Pure & Simple Tour

The Pure & Simple Tour is the twelfth and final headlining concert tour by American country music artist, Dolly Parton. The tour supports the singer's 43rd studio album, Pure & Simple. It is marketed as Parton's biggest tour in North America, with over sixty shows planned for 2016. The tour began on June 3, 2016 in Greensboro, North Carolina and concluded on December 10 2016 in Thackerville, Oklahoma.

Pure & Simple Tour

Tour by Dolly Parton
Promotional poster for tour
Location	North America
Associated album	Pure & Simple
Start date	June 3, 2016 (2016-06-03)
End date	December 10, 2016 (2016-12-10)
Legs	1
No. of shows	65 in North America
Dolly Parton concert chronology

Background

The tour was announced March 6, 2016 on Parton's official website. A press conference was held the following day providing additional details concerning the tour. The trek is coined as Parton's biggest tour in 25 years. 64 dates are planned in the United States and Canada, visiting the most requested markets missed on previous tours. Alongside the tour; the singer's latest album, Pure & Simple was released worldwide on August 19. Parton explained a tour was not planned due to her busy schedule. In August 2015, the singer performed two sold-out shows at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville. The scaled down shows sparked Parton's interest in returning to the stage.

Previous tours saw a majority of shows in Europe and Australia. Parton states her lack of hits in the U.S. for the past 20 years pushed focus on other territories. With this tour, Parton will move away from her typical big productions and perform a minimalist show in an intimate setting. This will allow the singer to perform in venues of all sizes. The show will feature songs with an acoustic sound, few interludes and more interaction with the audience.

To further describe the show, Parton stated:

"We're so excited to get out there and see the fans again. I'm really looking forward to singing songs the fans have not heard in a while, as well as the hits, while debuting a few new ones off Pure & Simple"

Setlist

The following songs were performed during the June 4, 2016 concert at the Infinite Energy Arena in Duluth, GA. It does not represent all concerts during the tour.

1. "Train, Train"
2. "Pure & Simple"
3. "Why'd You Come in Here Lookin' Like That?"
4. "Jolene"
5. "Precious Memories"
6. "My Tennessee Mountain Home"
7. "Coat of Many Colors"
8. "Smoky Mountain Memories"
9. "Applejack"
10. "Rocky Top"
11. "Banks of the Ohio"
12. "American Pie" / "If I Had a Hammer"
13. "Blowin' in the Wind"
14. "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down"
15. "The Seeker"
16. "I'll Fly Away"

Intermission

1. "Baby I'm Burning" / "Great Balls of Fire" / "Girl on Fire"
2. "Outside Your Door"
3. "The Grass Is Blue"
4. "Those Memories of You"
5. "Do I Ever Cross Your Mind?"
6. "Little Sparrow"
7. "Two Doors Down"
8. "Here You Come Again"
9. "Islands in the Stream"
10. "9 to 5"

Encore

27. "I Will Always Love You"
28. "Hello God" / "He's Alive"

