The Kill the Lights Tour was the fourth headlining concert tour by American country music artist Luke Bryan. The tour is in support of his fifth studio album Kill the Lights (2015) and began on February 11, 2016, in Evansville, Indiana. The tour played before 1.6 million fans in 2016.[1] The tour's second leg began on February 16, 2017, in Huntington, West Virginia and ended on March 18, 2017, in Orange Beach, Alabama.[2]
| Tour by Luke Bryan | |
 Promotional poster for the tour | |
| Associated album | Kill the Lights |
|---|---|
| Start date | February 18, 2016 |
| End date | March 18, 2017 |
| Legs | 2 |
| No. of shows | 87 |
| Box office | $69,840,333 |
| Luke Bryan concert chronology | |
Background
editThe tour was first announced on October 20, 2015 though Bryan's website.[3] In November 2016, Bryan announced the tour would continue into 2017.[4]
Opening acts
editSet list
edit- "Rain Is a Good Thing"
- "Kick the Dust Up
- "Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye"
- "Move"
- "I See You"
- "Crash My Party"
- "Roller Coaster"
- "Play It Again"
- "Strip It Down"
- "Home Alone Tonight" (with Karen Fairchild)
- "Thinkin Out Loud" / "Lets Get It On" (with Little Big Town)
- "Play Something Country (with Dustin Lynch)
- "Huntin', Fishin' and Lovin' Every Day"
- "Drink a Beer"
- "Drunk on You"
- "All My Friends Say" / "Country Man"
- "That's My Kind of Night"
- Encore
Tour dates
edit| Date | City | Country | Venue | Opening acts | Attendance | Revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North America Leg 1 | ||||||
| February 18, 2016 | Evansville | United States | Ford Center | Little Big Town Dustin Lynch |
8,500 / 8,500 | $586,740 |
| February 19, 2016 | Peoria | Peoria Civic Center | 9,350 / 9,759 | $623,741 | ||
| February 20, 2016 | Cedar Falls | UNI-Dome | 19,157 / 19,608 | $1,025,207 | ||
| February 25, 2016 | Montreal | Canada | Bell Centre | 15,985 / 15,985 | $871,055 | |
| February 26, 2016 | Uncasville | United States | Mohegan Sun Arena | 13,449 / 13,449 | $1,722,277 | |
| February 27, 2016 | ||||||
| March 8, 2016 | Las Cruces | Pan American Center | Dustin Lynch | 10,295 / 10,514 | $675,389 | |
| March 10, 2016 | Houston | Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo | — | — | — | |
| March 11, 2016 | North Little Rock | Verizon Arena | Little Big Town Dustin Lynch |
12,972 / 14,182 | $752,385 | |
| March 12, 2016 | Bossier City | CenturyLink Center | — | — | ||
| April 7, 2016 | Charleston | Charleston Civic Center | — | — | ||
| April 8, 2016 | Baltimore | Royal Farms Arena | 12,268 / 12,268 | $823,319 | ||
| April 9, 2016 | Syracuse | Carrier Dome | 36,141 / 36,141 | $1,846,421 | ||
| April 14, 2016 | Toledo | Huntington Center | — | — | ||
| April 15, 2016 | University Park | Bryce Jordan Center | 12,515 / 12,515 | $824,466 | ||
| April 16, 2016 | Charlottesville | John Paul Jones Arena | 11,822 / 11,822 | $824,176 | ||
| April 20, 2016 | Missoula | Adams Center | — | — | ||
| April 21, 2016 | ||||||
| April 22, 2016 | Bozeman | Brick Breeden Fieldhouse | 15,872 / 15,872 | $1,128,090 | ||
| April 23, 2016 | ||||||
