The Blown Away Tour was the fourth headlining tour by American country music singer Carrie Underwood, in support of her fourth studio album Blown Away. This was Underwood's first worldwide tour, with the singer performing in both Europe and Australia for the first time.
Underwood announced that she would be donating $1 from each ticket sold on the tour's North American leg to support Red Cross disaster relief.
The Blown Away Tour was the 47th best-selling tour in the world in 2012, having earned $29.2 million with sold 486,504 tickets. In 2013, it was the 31st best-selling tour, mid-year, with $23.6 million and 386,695 tickets sold. Overall, the tour grossed $52.8 million, one of Underwood's highest-grossing.
Background On May 1, 2012, Underwood announced the Blown Away Tour. The tour included an international run of shows during the summer of 2012, including her first-ever United Kingdom concert, taking place at the prestigious Royal Albert Hall in London on June 21. Underwood announced four dates in Australia on May 6, 2012. Opening for Underwood was country singer Hunter Hayes, who was the opening act for the North American leg of the tour. On October 29, 2012, dates for the second North American leg of the tour were announced. On November 30, 2012, it was announced that Underwood would be taking the tour to Ireland and Northern Ireland in March 2013. They were Underwood's first-ever concerts in Ireland and Northern Ireland.
Opening acts Damien Leith Hunter Hayes Kira Isabella
Set list Europe and Oceania
"Good Girl" "Flat on the Floor" "Wasted" "Two Black Cadillacs" "So Small" "Temporary Home" "Last Name" "Just a Dream" "I Told You So" "Leave Love Alone" "Cowboy Casanova" "Nobody Ever Told You" "Quitter" "Do You Think About Me" "One Way Ticket" "Undo It" "Fix You" "Jesus, Take the Wheel" / "How Great Thou Art" "Cupid's Got a Shotgun" "Before He Cheats" Encore "I Know You Won't" "Blown Away"
North America
"Good Girl" "Undo It" "Wasted" "I Told You So" "Two Black Cadillacs" "Last Name" "All-American Girl" "Temporary Home" "Jesus, Take the Wheel" "Cowboy Casanova" "Get Out of This Town" "Nobody Ever Told You" "Thank God For Hometowns" "Crazy Dreams" "Do You Think About Me" "One Way Ticket" "Leave Love Alone" "Sweet Emotion" "Remind Me" "Cupid's Got a Shotgun" "Before He Cheats" Encore "I Know You Won't" "Blown Away"
Tour dates +List of 2012 concerts Date City Country Venue Attendance Gross revenue May 26, 2012Baton RougeUnited StatesTiger Stadiumrowspan="5" rowspan="2" June 8, 2012NashvilleLP FieldJune 21, 2012LondonEnglandRoyal Albert Hall$150,890June 26, 2012MelbourneAustraliaPalais Theatre$246,789June 29, 2012TamworthTamworth Entertainment Centre$434,845June 30, 2012BrisbaneBCEC Great Hall2,571 / 3,222$228,552July 2, 2012SydneySydney Opera Houserowspan="3" $678,234July 3, 2012August 12, 2012Oro-MedonteCanadaBurl's Creek Event GroundSeptember 14, 2012ManchesterUnited StatesVerizon Wireless Arena7,944 / 8,133$476,254September 15, 2012BridgeportWebster Bank Arena6,232 / 6,426$378,872September 17, 2012ProvidenceDunkin' Donuts Center6,114 / 6,388$377,554September 19, 2012WorcesterDCU Center6,073 / 6,366$373,018September 20, 2012ReadingSovereign Center5,535 / 5,883$329,633September 22, 2012LouisvilleKFC Yum! Center10,069 / 10,583$593,576September 23, 2012NashvilleBridgestone Arena9,856 / 10,023$591,096September 26, 2012Green BayResch Center7,381 / 7,381$426,273September 27, 2012MinneapolisTarget Center9,519 / 9,735$567,614September 29, 2012FargoFargodome10,228 / 10,514$578,158October 1, 