Tour dates

Date	City	Country	Venue	Attendance	Revenue
North America
June 3, 2016	Greensboro	United States	Greensboro Coliseum	—
June 4, 2016	Duluth		Infinite Energy Arena	8,175 / 8,175	$746,735
June 5, 2016	Greenville		Peace Concert Hall	—	—
June 7, 2016	Charleston		Charleston Civic Center Coliseum
June 8, 2016	Vienna		Filene Center
June 10, 2016	Northfield		Hard Rock Live
June 11, 2016	Cincinnati		The Shoe at Horseshoe Casino
June 12, 2016	Lewiston		Artpark Outdoor Amphitheater
June 15, 2016	Philadelphia		Mann Center for the Performing Arts	4,114 / 5,093	$405,376
June 17, 2016	Lenox		Koussevitzky Music Shed	—	—
June 18, 2016	Bangor		Darling's Waterfront Pavilion
June 21, 2016	Boston		Wang Theatre	3,003 / 3,561	$386,609
June 22, 2016	Wilkes-Barre		Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza	—
June 25, 2016	New York City		Forest Hills Stadium	9,263 / 12,887	$1,055,126
June 26, 2016	Holmdel Township		PNC Bank Arts Center	—	—
June 28, 2016	Pittsburgh		Consol Energy Center
July 19, 2016	Cedar Rapids		U.S. Cellular Center	4,546 / 5,560	$364,308
July 20, 2016	Hinckley		Grand Casino Hinckley Amphitheater	—	—
July 22, 2016	Sioux Falls		Denny Sanford Premier Center	5,027 / 5,978	$489,924
July 23, 2016	Deadwood		Deadwood Mountain Grand Event Center	—	—
July 26, 2016	Orem		UCCU Center
July 27, 2016	Morrison		Red Rocks Amphitheatre
July 29, 2016	Kansas City		Sprint Center
July 30, 2016	St. Louis		Scottrade Center
August 2, 2016[A]	Columbus		Celeste Center
August 3, 2016	Fort Wayne		Allen County War Memorial Coliseum	5,324 / 5,476	$319,624
August 4, 2016	Windsor	Canada	The Colosseum at Caesars Windsor	—
August 6, 2016	Grand Rapids	United States	Van Andel Arena	5,195 / 5,552	$489,002
August 7, 2016[B]	Highland Park		Ravinia Park Pavilion	—	—
August 9, 2016	Danville		Norton Center for the Arts
August 10, 2016	Evansville		Ford Center	6,508 / 8,392	$627,145
August 12, 2016	Tulsa		BOK Center	6,112 / 6,579	$543,662
August 13, 2016	North Little Rock		Verizon Arena	7,669 / 13,000	—
September 9, 2016	Toronto	Canada	Molson Canadian Amphitheatre	—
September 10, 2016	Sault Ste Marie		Essar Centre
September 12, 2016	Winnipeg		MTS Centre
September 13, 2016	Moose Jaw		Mosaic Place
September 16, 2016	Calgary		Scotiabank Saddledome
September 17, 2016	Edmonton		Rogers Place
September 19, 2016	Vancouver		Rogers Arena
September 21, 2016	Kent	United States	ShoWare Center
September 22, 2016	Airway Heights		Northern Quest Outdoor Concert Venue
September 24, 2016	Mountain View		Shoreline Amphitheatre	11,951 / 22,000	$646,203
September 25, 2016	Santa Barbara		Santa Barbara Bowl	—	—
September 27, 2016	San Diego		Valley View Casino Center
September 28, 2016	Paso Robles		Vina Robles Amphitheatre	2,949 / 2,949	$340,290
September 30, 2016	Laughlin		Laughlin Event Center	—
October 1, 2016	Los Angeles		Hollywood Bowl	28,321 / 31,957	$2,509,209
October 2, 2016
November 15, 2016	Pigeon Forge		LeConte Center	—	—
November 16, 2016	Huntsville		Von Braun Center Arena
November 18, 2016	North Charleston		North Charleston Coliseum
November 19, 2016	Charlotte		Spectrum Center
November 26, 2016	Tampa		Amalie Arena	6,699 / 6,699	$612,289
November 27, 2016	Sunrise		BB&T Center	5,342 / 6,183	$407,227
November 29, 2016	Pensacola		Pensacola Bay Center	6,581 / 6,581	$551,787
November 30, 2016	New Orleans		Smoothie King Center	—
December 2, 2016	Corpus Christi		American Bank Center Arena	4,701 / 8,452	$350,161
December 3, 2016	Grand Prairie		Verizon Theatre at Grand Prairie	—	—
December 5, 2016	Houston		NRG Arena
December 6, 2016	Austin		Frank Erwin Center	10,504 / 10,504	$906,981
December 8, 2016	San Antonio		Tobin Center for the Performing Arts	—	—
December 9, 2016	Thackerville		Global Event Center at WinStar World Casino and Resort
December 10, 2016
TOTAL				141,984 / 175,578	$11,751,658

Festivals and other miscellaneous performances

^A Ohio State Fair

^B Ravinia Festival

Cancellations and rescheduled shows

Date	City, State	Venue	Reason
September 10, 2016	Seguin, Ontario	Foley Fair Grounds	Due to scheduling conflict