| April 29, 2016 | Concord | Concord Pavilion | — | — | ||
| April 30, 2016 | Fresno | Save Mart Center | 11,945 / 11,945 | $801,719 | ||
| May 12, 2016 | Omaha | CenturyLink Center Omaha | 15,079 / 15,079 | $1,028,782 | ||
| May 13, 2016 | Wichita | Intrust Bank Arena | 11,357 / 11,894 | $873,075 | ||
| May 14, 2016 | Oklahoma City | Chesapeake Energy Arena | 13,060 / 13,060 | $899,435 | ||
| May 20, 2016 | Atlanta | Aaron's Amphitheatre | 32,221 / 37,720 | $1,472,814 | ||
| May 21, 2016 | ||||||
| May 27, 2016 | Baton Rouge | LSU Tiger Stadium | — | — | — | |
| May 29, 2016 | Daytona Beach | Daytona International Speedway | — | — | ||
| June 2, 2016 | Holmdel | PNC Bank Arts Center | Little Big Town Dustin Lynch |
16,950 / 16,950 | $871,177 | |
| June 3, 2016 | Atlantic City | Boardwalk Hall | 11,639 / 11,639 | $893,650 | ||
| June 4, 2016 | Hershey | Hersheypark Stadium | 25,564 / 27,060 | $1,375,679 | ||
| June 9, 2016 | Virginia Beach | Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater | 19,805 / 19,805 | $873,466 | ||
| June 10, 2016 | Bristow | Jiffy Lube Live | 37,771 / 45,274 | $1,780,548 | ||
| June 11, 2016 | ||||||
| June 19, 2016 | Columbus | Ohio Stadium | — | — | — | |
| June 24, 2016 | Toronto | Canada | Molson Canadian Amphitheatre | Little Big Town Dustin Lynch |
31,678 / 31,678 | $1,334,690 |
| June 25, 2016 | ||||||
| July 7, 2016 [A] | Milwaukee | United States | Marcus Amphitheater | Frankie Ballard | 21,758 / 22,861 | $1,169,830 |
| July 8, 2016 | Noblesville | Klipsch Music Center | Little Big Town Dustin Lynch |
43,837 / 48,765 | $1,499,243 | |
| July 9, 2016 | ||||||
| July 15, 2016 | Foxborough | Gillette Stadium | Little Big Town Chris Stapleton Dustin Lynch |
76,450 / 87,871 | $7,511,536 | |
| July 16, 2016 | ||||||
| July 17, 2016 | Bangor | Darling's Waterfront Pavilion | Little Big Town Dustin Lynch |
— | — | |
| July 21, 2016 | Scranton | The Pavilion at Montage Mountain | — | — | ||
| July 22, 2016 | Burgettstown | First Niagara Pavilion | 42,160 / 46,086 | $1,724,225 | ||
| July 23, 2016 | ||||||
| July 28, 2016 | Hopewell | CMAC | — | — | ||
| July 29, 2016 | Camden | BB&T Pavilion | 50,046 / 50,046 | $2,086,357 | ||
| July 30, 2016 | ||||||
| July 31, 2016 | Saratoga Springs | Saratoga Performing Arts Center | 25,091 / 25,091 | $1,087,914 | ||
| August 11, 2016 | Cuyahoga Falls | Blossom Music Center | 37,267 / 41,724 | $1,776,354 | ||
| August 12, 2016 | ||||||
| August 13, 2016 | Cincinnati | Riverbend Music Center | 36,023 / 40,709 | $1,545,846 | ||
| August 14, 2016 | ||||||
| August 19, 2016 | Minneapolis | U.S. Bank Stadium | Little Big Town Dustin Lynch |
47,219 / 47,219 | $4,565,264 | |
| August 21, 2016 | Calgary | Canada | Prairie Winds Park | — | — | — |
| August 25, 2016 | Bonner Springs | United States | Providence Medical Center Amphitheater | Little Big Town Frankie Ballard |
— | — |
| August 26, 2016 | Maryland Heights | Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre | Little Big Town Dustin Lynch |
20,000 / 20,000 | $890,556 | |
| August 27, 2016 | Chicago | Wrigley Field | 41,819 / 41,819 | $4,457,358 | ||
