Play On Tour
Introduction 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.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.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.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.
Opening acts *Sons of Sylvia *Lady Antebellum *Craig Morgan *Billy Currington
Setlist #"Cowboy Casanova"#"Quitter"#"Wasted"#"I Know You Won't"#"Some Hearts"#"Just a Dream"#"Temporary Home"#"There's a Place for Us" #"Someday When I Stop Loving You"#"All-American Girl"#"So Small"#"Take Me Home, Country Roads"#"This Time"#"Undo It"#"Jesus, Take the Wheel"/"How Great Thou Art"#"What Can I Say?" #"Change"#"I Told You So" #"Mama's Song"#"Last Name" Encore: "Play On Video Segue"#"Before He Cheats"#"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.#Reading, Pennsylvania on March 11, 2010 – "Summer Of '69" – Rock#Albany, New York on March 12, 2010 – "Home Sweet Home" – Rock#Providence, Rhode Island on March 13, 2010 – "Chasin' That Neon Rainbow" (duet with Craig Morgan) – 90's Country#Portland, Maine on March 15, 2010 – "9 to 5" – 80's#Bridgeport, Connecticut on March 16, 2010 – "9 to 5" – 80's#Atlantic City, New Jersey on March 19, 2010 – "Summer Of '69" – Rock#Mashantucket, Connecticut on March 20, 2010 - "Stand By Your Man" - Classic Country#Worcester, Massachusetts on March 21, 2010 – "Home Sweet Home" – Rock#Hamilton, Ontario on March 23, 2010 - "Stand By Your Man" - Classic Country#Ottawa, Ontario on March 24, 2010 – "Summer Of '69" – Rock#Trenton, New Jersey on March 26, 2010 – "Sweet Child o' Mine" – Rock#Amherst, Massachusetts on March 27, 2010 – "Summer Of '69" – Rock#Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania on March 29, 2010 - "Stand By Your Man"- Classic Country#Rochester, New York on March 31, 2010 – "9 to 5" – 80's#Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on April 1, 2010 – "Livin' on the Edge" – Rock#Pikeville, Kentucky on April 3, 2010 – "Don't Rock the Jukebox" (duet with Craig Morgan) – 90's Country#Columbus, Ohio on April 6, 2010 – "Don't Rock the Jukebox" (duet with Craig Morgan) – 90's Country#Peoria, Illinois on April 7, 2010 – "Summer Of '69" – Rock#Indianapolis, Indiana on April 9, 2010 – "Home Sweet Home"- Rock#Rockford, Illinois on April 10, 2010 – "Don't Rock the Jukebox" (duet with Craig Morgan) – 90's Country#Ft Wayne, Indiana on April 12, 2010 – "9 to 5" – 80's#Saginaw, Michigan on April 13, 2010 – "Summer Of '69" – Rock#East Lansing, Michigan on April 14, 2010 – "Paradise City" – Rock
