The Better Day World Tour was the tenth concert tour by American recording artist, Dolly Parton. Visiting North America, Europe and Australia, the tour supported her 41st studio album, Better Day. With nearly 275,000 tickets sold, and an overall gross of $34 million, it is Parton's most successful tour. The tour was her first visit to Australia in 30 years.[1]
Tour by Dolly Parton | |
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Associated album | Better Day |
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Start date | July 17, 2011 |
End date | December 1, 2011 |
Legs | 4 |
No. of shows | 20 in North America 18 in Europe 11 in Australia 49 Total |
Box office | US$34 million |
Dolly Parton concert chronology |
Background
editIn January 2011, Parton told media outlet she planned to release an album in 2011 and a supporting tour. A month later, British webzine Glasswerk announced the tour to visit Scotland, England[2] and Ireland.[3] In March, the tour was expanded to include dates in the United States. Parton explained the tour would be a joyful celebration full of hope and inspires to look towards better days.[4] To introduce the tour, Parton remarks:[5]
"I’m very excited, first of all, to be going back on tour at all. But I love the fans and I miss the live stage shows. With the new stage show I hope to have a lot of new things for the fans, especially all the new songs from the Better Day CD and some new and different segments in the show with a lot more fun things as well."
The tour began on July 17, 2011, at the Thompson–Boling Arena in Knoxville, Tennessee. The inaugural concert benefited Parton's Dollywood Foundation. All proceeds from the concert were donated to the Imagination Library, providing educational opportunities to children in various communities.[6]
Broadcasts & Recordings
editFootage was recorded on 22–23 November 2011 at Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne, Australia for a live DVD. The release date has not been announced although Liquid Crystal Productions has stated it will be released in 2013.[needs update]
Set list
editThis set list is representative of the show in Knoxville, Tennessee. It is not representative of all concerts for the duration of the tour
- "Walking on Sunshine" (contains excerpts from "Shine Like the Sun")
- "Better Get to Livin'"
- "Jolene"
- "Rocky Top"
- "Mule Skinner Blues"
- "Help!"
- "Shine"
- "Stairway to Heaven"
- "My Tennessee Mountain Home"
- "Precious Memories"
- "Coat of Many Colors"
- "Smoky Mountain Memories"
- "Son of a Preacher Man"
- "Better Day"
- "Together You and I"
- "Holding Everything"
- "Joyful Noise"
- "He Will Take You Higher" (contains excerpts from "I Want to Take You Higher")
- "He's Everything"
- "White Limozeen"
- "The Best of Both Worlds"
- "The Sacrifice"
- "In the Meantime"
- "Little Sparrow"
- "River Deep – Mountain High"
- "Here You Come Again
- "Islands in the Stream"
- "9 to 5"
- Encore
Tour dates
editDate | City | Country | Venue |
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North America[10][11][12] | |||
July 17, 2011 | Knoxville | United States | Thompson–Boling Arena |
July 19, 2011 | Grand Prairie | Verizon Theatre at Grand Prairie | |
July 20, 2011 | Albuquerque | Sandia Casino Amphitheater | |
July 22, 2011 | Los Angeles | Hollywood Bowl | |
July 23, 2011 | |||
July 24, 2011 | Concord | Sleep Train Pavilion | |
July 27, 2011 | Prior Lake | Mystic Showroom | |
July 28, 2011 | Rosemont | Rosemont Theatre | |
July 30, 2011 | Wallingford | Oakdale Theatre | |
July 31, 2011 | Vienna | Filene Center | |
August 2, 2011 | Durham | Durham Performing Arts Center | |
August 3, 2011 | Alpharetta | Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre | |
Europe[10][11][12][13] | |||
August 20, 2011 | Glasgow | Scotland | Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre |
August 21, 2011 | |||
August 22, 2011 | Nottingham | England | Capital FM Arena Nottingham |
August 25, 2011 | Copenhagen | Denmark | Forum Copenhagen |
August 27, 2011 | Stockholm | Sweden | Ericsson Globe |
