Tour by Zac Brown Band | |
Associated album | Jekyll + Hyde |
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Start date | March 19, 2016 |
End date | April 21, 2017 |
Legs | 2 |
No. of shows | 45 in North America 2 in Australia 47 Total |
Zac Brown Band concert chronology |
The Black Out the Sun Tour was the sixth headlining concert tour by American country music group the Zac Brown Band, in support of their album Jekyll + Hyde (2015). The tour began on March 19, 2016, in Teton Village, Wyoming and ended on April 21, 2017, in Sydney, Australia.
The band announced the tour in February 2016. [1] On September 21, 2016, two Australian tour dates were announced. [2]
The show is filled with their own material and covers. They perform songs from their current album Jekyll + Hyde such as "Castaway", "Beautiful Drug", "Homegrown", and "I'll Be Your Man (Song for a Daughter)", past hits like "Chicken Fried", "Knee Deep", "Colder Weather" and covers such as Van Morrison's "Into the Mystic", The Who's "Baba O'Riley", and Dolly Parton's "Jolene". [3]
The back of the stage is covered by a video screen that shows images and visuals. There is also another video screen on the stage where the horns, vocalists and percussionists stand. [3]
Not all songs are performed at every show, and in not always in the same order. [3]
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Date | City | Country | Venue | Attendance | Gross revenue | |
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North America [1] | ||||||
March 19, 2016 | Teton Village | United States | Jackson Hole Rendezvous | — | — | |
April 1, 2016 | Omaha | CenturyLink Center Omaha | ||||
April 2, 2016 | Wichita | Intrust Bank Arena | ||||
April 3, 2016 | Tulsa | BOK Center | ||||
April 16, 2016 | Charleston [lower-alpha 1] | MUSC Health Stadium | ||||
April 17, 2016 | ||||||
April 30, 2016 | Austin [lower-alpha 2] | Frank Erwin Center | ||||
May 19, 2016 | Hartford | Xfinity Theatre | 16,117 / 24,511 | $673,725 | ||
May 20, 2016 | Camden | BB&T Pavilion | 25,227 / 25,517 | $1,097,136 | ||
May 21, 2016 | Burgettstown | First Niagara Pavilion | 14,776 / 23,001 | $454,051 | ||
May 22, 2016 | Noblesville | Klipsch Music Center | 16,043 / 24,740 | $565,690 | ||
May 27, 2016 | Kansas City | Sprint Center | 7,775 / 11,153 | $578,847 | ||
May 28, 2016 | Minneapolis | Target Field | 28,839 / 39,077 | $2,330,737 | ||
June 3, 2016 | Mountain View | Shoreline Amphitheatre | 17,070 / 22,000 | $645,757 | ||
June 4, 2016 | Irvine | Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre | 14,589 / 15,000 | $871,606 | ||
June 5, 2016 | Inglewood | The Forum | — | |||
June 16, 2016 | Mack [lower-alpha 3] | Country Jam | — | — | ||
June 17, 2016 | ||||||
June 18, 2016 | ||||||
June 19, 2016 | ||||||
June 24, 2016 | Cuyahoga Falls | Blossom Music Center | 19,187 / 20,672 | $831,736 | ||
June 25, 2016 | East Troy | Alpine Valley Music Theatre | 31,417 / 70,888 | $1,084,482 | ||
June 26, 2016 | ||||||
July 1, 2016 | Cincinnati | Riverbend Music Center | 19,808 / 20,581 | $776,990 | ||
July 2, 2016 | Clarkston | DTE Energy Music Theatre | 14,822 / 15,068 | $673,900 | ||
July 3, 2016 | Darien Center | Darien Lake PAC | 16,782 / 21,800 | $669,991 | ||
July 8, 2016 | Kitchener [lower-alpha 4] | Canada | Bingemans | — | — | |
July 9, 2016 | ||||||
July 14, 2016 | Calgary | Calgary Stampede | 11,120 / 11,408 | $1,403,540 | ||
July 15, 2016 | Craven [lower-alpha 5] | Craven Country Jamboree | — | — | ||
July 16, 2016 | Pendleton [lower-alpha 6] | United States | Round Up Grounds | |||
July 21, 2016 | Syracuse | Lakeview Amphitheater | 15,413 / 16,806 | $646,183 | ||
July 22, 2016 | Bethel | Bethel Woods Center for the Arts | 15,359 / 15,423 | $701,756 | ||
July 23, 2016 | Hershey | Hersheypark Stadium | 21,929 / 28,145 | $1,015,104 | ||
August 19, 2016 | Flushing | Citi Field | 38,778 / 38,778 | $3,265,889 | ||
August 20, 2016 | Boston | Fenway Park | 72,819 / 72,819 | $5,477,774 | ||
August 21, 2016 | ||||||
September 1, 2016 | Atalantic City | Atlantic City Beach | — | — | ||
September 2, 2016 | Bristow | Jiffy Lube Live | 21,791 / 23,237 | $965,941 | ||
September 3, 2016 | Saratoga Springs | Saratoga Performing Arts Center | 21,104 / 25,151 | $811,699 | ||
September 4, 2016 | Virginia Beach | Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater | 13,414 / 20,055 | $633,143 | ||
September 15, 2016 | Charlotte | PNC Music Pavilion | 13,193 / 18,308 | $623,352 | ||
September 16, 2016 | Birmingham | Oak Mountain Amphitheatre | — | — | ||
September 17, 2016 | Jacksonville | Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena | 10,697 / 10,721 | $689,155 | ||
September 18, 2016 | Tampa | MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre | 15,949 / 20,245 | $722,370 | ||
Europe [4] | ||||||
March 10, 2017 | Ireland [lower-alpha 7] | Ireland | The O2 | — | — | |
March 11, 2017 | Glasgow [lower-alpha 8] | Scotland | Clyde Auditorium | — | — | |
March 12, 2017 | London [lower-alpha 9] | England | The O2 Arena | — | — | |
Australia [2] | ||||||
April 19, 2017 | Melbourne | Australia | Margaret Court Arena | — | — | |
April 21, 2017 | Sydney | ICC Sydney Theatre | — | — |
August 12, 2016 | Austin | Austin360 Amphitheater | Cancelled |
August 13, 2016 | Houston | Minute Maid Park | Cancelled |
August 14, 2016 | Dallas | Gexa Energy Pavilion | Cancelled |
Timothy Finn of The Kansas City Star says "the show wasn't flawless" and did not like how long the band introductions went but overall "was one long exhibition of this band's virtuosity and personality". [3]
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