The Play On Tour was the third headlining tour by American country music singer Carrie Underwood, in support of her third studio album Play On. The first legs which contains dates only in North America, were announced on December 10, 2009. The second leg was announced on April 16, 2010. Tickets went on sale on April 24, 2010.
Underwood announced that 36 cents from each ticket sale would be donated to the Save the Children program, inspired by a line in her song "Change" from the Play On album.
In July 2010, Pollstar.com revealed the Top 100 tours of the first half of the year for North American statistics. The "Play On Tour" clocked in at number fifteen, bringing in a total of $18.4 million. It brought in a collective total of more than 375,000 tickets in its first four months. In December 2010, Pollstar.com revealed the Top 50 tours of 2010 for both North American and worldwide statistics. The "Play On Tour" clocked in at number nineteen on the North American ranking, and number thirty-one worldwide.
In December 2010, Billboard ranked the Play On Tour at number twenty-four for all tours of 2010. On January 4, 2011, official statistics revealed that Underwood played to over one million fans throughout the tour, becoming her largest tour to date.
Opening acts Sons of Sylvia Lady Antebellum Craig Morgan Billy Currington
Setlist "Cowboy Casanova" "Quitter" "Wasted" "I Know You Won't" "Some Hearts" "Just a Dream" "Temporary Home" "There's a Place for Us" "Someday When I Stop Loving You" "All-American Girl" "So Small" "Take Me Home, Country Roads" "This Time" "Undo It" "Jesus, Take the Wheel"/"How Great Thou Art" "What Can I Say?" "Change" "I Told You So" "Mama's Song" "Last Name"
Encore: "Play On Video Segue" "Before He Cheats" "Songs Like This" (excerpts from "White Liar" and "Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It)")
Fan club member's choice From March 11 to April 14, Underwood covered a song from one of four genres (Rock, '90's Country, '80's, and Classic Country) based on how fans voted. The winner for each city was revealed and performed during that night's show of the Play On Tour.
Reading, Pennsylvania on March 11, 2010 – "Summer Of '69" – Rock Albany, New York on March 12, 2010 – "Home Sweet Home" – Rock Providence, Rhode Island on March 13, 2010 – "Chasin' That Neon Rainbow" (duet with Craig Morgan) – 90's Country Portland, Maine on March 15, 2010 – "9 to 5" – 80's Bridgeport, Connecticut on March 16, 2010 – "9 to 5" – 80's Atlantic City, New Jersey on March 19, 2010 – "Summer Of '69" – Rock Mashantucket, Connecticut on March 20, 2010 - "Stand By Your Man" - Classic Country Worcester, Massachusetts on March 21, 2010 – "Home Sweet Home" – Rock Hamilton, Ontario on March 23, 2010 - "Stand By Your Man" - Classic Country Ottawa, Ontario on March 24, 2010 – "Summer Of '69" – Rock Trenton, New Jersey on March 26, 2010 – "Sweet Child o' Mine" – Rock Amherst, Massachusetts on March 27, 2010 – "Summer Of '69" – Rock Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania on March 29, 2010 - "Stand By Your Man"- Classic Country Rochester, New York on March 31, 2010 – "9 to 5" – 80's Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on April 1, 2010 – "Livin' on the Edge" – Rock Pikeville, Kentucky on April 3, 2010 – "Don't Rock the Jukebox" (duet with Craig Morgan) – 90's Country Columbus, Ohio on April 6, 2010 – "Don't Rock the Jukebox" (duet with Craig Morgan) – 90's Country Peoria, Illinois on April 7, 2010 – "Summer Of '69" – Rock Indianapolis, Indiana on April 9, 2010 – "Home Sweet Home"- Rock Rockford, Illinois on April 10, 2010 – "Don't Rock the Jukebox" (duet with Craig Morgan) – 90's Country Ft Wayne, Indiana on April 12, 2010 – "9 to 5" – 80's Saginaw, Michigan on April 13, 2010 – "Summer Of '69" – Rock East Lansing, Michigan on April 14, 2010 – "Paradise City" – Rock
