Play On Tour

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Play On Tour
Tour by Carrie Underwood
CUnderwood 2010TourPoster.jpg
Promotional poster for the tour
Associated album Play On
Start dateMarch 11, 2010 (2010-03-11)
End dateJanuary 2, 2011 (2011-01-02)
Legs2
No. of shows109 in North America
Carrie Underwood concert chronology
  • Carnival Ride Tour
    (2008)
  • Play On Tour
    (2010–2011)
  • Blown Away Tour
    (2012–2013)

The Play On Tour was the third headlining tour by American country music singer Carrie Underwood, in support of her third studio album Play On . The first legs which contains dates only in North America, were announced on December 10, 2009. The second leg was announced on April 16, 2010. Tickets went on sale on April 24, 2010.

Contents

Underwood announced that 36 cents from each ticket sale would be donated to the Save the Children program, inspired by a line in her song "Change" from the Play On album.[ citation needed ]

In July 2010, Pollstar.com revealed the Top 100 tours of the first half of the year for North American statistics. The "Play On Tour" clocked in at number fifteen, bringing in a total of $18.4 million. It brought in a collective total of more than 375,000 tickets in its first four months. [1] In December 2010, Pollstar.com revealed the Top 50 tours of 2010 for both North American and worldwide statistics. The "Play On Tour" clocked in at number nineteen on the North American ranking, and number thirty-one worldwide.

In December 2010, Billboard ranked the Play On Tour at number twenty-four for all tours of 2010. On January 4, 2011, official statistics revealed that Underwood played to over one million fans throughout the tour, becoming her largest tour to date. [2]

Opening acts

Setlist

  1. "Cowboy Casanova"
  2. "Quitter"
  3. "Wasted"
  4. "I Know You Won't"
  5. "Some Hearts"
  6. "Just a Dream"
  7. "Temporary Home"
  8. "There's a Place for Us" (only in some concerts)
  9. "Someday When I Stop Loving You"
  10. "All-American Girl"
  11. "So Small"
  12. "Take Me Home, Country Roads"
  13. "This Time"
  14. "Undo It"
  15. "Jesus, Take the Wheel"/"How Great Thou Art"
  16. "What Can I Say?" (with Sons of Sylvia)
  17. "Change"
  18. "I Told You So" (with Randy Travis; virtual duet)
  19. "Mama's Song"
  20. "Last Name"

Encore: "Play On Video Segue"

  1. "Before He Cheats"
  2. "Songs Like This" (excerpts from "White Liar" and "Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It)")

Fan club member's choice

From March 11 to April 14, Underwood covered a song from one of four genres (Rock, '90's Country, '80's, and Classic Country) based on how fans voted. The winner for each city was revealed and performed during that night's show of the Play On Tour. [3]

  1. Reading, Pennsylvania on March 11, 2010 – "Summer Of '69" – Rock
  2. Albany, New York on March 12, 2010 – "Home Sweet Home" – Rock
  3. Providence, Rhode Island on March 13, 2010 – "Chasin' That Neon Rainbow" (duet with Craig Morgan) – 90's Country
  4. Portland, Maine on March 15, 2010 – "9 to 5" – 80's
  5. Bridgeport, Connecticut on March 16, 2010 – "9 to 5" – 80's
  6. Atlantic City, New Jersey on March 19, 2010 – "Summer Of '69" – Rock
  7. Mashantucket, Connecticut on March 20, 2010 - "Stand By Your Man" - Classic Country
  8. Worcester, Massachusetts on March 21, 2010 – "Home Sweet Home" – Rock
  9. Hamilton, Ontario on March 23, 2010 - "Stand By Your Man" - Classic Country
  10. Ottawa, Ontario on March 24, 2010 – "Summer Of '69" – Rock
  11. Trenton, New Jersey on March 26, 2010 – "Sweet Child o' Mine" – Rock
  12. Amherst, Massachusetts on March 27, 2010 – "Summer Of '69" – Rock
  13. Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania on March 29, 2010 - "Stand By Your Man"- Classic Country
  14. Rochester, New York on March 31, 2010 – "9 to 5" – 80's
  15. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on April 1, 2010 – "Livin' on the Edge" – Rock
  16. Pikeville, Kentucky on April 3, 2010 – "Don't Rock the Jukebox" (duet with Craig Morgan) – 90's Country
  17. Columbus, Ohio on April 6, 2010 – "Don't Rock the Jukebox" (duet with Craig Morgan) – 90's Country
  18. Peoria, Illinois on April 7, 2010 – "Summer Of '69" – Rock
  19. Indianapolis, Indiana on April 9, 2010 – "Home Sweet Home"- Rock
  20. Rockford, Illinois on April 10, 2010 – "Don't Rock the Jukebox" (duet with Craig Morgan) – 90's Country
  21. Ft Wayne, Indiana on April 12, 2010 – "9 to 5" – 80's
  22. Saginaw, Michigan on April 13, 2010 – "Summer Of '69" – Rock
  23. East Lansing, Michigan on April 14, 2010 – "Paradise City" – Rock

