Storyteller Tour: Stories in the Round

Storyteller Tour: Stories in the Round
Tour by Carrie Underwood

Promotional poster for the tour
Associated album Storyteller
Start date January 30, 2016 (2016-01-30)
End date December 17, 2016 (2016-12-17)
Legs 5
Number of shows 82 in North America
5 in Europe
87 Total
Carrie Underwood concert chronology

The Storyteller Tour: Stories in the Round is the fifth and current headlining concert tour from American country music artist Carrie Underwood. The tour is in support of her fifth studio album Storyteller (2015) and began on January 30, 2016, in Jacksonville, Florida. It will conclude on December 17, 2016, in Brisbane. For the shows in the United States, $1 from each ticket sold will be donated to Underwood's C.A.T S. Foundation. Underwood also traveled to Europe taking part in the C2C Festival. This is her first tour in three years.

Background

News of the tour was first mentioned in a Rolling Stone interview in September 2015. [1]The tour was officially announced on October 27, 2015, via Underwood's Official Fan Club website. "Stories in the Round" comes from this being Underwood's first tour where the stage is 360 degrees and in the middle of the arena floor. Underwood shares her excitement for the tour stating;

"I can't wait to play new music from Storyteller for the fans. I am so blessed to have this career and get to do the things I do, but there is nothing like that moment when I get to step onto the stage to sing and all the fans are singing along with me".[2]

The third leg was announced on March 31, 2016.[3]

Concert synopsis

Moments before the show starts AC/DC's "Back in Black" is played. Then the lighting structure above the stage descends to the floor of center stage where Underwood and her band emerge. She starts off with "Renegade Runaway" a new track off Storyteller followed by "Last Name" that contains bits of her duet with Miranda Lambert, "Somethin' Bad". The setlist consists of new and past favorites, and covers. For the encore she closes with "Smoke Break" and "Something in the Water".[4]

Stage design and production

The 360 degree center stage of three circles is equipped with movable parts that allows Underwood and her band access to below the stage where theycan change outfits or swap out instruments. The three tier lighting structure displays lyrics and colors and moves, rotatates, and twists. In addition there are sparkles, fireworks, lasers, smoke and explosions, and a big light show.[4]

Opening acts

Setlist

[6][4]

Act 1
  1. "Renegade Runaway"
  2. "Last Name"/"Somethin' Bad"
  3. "Undo It"
  4. "Good Girl"
  5. "Church Bells"
Act 2
  1. "Cowboy Casanova"
  2. "Heartbeat"
  3. "Jesus, Take The Wheel"
  4. "Wasted"
Act 3
  1. "Blown Away"
  2. "Two Black Cadillacs"
  3. "Dirty Laundry"
  4. "Choctaw County Affair"
Act 4
  1. "I Will Always Love You" (Dolly Parton cover)
  2. "What I Never Knew I Always Wanted"
  3. "Fishin' in the Dark" (Nitty Gritty Dirt Band cover w/ Easton Corbin and The Swon Brothers)
  4. "Clock Don't Stop"
  5. "All-American Girl"
  6. "Little Toy Guns"
  7. "Before He Cheats"
Encore
  1. "Smoke Break"
  2. "Something in the Water"