Tour dates  Date City Country Venue North America Leg 1March 11, 2010ReadingUnited StatesSovereign CenterMarch 12, 2010AlbanyTimes Union CenterMarch 13, 2010ProvidenceDunkin' Donuts CenterMarch 15, 2010PortlandCumberland County Civic CenterMarch 16, 2010BridgeportArena at Harbor YardMarch 19, 2010Atlantic CityBoardwalk HallMarch 20, 2010LedyardMGM Grand TheaterMarch 21, 2010WorcesterDCU CenterMarch 23, 2010HamiltonCanadaCopps ColiseumMarch 24, 2010OttawaScotiabank PlaceMarch 26, 2010TrentonUnited StatesSun National Bank CenterMarch 27, 2010AmherstMullins CenterMarch 29, 2010Wilkes-BarreWachovia ArenaMarch 31, 2010RochesterBlue Cross ArenaApril 1, 2010PittsburghPetersen Events CenterApril 3, 2010PikevilleEastern Kentucky Expo CenterApril 6, 2010ColumbusSchottenstein CenterApril 7, 2010PeoriaCarver ArenaApril 9, 2010IndianapolisConseco FieldhouseApril 10, 2010RockfordRockford MetroCentreApril 12, 2010Fort WayneAllen County War Memorial ColiseumApril 13, 2010SaginawDow Event CenterApril 14, 2010East LansingBreslin Student Events CenterApril 23, 2010Grand RapidsVan Andel ArenaApril 24, 2010ToledoLucas County ArenaApril 25, 2010CincinnatiU.S. Bank ArenaApril 27, 2010RichmondRichmond ColiseumApril 28, 2010CharlestonCharleston Civic CenterApril 30, 2010FayettevilleCrown ColiseumMay 1, 2010ColumbiaColonial Life ArenaMay 2, 2010AugustaJames Brown ArenaMay 4, 2010TallahasseeTallahassee-Leon County Civic CenterMay 5, 2010PensacolaPensacola Civic CenterMay 7, 2010New OrleansLakefront ArenaMay 8, 2010LafayetteCajundomeMay 10, 2010BeaumontFord ArenaMay 12, 2010AustinFrank Erwin CenterMay 13, 2010Corpus ChristiAmerican Bank Center ArenaMay 15, 2010TucsonTucson ArenaMay 18, 2010FresnoSave Mart CenterMay 20, 2010SacramentoARCO ArenaMay 21, 2010RenoReno Events CenterMay 22, 2010Las VegasOrleans ArenaMay 29, 2010EverettComcast Arena at EverettMay 30, 2010SpokaneSpokane ArenaJune 1, 2010NampaIdaho Center ArenaJune 3, 2010BroomfieldOdeum ColoradoJune 4, 2010Colorado SpringsColorado Springs World ArenaJune 12, 2010BirminghamBJCC ArenaJune 13, 2010LexingtonRupp ArenaJune 15, 2010SpringfieldJQH ArenaJune 17, 2010FargoFargodomeJune 18, 2010WinnipegCanadaMTS CentreJune 20, 2010SaskatoonCredit Union Centre North America Leg 2September 25, 2010PortlandUnited StatesRose Garden ArenaSeptember 27, 2010San JoseHP Pavilion at San JoseSeptember 28, 2010StocktonStockton ArenaSeptember 29, 2010BakersfieldRabobank ArenaOctober 1, 2010San DiegoSan Diego Sports ArenaOctober 2, 2010Los AngelesHollywood BowlOctober 3, 2010GlendaleJobing.com ArenaOctober 6, 2010HoustonToyota CenterOctober 7, 2010San AntonioAT&T CenterOctober 9, 2010DallasAmerican Airlines CenterOctober 10, 2010TulsaBOK CenterOctober 12, 2010North Little RockVerizon ArenaOctober 13, 2010NashvilleBridgestone ArenaOctober 15, 2010MolineiWireless CenterOctober 16, 2010Kansas CitySprint CenterOctober 17, 2010OmahaQwest CenterOctober 19, 2010WichitaIntrust Bank ArenaOctober 20, 2010Oklahoma CityFord CenterOctober 22, 2010MemphisFedExForumOctober 23, 2010MobileMobile Civic CenterOctober 25, 2010TampaSt. Pete Times ForumOctober 26, 2010JacksonvilleJacksonville Veterans Memorial ArenaOctober 27, 2010DuluthArena at Gwinnett CenterOctober 29, 2010GreensboroGreensboro ColiseumOctober 30, 2010CharlotteTime Warner Cable ArenaNovember 1, 2010ClevelandWolstein CenterNovember 3, 2010TorontoCanadaAir Canada CentreNovember 5, 2010UniondaleUnited