Tour dates

DateCityCountryVenue
North America Leg 1
March 11, 2010 Reading United States Sovereign Center
March 12, 2010 Albany Times Union Center
March 13, 2010 Providence Dunkin' Donuts Center
March 15, 2010 Portland Cumberland County Civic Center
March 16, 2010 Bridgeport Arena at Harbor Yard
March 19, 2010 Atlantic City Boardwalk Hall
March 20, 2010 Ledyard MGM Grand Theater
March 21, 2010 Worcester DCU Center
March 23, 2010 Hamilton Canada Copps Coliseum
March 24, 2010 Ottawa Scotiabank Place
March 26, 2010 Trenton United States Sun National Bank Center
March 27, 2010 Amherst Mullins Center
March 29, 2010 Wilkes-Barre Wachovia Arena
March 31, 2010 Rochester Blue Cross Arena
April 1, 2010 Pittsburgh Petersen Events Center
April 3, 2010 Pikeville Eastern Kentucky Expo Center
April 6, 2010 Columbus Schottenstein Center
April 7, 2010 Peoria Carver Arena
April 9, 2010 Indianapolis Conseco Fieldhouse
April 10, 2010 Rockford Rockford MetroCentre
April 12, 2010 Fort Wayne Allen County War Memorial Coliseum
April 13, 2010 Saginaw Dow Event Center
April 14, 2010 East Lansing Breslin Student Events Center
April 23, 2010 Grand Rapids Van Andel Arena
April 24, 2010 Toledo Lucas County Arena
April 25, 2010 Cincinnati U.S. Bank Arena
April 27, 2010 Richmond Richmond Coliseum
April 28, 2010 Charleston Charleston Civic Center
April 30, 2010 Fayetteville Crown Coliseum
May 1, 2010 Columbia Colonial Life Arena
May 2, 2010 Augusta James Brown Arena
May 4, 2010 Tallahassee Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center
May 5, 2010 Pensacola Pensacola Civic Center
May 7, 2010 New Orleans Lakefront Arena
May 8, 2010 Lafayette Cajundome
May 10, 2010 Beaumont Ford Arena
May 12, 2010 Austin Frank Erwin Center
May 13, 2010 Corpus Christi American Bank Center Arena
May 15, 2010 Tucson Tucson Arena
May 18, 2010 Fresno Save Mart Center
May 20, 2010 Sacramento ARCO Arena
May 21, 2010 Reno Reno Events Center
May 22, 2010 Las Vegas Orleans Arena
May 29, 2010 Everett Comcast Arena at Everett
May 30, 2010 Spokane Spokane Arena
June 1, 2010 Nampa Idaho Center Arena
June 3, 2010 Broomfield Odeum Colorado
June 4, 2010 Colorado Springs Colorado Springs World Arena
June 12, 2010 Birmingham BJCC Arena
June 13, 2010 Lexington Rupp Arena
June 15, 2010 Springfield JQH Arena
June 17, 2010 Fargo Fargodome
June 18, 2010 Winnipeg Canada MTS Centre
June 20, 2010 Saskatoon Credit Union Centre
North America Leg 2
September 25, 2010 Portland United States Rose Garden Arena
September 27, 2010 San Jose HP Pavilion at San Jose
September 28, 2010 Stockton Stockton Arena
