Play On Tour

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The Play On Tour is the second headlining tour by American country singer Carrie Underwood to support her third studio album Play On . The first leg containing dates only in North America was 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 of each ticket sale would be donated to the Save the Children program, inspired by the line in his song "Change" from the Play On album.

In July 2010, Pollstar.com revealed the top 100 tours in the first half of this year for North American statistics. The "Play On Tour" clock at number fifteen, carrying a total of $ 18.4 million. It generated a total of more than 375,000 tickets in the first four months. In December 2010, Pollstar.com revealed the 50 best tours of 2010 for North American and worldwide statistics. The "Play On Tour" charted at number nineteen on North American raking, and number thirty-one around the world.

In December 2010, Billboards ranked Play On Tour at number twenty-four for all the 2010 tours. On January 4, 2011, official statistics revealed that Underwood played for over 1 million fans throughout the tour, became his biggest tour to date.

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Opening action

• Sylvia's children March 11, 2010 - January 1, 2011
• Craig Morgan Spring leg
• Billy Currington Fall Leg

Maps Play On Tour

Setlist

1. "Cowboy Casanova"
2. "Quitter"
3. "Wasted"
4. "I Know You Will not"
5. "Some Hearts"
6. "Only Dreams"
7. "Temporary Home"
8. "There's a Place for Us" (only in some concerts)
9. "One Day When I Stop Loving You"
10. "All-American Girl"
11. "Very Small"
12. "Take Me Home, Country Roads"
13. "This Time"
14. "Undo It"
15. "Jesus, Take the Wheel"/"How Big Thou Art"
16. "What Can I Say?" (with Sons of Sylvia)
17. "Change"
18. "I Tell You So" (with Randy Travis, virtual duo)
19. "Mama's Song"
20. "Last Name"

Encore: "Play On Video Segue"

1. "Before He Cheats"
2. "Songs Like This" (quote from "White Liar" and "Single Ladies")

Choice of fan club members

From March 11 to April 14, Underwood covered songs from one of four genres (Rock, '90's Country,' 80's and Classic Country) based on the way fans voted. Winners for each city are taken down and performed during the show that night from Play On Tour.

1. Reading, Pennsylvania on March 11, 2010 - "Summer Of '69" - Rock
2. Albany, New York on March 12, 2010 - "Home Sweet Home" - Rock
3. Providence, Rhode Island on March 13, 2010 - "Chasin 'That Neon Rainbow" (duet with Craig Morgan) - Country of the 90s
4. Portland, Maine on March 15, 2010 - "9 to 5" - 80's
5. Bridgeport, Connecticut on March 16, 2010 - "9 to 5" - 80's
6. Atlantic City, New Jersey on March 19, 2010 - "Summer Of '69" - Rock
7. Mashantucket, Connecticut on March 20, 2010 - "Stand By Your Man" - Classic Country
8. Worcester, Massachusetts on March 21, 2010 - "Home Sweet Home" - Rock
9. Hamilton, Ontario on March 23, 2010 - "Stand By Your Man" - Classic Country
10. Ottawa, Ontario on March 24, 2010 - "Summer Of '69" - Rock
11. Trenton, New Jersey on March 26, 2010 - "Sweet Child o 'Mine" - Rock
12. Amherst, Massachusetts on March 27, 2010 - "Summer Of '69" - Rock
13. Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania on March 29, 2010 - "Stand By Your Man" - Classic Country
14. Rochester, New York on March 31, 2010 - "9 to 5" - 80's
15. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on April 1, 2010 - "Livin 'on the Edge" - Rock
16. Pikeville, Kentucky on April 3, 2010 - "Do not Rock the Jukebox" (duet with Craig Morgan) - Country of the 90s
17. Columbus, Ohio on April 6, 2010 - "Do not Rock the Jukebox" (duet with Craig Morgan) - Country of the 90s
18. Peoria, Illinois on April 7, 2010 - "Summer Of '69" - Rock
19. Indianapolis, Indiana on April 9, 2010 - "Home Sweet Home" - Rock
20. Rockford, Illinois on April 10, 2010 - "Do not Rock the Jukebox" (duet with Craig Morgan) - Country of the 90s
21. Ft Wayne, Indiana on April 12, 2010 - "9 to 5" - 80's
22. Saginaw, Michigan on April 13, 2010 - "Summer Of '69" - Rock
23. East Lansing, Michigan on April 14, 2010 - "Paradise City" - Rock

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Tour dates

• A ^ The show was co-written with Brad Paisley.
• B ^ The show was originally scheduled to be held in Billings, but due to tornado damage at the chosen spot, it was canceled, and then converted into Bismarck.

Festival & amp; Events

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Box office value data

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Awards and nominations

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Travel preparation

The tour was reportedly being trained in Mobile, Alabama for two weeks behind locked and sealed doors to keep all the hints and guides about the tour completely unknown. Underwood is seen with a stage crew and 6 semi-trucks carrying stage props and pieces to the tour arena are being trained. Underwood reportedly paid nearly $ 500,000 for stage preparation. In the interview, Underwood stated that there will be many "moving parts" on stage. During the show, she swings from the vines, is transported and lifted in the audience arena while standing on the bed of a large blue pickup truck, having a replaceable background for stage background, a raised stage work, and doing a virtual duet with Randy Travis from what appears to be the Grand Ole Opry stage, featuring a Grammy-Award winning collaboration of "I Tell You So".

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Crew member death

On Saturday, March 20, a crew member brought pieces from Underwood from Atlantic City, New Jersey to Mashantucket, Connecticut for his show that day in a semi-truck when a trailer truck was driving north on the opposite side of the median starting to lose control of the vehicle , causing the trailer truck to slide into the median for about 400 feet. Finally, the trailer truck hit the separator, slashing the semi-truck fuel machine. The collision made a big fire, causing the semi truck drivers to lose control of the vehicle. The truck fell on a huge hill and eventually fell to a fire on Interstate 95 that crosses Stonington, Connecticut. The fire was filled, but the whole truck was charred, including the driver's body. The body can not be identified through body or DNA identification, so officials are forced to use dental records. The driver, Robert Allen O'Bleness, is a native of Wichita, Kansas. He was 48 years old at the time of his death. In Mashantucket's concert, Underwood paid tribute to the missing employee by issuing a crying version of the single "Temporary Home", also stating that the song "gives an entirely new meaning from the previous one."

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References

Source of the article : Wikipedia