashville's Bridgestone Arena, one week before the North American leg of the superstar's Speak Now world trek kicks off May 27 in Omaha, Neb.
"I was watching the coverage of the tornadoes backstage at rehearsals, and I wanted to do something for the families affected by the damage," says Taylor. "I've never opened a rehearsal to the public before, but I felt that inviting my fans to the last rehearsal for the Speak Now tour would be a great way to raise money."
Numerous tornadoes raged through seven states in the south, including the hardest hit, Alabama, killing 329 people and literally destroying numerous businesses, schools and homes.
Taylor generously donated to relief efforts in Japan, New Zealand and Australia earlier this year, while she donated to various Nashville flood relief efforts last year. She also performed during 2010's Nashville Rising benefit concert, organized by Tim McGraw and Faith Hill.
The reigning ACM Entertainer of the Year, who has been in rehearsals with her band for the last few weeks, forewarns the fans that there might be some changes during the show, as it is still a rehearsal. "We'll probably still be doing some fine-tuning to the show that night, since this will be a true rehearsal," she notes, "but I feel like it is so important for me and my fans to help if we can."
Ticketing information and Speak Now ... Help Now! details will be available and updated beginning Monday (May 9) at Taylor's official website. One-hundred percent of all ticket sales will go directly to help tornado victims.
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