September 29, 2010 Bakersfield Rabobank Arena
October 1, 2010 San Diego San Diego Sports Arena
October 2, 2010 Los Angeles Hollywood Bowl
October 3, 2010 Glendale Jobing.com Arena
October 6, 2010 Houston Toyota Center
October 7, 2010 San Antonio AT&T Center
October 9, 2010 Dallas American Airlines Center
October 10, 2010 Tulsa BOK Center
October 12, 2010 North Little Rock Verizon Arena
October 13, 2010 Nashville Bridgestone Arena
October 15, 2010 Moline iWireless Center
October 16, 2010 Kansas City Sprint Center
October 17, 2010 Omaha Qwest Center
October 19, 2010 Wichita Intrust Bank Arena
October 20, 2010 Oklahoma City Ford Center
October 22, 2010 Memphis FedExForum
October 23, 2010 Mobile Mobile Civic Center
October 25, 2010 Tampa St. Pete Times Forum
October 26, 2010 Jacksonville Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena
October 27, 2010 Duluth Arena at Gwinnett Center
October 29, 2010 Greensboro Greensboro Coliseum
October 30, 2010 Charlotte Time Warner Cable Arena
November 1, 2010 Cleveland Wolstein Center
November 3, 2010 Toronto Canada Air Canada Centre
November 5, 2010 Uniondale United States Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
November 6, 2010 Manchester Verizon Wireless Arena
November 12, 2010 Roanoke Roanoke Civic Center
November 13, 2010 University Park Bryce Jordan Center
November 15, 2010 Newark Prudential Center
November 16, 2010 Baltimore 1st Mariner Arena
December 1, 2010 St. Louis Chaifetz Arena
December 2, 2010 Evansville Roberts Stadium
December 4, 2010 Des Moines Wells Fargo Arena
December 5, 2010 Sioux Falls Sioux Falls Arena
December 7, 2010 Rapid City Summit Arena
December 8, 2010 Casper Casper Events Center
December 10, 2010 Bismarck [4] Bismarck Civic Center [B], [C]
December 12, 2010 Bozeman Worthington Arena
December 14, 2010 Yakima Yakima SunDome
December 15, 2010 Penticton Canada South Okanagan Events Centre [C]
December 16, 2010 Vancouver Rogers Arena
December 18, 2010 Edmonton Rexall Place
December 19, 2010 Calgary Scotiabank Saddledome
December 22, 2010 Auburn Hills United States The Palace of Auburn Hills [E]
December 30, 2010LedyardMGM Grand Theater
January 2, 2011 Atlantic City Borgata Events Center

Festivals & Events

DateCityCountryVenue
June 10, 2010 Nashville United States LP FieldCMA Music Festival
July 3, 2010 Provo Stadium of Fire
July 4, 2010 Milwaukee Marcus Amphitheater – Summerfest
July 31, 2010 Fairlea Greenbrier Classic [A]
August 29, 2010 Highland Park Ravinia Festival
August 31, 2010 Saint Paul Minnesota State Fair

