Kick the Dust Up Tour

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Kick the Dust Up Tour
Tour by Luke Bryan
Kick the Dust Up Tour.jpg
Promotional poster for the tour
Associated album Spring Break...Checkin' Out
Kill the Lights
Start dateMay 8, 2015
End dateOctober 30, 2015
Legs1
No. of shows52
Box officeU.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, 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]

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Background

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.

Concert synopsis

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]

Setlist

Arenas & Amphitheatres Leg 1
Arenas & Amphitheatres Leg 2
Sports Authority Field & TCF Bank Stadium
Vanderbilt Stadium
Paul Brown Stadium
Levi's Stadium/FirstEnergy Stadium
Ford Field

Tour dates

DateCityCountryVenueOpening actsAttendanceRevenue
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 CenterDustin Lynch3,077 / 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 StatesBi-Mart Willamette Country Music FestivalRandy 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
Total889,208 / 922,116$71.5 million
Festivals and other miscellaneous performances
A This concert has Florida Georgia Line, Thomas Rhett and DJ Rock added for this show ONLY.
B This concert was a part of "Farm Burough Festival".
C This concert was a part of "Country Thunder Twin Lakes".
D This concert was a part of "Bi-Mart Willamette Country Music Festival".
E This concert has Dierks Bentley and DJ Rock added for this show ONLY.

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