Virtual Reality World Tour
Tour by Brad Paisley | |
Associated album | This Is Country Music |
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Start date | May 9, 2012 |
End date | November 13, 2012 |
Legs | 3 |
No. of shows | 68 |
Box office | $33,794,719 |
Brad Paisley concert chronology |
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.[1]
Opening acts
- The Band Perry (North America & Europe)
- Scotty McCreery (North America)
- Easton Corbin (North America)
- Miranda Lambert (June 9, 2012)
- Chris Young (June 9, 2012)
- Pistol Annies (June 9, 2012)
- Jerrod Niemann (June 9, 2012)
Virtual Opry Stage: (Select dates; North America only)
- Notes
- None of the opening acts performed at the music festivals
Setlist
North America
- "Camouflage"
- "The World"
- "Welcome to the Future"
- "Ticks"
- "This Is Country Music"
- "Waitin' on a Woman"
- "Celebrity" (with Scotty McCreery
- "I'm Still a Guy"
- "She's Everything"
- "Southern Comfort Zone"
- "Online"
- "Then"
- "Letter to Me"
- "Mud on the Tires"
- "Whiskey Lullaby" (with Kimberly Perry)
- "The Nervous Breakdown"
- "I'm Gonna Miss Her (The Fishin' Song)"
- "Remind Me" (with Carrie Underwood on video except March 2 when she surprised Paisley and sung in person.)
- "Old Alabama"
- "Water"
- Encore
- "American Saturday Night"
- "Alcohol"
Europe
- "Southern Comfort Zone"
- "The World"
- "Ticks"
- "This Is Country Music"
- "Waitin' on a Woman"
- "Celebrity"
- "Me Neither"
- "I'm Still a Guy"
- "She's Everything"
- "Online"
- "Then"
- Medley
- "Mud on the Tires" (acoustic)
- "Whiskey Lullaby" (with Kimberly Perry) (acoustic)
- "Time Warp" (acoustic)
- "I'm Gonna Miss Her (The Fishin' Song)" (acoustic)
- "Old Alabama" (acoustic)
- "Water" (acoustic)
- "Welcome to the Future" (acoustic)
- Encore
- "American Saturday Night"
- "Alcohol"
Tour dates
- Festivals and other miscellaneous performances
- A This concert is a part of Country USA Festival.
- B This concert is a part of the Chippewa Valley Country Festival.
- C This concert is a part of the Calgary Stampede.
- D This concert is a part of the Craven Country Jamboree.
- E This concert is a part of the Red Sky Music Festival.
References
- ^ a b Billboard Staff (December 14, 2012). "Top 25 Tours of 2012". Billboard. Retrieved May 31, 2015.
- ^ a b Hall, Tara. "Brad Paisley renames arena run "Virtual Reality World Tour"". SoundSpike Media. Retrieved August 6, 2012.
- ^ a b "Brad Paisley announces new Virtual Reality tour dates (press release)". Nashville Gab. Archived from the original on October 19, 2014. Retrieved August 6, 2013.
- ^ "Scandinavian Tour 2012". Retrieved August 7, 2013.