"Stadium concerts these days are largely the province of blockbuster rockers and time-tested bands, the place for supersized festivals and daylong multi-band extravaganzas.

That's why Taylor Swift's Saturday show at Ford Field -- her second-ever stadium headlining date and first of several for her this summer -- is such a big deal. At 21, the country-pop starlet is venturing into territory typically reserved for artists many years her senior.

Ford Field is one of several football venues on Swift's summer tour, including Pittsburgh's Heinz Field, Philadelphia's Lincoln Financial Field and Massachusetts' Gillette Stadium, where she tested the stadium waters with a concert one year ago this week.

Swift just might be the youngest solo star ever to make the leap to stadium headliner status. Her Ford Field booking is an audacious display of star power -- and a firm reminder of just how much she has achieved at a young age."

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