Riot Tour
| Tour by Rascal Flatts | |
 Promotional poster for the tour | |
| Associated album | Rewind |
|---|---|
| Start date | May 5, 2015 |
| End date | November 7, 2015 |
| Legs | 1 |
| No. of shows | 43 |
| Box office | $18.7 million |
| Rascal Flatts concert chronology | |
The Riot Tour was the thirteenth headlining concert tour by American country music trio Rascal Flatts, in support of their ninth studio album Rewind (2014). The tour began May 5, 2015 in Cozumel, Mexico and ended on November 7 of that year in Albuquerque, New Mexico. It grossed over $18.7 million and was ranked fifty-seventh on Pollstar's Year End list on the Top 200 North American Tours of 2015.[1]
Background
[edit]Rascal Flatts first announced the tour on January 20, 2015. The tour follows their Las Vegas spring residency.[2]
Opening acts
[edit]Setlist
[edit]Average setlist for the tour:[3]
- "Stand"
- "Me and My Gang"
- "Take Me to Church" (Hozier cover)
- "What Hurts the Most"/"To Love Someday" (Bee Gees cover)
- "Love You Out Loud"
- "Why Wait"
- "Riot"
- "Fast Cars and Freedom"
- "Easy"
- "These Days"
- "Mayberry"
- "I'm Movin' On"
- "Prayin' for Daylight"
- "Summer Nights"
- "My Wish"
- "She's Leaving"
- "Rewind"
- "Take Me There"
- "Bless the Broken Road"/"Open Arms" (Journey cover)
- "Banjo"
- Encore
- "Here's to You"
- "Life is a Highway" (Tom Cochrane cover)
Tour dates
[edit]| Date | City | Country | Venue | Opening acts | Attendance | Gross revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North America [4] | ||||||
| May 5, 2015 | Cozumel
Cruise departs from Tampa |
Mexico | Carnival Cruise Lines | The Band Perry Lauren Alaina |
— | — |
| May 6, 2015 | Cozumel
Cruise departs from Miami | |||||
| May 7, 2015 | ||||||
| May 17, 2015 [A] | Atlanta | United States | KSU Sports and Entertainment Park | — | — | |
| May 29, 2015 | Maryland Heights | Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre | Scotty McCreery Ashley Monroe |
14,228 / 19,000 | $475,558 | |
| May 30, 2015 | Noblesville | Klipsch Music Center | 15,139 / 21,000 | $467,669 | ||
| June 5, 2015 [B] | Myrtle Beach | Carolina Country Music Festival | — | — | — | |
| June 6, 2015 [C] | Detroit | West Riverfront Park | Lauren Alaina | — | — | |
| June 12, 2015 | Virginia Beach | Farm Bureau Live | Scotty McCreery RaeLynn |
13,497 / 19,000 | $429,449 | |
| June 13, 2015 | Bristow | Jiffy Lube Live | 14,937 / 19,000 | $479,833 | ||
| June 14, 2015 | Hartford | Xfinity Theatre | 19,887 / 21,000 | $549,863 | ||
| June 20, 2015 [D] | Columbus | Ohio Stadium | — | — | — | |
| July 4, 2015 [G] | Indianapolis | Indianapolis Motor Speedway | Lauren Alaina | — | — | |
| July 11, 2015 | West Palm Beach | Coral Sky Amphitheater | Scotty McCreery RaeLynn |
15,756 / 19,000 | $468,557 | |
| July 12, 2015 | Tampa | MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre | 13,856 / 19,000 | $435,449 | ||
| July 24, 2015 | Burgettstown | First Niagara Pavilion | 13,229 / 19,000 | $428,499 | ||
| July 25, 2015 | Charlotte | PNC Music Pavilion | 15,835 / 19,000 | $469,661 | ||
| July 26, 2015 | Raleigh | Walnut Creek Amphitheatre | 18,345 / 19,000 | $579,446 | ||
| July 31, 2015 | Holmdel | PNC Bank Arts Center | 15,489 / 16,000 | $597,449 | ||
| August 1, 2015 | Camden | Susquehanna Bank Center | 18,550 / 21,000 | $514,880 | ||
| August 2, 2015 | Mansfield | Xfinity Center | 18,662 / 21,000 | $540,105 | ||
| August 8, 2015 | Dallas | Gexa Energy Pavilion | Scotty McCreery Seth Alley |
