Taylor Swift's new tour, Britney Spears says no tour without her sons. All the dates, all the info!

February 2, 4:41 PMPop Culture ExaminerDominic Patten

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One is the country ingénue whose Fearless album tops the charts, is appearing on CSI and is about to kick off her first headlining tour.

The other is a Pop Princess more known in recent years for her pratfalls, divorces, break-ups and outbursts than her music ... and just when things looked better for her, they might get much worse.

Today 19-year old Taylor Swift and 27-year old Britney Spears are both talking touring, though in very different ways.

Click here for more on the rise of Taylor Swift, including her upcoming CSI appearance

Click here for some behind the scenes pictures of Britney Spears rehearsing for her upcoming Circus tour looking very toned and taunt. And, because I know it is just so true, if you want more Britney Spears, click here to see what the Pop Princess and President Barack Obama have in common ... you'll be surprised.

Starting the month with a bang, Taylor Swift announced today that North American leg of her Fearless Tour 2009 will be starting April 23 in Evansville, Indiana. The tour will be hitting 52 cities in 38 states and provinces in the US and Canada. And there's more, Taylor is expected to announce some European dates soon. Here's Taylor Swift's North American tour dates ... watch for more soon.

February 10 San Antonio, TX

March 1 Plant City, FL

March 20 Houston, TX

April 23 Evansville, IN

April 24 Jonesboro, AR

April 25 St Louis, MO

April 30 Charleston, SC

May 1 Jacksonville, FL

May 2 Biloxi, MS

May 14 Spokane, WA

May 15 Seattle, WA

May 16 Portland ,OR

May 17 Yakima, WA

May 21 Phoenix, AZ

May 22 Los Angeles, CA

May 23 Las Vegas, NV

May 24 San Diego, CA

May 26 Salt Lake City, UT

June 4 Enterprise, AL

June 11 Baltimore, MD

June 12 Greensboro, NC

June 24 Oshkosh, WI

June 25 Caddott, WI

July 8 Calgary, Alberta

July 10 Craven, Saskatchewan

July 11 Winnipeg, Manitoba

July 16 Twin Lakes, WI

July 17 Columbus, OH

July 18 Charleston, WV

July 23 Cheyenne, WY

July 24 Rapid City, SD

July 25 Minot, ND

August 7 Detroit Lakes, MN

August 9 Omaha NE

August 27 New York, NY

August 28 Uncasville, CT

August 29 University Park, PA

August 30 Louisville, KY

September 4 Greenville, SC

September 5 Charlotte, NC

September 10 Lafayette, LA

September 11 Bossier City, LA

September 12 Birmingham, AL

September 25 Dallas, TX

September 26 Little Rock, AR

September 27 Tulsa, OK

October 1 Cleveland, OH

October 2 Grand Rapids, MI

October 3 Pittsburgh, PA

October 8 Indianapolis, IN

October 9 Chicago, IL

October 10 Minneapolis / St. Paul, MN

As for Britney Spears, it looks like the heavily held in check singer is taking a stand in more ways than one. First she obtained a restraining order against former manager Sam Lufti and ex-boyfriend and paparazzi Adnan Ghalib this weekend and now she's putting her undoubtly well manicured foot down about how and with whom she will tour. The rumor is that Britney Spears says she will pull the plug on her entire 44-city Circus tour unless her sons Sean Preston and Jayden James are with here while she's on the road. According to TMZ.com, that good hearted ex-husband of hers, Kevin Federline, is kyboshing an almost agreed upon plan to house the boys in New Jersey, New Orleans and Los Angeles so Britney could commute back to see them after every show.

Hold on, weren't Britney and K-Fed supposed to be getting along again? 

The Circus tour is due to kick off on March 3 in New Orleans before taking in a further 35 shows across North America. Then Britney goes off to Europe with shows at The O2 in London starting on June 6 … or maybe not now.