The Pain Killer Tour was the third headlining tour by American country music band Little Big Town. The tour was in support of their sixth studio album Painkiller (2014), and began on November 8, 2014, in Youngstown, Ohio.[1] It concluded on November 21, 2015, in Spokane, Washington. Little Big Town consists of Karen Fairchild, Jimi Westbrook, Kimberly Schalpman and Philip Sweet.

Pain Killer Tour
Tour by Little Big Town
Promotional poster for the tour
Associated albumPain Killer
Start dateNovember 8, 2014
End dateNovember 21, 2015
Legs5
No. of shows54
Little Big Town concert chronology

Background

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Little Big Town first announced the tour in August 2014. Band member Karen Fairchild says, "We are so excited to share Pain Killer and get on the road for this tour", "Kimberly, Phillip, Jimi and I are thrilled to have such amazing openers in Brett and Brothers...we're big fans."[1] The second leg was announced on December 15, 2015.[2] The second leg of the tour was announced in December 2014.[3] In May 2015, dates for the fall 2015 leg were announced.[4]

Opening acts

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Setlist

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North America Leg 1

November 8-December 13, 2014

  1. "Day Drinking"
  2. "Quit Breaking Up With Me"
  3. "Front Porch Thing"
  4. "Bring It on Home"
  5. "Tumble and Fall"
  6. "Pain Killer"
  7. "Girl Crush"
  8. "Faster Gun"
  9. "Little White Church"
  10. "Sober"
  11. "I'm With the Band"
  12. "Good People"
  13. "Front Porch Thing"
  14. "Liza Jane" (Vince Gill cover, performed with Brett Eldredge & Brothers Osborne)
  15. "Your Side of the Bed"
  16. "Stay All Night"
  17. "Save Your Sin"
  18. "Things You Don't Think About"
  19. "The Chain" (Fleetwood Mac cover)
  20. "Tornado"
  21. "Pontoon"
Encore
  1. "Turn the Lights On"
  2. "Boondocks"
Source:[6]
Europe

Songs not performed in the same order every night

  1. "Turn the Lights On"
  2. "Day Drinking"
  3. "Quit Breaking Up with Me"
  4. "Front Porch Thing"
  5. "On Fire Tonight"
  6. "Bring It on Home"
  7. "Tumble and Fall"
  8. "Good People"
  9. "I'm With the Band"
  10. "Pain Killer"
  11. "Girl Crush"
  12. "Faster Gun"
  13. "Leavin' In Your Eyes"
  14. "Little White Church"
  15. "Sober"
  16. "Live Forever"
  17. "Things You Don't Think About"
  18. "The Chain" (Fleetwood Mac cover)
  19. "Stay All Night"
  20. "Save Your Sin"
  21. "Tornado"
  22. "Pontoon"
Encore
  1. "Boondocks"
Source:[7]
North America Leg 2

March 5–28, 2015

  1. "Day Drinking"
  2. "Quit Breaking Up With Me"
  3. "Front Porch Thing"
  4. "Bring It on Home"
  5. "Tumble and Fall"
  6. "Pain Killer"
  7. "Girl Crush"
  8. "Faster Gun"
  9. "Little White Church"
  10. "Sober"
  11. "I'm With the Band"
  12. "Good People"
  13. "Night Owl"
  14. "Jolene" (Dolly Parton cover)
  15. "Save Your Sin"
  16. "Stay All Night"
  17. "The Chain" (Fleetwood Mac cover)
  18. "Tornado"
  19. "Pontoon"
Encore
  1. "Turn the Lights Out"
  2. "Boondocks"
  3. "The Beginning"
Source:[8][9]

