Virtual Reality World Tour Explained

Concert Tour Name:Virtual Reality World Tour
Landscape:yes
Artist:Brad Paisley
Album:This Is Country Music
Number Of Legs:3
Number Of Shows:68
Gross:$33,794,719
Last Tour:H2O II: Wetter and Wilder World Tour
(2011)
This Tour:Virtual Reality Tour
(2012)
Next Tour:Beat This Summer Tour
(2013–14)

The Virtual Reality World Tour was the seventh headlining tour by American country music singer Brad Paisley and was in support of his eighth studio album, This Is Country Music (2011). The tour began on January 12, 2012, in Grand Rapids, Michigan and ended on November 13, 2012, in Dublin, Ireland. It ranked sixteen for Billboard's Top 25 Tours of 2012.[1]

Background

The tour was originally going to be called The Camobunga! 2012 World Tour but changed to the Virtual Reality World Tour in January 2012.[2] The second leg of the tour was announced on March 6, 2012.[3]

Commercial reception

The tour ranked sixteen for Billboard's Top 25 Tours of 2012, the total gross revenue was $33,794,719, a total attendance of 485,852 and thirty one sold-out shows.

Opening acts

Virtual Opry Stage:

Notes: None of the opening acts performed at the music festivals

Setlist

North America

  1. "Camouflage"
  2. "The World"
  3. "Welcome to the Future"
  4. "Ticks"
  5. "This Is Country Music"
  6. "Waitin' on a Woman"
  7. "Celebrity"
  8. "I'm Still a Guy"
  9. "She's Everything"
  10. "Southern Comfort Zone"
  11. "Online"
  12. "Then"
  13. "Letter to Me"
  14. "Mud on the Tires"
  15. "Whiskey Lullaby" (with Kimberly Perry)
  16. "The Nervous Breakdown"
  17. "I'm Gonna Miss Her (The Fishin' Song)"
  18. "Remind Me"
  19. "Old Alabama"
  20. "Water"
Encore
  1. "American Saturday Night"
  2. "Alcohol"

Europe

  1. "Southern Comfort Zone"
  2. "The World"
  3. "Ticks"
  4. "This Is Country Music"
  5. "Waitin' on a Woman"
  6. "Celebrity"
  7. "Me Neither"
  8. "I'm Still a Guy"
  9. "She's Everything"
  10. "Online"
  11. "Then"
  12. Medley
  13. "Mud on the Tires"
  14. "Whiskey Lullaby" (with Kimberly Perry)
  15. "Time Warp" (acoustic)
  16. "I'm Gonna Miss Her (The Fishin' Song)"
  17. "Old Alabama"
  18. "Water"
  19. "Welcome to the Future"
Encore
  1. "American Saturday Night"
  2. "Alcohol"

Tour dates

DateCity CountryVenue
North America leg #1
January 12, 2012Grand RapidsUnited States
January 13, 2012MilwaukeeBradley Center
January 14, 2012St. PaulXcel Energy Center
January 19, 2012Kansas CitySprint Center
January 20, 2012WichitaIntrust Bank Arena
January 21, 2012DenverPepsi Center
January 26, 2012BoiseIdaho Center
January 27, 2012West Valley CityMaverik Center
January 28, 2012Las VegasMandalay Bay Events Center
February 9, 2012Spokane Arena
February 10, 2012Matthew Knight Arena
February 11, 2012Tacoma Dome
February 16, 2012United Spirit Arena
February 17, 2012Pan American Center
February 23, 2012Alliant Energy Center
February 24, 2012iWireless Center
February 25, 2012JQH Arena
March 1, 20121st Mariner Arena
March 2, 2012KnoxvilleThompson–Boling Arena
March 3, 2012LexingtonRupp Arena
North America leg #2
May 18, 2012Maryland HeightsUnited StatesVerizon Wireless Amphitheatre
May 19, 2012NoblesvilleKlipsch Music Center
May 20, 2012CincinnatiRiverbend Music Center
June 1, 2012WantaghNikon at Jones Beach Theatre
June 2, 2012HartfordComcast Theatre
June 3, 2012MansfieldComcast Center
June 9, 2012ChicagoWrigley Field
June 15, 2012Cuyhoga FallsBlossom Music Center
June 16, 2012ClarkstonDTE Energy Music Theatre
June 22, 2012OshkoshCountry USA Festival
June 23, 2012CadottChippewa Valley Country Festival
June 29, 2012Saratoga SpringsSaratoga Performing Arts Center
June 30, 2012CamdenSusquehanna Bank Center
July 14, 2012CalgaryCanadaCalgary Stampede
July 15, 2012CravenCraven Country Jamboree
July 20, 2012OmahaUnited StatesTD Ameritrade Park Omaha
July 21, 2012CheyenneCheyenne Frontier Days
July 26, 2012WheatlandSleep Train Amphitheatre
July 27, 2012Mountain ViewShoreline Amphitheatre
July 28, 2012Lake TahoeHarveys Outdoor Arena
August 10, 2012Bethel WoodsBethel Woods Center for the Arts
August 11, 2012DarienDarien Lake Performing Arts Center
August 12, 2012OttawaCanadaWalter Baker Park
August 16, 2012TulsaUnited StatesBOK Center
August 17, 2012SouthavenSnowden Grove Amphitheatre
August 18, 2012DallasGexa Energy Pavilion
August 24, 2012RaleighTime Warner Cable Music Pavilion
August 25, 2012BristowJiffy Lube Live
September 13, 2012Virginia BeachFarm Bureau Live
September 14, 2012CharlotteVerizon Wireless Amphitheatre
September 15, 2012AtlantaAaron's Amphitheatre
September 27, 2012JacksonvilleJacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena
September 28, 2012Tampa1-800-ASK-GARY Amphitheatre
September 29, 2012West Palm BeachCruzan Amphitheatre
October 4, 2012EvansvilleFord Center
October 5, 2012ColumbusNationwide Arena
October 6, 2012HersheyGiant Center
October 11, 2012North Little RockVerizon Arena
October 12, 2012Bossier CityCenturyLink Center
October 13, 2012New OrleansNew Orleans Arena
October 17, 2012PhoenixAshley Furniture HomeStore Pavilion
October 18, 2012Chula VistaSleep Train Amphitheatre
October 20, 2012Los AngelesHollywood Bowl
Europe[4]
November 8, 2012StockholmSwedenStockholm Waterfront
November 9, 2012GothenburgLisebergshallen
November 10, 2012OsloNorwayOslo Spektrum
November 11, 2012StavangerDNB Arena
November 13, 2012DublinIrelandThe O2
Festivals and other miscellaneous performances
  • This concert is a part of Country USA Festival.
  • This concert is a part of the Chippewa Valley Country Festival.
  • This concert is a part of the Calgary Stampede.
  • This concert is a part of the Craven Country Jamboree.
  • This concert is a part of the Red Sky Music Festival.

    Notes and References

    1. Top 25 Tours of 2012. Billboard Staff. Billboard. December 14, 2012. May 31, 2015.
    2. Web site: Hall. Tara. Brad Paisley renames arena run "Virtual Reality World Tour". SoundSpike Media. August 6, 2012.
    3. Web site: Brad Paisley announces new Virtual Reality tour dates (press release). Nashville Gab. August 6, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20141019153416/http://www.nashvillegab.com/2012/03/brad-paisley-announces-new-tour-dates-press-release.html. October 19, 2014. dead. mdy-all.
    4. Web site: Scandinavian Tour 2012. August 7, 2013.

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