17,559 / 19,000 | $548,339 | |
| August 18, 2015 [E] | Springfield | Illinois State Fair | Scotty McCreery RaeLynn |
— | — | |
| August 20, 2015 | Atlantic City | Atlantic City Beach | Ashley Monroe Lauren Alaina |
— | — | |
| August 21, 2015 | Gilford | Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion | Scotty McCreery | 5,558 / 7,825 | $402,053 | |
| August 27, 2015 | Toronto | Canada | Molson Amphitheatre | Scotty McCreery Ashley Monroe RaeLynn |
13,675 / 16,000 | $375,056 |
| August 28, 2015 | Cuyahoga Falls | United States | Blossom Music Center | 20,978 / 20,978 | $629,476 | |
| August 29, 2015 | Darien | Darien Lake PAC | 14,969 / 19,000 | $467,559 | ||
| August 30, 2015 | Bethel | Bethel Woods Center for the Arts | 12,449 / 19,000 | $479,331 | ||
| September 12, 2015 | Farmingville | Pennysaver Amphitheater | Ashley Monroe | — | — | |
| September 18, 2015 | Tinley Park | First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre | Scotty McCreery Ashley Monroe |
18,309 / 21, 000 | $516,744 | |
| September 19, 2015 | Cincinnati | Riverbend Music Center | Scotty McCreery RaeLynn |
13,543 / 19,000 | $437,398 | |
| September 24, 2015 | Reno | Reno Events Center | — | — | — | |
| September 25, 2015 | Pala | Pala Casino Events Center | ||||
| September 26, 2015 | Laughlin | Laughlin Event Center | ||||
| October 1, 2015 | Albuquerque | Isleta Amphitheater | Scotty McCreery RaeLynn |
14,377 / 17,000 | $438,115 | |
| October 2, 2015 | Phoenix | Ak-Chin Pavilion | 14,499 / 19,000 | $439,449 | ||
| October 3, 2015 | Irvine | Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre | 14,345 / 15,000 | $528,559 | ||
| October 4, 2015 | Mountain View | Shoreline Amphitheater | 17,987 / 19,000 | $575,477 | ||
| October 10, 2015 | Uncasville | Mohegan Sun Arena | Mo Pitney | — | — | |
| October 17, 2015 | Perry | Georgia International Fairgrounds | — | |||
| October 23, 2015 | Kinder | Coushatta Casino Events Center | ||||
| November 7, 2015[H] | Alpharetta | Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre | Chase Bryant Chris Janson | |||
| Total | 385,658 / 463,803 (83%) | $12,273,974 | ||||
- List of festivals and fairs
- A This concert is a part of the Shaky Boots Festival.
- B This concert is a part of the Carolina Country Music Festival.
- C This concert is a part of the 99.5 WYCD Downtown Hoedown.
- D This concert is a part of the Buckeye Country Superfest.
- E This concert is a part of the Illinois State Fair.
- F This concert is a part of the Country Rock & Rewind Festival.
- G This concert is a part of the Rolling Stones – Zip Code Tour.
- H This Concert is a part of the KICKS 101.5 Country Fair & Tim McGraw's Shotgun Rider Tour
Cancelled Shows
[edit]| Date | City | Venue | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| August 22, 2015 | Hershey | Hersheypark Stadium | Scheduling conflict |
References
[edit]- ^ "2015 Pollstar Year End Top 200 North American Tours" (PDF). Pollstarpro.com. POLLSTAR. Retrieved January 8, 2015.
- ^ Leahey, Andrew (20 January 2015). "Rascal Flatts Announce Riot Tour 2015 With Opener Scotty McCreery". Rolling Stone. Retrieved January 20, 2015.
- ^ "Rascal Flatts Setlist at Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre, Maryland Heights, MO, USA". setlist.fm. Retrieved June 24, 2015.
- ^ Whitakeer, Sterling (January 20, 2015). "Rascal Flatts Announce Cities for Riot Tour 2015". Taste of Country.com. Retrieved May 12, 2015.