Tour dates

Date City Country Venue Opening acts Attendance Revenue
North America Leg 1[7]
January 30, 2016 Jacksonville United States Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena Easton Corbin
The Swon Brothers		 13,581 / 13,581 $865,536
February 1, 2016 Duluth Infinite Energy Arena 11,574 / 11,574 $776,244
February 3, 2016 Greensboro Greensboro Coliseum 10,760 / 10,760 $727,460
February 5, 2016 Louisville KFC Yum! Center 13,613 / 13,613 $897,128
February 17, 2016 Pittsburgh Consol Energy Center 11,768 / 11,768 $797,198
February 20, 2016 Hampton Hampton Coliseum 10,277 / 10,277 $680,672
February 22, 2016 Philadelphia Wells Fargo Center 12,562 / 12,562 $867,962
February 23, 2016 Boston TD Garden 16,786 / 16,786 $1,076,169
February 25, 2016 Washington, D.C. Verizon Center 13,124 / 13,124 $899,315
Europe[8]
March 4, 2016[A] Stockholm Sweden Hovet Lauren Alaina N/A N/A
March 5, 2016[A] Oslo Norway Oslo Spektrum N/A N/A
March 11, 2016[A] Glasgow Scotland Clyde Auditorium N/A N/A N/A
March 12, 2016[A] London England The O2 Arena N/A N/A
March 13, 2016[A] Dublin Ireland 3Arena N/A N/A
North America Leg 2[7]
March 17, 2016 Youngstown United States Covelli Centre Easton Corbin
The Swon Brothers		 6,645 / 6,645 $492,360
March 19, 2016 Allentown PPL Center 9,012 / 9,012 $629,892
March 22, 2016 Auburn Hills The Palace of Auburn Hills 13,771 / 13,771 $892,996
March 24, 2016 St. Louis Chaifetz Arena 9,626 / 9,626 $666,656
March 26, 2016 Lincoln Pinnacle Bank Arena 14,964 / 14,964 $904,074
March 29, 2016 Colorado Springs Broadmoor World Arena 7,935 / 7,935 $542,490
March 30, 2016 Denver Pepsi Center 12,830 / 12,830 $841,100
April 1, 2016[B] Las Vegas Las Vegas Festival Grounds N/A N/A N/A
April 5, 2016 Fresno Save Mart Center Easton Corbin
The Swon Brothers		 9,534 / 9,534 $676,344
April 8, 2016 Reno Reno Events Center 6,234 / 6,234 $475,939
April 10, 2016 Oakland Oracle Arena 9,775 / 10,375 $715,339
April 12, 2016 Stockton Stockton Arena 8,145 / 9,109 $552,900
April 14, 2016 Phoenix Talking Stick Resort Arena 12,815 / 12,815 $829,160
April 16, 2016 Las Cruces Pan American Center 10,582 / 10,582 $687,352
April 18, 2016 San Antonio AT&T Center 9,918 / 10,666 $690,558
April 22, 2016 Bossier City CenturyLink Center 10,883 / 10,883 $737,228
April 24, 2016 Lafayette Cajundome 9,474 / 10,089 $615,582
April 25, 2016[C] Houston Toyota Center — —
April 27, 2016 Tulsa BOK Center — —
April 28, 2016 North Little Rock Verizon Arena — —
April 30, 2016[D] Indio Empire Polo Club Lee Ann Womack
Chris Stapleton
The Band Perry		 — —
May 3, 2016 Madison Kohl Center Easton Corbin
The Swon Brothers		 — —
May 5, 2016 Green Bay Resch Center — —
May 7, 2016 Grand Forks Ralph Engelstad Arena — —
May 10, 2016 Casper Casper Events Center — —
May 12, 2016 Billings Rimrock Auto Arena — —
May 15, 2016 Kansas City Sprint Center — —
May 17, 2016 Rosemont Allstate Arena — —
May 18, 2016 Cleveland Quicken Loans Arena — —
May 24, 2016 Buffalo First Niagara Center — —
May 27, 2016 Ottawa Canada Canadian Tire Centre — —
May 28, 2016 Toronto Air Canada Centre — —
May 30, 2016 London Budweiser Gardens — —
June 10, 2016[E] Nashville United States Nissan Stadium N/A — —
June 18, 2016[F] Cadott Chippewa Valley Festival Grounds — —
July 22, 2016[G] Monticello Great Jones County Fairgrounds — —
July 29, 2016[H] Sweet Home Oregon Jamboree — —
July 30, 2016[I] Duncan Canada Cowichan Valley — —
July 31, 2016[J] Camrose Camrose Camping Grounds — —
North America Leg 3[9]
September 4, 2016 Spokane United States Spokane Arena Easton Corbin
The Swon Brothers		 — —
September 6, 2016 Boise Taco Bell Arena — —
September 8, 2016 Seattle KeyArena — —
September 10, 2016 San Jose SAP Center — —
September 13, 2016 Bakersfield Rabobank Arena — —
September 14, 2016 Los Angeles Staples Center — —
September 16, 2016 San Diego Valley View Casino Center — —
September 20, 2016 Dallas American Airlines Center — —
September 22, 2016 Nashville Bridgestone Arena — —
September 24, 2016 Columbia Colonial Life Arena — —
September 26, 2016 Roanoke Berglund Center — —
September 28, 2016 Providence Dunkin' Donuts Center — —
September 29, 2016 Manchester Verizon Wireless Arena — —
October 1, 2016 Hershey Giant Center — —
October 4, 2016 Indianapolis Bankers Life Fieldhouse — —
October 5, 2016 Milwaukee BMO Harris Bradley Center — —
October 7, 2016 Des Moines Wells Fargo Arena — —
October 8, 2016 Sioux Falls Denny Sanford Premier Center — —
October 20, 2016 Cincinnati U.S. Bank Arena — —
October 22, 2016 Charlottesville John Paul Jones Arena — —
October 23, 2016 Charlotte Time Warner Cable Arena — —
October 25, 2016 New York City Madison Square Garden — —
October 27, 2016 Albany Times Union Center — —
October 28, 2016 Uncasville Mohegan Sun Arena — —
November 6, 2016 Hamilton Canada FirstOntario Centre — —
November 9, 2016 Rockford United States BMO Harris Bank Center — —
November 11, 2016 Evansville Ford Center — —
November 13, 2016 Memphis FedExForum — —
November 14, 2016 Birmingham Legacy Arena — —
November 16, 2016 Tampa Amalie Arena — —
November 17, 2016 Sunrise BB&T Center — —
November 22, 2016 Wichita Intrust Bank Arena — —
November 23, 2016 Oklahoma City Chesapeake Energy Arena — —
November 26, 2016 Las Vegas T-Mobile Arena — —
November 28, 2016 West Valley City Maverik Center — —
Total 276,188 / 278,515 $18,537,654
List of festivals and other miscellaneous performances, rescheduling
A These concerts were a part of C2C: Country to Country.[10]
B This concert is a part of the ACM Party for a Cause Festival.[11]
C The Houston concert was supposed to take place on April 19, but was rescheduled to April 25 due to severe weather.[12]
D This concert is a part of the Stagecoach Festival.[13]
E This concert is a part of the CMA Music Festival.[14]
F This concert is a part of the Country Fest 30th Anniversary.[15]
G This concert is a part of the Great Jones Country Fair.[16]
H This concert is a part of the Oregon Jamboree.[17]
I This concert is a part of the Sunfest Country Music Festival.[18]
J This concert is a part of the Big Valley Jamboree. [19]