StatesNassau Veterans Memorial ColiseumNovember 6, 2010ManchesterVerizon Wireless ArenaNovember 12, 2010RoanokeRoanoke Civic CenterNovember 13, 2010University ParkBryce Jordan CenterNovember 15, 2010NewarkPrudential CenterNovember 16, 2010Baltimore1st Mariner ArenaDecember 1, 2010St. LouisChaifetz ArenaDecember 2, 2010EvansvilleRoberts StadiumDecember 4, 2010Des MoinesWells Fargo ArenaDecember 5, 2010Sioux FallsSioux Falls ArenaDecember 7, 2010Rapid CitySummit ArenaDecember 8, 2010CasperCasper Events CenterDecember 10, 2010BismarckBismarck Civic Center#endnote a|B, #endnote a|CDecember 12, 2010BozemanWorthington ArenaDecember 14, 2010YakimaYakima SunDomeDecember 15, 2010PentictonCanadaSouth Okanagan Events Centre#endnote a|CDecember 16, 2010VancouverRogers ArenaDecember 18, 2010EdmontonRexall PlaceDecember 19, 2010CalgaryScotiabank SaddledomeDecember 22, 2010Auburn HillsUnited StatesThe Palace of Auburn Hills#endnote a|EDecember 30, 2010LedyardMGM Grand TheaterJanuary 2, 2011Atlantic CityBorgata Events Center* '''A''''''^''' This show was co-headlined with Brad Paisley. * '''B''''''^''' This show was originally scheduled to be held in Billings, but due to tornado damage at the selected venue, the show was cancelled, and later changed to Bismarck.===Festivals & Events=== Date City Country VenueJune 10, 2010NashvilleUnited StatesLP Field – CMA Music FestivalJuly 3, 2010ProvoStadium of FireJuly 4, 2010MilwaukeeMarcus Amphitheater – SummerfestJuly 31, 2010FairleaGreenbrier Classic #endnote a|AAugust 29, 2010Highland ParkRavinia FestivalAugust 31, 2010Saint PaulMinnesota State Fair
Box office score data  Date Venue City Tickets sold / available  Gross revenueMarch 11, 2010Sovereign CenterReading 	6,489 / 6,489 (100%)	$321,375March 12, 2010Times Union CenterAlbany8,316 / 8,316 (100%)$393,200March 13, 2010Dunkin' Donuts CenterProvidence8,075 / 8,075 (100%)$389,495March 15, 2010Cumberland Country Civic CenterPortland5,591 / 5,591 (100%)$275,715March 16, 2010Arena at HarborYearBridgeport6,724 / 7,284 (92%)$329,770March 19, 2010Boardwalk HallAtlantic City9,854 / 9,926 (99%)$476,021March 21, 2010DCU CenterWorcester8,178 / 8,178 (100%)$397,580March 23, 2010Copps ColiseumHamilton8,138 / 8,138 (100%)$439,172March 24, 2010Scotiabank PlaceOttawa8,674 / 9,098 (95%)$478,270March 26, 2010Sun National Bank CenterTrenton6,831 / 6,831 (100%)$335,565March 27, 2010Mullins CenterAmherst6,510 / 7,320 (89%)$328,360March 29, 2010Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey PlazaWilkes-Barre6,694 / 7,130 (94%)$329,760March 31, 2010Blue Cross ArenaRochester7,160 / 8,055 (89%)$355,540April 1, 2010Petersen Civic CenterPittsburgh7,360 / 7,954 (93%)$359,210April 3, 2010Eastern Kentucky Expo CenterPikeville5,668 / 5,668 (100%)$286,940April 6, 2010Schottenstein CenterColumbus6,516 / 6,516 (100%)$319,140April 7, 2010Peoria Civic CenterPeoria6,215 / 7,087 (88%)$311,455April 9, 2010Conseco FieldhouseIndianapolis7,796 / 7,796 (100%)$386,750April 