Box office score data

DateVenueCityTickets sold / availableGross revenue
March 11, 2010Sovereign CenterReading6,489 / 6,489 (100%)$321,375
March 12, 2010Times Union CenterAlbany8,316 / 8,316 (100%)$393,200
March 13, 2010Dunkin' Donuts CenterProvidence8,075 / 8,075 (100%)$389,495
March 15, 2010Cumberland Country Civic CenterPortland5,591 / 5,591 (100%)$275,715
March 16, 2010Arena at Harbor YardBridgeport6,724 / 7,284 (92%)$329,770
March 19, 2010Boardwalk HallAtlantic City9,854 / 9,926 (99%)$476,021
March 21, 2010DCU CenterWorcester8,178 / 8,178 (100%)$397,580
March 23, 2010Copps ColiseumHamilton8,138 / 8,138 (100%)$439,172
March 24, 2010Scotiabank PlaceOttawa8,674 / 9,098 (95%)$478,270
March 26, 2010Sun National Bank CenterTrenton6,831 / 6,831 (100%)$335,565
March 27, 2010Mullins CenterAmherst6,510 / 7,320 (89%)$328,360
March 29, 2010Wachovia ArenaWilkes-Barre6,694 / 7,130 (94%)$329,760
March 31, 2010Blue Cross ArenaRochester7,160 / 8,055 (89%)$355,540
April 1, 2010Petersen Civic CenterPittsburgh7,360 / 7,954 (93%)$359,210
April 3, 2010Eastern Kentucky Expo CenterPikeville5,668 / 5,668 (100%)$286,940
April 6, 2010Schottenstein CenterColumbus6,516 / 6,516 (100%)$319,140
April 7, 2010Carver ArenaPeoria6,215 / 7,087 (88%)$311,455
April 9, 2010Conseco FieldhouseIndianapolis7,796 / 7,796 (100%)$386,750
April 10, 2010Rockford MetroCentreRockford6,748 / 6,748 (100%)$338,340
April 12, 2010Allen Country War Memorial ColiseumFort Wayne6,239 / 7,391 (84%)$310,065
April 13, 2010Dow Event CenterSaginaw5,252 / 5,252 (100%)$263,500
April 14, 2010Breslin Student Events CenterEast Lansing5,537 / 6,342 (87%)$283,295
April 23, 2010Van Andel ArenaGrand Rapids9,193 / 9,193 (100%)$436,175
April 24, 2010Lucas County ArenaToledo7,268 / 7,268 (100%)$356,970
April 25, 2010U.S. Bank ArenaCincinnati6,398 / 6,831 (94%)$317,540
April 27, 2010Richmond ColiseumRichmond6,647 / 7,709 (86%)$331,685
April 28, 2010Charleston Civic CenterCharleston5,527 / 6,010 (92%)$280,265
April 30, 2010Crown ColiseumFayetteville7,151 / 7,402 (97%)$351,145
May 1, 2010Colonial Life ArenaColumbia8,131 / 8,463 (96%)$398,075
May 2, 2010James Brown ArenaAugusta6,089 / 6,089 (100%)$299,755
May 4, 2010Tallahassee-Leon Country Civic CenterTallahassee5,137 / 6,088 (84%)$264,285
May 5, 2010Pensacola Civic CenterPensacola6,415 / 6,703 (96%)$321,555
May 7, 2010Lakefront ArenaNew Orleans5,291 / 5,291 (100%)$272,175
May 8, 2010CajundomeLafayette7,561 / 7,897 (96%)$371,295
May 10, 2010Ford ArenaBeaumont5,291 / 5,850 (90%)$266,740
May 12, 2010Frank Erwin CenterAustin6,917 / 6,917 (100%)$339,315
May 13, 2010American Bank Center ArenaCorpus Chris6,658 / 6,843 (97%)$290,945
May 15, 2010Tucson ArenaTucson6,259 / 6,470 (97%)$289,760
May 18, 2010Save Mart CenterFresno7,126 / 7,126 (100%)$347,010
May 20, 2010ARCO ArenaSacramento9,072 / 9,072 (100%)$437,060
May 21, 2010Reno Events CenterReno6,104 / 6,104 (100%)$304,390
May 22, 2010Orleans ArenaLas Vegas7,671 / 7,671 (100%)$374,895
May 29, 2010Comcast Arena at EverettEverett7,961 / 7,961 (100%)$389,955
May 30, 2010Spokane ArenaSpokane7,618 / 7,618 (100%)$369,220
June 1, 2010Idaho Center ArenaNampa6,881 / 6,881 (100%)$275,825
June 3, 2010Odeum ColoradoBroomfield5,642 / 5,642 (100%)$289,930
June 4, 2010Colorado Springs World ArenaColorado Springs5,858 / 6,075 (96%)$285,920
June 12, 2010BJCC ArenaBirmingham6,740 / 6,963 (97%)$311,755
June 13, 2010Rupp ArenaLexington8,267 / 8,534 (97%)$364,055
June 15, 2010JQH ArenaSpringfield8,499 / 8,499 (100%)$412,175
