Tour by Luke Bryan | |
Associated album | Spring Break...Checkin' Out Kill the Lights |
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Start date | May 8, 2015 |
End date | October 30, 2015 |
Legs | 1 |
No. of shows | 52 |
Box office | U.S. $71.5 million |
Luke Bryan concert chronology |
Kick the Dust Up Tour was the third headlining concert tour by American country music singer Luke Bryan, in support of his albums Spring Break...Checkin' Out (2014), and Kill the Lights (2015). It began on May 8, 2015,in Grand Forks, North Dakota and finished on October 30, 2015, at Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan. This tour began the day after his previous tour ended. The tour was the eighth ranked North American tour of 2015, and grossed $71.5 million in revenue. [1]
The tour was first announced in January 2015. [2] Supporting Bryan were fellow country music artists Florida Georgia Line, Randy Houser, Dustin Lynch, Thomas Rhett and DJ Rock.
The show begins with Bryan being risen up from a platform under a circular stage while singing the opening number, "Kick the Dust Up". Bryan's concert attire consists of a ball cap, T-shirt, and black jeans. When covering Maroon 5's "Sugar", supporting acts Randy Houser and Dustin Lynch were brought up stage to perform it with Bryan. The setlist is pretty much the same as it was on Bryan's previous tour. [3]
Date | City | Country | Venue | Opening acts | Attendance | Revenue |
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North America leg 1 | ||||||
May 8, 2015 | Grand Forks | United States | Alerus Center | Randy Houser Dustin Lynch | 17,698 / 17,698 | $1,145,430 |
May 9, 2015 | Sioux Falls | Denny Sanford Premier Center | 10,747 / 10,747 | $706,973 | ||
May 14, 2015 | Boise | Taco Bell Arena | 9,298 / 9,298 | $601,676 | ||
May 15, 2015 | Spokane | Spokane Arena | 10,455 / 10,824 [4] | $704,876 | ||
May 16, 2015 | Tacoma | Tacoma Dome | 19,161 / 19,161 | $1,174,466 | ||
June 4, 2015 | Albuquerque | Isleta Amphitheater | 15,267 / 15,267 | $641,869 | ||
June 6, 2015 [A] | Denver | Sports Authority Field | Florida Georgia Line Randy Houser Thomas Rhett Dustin Lynch DJ Rock | 50,539 / 50,539 | $3,642,005 | |
June 18, 2015 | Tulsa | BOK Center | Randy Houser Dustin Lynch | 11,411 / 11,411 [4] | $708,838 | |
June 19, 2015 | Bonner Springs | Cricket Wireless Amphitheater | 17,940 / 17,940 | $714,550 | ||
June 20, 2015 | Minneapolis | TCF Bank Stadium | Florida Georgia Line Randy Houser Thomas Rhett Dustin Lynch DJ Rock | 41,290 / 44,699 | $3,593,389 | |
June 24, 2015 | Virginia Beach | Farm Bureau Live | Randy Houser Dustin Lynch | 32,354 / 38,632 | $1,271,249 | |
June 25, 2015 | ||||||
June 26, 2015 | Bristow | Jiffy Lube Live | 38,096 / 41,468 | $1,580,842 | ||
June 27, 2015 | ||||||
June 28, 2015 [B] | New York City | Randall's Island | — | — | ||
July 9, 2015 | Durant | Choctaw Events Center | Dustin Lynch | 3,077 / 3,077 | $566,050 | |
July 11, 2015 [A] | Nashville | Vanderbilt Stadium | Florida Georgia Line Randy Houser Thomas Rhett Dustin Lynch DJ Rock | 31,907 / 31,907 | $2,705,682 | |
July 16, 2015 | Maryland Heights | Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre | Randy Houser Dustin Lynch | 38,310 / 39,392 | $1,483,945 | |
July 17, 2015 | ||||||
July 18, 2015 [A] | Cincinnati | Paul Brown Stadium | Florida Georgia Line Randy Houser Thomas Rhett Dustin Lynch DJ Rock | 52,019 / 52,019 | $3,103,468 | |
July 20, 2015 | Gilford | Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion | Randy Houser Dustin Lynch | 24,393 / 24,393 [5] | $1,512,334 | |
July 22, 2015 | ||||||
July 24, 2015 | Noblesville | Klipsch Music Center | 49,992 / 49,992 | $1,797,996 | ||
July 25, 2015 | ||||||
July 26, 2015 [C] | Twin Lakes | Country Thunder Twin Lakes | — | — | ||
July 30, 2015 | Scranton | The Pavilion at Montage Mountain | 17,480 / 17,480 | $731,106 | ||
July 31, 2015 | Burgettstown | First Niagara Pavilion | 44,690 / 45,864 | $1,676,475 | ||
August 1, 2015 | ||||||
North America leg 2 | ||||||
August 15, 2015 [E] | Brownsville | United States | Bi-Mart Willamette Country Music Festival | Randy Houser Dustin Lynch | — | — |
August 21, 2015 | Atlanta | Philips Arena | 21,040 / 24,619 | $1,336,860 | ||
August 22, 2015 | ||||||
August 26, 2015 | West Valley City | USANA Amphitheatre | 36,941 / 36,941 | $1,638,560 | ||
August 27, 2015 | ||||||
August 29, 2015 [A] | Santa Clara | Levi's Stadium | Florida Georgia Line Randy Houser Thomas Rhett Dustin Lynch DJ Rock | 46,919 / 46,919 | $3,819,758 | |
September 3, 2015 | Darien Center | Darien Lake PAC | Randy Houser Dustin Lynch | 35,288 / 42,394 | $1,532,528 | |
September 4, 2015 | ||||||
September 5, 2015 [A] | Cleveland | FirstEnergy Stadium | Florida Georgia Line Randy Houser Dustin Lynch DJ Rock | 42,012 / 42,012 | $3,229,227 | |
September 11, 2015 | Camden | Susquehanna Bank Center | Randy Houser Dustin Lynch | 50,022 / 50,022 | $1,946,907 | |
September 12, 2015 | ||||||
September 17, 2015 | Jacksonville | Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena | 10,778 / 10,788 | $696,558 | ||
September 18, 2015 | Tampa | MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre | 19,290 / 19,290 | $896,865 | ||
September 19, 2015 | West Palm Beach | Perfect Vodka Amphitheatre | 33,824 / 38,880 | $1,313,126 | ||
September 20, 2015 | ||||||
September 24, 2015 | Charlotte | PNC Music Pavilion | 18,489 / 18,489 | $727,070 | ||
September 25, 2015 | Raleigh | Walnut Creek Amphitheatre | 38,391 / 39,864 | $1,434,216 | ||
September 26, 2015 | ||||||
October 15, 2015 | Wheatland | Toyota Amphitheatre | — | — | ||
October 16, 2015 | Chula Vista | Sleep Train Amphitheatre | — | — | ||
October 17, 2015 | Irvine | Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre | — | — | ||
October 18, 2015 | ||||||
October 22, 2015 | San Antonio | Alamodome | — | — | ||
October 23, 2015 | Dallas | Gexa Energy Pavilion | — | — | ||
October 24, 2015 | ||||||
October 28, 2015 | Chicago | United Center | — | — | ||
October 29, 2015 | ||||||
October 30, 2015 [E] | Detroit | Ford Field | Dierks Bentley Randy Houser Dustin Lynch DJ Rock | — | — | |
Total | 889,208 / 922,116 | $71.5 million |
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