| September 1, 2016 | Charlotte | PNC Music Pavilion | — | — | ||
| September 2, 2016 | Raleigh | Coastal Credit Union Music Park | 31,965 / 34,554 | $1,403,186 | ||
| September 3, 2016 | ||||||
| September 9, 2016 | Denver | Dick's Sporting Goods Park | 33,792 / 40,000 | $2,926,618 | ||
| September 10, 2016 | ||||||
| September 15, 2016 | Wheatland | Toyota Amphitheatre | 18,500 / 18,500 | $891,170 | ||
| September 16, 2016 | Mountain View | Shoreline Amphitheatre | 22,019 / 22,019 | $924,835 | ||
| September 17, 2016 | Chula Vista | Sleep Train Amphihtheatre | 18,797 / 19,702 | $927,941 | ||
| September 22, 2016 | Phoenix | Ak-Chin Pavilion | 19,273 / 19,273 | $933,121 | ||
| September 24, 2016 | Irvine | Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre | 14,914 / 14,914 | $901,779 | ||
| September 30, 2016 | West Valley City | USANA Amphitheatre | 16,751 / 19,376 | $802,265 | ||
| October 1, 2016 | ||||||
| October 22, 2016 | Arlington | AT&T Stadium | Little Big Town Chris Stapleton Dustin Lynch |
— | — | |
| October 29, 2016 | Detroit | Ford Field | ||||
| North America Leg 2 | ||||||
| February 16, 2017 | Huntington | United States | Big Sandy Superstore Arena | Brett Eldredge | 6,816 / 6,816 | $475,526 |
| February 17, 2017 | Bloomington | Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall | 10,136 / 11,835 | $671,311 | ||
| February 18, 2017 | Jonesboro | ASU Convocation Center | 7,065 / 7,065 | $509,655 | ||
| February 23, 2017 | Columbia | Colonial Life Arena | 10,125 / 11,642 | $649,626 | ||
| February 25, 2017 | Jacksonville | Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena | 12,027 / 12,027 | $790,564 | ||
| March 1, 2017 | New York City | Madison Square Garden | 14,981 / 14,981 | $1,086,993 | ||
| March 3, 2017 | Manchester | SNHU Arena | 8,863 / 8,863 | $607,912 | ||
| March 4, 2017 | Providence | Dunkin' Donuts Center | 10,548 / 10,548 | $697,518 | ||
| March 9, 2017 | Richmond | Richmond Coliseum | — | — | ||
| March 10, 2017 | Fayetteville | Crown Coliseum | 7,595 / 7,595 | $483,124 | ||
| March 11, 2017 | Greenville | Bon Secours Wellness Arena | 11,696 / 11,696 | $731,407 | ||
| March 17, 2017 | Orange Beach | Amphitheater at the Wharf | 19,412 / 19,412 | $1,203,301 | ||
| March 18, 2017 | ||||||
| Total | 1,142,340 / 1,205,728 | $69,840,333 | ||||
- List of festivals
- A This concert was part of the Summerfest at Marcus Amphitheater in Henry Maier Festival Park.
Personnel
edit- Michael Carter – band leader, electric guitar
- Jason Faussett – acoustic guitar, piano
- James Cook – bass guitar
- Kent Slucher – drums
- Kevin Arrowsmith – fiddle, electric guitar
- Dave Ristrum – banjo
References
edit- ^ a b "Luke Bryan Extends Kill the Lights Tour into 2017". Rolling Stone. 28 November 2016.
- ^ "Luke Bryan's Kill the Lights Tour Will Continue in 2017". The Boot. 28 November 2016.
- ^ "Announcing the "Kill The Lights Tour"". lukebryan.com. BubbleUp Group, Inc. October 20, 2015. Archived from the original on November 4, 2015. Retrieved November 1, 2015.
- ^ "Luke Bryan Extends Kill the Lights Tour Dates into New Year". 28 November 2016.