June 17, 2010FargodomeFargo10,394 / 10,394 (100%)$510,160
June 18, 2010MTS CentreWinnipeg6,418 / 6,660 (96%)$353,823
June 20, 2010Credit Union CentreSaskatoon7,231 / 7,644 (95%)$393,142
September 25, 2010Rose Garden ArenaPortland7,365 / 7,365 (100%)$366,658
September 27, 2010HP Pavilion at San JoseSan Jose7,818 / 8,161 (96%)$375,667
September 28, 2010Stockton ArenaStockton8,320 / 8,320 (100%)$412,260
September 29, 2010Rabobank ArenaBakersfield7,621 / 7,621 (100%)$329,352
October 1, 2010San Diego Sports ArenaSan Diego7,412 / 7,603 (97%)$325,007
October 2, 2010Hollywood BowlLos Angeles16,583 / 16,848 (98%)$1,020,188
October 3, 2010Jobing.com ArenaGlendale7,974 / 8,170 (98%)$378,172
October 6, 2010Toyota CenterHouston7,968 / 8,436 (94%)$389,363
October 7, 2010AT&T CenterSan Antonio6,587 / 6,587 (100%)$326,554
October 9, 2010American Airlines CenterDallas10,445 / 10,925 (96%)$495,788
October 10, 2010BOK CenterTulsa11,340 / 11,340 (100%)$547,870
October 12, 2010Verizon ArenaNorth Little Rock6,827 / 6,827 (100%)$345,099
October 13, 2010Bridgestone ArenaNashville8,152 / 8,152 (100%)$411,106
October 15, 2010iWireless CenterMoline9,657 / 10,040 (96%)$462,394
October 16, 2010Sprint CenterKansas City10,649 / 11,105 (96%)$498,090
October 17, 2010Qwest CenterOmaha9,703 / 9,936 (98%)$471,597
October 19, 2010Intrust Bank ArenaWichita9,091 / 9,091 (100%)$443,611
October 20, 2010Ford CenterOklahoma City10,118 / 11,028 (92%)$468,143
October 22, 2010FedExForumMemphis7,501 / 7,501 (100%)$371,486
October 23, 2010Mobile Civic CenterMobile4,968 / 5,566 (89%)$251,761
October 25, 2010St. Pete Times ForumTampa7,454 / 7,454 (100%)$372,169
October 26, 2010Jacksonville Veterans Memorial ArenaJacksonville10,048 / 10,700 (94%)$447,976
October 27, 2010Arena at Gwinnett CenterDuluth9,613 / 9,613 (100%)$456,952
October 29, 2010Greensboro ColiseumGreensboro7,427 / 7,611 (98%)$372,169
October 30, 2010Time Warner Cable ArenaCharlotte7,353 / 7,604 (97%)$365,788
November 1, 2010Wolstein CenterCleveland5,893 / 6,535 (90%)$299,128
November 3, 2010Air Canada CentreToronto11,044 / 11,798 (92%)$554,735
November 5, 2010Nassau Veterans Memorial ColiseumUniondale9,504 / 9,911 (96%)$472,042
November 6, 2010Verizon Wireless ArenaManchester8,487 / 8,487 (100%)$421,039
November 12, 2010Roanoke Civic CenterRoanoke7,473 / 7,473 (100%)$373,662
November 13, 2010Bryce Jordan CenterUniversity Park7,611 / 7,611 (100%)$379,141
November 15, 2010Prudential CenterNewark8,137 / 8,635 (94%)$414,344
November 16, 20101st Mariner ArenaBaltimore8,965 / 9,512 (94%)$435,678
December 1, 2010Chaifetz ArenaSt. Louis7,431 / 7,431 (100%)$375,361
December 2, 2010Roberts StadiumEvansville6,456 / 6,930 (93%)$323,276
December 4, 2010Wells Fargo ArenaDes Moines9,914 / 9,914 (100%)$483,167
December 5, 2010Sioux Falls ArenaSioux Falls5,757 / 5,757 (100%)$298,484
December 7, 2010Summit ArenaRapid City6,415 / 6,415 (100%)$327,003
December 8, 2010Casper Events CenterCasper4,758 / 4,904 (97%)$231,776
December 12, 2010Worthington ArenaBozeman6,153 / 6,831 (90%)$299,642
December 14, 2010Yakima SunDomeYakima5,508 / 5,905 (93%)$275,436
December 16, 2010Rogers ArenaVancouver9,808 / 10,493 (93%)$526,610
December 18, 2010Rexall PlaceEdmonton9,548 / 10,103 (95%)$477,588
December 19, 2010Scotiabank SaddledomeCalgary11,111 / 11,325 (98%)$553,117
December 22, 2010The Palace of Auburn HillsAuburn Hills10,553 / 10,553 (100%)$485,723
TOTAL750,000 / 775,180 (97%)$37,127,685