2012SaskatoonCanadaCredit Union Centre7,879 / 8,096$495,426October 2, 2012CalgaryScotiabank Saddledome11,213 / 11,213$697,172October 4, 2012VancouverRogers Arena8,559 / 8,920$540,531October 6, 2012SeattleUnited StatesKeyArena8,957 / 9,185$531,922October 7, 2012PortlandRose Garden Arena7,347 / 7,347$424,695October 10, 2012West Valley CityMaverik Center8,948 / 8,948$504,638October 12, 2012RenoReno Events Center6,164 / 6,164$367,394October 13, 2012SacramentoPower Balance Pavilion8,804 / 8,804$524,704October 14, 2012San JoseHP Pavilion7,884 / 8,120$473,154October 16, 2012Los AngelesStaples Center11,105 / 11,105$611,918October 18, 2012BakersfieldRabobank Arena7,297 / 7,350$421,765October 20, 2012San DiegoValley View Casino Center7,767 / 8,114$450,005October 21, 2012GlendaleJobing.com Arena8,369 / 8,369$486,582October 24, 2012DallasAmerican Airlines Center9,414 / 9,414$559,724October 25, 2012Oklahoma CityChesapeake Energy Arena8,327 / 8,704$507,310October 27, 2012WichitaIntrust Bank Arena7,712 / 7,959$449,208October 28, 2012SpringfieldJQH Arena7,612 / 7,794$434,197November 3, 2012CharlotteTime Warner Cable Arena8,613 / 8,830$515,371November 4, 2012GreensboroGreensboro Coliseum9,372 / 9,992$428,377November 7, 2012Baltimore1st Mariner Arena7,291 / 7,291$551,182November 9, 2012Atlantic CityBoardwalk Hall9,447 / 10,431$561,992November 10, 2012HartfordXL Center6,903 / 6,903$418,368November 13, 2012University ParkBryce Jordan Center7,147 / 7,844$417,715November 15, 2012Grand RapidsVan Andel Arena10,093 / 10,093$565,292November 16, 2012MolineiWireless Center9,711 / 9,711$547,039November 20, 2012St. LouisScottrade Center10,415 / 10,796$570,743November 21, 2012TulsaBOK Center10,073 / 10,073$605,878November 24, 2012IndianapolisBankers Life Fieldhouse8,964 / 8,964$499,966November 25, 2012Auburn HillsThe Palace of Auburn Hills11,796 / 11,796$668,236November 27, 2012PittsburghConsol Energy Center9,492 / 9,875$530,212November 28, 2012PhiladelphiaWells Fargo Center9,547 / 10,216$550,278November 30, 2012UniondaleNassau Coliseum8,526 / 8,777$512,836December 1, 2012NewarkPrudential Center10,698 / 11,499$642,908December 4, 2012AlbanyTimes Union Center7,601 / 8,018$438,454December 6, 2012LondonCanadaBudweiser Gardens7,995 / 7,995$500,955December 8, 2012OttawaScotiabank Place9,622 / 10,255$593,561December 9, 2012TorontoAir Canada Centre12,212 / 12,212$748,206December 11, 2012ColumbusUnited StatesSchottenstein Center9,022 / 9,022$515,172December 12, 2012ChicagoUnited Center11,930 / 11,930$696,120December 14, 2012Des MoinesWells Fargo Arena10,056 / 10,251$574,911December 18, 2012MemphisFedExForum8,367 / 8,367$476,935December 19, 2012DuluthArena at Gwinnett Center9,887 / 9,887$591,240December 21, 2012OrlandoAmway Center11,017 / 11,017$631,232December 22, 2012SunriseBB&T Center7,945 / 8,226$477,040
+List of 2013 concerts Date City Country Venue Attendance Gross revenueFebruary 13, 2013Colorado SpringsUnited StatesColorado Springs World Arena6,263 / 6,263$387,748February 14, 2013Broomfield1stBank Center5,525 / 5,525$341,970February 17, 2013BoiseTaco Bell Arena7,254 / 7,254$421,569February 19, 2013BillingsRimrock Auto Arena7,711 / 7,711$437,939February 21, 2013SpokaneSpokane Arena9,914 / 9,914$563,349February 22, 2013YakimaYakima SunDome6,719 / 6,719$384,497February 25, 2013OaklandOracle Arena6,719 / 6,719$384,497February 26, 2013StocktonStockton Arena8,501 / 8,501$484,884March 2, 2013Las VegasMandalay Bay Events Center7,912 / 7,912$477,392March 3, 2013OntarioCitizens Business Bank Arena7,548 / 7,548$476,330March 5, 