Tour dates Date City Country Venue North America Leg 1March 11, 2010ReadingUnited StatesSovereign CenterMarch 12, 2010AlbanyTimes Union CenterMarch 13, 2010ProvidenceDunkin' Donuts CenterMarch 15, 2010PortlandCumberland County Civic CenterMarch 16, 2010BridgeportArena at Harbor YardMarch 19, 2010Atlantic CityBoardwalk HallMarch 20, 2010LedyardMGM Grand TheaterMarch 21, 2010WorcesterDCU CenterMarch 23, 2010HamiltonCanadaCopps ColiseumMarch 24, 2010OttawaScotiabank PlaceMarch 26, 2010TrentonUnited StatesSun National Bank CenterMarch 27, 2010AmherstMullins CenterMarch 29, 2010Wilkes-BarreWachovia ArenaMarch 31, 2010RochesterBlue Cross ArenaApril 1, 2010PittsburghPetersen Events CenterApril 3, 2010PikevilleEastern Kentucky Expo CenterApril 6, 2010ColumbusSchottenstein CenterApril 7, 2010PeoriaCarver ArenaApril 9, 2010IndianapolisConseco FieldhouseApril 10, 2010RockfordRockford MetroCentreApril 12, 2010Fort WayneAllen County War Memorial ColiseumApril 13, 2010SaginawDow Event CenterApril 14, 2010East LansingBreslin Student Events CenterApril 23, 2010Grand RapidsVan Andel ArenaApril 24, 2010ToledoLucas County ArenaApril 25, 2010CincinnatiU.S. Bank ArenaApril 27, 2010RichmondRichmond ColiseumApril 28, 2010CharlestonCharleston Civic CenterApril 30, 2010FayettevilleCrown ColiseumMay 1, 2010ColumbiaColonial Life ArenaMay 2, 2010AugustaJames Brown ArenaMay 4, 2010TallahasseeTallahassee-Leon County Civic CenterMay 5, 2010PensacolaPensacola Civic CenterMay 7, 2010New OrleansLakefront ArenaMay 8, 2010LafayetteCajundomeMay 10, 2010BeaumontFord ArenaMay 12, 2010AustinFrank Erwin CenterMay 13, 2010Corpus ChristiAmerican Bank Center ArenaMay 15, 2010TucsonTucson ArenaMay 18, 2010FresnoSave Mart CenterMay 20, 2010SacramentoARCO ArenaMay 21, 2010RenoReno Events CenterMay 22, 2010Las VegasOrleans ArenaMay 29, 2010EverettComcast Arena at EverettMay 30, 2010SpokaneSpokane ArenaJune 1, 2010NampaIdaho Center ArenaJune 3, 2010BroomfieldOdeum ColoradoJune 4, 2010Colorado SpringsColorado Springs World ArenaJune 12, 2010BirminghamBJCC ArenaJune 13, 2010LexingtonRupp ArenaJune 15, 2010SpringfieldJQH ArenaJune 17, 2010FargoFargodomeJune 18, 2010WinnipegCanadaMTS CentreJune 20, 2010SaskatoonCredit Union Centre North America Leg 2September 25, 2010PortlandUnited StatesRose Garden ArenaSeptember 27, 2010San JoseHP Pavilion at San JoseSeptember 28, 2010StocktonStockton ArenaSeptember 29, 2010BakersfieldRabobank ArenaOctober 1, 2010San DiegoSan Diego Sports ArenaOctober 2, 2010Los AngelesHollywood BowlOctober 3, 2010GlendaleJobing.com ArenaOctober 6, 2010HoustonToyota CenterOctober 7, 2010San AntonioAT&T CenterOctober 9, 2010DallasAmerican Airlines CenterOctober 10, 2010TulsaBOK CenterOctober 12, 2010North Little RockVerizon ArenaOctober 13, 2010NashvilleBridgestone ArenaOctober 15, 2010MolineiWireless CenterOctober 16, 2010Kansas CitySprint CenterOctober 17, 2010OmahaQwest CenterOctober 19, 2010WichitaIntrust Bank ArenaOctober 20, 2010Oklahoma CityFord CenterOctober 22, 2010MemphisFedExForumOctober 23, 2010MobileMobile Civic CenterOctober 25, 2010TampaSt. Pete Times ForumOctober 26, 2010JacksonvilleJacksonville Veterans Memorial ArenaOctober 27, 2010DuluthArena at Gwinnett CenterOctober 29, 2010GreensboroGreensboro ColiseumOctober 30, 2010CharlotteTime Warner Cable ArenaNovember 1, 2010ClevelandWolstein CenterNovember 3, 2010TorontoCanadaAir Canada CentreNovember 5, 2010UniondaleUnited StatesNassau Veterans Memorial ColiseumNovember 6, 2010ManchesterVerizon Wireless ArenaNovember 12, 2010RoanokeRoanoke Civic CenterNovember 13, 2010University ParkBryce Jordan CenterNovember 15, 2010NewarkPrudential CenterNovember 16, 2010Baltimore1st Mariner ArenaDecember 1, 2010St. LouisChaifetz ArenaDecember 2, 2010EvansvilleRoberts StadiumDecember 4, 2010Des MoinesWells Fargo ArenaDecember 5, 2010Sioux FallsSioux Falls ArenaDecember 7, 2010Rapid CitySummit ArenaDecember 8, 2010CasperCasper Events CenterDecember 10, 2010BismarckBismarck Civic Center[B], [C]December 12, 2010BozemanWorthington ArenaDecember 14, 2010YakimaYakima SunDomeDecember 15, 2010PentictonCanadaSouth Okanagan Events Centre[C]December 16, 2010VancouverRogers ArenaDecember 18, 2010EdmontonRexall PlaceDecember 19, 2010CalgaryScotiabank SaddledomeDecember 22, 2010Auburn HillsUnited StatesThe Palace of Auburn Hills[E]December 30, 2010LedyardMGM Grand TheaterJanuary 2, 2011Atlantic CityBorgata Events Center A^ This show was co-headlined with Brad Paisley. B^ This show was originally scheduled to be held in Billings, but due to tornado damage at the selected venue, the show was cancelled, and later changed to Bismarck.
Festivals & Events Date City Country VenueJune 10, 2010NashvilleUnited StatesLP Field – CMA Music FestivalJuly 3, 2010ProvoStadium of FireJuly 4, 2010MilwaukeeMarcus Amphitheater – SummerfestJuly 31, 2010FairleaGreenbrier Classic [A]August 29, 2010Highland ParkRavinia FestivalAugust 31, 2010Saint PaulMinnesota State Fair
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