10, 2010Rockford MetroCentreRockford6,748 / 6,748 (100%)$338,340April 12, 2010Allen Country War Memorial ColiseumFort Wayne6,239 / 7,391 (84%)$310,065April 13, 2010Dow Event Center ArenaSaginaw$5,252 / 5,252 (100%)$263,500April 14, 2010Breslin Student Events CenterEast Lansing5,537 / 6,342 (87%)$283,295April 23, 2010Van Andel ArenaGrand Rapids9,193 / 9,193 (100%)$436,175April 24, 2010Huntington CenterToledo7,268 / 7,268 (100%)$356,970April 25, 2010U.S. Bank ArenaCincinnati6,398 / 6,831 (94%)$317,540April 27, 2010Richmond ColiseumRichmond6,647 / 7,709 (86%)$331,685April 28, 2010Charleston Civic CenterCharleston5,527 / 6,010 (92%)$280,265April 30, 2010Crown ColiseumFayetteville7,151 / 7,402 (97%)$351,145May 1, 2010Colonial Life ArenaColumbia8,131 / 8,463 (96%)$398,075May 2, 2010James Brown ArenaAugusta6,089 / 6,089 (100%)$299,755May 4, 2010Tallahassee-Leon Country Civic CenterTallahassee5,137 / 6,088 (84%)$264,285May 5, 2010Pensacola Civic CenterPensacola6,415 / 6,703 (96%)$321,555May 7, 2010Lakefront ArenaNew Orleans5,291 / 5,291 (100%)$272,175May 8, 2010The CajundomeLafayette7,561 / 7,897 (96%)$371,295May 10, 2010Ford park Event CenterBeaumont5,291 / 5,850 (90%)$266,740May 12, 2010Frank Erwin CenterAustin6,917 / 6,917 (100%)$339,315May 13, 2010American Bank CenterCorpus Chris6,658 / 6,843 (97%)$290,945May 15, 2010Tucson Convention CenterTucson6,259 / 6,470 (97%)$289,760May 18, 2010Save Mart CenterFresno7,126 / 7,126 (100%)$347,010May 20, 2010ARCO ArenaSacramento9,072 / 9,072 (100%)$437,060May 21, 2010Reno Events CenterReno6,104 / 6,104 (100%)$304,390May 22, 2010Orleans ArenaLas Vegas7,671 / 7,671 (100%)$374,895May 29, 2010Comcast ArenaEverett7,961 / 7,961 (100%)$389,955May 30, 2010Spokane ArenaSpokane7,618 / 7,618 (100%)$369,220June 1, 2010Idaho CenterNampa6,881 / 6,881 (100%)$275,825June 3, 20101st Bank CenterBroomfield5,642 / 5,642 (100%)$289,930June 4, 2010World ArenaColorado Springs5,858 / 6,075 (96%)$285,920June 12, 2010BJCC ArenaBirmingham6,740 / 6,963 (97%)$311,755June 13, 2010Rupp ArenaLexington8,267 / 8,534 (97%)$364,055June 15, 2010JQH ArenaSpringfield8,499 / 8,499 (100%)$412,175June 17, 2010FargodomeFargo10,394 / 10,394 (100%)$510,160June 18, 2010MTS CentreWinnipeg6,418 / 6,660 (96%)$353,823June 20, 2010Credit Union CentreSaskatoon7,231 / 7,644 (95%)$393,142September 25, 2010Rose GardenPortland7,365 / 7,365 (100%)$366,658September 27, 2010HP PavilionSan Jose7,818 / 8,161 (96%)$375,667September 28, 2010Stockton ArenaStockton8,320 / 8,320 (100%)$412,260September 29, 2010Rabobank ArenaBakersfield7,621 / 7,621 (100%)$329,352October 1, 2010San Diego Sports ArenaSan Diego7,412 / 7,603 (97%)$325,007October 2, 2010Hollywood BowlLos Angeles16,583 / 16,848 (98%)$1,020,188October 3, 2010Jobing.com ArenaGlendale7,974 / 8,170 (98%)$378,172October 6, 2010Toyota CenterHouston7,968 / 8,436 (94%)$389,363October 7, 2010AT&T CenterSan Antonio6,587 / 6,587 (100%)$326,554October 9, 2010American Airlines CenterDallas10,445 / 10,925 (96%)$495,788October 10, 2010BOK CenterTulsa11,340 / 11,340 (100%)$547,870October 12, 2010Verizon ArenaNorth Little Rock6,827 / 6,827 (100%)$345,099October 13, 2010Bridgestone ArenaNashville8,152 / 8,152 (100%)$411,106October 15, 2010i Wireless CenterMoline9,657 / 10,040 (96%)$462,394October 16, 2010Sprint CenterKansas City10,649 / 11,105 (96%)$498,090October 17, 2010Qwest CenterOmaha9,703 / 9,936 (98%)$471,597October 19, 2010Intrust Bank ArenaWichita9,091 / 9,091 (100%)$443,611October 20, 2010Ford CenterOklahoma City10,118 / 11,028 (92%)$468,143October 22, 2010FedExForumMemphis7,501 / 7,501 (100%)$371,486October 23, 2010Mobile Civic CenterMobile4,968 / 5,566 (89%)$251,761October 25, 2010St. Pete Times ForumTampa7,454 / 7,454 (100%)$372,169October 26, 2010Veterans Memorial ArenaJacksonville10,048 / 10,700 (94%)$447,976October 27, 2010Arena at Gwinnett CenterDuluth9,613 / 9,613 (100%)$456,952October 29, 2010Greensboro ColiseumGreensboro7,427 / 7,611 (98%)$372,169October 30, 2010Time Warner Cable ArenaCharlotte7,353 / 7,604 (97%)$365,788November 1, 2010Wolstein CenterCleveland5,893 / 6,535 (90%)$299,128November 3, 2010Air Canada CentreToronto11,044 / 11,798 (92%)$554,735November 5, 2010Nassau Veterans Memorial ColiseumUniondale9,504 / 9,911 (96%)$472,042November 6, 2010Verizon Wireless ArenaManchester8,487 / 8,487 (100%)$421,039November 12, 2010Roanoke Civic CenterRoanoke7,473 / 7,473 (100%)$373,662November 13, 2010Bryce Jordan CenterUniversity Park7,611 / 7,611 (100%)$379,141November 15, 2010Prudential CenterNewark8,137 / 8,635 (94%)$414,344November 16, 20101st Mariner ArenaBaltimore8,965 / 9,512 (94%)$435,678December 1, 2010Chaifetz ArenaSt. Louis7,431 / 7,431 (100%)$375,361December 2, 2010Roberts StadiumEvansville6,456 / 6,930 (93%)$323,276December 4, 2010Wells Fargo ArenaDes Moines9,914 / 9,914 (100%)$483,167December 5, 2010Sioux Falls ArenaSioux Falls5,757 / 5,757 (100%)$298,484December 7, 2010Rushmore PlazaRapid City6,415 / 6,415 (100%)$327,003December 8, 2010Casper Events CenterCasper4,758 / 4,904 (97%)$231,776December 12, 2010Brick Breeden FieldhouseBozeman6,153 / 6,831 (90%)$299,642December 14, 2010Yakima ValleyYakima5,508 / 5,905 (93%)$275,436December 16, 2010Rogers ArenaVancouver9,808 / 10,493 (93%)$526,610December 18, 2010Rexall PlaceEdmonton9,548 / 10,103 (95%)$477,588December 19, 2010Pengrowth SaddledomeCalgary11,111 / 11,325 (98%)$553,117December 22, 2010Palace of Auburn HillsAuburn Hills10,553 / 10,553 (100%)$485,723'''TOTAL''' (99%)'''$37,027,684'''
Awards and nominations AwardCategoryResult1st American Country AwardsTouring Artist of the Year (Carrie Underwood)22nd Pollstar AwardsMost Creative Stage Production
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. 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".
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.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."
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