Tour dates

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Date City Country Venue Opening acts
North America Leg 1 [1]
November 8, 2014 Youngstown United States Covelli Centre Brett Eldredge
Brothers Osborne
November 9, 2014 Highland Heights The Bank of Kentucky Center
November 13, 2014 Roanoke Salem Civic Center
November 14, 2014 Knoxville Knoxville Civic Auditorium and Coliseum
November 15, 2014 Atlanta Fox Theatre
November 20, 2014 Broomfield 1stBank Center
November 21, 2014 Park City Hartman Arena
November 22, 2014 Grand Prairie Verizon Theatre
December 4, 2014 Detroit Masonic Temple
December 5, 2014 Rosemont Rosemont Theatre
December 6, 2014 Mount Pleasant Soaring Eagle Casino & Resort
December 12, 2014 Rochester Mayo Civic Center
December 13, 2014 Rockford BMO Harris Bank Center
Europe
February 10, 2015 London England O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire The Shires
February 11, 2015 Manchester The Ritz
North America Leg 2
March 5, 2015 Savannah United States Johnny Mercer Theatre Chris Stapleton
March 6, 2015 Birmingham BJCC Concert Hall
March 8, 2015 Chattanooga Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Auditorium
March 12, 2015 Evansville Aiken Theatre
March 13, 2015 Louisville The Louisville Palace
March 14, 2015 Muncie Emens Auditorium
March 19, 2015 Davenport Adler Theatre
March 20, 2015 St. Louis Fabulous Fox Theatre
March 26, 2015 Duluth AMSOIL Arena
March 27, 2015 Sioux City Orpheum Theatre
March 28, 2015 Enid Enid Event Center
North America Leg 3 [5][10][11]
June 23, 2015 Paso Robles United States Vina Robles Amphitheatre David Nail
Ashley Monroe
June 24, 2015 [A] Del Mar Del Mar Fairgrounds Chris Stapleton
June 26, 2015 Las Vegas The Joint David Nail
Ashley Monroe
June 27, 2015 Albuquerque Sandia Casino Amphitheater Chris Stapleton
July 10, 2015 Council Bluffs Stir Concert Cove Chris Stapleton
David Nail
Ashley Monroe
July 11, 2015 Hinckley Grand Casino Hinckley Amphitheater Chris Stapleton
August 1, 2015 St. Leonard St. Leonard Fire Volunteer Fire Department David Nail
Ashley Monroe
August 14, 2015 Verona Turning Stone Resort & Casino Event Center David Nail
August 30, 2015 Little Rock First Security Amphitheatre
September 2, 2015 [B] Allentown Great Allentown Fair Ashley Monroe
September 4, 2015 Boston Blue Hills Bank Pavilion David Nail
North America Leg 4 [4]
October 8, 2015 Bemidiji United States Sanford Center Drake White
Cam
The Big Fire
October 9, 2015 Ames Stephens Auditorium
October 10, 2015 Milwaukee Riverside Theater
October 15, 2015 Greensboro Greensboro Coliseum Drake White
The Big Fire
October 16, 2015 Greenville Bon Secours Wellness Arena
October 17, 2015 St. Augustine St. Augustine Amphitheatre
October 22, 2015 Bismarck Bismarck Events Center
October 23, 2015 Rapid City Barnett Arena
October 24, 2015 Brookings Swiftel Arena
October 30, 2015 Bloomington U.S. Cellular Coliseum
November 12, 2015 Missoula Adams Center
November 13, 2015 Boise Taco Bell Arena The Shires
November 14, 2015 Portland Keller Auditorium Holly Williams
November 17, 2015 Kelowna Canada Prospera Place The Shires
November 19, 2015 Abbotsford Abbotsford Centre
November 20, 2015 Seattle United States Paramount Theatre
November 21, 2015 Spokane INB Performing Arts Center
List of fairs
A This concert is a part of the Del Mar Fair.
B This concert is a part of the Great Allentown Fair.

Box office

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Venue City Attendance Revenue
Roanoke Civic Center Roanoke 3,469[8]
Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion Gilford 6,513 / 7,611 $224,166

References

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  1. ^ a b c Scott, Jason (August 25, 2014). "Little Big Town reveal 'Painkiller' album cover, announce fall tour". AXS. Retrieved September 27, 2014.
  2. ^ @littlebigtown (15 December 2014). "RT @cmtcody: .@LittleBigTown extends their #PainKillerTour into 2015. Full story:" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  3. ^ Howell, Coti (December 18, 2014). "Little Big Town Add More Dates to Pain Killer Tour". Taste of Country.
  4. ^ a b "Little Big Town Announces Pain Killer Tour Fall Dates". wwgp1050.com. May 11, 2015.
  5. ^ a b Stapleton, Susan (April 14, 2015). "Little Big Town brings the Pain Killer Tour to Las Vegas in June". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved April 27, 2015.
  6. ^ "Little Big Town Setlist at Mayo Civic Center, Rochester". setlist.fm.
  7. ^ "Little Big Town Setlist at O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire, London". setlist.fm.
  8. ^ a b Dickens, Tad (November 14, 2015). "Concert review – Little Big Town believes in strong 'Pain Killer'". roanoke.com. The Ronake Times. Retrieved April 27, 2015.
  9. ^ "Little Big Town Setlist at Amsoil Arena, Duluth". setlist.fm.
  10. ^ "ACM Winner Little Big Town coming to LR". THV11. Gannett. April 20, 2015. Retrieved April 27, 2015.
  11. ^ "Little Big Town rolling into Great Allentown Fair". WFMZ. Maranatha Broadcasting Company, Inc. April 1, 2015. Retrieved April 27, 2015.