The Southern Style Tour was a headlining concert tour by American singer Darius Rucker, it supported his fifth studio album Southern Style (2015). It began on May 14, 2015, in Holmdel, New Jersey and finished on November 20, 2015, in Toledo, Ohio. The tour placed eighty-second on Pollstar's Year End Top 200 North American Tours of 2015, and grossed $14 million.[1]
| Tour by Darius Rucker | |
.png) Tour poster | |
| Associated album | Southern Style |
|---|---|
| Start date | May 14, 2015 |
| End date | November 20, 2015 |
| Legs | 2 |
| No. of shows | 47 |
| Box office | $14 million |
| Darius Rucker concert chronology | |
Background edit
In January 2015, while appearing on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Rucker announced the tour and his new album. The tour will be a part of Live Nation's Country Megaticket.[2] Supporting Rucker on the first leg is, Brett Eldredge, Brothers Osborne, A Thousand Horses, and Cassadee Pope. The second leg was announced in July 2015, A Thousand Horses will continue to open up for Rucker with the addition of David Nail.[3]
Setlist edit
- "Lighter Up"
- "This"
- "Good for a Good Time"
- "Radio"
- "Southern Style"
- "Time" (Hootie & the Blowfish song)
- "All I Want"
- "Don't Think I Don't Think About It"
- "Back When"
- "No Diggity" (Blackstreet, Dr. Dre & Queen Pen cover)
- "It Won't Be Like This for Long"
- "History in the Making"
- "Alright"
- "Only Wanna Be With You" (Hootie & the Blowfish song; performed with Brett Eldredge, Brothers Osborne & A Thousand Horses)
- "East Bound and Down" (Jerry Reed cover)
- "Let Her Cry" (Hootie & the Blowfish song)
- "Come Back Song"
- "Hold My Hand" (Hootie & the Blowfish song)
- "Homegrown Honey"
Encore
- "So I Sang"
- "Wagon Wheel" (Old Crow Medicine Show cover)
Tour dates edit
| Date | City | Country | Venue | Opening acts | Attendance | Revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North America leg 1 | ||||||
| May 14, 2015 | Holmdel | United States | PNC Bank Arts Center | Brett Eldredge Brothers Osborne A Thousand Horses |
15,397 / 16,890 | $481,572 |
| May 15, 2015 | Burgettstown | First Niagara Pavilion | 7,561 / 23,043 | $192,725 | ||
| May 21, 2015 | Alpharetta | Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre | 7,818 / 12,363 | $342,721 | ||
| May 22, 2015 | Tampa | MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre | 11,269 / 19,289 | $255,179 | ||
| May 23, 2015 | West Palm Beach | Coral Sky Amphitheatre | 11,315 / 19,267 | $242,215 | ||
| May 29, 2015[A] | Scranton | The Pavilion at Montage Mountain | 9,987 / 17,476 | $219,737 | ||
| May 30, 2015 [B] | Camden | Susquehanna Bank Center | Brett Eldredge Brothers Osborne A Thousand Horses Drake White Kelsea Ballerini |
25,000 / 25,000 | — | |
| June 5, 2015[C] | Detroit | West Riverfront Park | Brett Eldredge Brothers Osborne A Thousand Horses Craig Wayne Boyd |
— | — | |
| June 6, 2015 | Toronto | Canada | Molson Amphitheatre | Brett Eldredge Brothers Osborne A Thousand Horses |
8,848 / 16,052 | $317,053 |
| June 18, 2015 | Cedar Park | United States | Cedar Park Center | 3,080 / 6,772 | $157,489 | |
| June 19, 2015 | Dallas | Gexa Energy Pavilion | 10,535 / 20,002 | $252,007 | ||
| June 20, 2015 | The Woodlands | Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion | 6,384 / 16,087 | $176,092 | ||
| June 26, 2015 | Maryland Heights | Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre | 10,713 / 20,000 | $238,650 | ||
| June 27, 2015 | Noblesville | Klipsch Music Center | 13,910 / 24,695 | $333,347 | ||
