The Vintage Tour was Dolly Parton's 2005 concert tour to promote the release of her covers album, Those Were the Days. The tour kicked off on August 16 in Atlantic City, New Jersey and ran until December 16 in North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.
History It surprised many fans when, towards the end of 2005, Parton announced that she had put together a brand new stage show in support of her new album Those Were the Days, which would be released mid-tour. She had previously stated in late 2004 that she'd let her band go and instead of touring, she was focusing on writing the score to the 9 to 5 musical. But now she said: "Well, I'm at it again. I'm very excited about the new Vintage Tour. I will be featuring vintage songs of my own (the songs I'm most known for) in addition to many of your old favorites from the past that I have recorded for a new album that is due out in the early fall. It's going to be lots of fun and bring back lots of memories, so come on out and be a part of it."
The October 2, 2005, Vintage show in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park was part of the free Hardly Strictly Bluegrass festival. The San Francisco Chronicle reported afterwards that an estimated 200,000 people had attended Dolly's performance.
Set list The following set list is representative of the August 16, 2005 show in Atlantic City, New Jersey . It is not representative of all concerts for the duration of the tour. "Those Were the Days" "9 to 5" "Jolene" "Crimson and Clover" "Me and Bobby McGee" "My Tennessee Mountain Home" "Coat of Many Colors" "Smoky Mountain Memories" "Marry Me" / "Applejack" "Little Sparrow" "Here You Come Again" "Two Doors Down" "PMS Blues" "If I Were a Carpenter" "Turn, Turn, Turn" "Blowin' in the Wind" "Imagine" "I Will Always Love You"
Encore "Hello God" / "He's Alive"
Notes: "Where Do the Children Play?", "Where Have All the Flowers Gone?", "These Old Bones", and "Hard Candy Christmas" were performed on select dates.
Tour dates Date City Country Venue North AmericaAugust 16, 2005Atlantic CityUnited StatesHouse of BluesAugust 18, 2005New York CityRadio City Music HallAugust 19, 2005UncasvilleMohegan Sun ArenaAugust 20, 2005PhiladelphiaMann Center for the Performing ArtsAugust 23, 2005Washington, D.C.DAR Constitution HallAugust 25, 2005PortlandCumberland County Civic CenterAugust 27, 2005HalifaxCanadaHalifax Metro CentreAugust 28, 2005Saint JohnHarbour StationAugust 31, 2005OttawaCorel CentreSeptember 1, 2005TorontoMolson AmphitheatreSeptember 24, 2005Pigeon ForgeUnited StatesCelebrity TheatreSeptember 25, 2005September 30, 2005Los AngelesGibson AmphitheatreOctober 1, 2005Las VegasHouse of BluesOctober 2, 2005San FranciscoSpeedway Meadow October 4, 2005Santa RosaWells Fargo Center for the ArtsOctober 6, 2005DenverThe Lecture HallOctober 25, 2005DanvilleNorton Center for the ArtsOctober 27, 2005DetroitFox TheatreOctober 28, 2005ChicagoChicago TheatreOctober 29, 2005MadisonVeterans Memorial ColiseumOctober 30, 2005MilwaukeeMilwaukee TheatreNovember 1, 2005EvansvilleRoberts Municipal StadiumNovember 2, 2005MolineMARK of the Quad CitiesNovember 4, 2005Kansas CityMunicipal AuditoriumNovember 5, 2005Sioux CityGateway ArenaNovember 6, 2005RochesterTaylor ArenaNovember 8, 2005Oklahoma CityFord CenterNovember 9, 2005TulsaMabee CenterNovember 25, 2005DuluthArena at Gwinnett CenterNovember 26, 2005OrlandoHouse of BluesNovember 27, 2005Boca RatonCount de Hoernle AmphitheaterNovember 28, 2005ClearwaterRuth Eckerd HallDecember 1, 2005Grand PrairieNokia Live at Grand PrairieDecember 2, 2005DallasAdam's Mark Hotel BallroomDecember 3, 2005BirminghamMagic City TheatreDecember 6, 2005North Little RockAlltel ArenaDecember 8, 2005TallahasseeTallahassee-Leon County Civic CenterDecember 9, 2005CharentonCypress Bayou Bocat'sDecember 10, 2005December 15, 2005CharlotteCharlotte Bobcats ArenaDecember 16, 2005North Myrtle BeachHouse of Blues
Cancelled shows + List of cancelled concerts, showing date, city, country, venue, and reason for cancellation Date City Country Venue ReasonDecember 9, 2005New OrleansUnited StatesSaenger TheatreUnknown
Personnel
The Mighty Fine Band Band Leader, Guitar: Kent Wells Drums: Steve Turner Piano: Paul Hollowell Fiddle: Jay Weaver Dobro, Guitar: Richie Owens Banjo: Bruce Watkins Keyboard: Michael Davis Background vocals: Jennifer O'Brien, Vicki Hampton & Richard Dennison
Other staff Dolly Parton's Personal Tour Manager: Don Warden Tour Manager: Dave Fowler Production Assistant: Maryjo Spillane Director, Staging & Choreography: Steve Summers Stage Manager & Security: Danny Nozzell Merchandising: Ira Parker Production Design:Shelley and Bruce Rodgers Tribe inc
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References
External links Parton's Official Website Dollymania tour page