Better Day World Tour
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 |
Number of shows | 20 in North America 18 in Europe 11 in Australia 49 Total |
Box office | US$34 million |
Dolly Parton concert chronology |
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]
Contents
Background
In 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
Footage 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]
Setlist
- "Light of a Clear Blue Morning" (Instrumental Introduction)
- "Walking on Sunshine" (contains excerpts from "Shine Like the Sun")
- "Better Get to Livin'"
- "Jolene"
- "Rocky Top"
- "Dueling Banjos" (Instrumental Interlude)
- "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"
- "Queen Latifah Rap" (Performance Interlude)
- "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
Box office score data
Venue | 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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