| June 28, 2015 | Cincinnati | Riverbend Music Center | 9,848 / 20,402 | $292,239 | ||
| July 2, 2015 | Simpsonville | Charter Spectrum Amphitheatre | Colt Ford Outshyne |
6,145 / 11,117 | $201,582 | |
| July 10, 2015 | Gilford | Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion | Brett Eldredge Brothers Osborne A Thousand Horses |
6,878 / 7,585 | $310,883 | |
| July 11, 2015 | Mansfield | Xfinity Center | 19,266 / 19,910 | $562,873 | ||
| July 12, 2015 | Wantagh | Nikon at Jones Beach Theater | 13,635 / 14,003 | $548,345 | ||
| July 16, 2015 | West Valley City | USANA Amphitheatre | 6,549 / 20,000 | $210,018 | ||
| July 17, 2015 | Englewood | Fiddler's Green Amphitheatre | 12,132 / 17,216 | $376,087 | ||
| July 18, 2015 | Albuquerque | Isleta Amphitheater | 9,120 / 15,387 | $223,727 | ||
| July 31, 2015 | Mountain View | Shoreline Amphitheatre | 13,431 / 22,000 | $334,032 | ||
| August 1, 2015 | Irvine | Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre | 14,152 / 15,000 | $419,233 | ||
| August 2, 2015 | Chula Vista | Sleep Train Amphitheatre | 8,495 / 19,595 | $234,075 | ||
| August 14, 2015[D] | Bethelehem | Musikfest | David Nail Cassadee Pope |
— | — | |
| August 15, 2015 | Atlantic City | Festival Park at The Borgata | — | — | ||
| August 21, 2015 | Darien Center | Darien Lake PAC | Brett Eldredge Brothers Osborne A Thousand Horses |
9,579 / 21,800 | $305,699 | |
| August 22, 2015 | Columbia | Merriweather Post Pavilion | 10,767 / 15,000 | $585,335 | ||
| August 23, 2015 | Cuyahoga Falls | Blossom Music Center | 13,876 / 20,390 | $372,588 | ||
| August 28, 2015 | Raleigh | Walnut Creek Amphitheatre | 17,300 / 19,980 | $380,339 | ||
| August 29, 2015 | Charlotte | PNC Music Pavilion | 14,884 / 18,958 | $381,313 | ||
| August 30, 2015 | Virginia Beach | Farm Bureau Live | 10,338 / 19,995 | $244,895 | ||
| North America leg 2 | ||||||
| October 8, 2015 | Rosemont | United States | Allstate Arena | David Nail A Thousand Horses |
— | — |
| October 9, 2015 | Fairborn | Nutter Center | — | — | ||
| October 10, 2015 | Youngstown | Covelli Centre | — | — | ||
| October 15, 2015 | Topeka | Kansas Expo Center | — | — | ||
| October 16, 2015 | Lincoln | Pinnacle Bank Arena | — | — | ||
| October 17, 2015 | Sioux City | Tyson Events Center | — | — | ||
| October 22, 2015 | Syracuse | Oncenter War Memorial Arena | David Nail Cam |
— | — | |
| October 23, 2015 | Albany | Times Union Center | 5,123 / 9,894 | $162,321 | ||
| October 24, 2015 | Uncasville | Mohegan Sun Arena | — | — | ||
| November 12, 2015 | Bemidji | Sanford Center | David Nail A Thousand Horses |
— | — | |
| November 13, 2015 | Green Bay | Resch Center | — | — | ||
| November 14, 2015 | Moline | iWireless Center | — | — | ||
| November 19, 2015 | Grand Rapids | Van Andel Arena | 5,747 / 8,502 | $229,432 | ||
| November 20, 2015 | Toledo | Huntington Center | 5,694 / 6,976 | $226,420 | ||
| Total | ||||||
References edit
- ^ "2015 Pollstar Year End Top 200 North American Tours" (PDF). Pollstarpro.com. POLLSTAR. Retrieved January 8, 2015.
- ^ Betts, Stephen L. (January 13, 2015). "Darius Rucker Announces 'Southern Style' Album and Tour". rollingstone.com. Rolling Stone. Retrieved March 20, 2015.
- ^ Vinson, Christina (July 20, 2015). "Darius Rucker Extends Southern Style Tour Into November". theboot.com. Retrieved July 21, 2015.
- ^ "Darius Rucker Setlist at Riverbend Music Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA". setlist.fm. Retrieved July 5, 2015.
- ^ "Darius Rucker Setlist at Klipsch Music Center, Noblesville, IN, USA". setlist.fm. Retrieved July 5, 2015.