Sundown Heaven Town Tour

Sundown Heaven Town Tour
Tour by Tim McGraw
Promotional poster for the tour
Associated albumSundown Heaven Town
Start dateMay 9, 2014 (2014-05-09)
End dateNovember 8, 2014 (2014-11-08)
Legs1
No. of shows48 in North America
Tim McGraw concert chronology
  • Two Lanes of Freedom Tour
    (2013)
  • Sundown Heaven Town Tour
    (2014)
  • Shotgun Rider Tour
    (2015)

The Sundown Heaven Town Tour was the tenth headlining concert tour by American country music artist, Tim McGraw. The tour was in support of his thirteenth studio album, Sundown Heaven Town (2014). It began on May 9, 2014, and finished on November 8, 2014.

Background

McGraw announced his forthcoming studio album and tour in January 2014. It will mark his first venture with Big Machine Records.[1] In the release, he stated the album was set to be released in September 2014; however, the tour would begin May 2014.[2] McGraw stated he was excited to perform new material, with four to five new songs appearing in the set list. Plans to expand the tour once the album is released are under consideration. Along the way, McGraw and wife (Faith Hill) opened for country music artist George Strait.[3] They performed at the Gilette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts. The concert was one of the last of Strait's career.

Concert synopsis

At most amphitheaters the show begins with Tim walking in from the rear of the reserved seats to the stage where he then sings his hit song One of Those Nights.

Setlist

The following setlist is obtained from the concert held on May 10, 2014, at the Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, California. It does not represent all shows during the tour.[4]

  1. "One of Those Nights"
  2. "Real Good Man"
  3. "I Like It, I Love It"
  4. "Southern Voice"
  5. "Red Rag Top"
  6. "Mexicoma"
  7. "Down on the Farm"
  8. "Southern Girl"
  9. "Just to See You Smile"
  10. "Better Than I Used to Be"
  11. "Lookin' for That Girl"
  12. "Please Remember Me"
  13. "Back When"
  14. "Keep on Truckin'"
  15. "Meanwhile Back at Mama's"
  16. "You Are So Beautiful"
  17. "The View"
  18. "Highway Don't Care"
  19. "City Lights"
  20. "Where the Green Grass Grows"
  21. "Two Lanes of Freedom"
  22. "Indian Outlaw"

Encore

  2. "The Cowboy in Me"
  4. "Truck Yeah"
  6. "Something Like That"
  8. "Felt Good on My Lips"
  10. "Live Like You Were Dying"

Tour dates

Date City Country Venue Opening acts
North America[5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14]
May 8, 2014 Fresno United States Save Mart Center Kip Moore
Cassadee Pope
May 9, 2014 Wheatland Sleep Train Amphitheatre
May 10, 2014 Mountain View Shoreline Amphitheatre
May 16, 2014 Phoenix Ak-Chin Pavilion
May 17, 2014 Chula Vista Sleep Train Amphitheatre
May 18, 2014 Irvine Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
May 24, 2014[A] Austin Austin360 Amphitheater
May 29, 2014 Bangor Darling's Waterfront Pavilion
May 30, 2014 Hopewell CMAC Performing Arts Center
June 5, 2014 Nashville CMA Music Festival —
June 6, 2014 Burgettstown First Niagara Pavilion Kip Moore
Cassadee Pope
June 7, 2014 Noblesville Klipsch Music Center
June 8, 2014 Cuyahoga Falls Blossom Music Center
June 13, 2014 Hartford Xfinity Theatre
June 14, 2014 Bristow Jiffy Lube Live
June 15, 2014 Camden Susquehanna Bank Center
June 20, 2014 Virginia Beach Farm Bureau Live
June 21, 2014 Charlotte PNC Music Pavilion
June 22, 2014 Raleigh Walnut Creek Amphitheatre
June 26, 2014 Choctaw Silver Star Convention Center
June 27, 2014 Tinley Park First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre
June 28, 2014 Maryland Heights Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
June 29, 2014 Cincinnati Riverbend Music Center
July 11, 2014 West Palm Beach Cruzan Amphitheatre
July 12, 2014 Tampa MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre
July 13, 2014 Atlanta Aaron's Amphitheatre
July 18, 2014[B] Cambridge Township Michigan International Speedway
July 19, 2014[C] Belmont Jamboree in the Hills
July 20, 2014 Toronto Canada Molson Canadian Amphitheatre
July 22, 2014[D] Edmonton Rexall Place
July 25, 2014 West Valley City United States USANA Amphitheatre
July 26, 2014[E] Cheyenne Cheyenne Frontier Days Arena
July 27, 2014 Albuquerque Isleta Amphitheater
July 29, 2014 Billings Rimrock Auto Arena
July 30, 2014[F] Airway Heights Northern Quest Outdoor Concert Venue
August 1, 2014[G] George The Gorge Amphitheatre
August 2, 2014[H] Sweet Home Sankey Park
August 3, 2014[I] Duncan Canada Cowichan Exhibition Fairgrounds
August 7, 2014 Rogers United States Arkansas Music Pavilion
August 8, 2014[J] Dallas Gexa Energy Pavilion
August 9, 2014 The Woodlands Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
August 22, 2014 St. John's Canada Mile One Centre
August 23, 2014
August 24, 2014
August 27, 2014[K] Falcon Heights United States Minnesota State Fairgrounds Grandstand Jana Kramer
Joel Crouse
August 29, 2014[L] Allentown Great Allentown Fair
August 30, 2014[M] Thornville Legend Valley
August 31, 2014 Cherokee The Event Center at Harrah's Cherokee
September 12, 2014[N] Normal The Corn Crib
November 8, 2014 Laughlin Laughlin Event Center
Festivals and other miscellaneous performances
A Redfest[15]
B Faster Horses Festival[16]
C Jamboree in the Hills[17]
D K-Days[18]
E Cheyenne Frontier Nights[19]
F Pepsi Outdoor Summer Concerts
G Watershed Music Festival[20]
H Oregon Jamboree[21]
I Sunfest Music Festival[22]
J Sneak-Away Sunday Nights[23]
K Minnesota State Fair[24]
L Great Allentown Fair[25]
M Woodystock[26]
N DuPont/Pioneer Summer Concert Series[27]

Band

  • Musical director: Denny Heminson
  • Banjo: Bob Minner
  • Drum: Shawn Fichter
  • Fiddle: Deano Brown
  • Acoustic guitar: Bob Minner
  • Bass guitar: Paul Bushnell
  • Electric guitar: Denny Hemingson, David Levita and Adam Shoenfeld
  • Steel guitar: Denny Hemingson
  • Keyboards: Billy Nobel
  • Piano: Deano Brown
  • Supporting vocals: Deano Brown, Paul Bushnell and Billy Nobel

Source:[4]

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