Awards and nominations

AwardCategoryResult
1st American Country Awards Touring Artist of the Year (Carrie Underwood)Won
22nd Pollstar AwardsMost Creative Stage ProductionNominated

Tour preparation

The tour was reportedly being rehearsed in Mobile, Alabama for two weeks behind locked and tightly sealed doors to keep all hints and clues about the tour completely unknown. Underwood was spotted with stage crew and 6 semi-trucks hauling stage props and pieces to the arena the tour was being rehearsed in. Underwood reportedly paid a near $500,000 for the stage preparation. [5] In interviews, Underwood stated that there will be a lot of "moving parts" on the stage. During the show, she swings from vines, gets transported and lifted across the arena audience while standing in the bed of a large blue pickup truck, has interchangeable backgrounds for the stage backdrop, a lifting stage piece, and does a virtual duet with Randy Travis from what appears to be the stage of the Grand Ole Opry, performing her Grammy-Award-winning collaboration "I Told You So". [6]

Crew member's death

On Saturday, March 20, crew members were carrying Underwood's set pieces from Atlantic City, New Jersey to Mashantucket, Connecticut for her show that day in semi-trucks when a trailer truck driving northbound on the opposite side of the medians began to lose control of the vehicle, causing the trailer truck to slide into the median for approximately 400 feet. Eventually, the trailer truck crashed through the separator, slashing open the semi-truck's fuel engine. The crash ignited a large fire, causing the driver of the semi-truck to lose all control of the vehicle. The truck crashed down a large hill and eventually landed in flames on the Interstate 95 running through Stonington, Connecticut. The fire was contained, but the entire truck was horribly charred, including the body of the driver. The body was unable to be identified through body or DNA identification, so officials resorted to using dental records. The driver, Robert Allen O'Bleness, was a native of Wichita, Kansas. He was 48 years old at the time of his death. [7] In the Mashantucket concert, Underwood paid tribute to the lost employee by belting out a tearful version of her hit single "Temporary Home", also stating that the song "gives off a whole new meaning from its previous one." [8]

References

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  4. "New PLAY ON Tour Date Added - 12/10/10, Bismarck, ND!" . Retrieved June 7, 2018.
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