August 28, 2011 | Gothenburg | Scandinavium | |
August 31, 2011 | Liverpool | England | Echo Arena Liverpool |
September 2, 2011 | Birmingham | LG Arena | |
September 3, 2011 | Cardiff | Wales | Motorpoint Arena Cardiff |
September 4, 2011 | |||
September 6, 2011 | Bournemouth | England | Windsor Hall |
September 7, 2011 | London | The O2 Arena | |
September 8, 2011 | |||
September 10, 2011 | Newcastle | Metro Radio Arena | |
September 11, 2011 | Manchester | Manchester Evening News Arena | |
September 12, 2011 | Sheffield | Motorpoint Arena Sheffield | |
September 14, 2011 | Dublin | Ireland | The O2 |
September 15, 2011 | Belfast | Northern Ireland | Odyssey Arena |
North America[12][14] | |||
October 7, 2011 | Cedar Park | United States | Cedar Park Center |
October 8, 2011 | Tulsa | BOK Center | |
October 10, 2011 | Biloxi | Mississippi Coast Coliseum | |
October 11, 2011 | Houston | Verizon Wireless Theater | |
October 14, 2011 | Valdosta | All Star Amphitheatre | |
October 15, 2011 | Clearwater | Ruth Eckerd Hall | |
October 16, 2011 | Sarasota | Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall | |
October 18, 2011 | Hollywood | Hard Rock Live | |
Australia[11][12][15] | |||
November 8, 2011 | Perth | Australia | Burswood Dome |
November 12, 2011 | Adelaide | Adelaide Entertainment Centre | |
November 15, 2011 | Sydney | Allphones Arena | |
November 19, 2011 | Pokolbin | Hope Estate Winery Amphitheatre | |
November 20, 2011 | |||
November 22, 2011 | Melbourne | Rod Laver Arena | |
November 23, 2011 | |||
November 25, 2011 | Brisbane | Brisbane Entertainment Centre | |
November 26, 2011 | |||
November 27, 2011 | |||
November 29, 2011 | Sydney | Allphones Arena | |
December 1, 2011 | Melbourne | Rod Laver Arena |
Box office score data
editVenue | City | Tickets sold / available | Gross revenue |
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Thompson–Boling Arena | Knoxville | 8,572 / 9,193 (93%) | $450,574[16] |
Verizon Theater at Grand Prairie | Grand Prairie | 3,811 / 3,923 (97%) | $244,775[17] |
Rosemont Theatre | Rosemont | 3,181 / 3,500 (91%) | $305,163[18] |
Durham Performing Arts Center | Durham | 2,634 / 2,634 (100%) | $200,070[19] |
Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre | Glasgow | 16,822 / 17,237 (97%) | $1,782,970[20] |
Capital FM Arena Nottingham | Nottingham | 6,595 / 7,249 (91%) | $684,472[20] |
Forum Copenhagen | Copenhagen | 7,522 / 7,522 (100%) | $1,036,190[20] |
Ericsson Globe | Stockholm | 11,016 / 11,700 (94%) | $1,163,080[20] |
Scandinavium | Gothenburg | 6,985 / 7,900 (88%) | $775,750[20] |
Echo Arena Liverpool | Liverpool | 9,191 / 9,305 (99%) | $931,719[20] |
LG Arena | Birmingham | 11,317 / 12,437 (91%) | $1,174,750[20] |
Motorpoint Arena Cardiff | Cardiff | 9,478 / 9,548 (99%) | $1,016,210[20] |
Windsor Hall | Bournemouth | 3,337 / 3,373 (99%) | $338,780[20] |
The O2 Arena | London | 25,308 / 27,278 (93%) | $2,911,080[21] |
Metro Radio Arena | Newcastle | 8,318 / 9,602 (87%) | $850,448[20] |
Manchester Evening News Arena | Manchester | 10,925 / 12,202 (89%) | $1,106,630[22] |
Motorpoint Arena Sheffield | Sheffield | 7,195 / 10,988 (65%) | $734,925[20] |
The O2 | Dublin | 7,589 / 8,300 (91%) | $938,481[20] |
Odyssey Arena | Belfast | 5,351 / 7,300 (73%) | $596,605[20] |
Cedar Park Center | Cedar Park | 3,783 / 4,034 (94%) | $253,165[17] |
BOK Center | Tulsa | 4,157 / 5,389 (77%) | $265,209[23] |
Mississippi Coast Coliseum | Biloxi | 2,491 / 4,973 (50%) | $178,114[23] |
Ruth Eckerd Hall | Clearwater | 2,114 / 2,114 (100%) | $229,518[24] |
Burswood Dome | Perth | 12,494 / 13,622 (92%) | $1,922,350[20] |
Adelaide Entertainment Centre | Adelaide | 5,957 / 6,663 (89%) | $999,978[20] |
Allphones Arena | Sydney | 15,707 / 16,679 (94%) | $2,630,460[25] |
Hope Estate Winery Amphitheatre | Pokolbin | 14,127 / 31,624 (45%) | $1,956,130[20] |
Rod Laver Arena | Melbourne | 25,882 / 28,208 (92%) | $4,192,030[25] |
Brisbane Entertainment Centre | Brisbane | 21,691 / 27,594 (79%) | $3,787,570[26] |
TOTAL | 273,550 / 322,091 (85%) | $33,657,196 |
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