Reception

Scott Mervis of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette says, "As she's not much of a talker, this was not a "Storyteller" tour in the sense of narrating the show with stories. She let the music and character-driven lyrics do most of the talking, at max volume."[20]

External links

References

  1. ↑ Leahey, Andrew (September 9, 2015). "Carrie Underwood Plots New Tour and London Performance". Rolling Stone. Rollng Stone. Retrieved October 27, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Carrie Underwood Announces 2016 Tour". carrieunderwood.fm. October 27, 2015.
  3. ↑ Rolling Stone. "Carrie Underwood Extends 'Storyteller' Tour Through Fall". Rolling Stone. Rolling Stone. Retrieved March 31, 2016.
  4. 1 2 3 Amabile Angermiller, Michele (February 23, 2016). "Carrie Underwood's Storyteller Tour Sparkles in Philadelphia". Billboard. Billboard. Retrieved March 3, 2016.
  5. 1 2 Reaney, James (October 27, 2015). "Carrie Underwood, Easton Corbin and The Swon Brothers booked for Budweiser Gardens". The London Free Press. Postmedia Network. Retrieved November 26, 2015.
  6. ↑ https://instagram.com/p/BBMFeq1NQ4a/
  7. 1 2 Lawler, Kelly (October 28, 2015). "Carrie Underwood announces 'Storyteller' tour dates". USA Today. Gannett Company. Archived from the original on November 26, 2015. Retrieved November 26, 2015.
  8. ↑ Lindberg, Cailey (September 27, 2015). "Carrie Underwood Announces Dates as Headliner on UK 'Country To Country 2016' Tour". Music Times. Retrieved November 26, 2015.
  9. ↑ http://www.carrieunderwoodofficial.com/carrie-underwood-extends-spectacular-tour-through-fall-2016/
  10. ↑ Hodge, Will (September 23, 2015). "Carrie Underwood to Headline U.K.'s 2016 Country to Country Fest". Rolling Stone. Wenner Media LLC. Retrieved November 26, 2015.
  11. ↑ "Party In Vegas With Your Favorite Country Artists!". WUSN. CBS Radio. April 28, 2015. Retrieved November 26, 2015.
  12. ↑ https://twitter.com/carrieunderwood/status/722183011018653696
  13. ↑ Woods, Wes (October 5, 2015). "Stagecoach 2016: Festival to feature Luke Bryan, Carrie Underwood, Eric Church". The San Bernardino Sun publisher=Digital First Media. Retrieved November 26, 2015.
  14. ↑ http://www.carrieunderwoodofficial.com/
  15. ↑ http://countryfest.com/tickets
  16. ↑ http://www.greatjonescountyfair.com/
  17. ↑ http://oregonjamboree.com/lineup/
  18. ↑ http://sunfestconcerts.com/lineup/
  19. ↑ http://www.bigvalleyjamboree.com/bvj/lineup
  20. ↑ Mervis, Scott (February 18, 2016). "Carrie Underwood lets the music do the talking on Storyteller Tour.". post-gazette.com. PG Publishing Co., Inc. Retrieved March 3, 2016.
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