Pure & Simple Tour
2016–17 concert tour by Dolly Parton
Pure & Simple Tour 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 shows65 in North America
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.
Background
The tour was announced March 6, 2016 on Parton's official website.[ 1] 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.[ 2] 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.[ 3] Parton explained a tour was not planned due to her busy schedule.[ 4] In August 2015, the singer performed two sold-out shows at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville .[ 5] 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.[ 6] 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.[ 7]
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"[ 8]
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.
Tour dates
Date
City
Country
Venue
Attendance[ 9]
Revenue[ 9]
North America[ 10]
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 [ 11]
B Ravinia Festival [ 12]
Cancellations and rescheduled shows
Date
City, State
Venue
Reason
September 10, 2016
Seguin, Ontario
Foley Fair Grounds
Due to scheduling conflict
References
^ "I'm Hitting The Road and I'm Keeping It Pure and Simple" . Dolly Parton Entertainment . March 6, 2016. Retrieved March 16, 2016 .
^ Getz, Dana (March 7, 2016). "Dolly Parton announces biggest tour in 25 years" . Entertainment Weekly . Retrieved March 16, 2016 .
^ "Dolly Parton on Donald Trump, New Tour and 'Simple' Music" . Rolling Stone . March 10, 2016. Retrieved March 16, 2016 .
^ Thompson, Gayle (March 24, 2016). "Dolly Parton 'Wasn't Really Planning to Do a Tour' in 2016" . The Boot . Retrieved May 23, 2016 .
^ Mansfield, Brian (August 2, 2015). "Dolly Parton returns to the Ryman" . USA Today . Gannett Company . Retrieved May 23, 2016 .
^ Bogursky, Sasha (March 10, 2016). "Dolly Parton on first U.S. tour in 25 years, says songwriters don't get 'just dues' " . Fox News Channel . Archived from the original on March 10, 2016. Retrieved March 16, 2016 .
^ Ward, Kat (March 7, 2016). "Dolly Parton Announces Tour and Album" . Paper . Retrieved March 16, 2016 .
^ Robinson, Mandy (March 7, 2016). "Dolly Parton Announces New Tour And Album For 2016, First Tour In Over 25 Years" . Inquisitr . Retrieved March 16, 2016 .
^ a b "Current Boxscore" . Billboard . Retrieved 2016-07-05 .
^ Sources for dates in North America:
Stefano, Angela (May 23, 2016). "Dolly Parton Adds Pure & Simple Tour Dates" . The Boot . Retrieved May 23, 2016 .
Parton, Chris (April 25, 2016). "Dolly Parton Reveals Pure and Simple Tour Dates" . Rolling Stone . Wenner Media LLC. Retrieved May 23, 2016 .
Brasted, Chelsea (May 13, 2016). "Dolly Parton heading to New Orleans with Nov. 30 stop at Smoothie King Center" . The Times-Picayune . Advance Publications . Retrieved May 23, 2016 .
"Dolly Parton Scheduled To Perform In Danville" . WLEX-TV . Evening Post Industries . May 22, 2016. Retrieved May 23, 2016 .
"Dolly Parton – Concert Schedule" . Pollstar . June 2016. Archived from the original on June 3, 2016. Retrieved June 3, 2016 .
Kinney, Bailey E. (June 2, 2016). "Dolly Parton coming to STL next month" . KSDK . Tegna, Inc. Retrieved June 3, 2016 .
"Dolly Parton to make tour stop in North Little Rock" . Arkansas Democrat-Gazette . June 2, 2016. Retrieved June 3, 2016 .
Bissonette, Sarah (May 17, 2016). "Dolly Parton concert to help health centre" . Parry Sound North Star . Metroland Media Group. Retrieved June 3, 2016 .
^ "Dolly Parton, Kenny Rogers, Keith Sweat headline Ohio State Fair concert lineup" . WCMH-TV . Media General . March 18, 2016. Retrieved May 23, 2016 .
^ "Dolly Parton added to Ravinia lineup" . Daily Herald . Paddock Publications. March 29, 2016. Retrieved May 23, 2016 .
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