▁million ▁dollars ▁in ▁ticket ▁sales ▁and ▁ranking ▁nin th ▁on ▁the ▁Billboard ▁Hot ▁T ours ▁list . ▁The ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁tour ▁was ▁seen ▁by ▁an ▁audience ▁of ▁over ▁ 4 8 5 , 0 0 0 ▁and ▁ ▁placed ▁six teenth ▁on ▁Billboard ▁annual ▁Top ▁ 2 5 ▁T ours ▁list , ▁ear ning ▁over ▁$ 4 0 ▁million ▁from ▁ 3 1 ▁shows , ▁played ▁in ▁ 2 1 ▁cities . ▁ ▁Background ▁ ▁Initial ly , ▁the ▁cast ▁of ▁the ▁series ▁performed ▁a ▁small ▁prom ot ional ▁tour ▁(" The ▁G le ek ▁Tour ") ▁at ▁various ▁Hot ▁Top ic ▁stores ▁in ▁the ▁U . S . ▁to ▁show case ▁the ▁series ' ▁sound track ▁and ▁to ▁meet ▁with ▁fans ▁of ▁the ▁show . ▁This ▁was ▁followed ▁with ▁a ▁performance ▁of ▁" The ▁Star - Sp ang led ▁B anner " ▁at ▁Cit iz ens ▁Bank ▁Park ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁World ▁Series . ▁A ▁concert ▁tour ▁was ▁hint ed ▁by ▁several ▁cast ▁members ▁via ▁Twitter ▁at ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁The ▁success ▁of ▁the ▁prom ot ional ▁out ing ▁lead ▁to ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁the ▁concert ▁tour . ▁The ▁tour ▁was ▁officially ▁announced ▁via ▁Fox ▁on ▁March ▁ 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁at ▁the ▁conclusion ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁season . ▁Le a ▁M iche le ▁( R ach el ▁Ber ry ) ▁expressed ▁her ▁excitement ▁for ▁the ▁tour ▁stating , ▁" This ▁has ▁been ▁such ▁an