2013FresnoSave Mart Center10,333 / 10,333 $550,616March 8, 2013Rio RanchoSanta Ana Star Center6,409 / 6,409$373,752March 14, 2013DublinIrelandOlympia Theatrerowspan="2" rowspan="2" March 15, 2013BelfastNorthern IrelandWaterfront HallMarch 17, 2013LondonEnglandThe O2 Arena26,840 / 26,840$1,447,650March 21, 2013RichmondUnited StatesRichmond Coliseum8,419 / 8,419$480,987March 23, 2013RoanokeRoanoke Civic Center6,894 / 6,894$406,339March 25, 2013HersheyGiant Center8,624 / 8,624$483,364March 26, 2013BuffaloFirst Niagara Center12,484 / 12,484$683,154March 28, 2013HamiltonCanadaCopps Coliseum11,488 / 11,488$702,891March 29, 2013WindsorWFCU Centre6,488 / 6,488$539,387March 30, 2013KingstonK-Rock Centre6,488 / 6,488$539,387April 2, 2013Saint JohnHarbour Station6,532 / 6,532$415,256April 9, 2013PortlandUnited StatesCumberland County Civic Center5,751 / 5,751$337,409April 11, 2013YoungstownCovelli Centre5,635 / 5,635$348,460April 13, 2013East LansingBreslin Student Events Center8,276 / 8,276$462,336April 14, 2013Fort WayneAllen County War Memorial Coliseum8,492 / 8,492$470,712April 16, 2013GreenvilleBi-Lo Center9,695 / 9,695$541,443April 17, 2013ColumbiaColonial Life Arena8,357 / 8,357$438,030April 19, 2013AugustaJames Brown Arena6,093 / 6,093$356,436April 20, 2013JacksonvilleJacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena10,221 / 10,221$562,284April 23, 2013HoustonToyota Center8,246 / 8,246$493,596April 25, 2013San AntonioFreeman Coliseum7,134 / 7,134$417,099April 27, 2013Cedar ParkCedar Park Center6,629 / 6,629$404,514April 29, 2013LafayetteCajundome9,288 / 9,288$520,588May 1, 2013Kansas CitySprint Center11,778 / 11,778$681,238May 2, 2013BloomingtonU.S. Cellular Coliseum6,458 / 6,458$374,403May 3, 2013MilwaukeeBMO Harris Bradley Center11,592 / 11,592$674,402May 5, 2013ToledoHuntington Center7,446 / 7,446$431,981May 6, 2013SpringfieldPrairie Capital Convention CenterMay 8, 2013CharlestonCharleston Civic Center7,914 / 7,914$443,659May 10, 2013RockfordBMO Harris Bank Center6,807 / 6,807$402,015May 12, 2013OmahaCenturyLink Center Omaha12,600 / 12,600$723,880May 13, 2013Sioux CityGateway Arena7,036 / 7,036$403,316May 15, 2013WinnipegCanadaMTS Centre9,630 / 9,630$591,841May 17, 2013Moose JawMosaic Place4,039 / 4,039$478,223May 18, 2013EdmontonRexall Place12,136 / 12,136$717,473May 20, 2013Dawson CreekEnCana Events Centre4,368 / 4,368$492,866May 21, 2013Prince GeorgeCN Centre5,055 / 5,055$588,294May 23, 2013AbbotsfordAbbotsford Centre5,909 / 5,909$521,208June 30, 2013 DauphinDauphin's CountryfestTOTAL870,282 / 882,181 (99%)$53,602,586
List of festivals and rescheduled shows
Rescheduled shows
Awards and nominations AwardCategoryResult2013 American Country AwardsTouring Artist of the Year (Carrie Underwood)
Tour DVD A concert DVD entitled The Blown Away Tour: Live was released on August 12, 2013 in the United Kingdom and August 13, 2013 in North America. The footage was captured during Underwood's concert in Ontario, California on March 3, 2013. The DVD includes more than twenty songs performed by Underwood on tour, as well as exclusive interviews with Underwood, tour director of The Blown Away Tour, Raj Kapoor, and other behind-the-scenes footage about the tour.
Tour exhibition From June 5, 2013, to November 10, 2013, the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum displayed The Blown Away Tour Exhibit for visitors in Nashville, Tennessee. The exhibit featured costumes, set pieces, microphones, and other novelties from the tour.
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