 Swift has performed the track on the AOL Sessions . Since , Swift has performed the track at the Studio 330 Sessions , the 2009 CMA Music Festival , the 2009 V Festival , and the Australian charity concert Sydney Sound Relief . Swift 's first televised performance of " Change " was at the 2010 Academy of Country Music Awards , where she , donning a sparkly evening gown , sang on an elevator suspended from the crowd . She then came down , where she was joined by a teenage choir , and finished the performance by surfing the crowd . Swift performed " Change " on the first North American leg of the Fearless Tour . During the performances , Swift wore a sparkly silver and black dress with black , leather boots . She noted , " It 's been a tough year " , and commenced singing throughout the stage as images of victims of economic and natural disasters were projected on the video screens . As the song approximated , its last refrain , she said , " Things turn back around . " Then , scenes of triumph appeared on the video screens . Craig Rosen of The Hollywood Reporter attended the May 22 , 2009 concert in Los Angeles , California at the Staples Center and commented , " It was overly simplistic and a bit naive , but still hard not to be moved . " Jon Pareles of The New York Times said Swift offered the audience with optimistic thinking with the performance in the August 27 , 2009 concert at Madison Square Garden in New York City . 
