The Virtual Reality World Tour was the seventh headlining tour by American country music singer Brad Paisley and was in support of his eighth studio album, This Is Country Music (2011). The tour began on January 12, 2012, in Grand Rapids, Michigan and ended on November 13, 2012, in Dublin, Ireland. It ranked sixteen for Billboard's Top 25 Tours of 2012.
Background The tour was originally going to be called The Camobunga! 2012 World Tour but changed to the Virtual Reality World Tour in January 2012. The second leg of the tour was announced on March 6, 2012.
Commercial reception The tour ranked sixteen for Billboard's Top 25 Tours of 2012, the total gross revenue was $33,794,719, a total attendance of 485,852 and thirty one sold-out shows.
Opening acts The Band Perry Scotty McCreery Easton Corbin Miranda Lambert Chris Young Pistol Annies Jerrod Niemann Virtual Opry Stage:
Love and Theft Jana Kramer Kristen Kelly
Notes None of the opening acts performed at the music festivals
Setlist North America
"Camouflage" "The World" "Welcome to the Future" "Ticks" "This Is Country Music" "Waitin' on a Woman" "Celebrity" "I'm Still a Guy" "She's Everything" "Southern Comfort Zone" "Online" "Then" "Letter to Me" "Mud on the Tires" "Whiskey Lullaby" (with Kimberly Perry) "The Nervous Breakdown" "I'm Gonna Miss Her (The Fishin' Song)" "Remind Me" "Old Alabama" "Water" Encore "American Saturday Night" "Alcohol"
Europe
"Southern Comfort Zone" "The World" "Ticks" "This Is Country Music" "Waitin' on a Woman" "Celebrity" "Me Neither" "I'm Still a Guy" "She's Everything" "Online" "Then" Medley "We Danced" "Anything Like Me" "Ode De Toilet (The Toilet Song)" "Mud on the Tires" "Whiskey Lullaby" (with Kimberly Perry) "Time Warp" (acoustic) "I'm Gonna Miss Her (The Fishin' Song)" "Old Alabama" "Water" "Welcome to the Future" Encore "American Saturday Night" "Alcohol"
Tour dates Date City Country Venue North America leg #1January 12, 2012Grand RapidsUnited StatesVan Andel Arena January 13, 2012MilwaukeeBradley CenterJanuary 14, 2012St. PaulXcel Energy CenterJanuary 19, 2012Kansas CitySprint CenterJanuary 20, 2012WichitaIntrust Bank ArenaJanuary 21, 2012DenverPepsi CenterJanuary 26, 2012BoiseIdaho CenterJanuary 27, 2012West Valley CityMaverik CenterJanuary 28, 2012Las VegasMandalay Bay Events CenterFebruary 9, 2012Spokane Spokane ArenaFebruary 10, 2012Eugene Matthew Knight ArenaFebruary 11, 2012Tacoma Tacoma DomeFebruary 16, 2012Lubbock United Spirit ArenaFebruary 17, 2012Las Cruces Pan American CenterFebruary 23, 2012Madison Alliant Energy CenterFebruary 24, 2012Moline iWireless CenterFebruary 25, 2012Springfield JQH ArenaMarch 1, 2012Baltimore 1st Mariner ArenaMarch 2, 2012KnoxvilleThompson–Boling ArenaMarch 3, 2012LexingtonRupp Arena North America leg #2May 18, 2012Maryland HeightsUnited StatesVerizon Wireless AmphitheatreMay 19, 2012NoblesvilleKlipsch Music CenterMay 20, 2012CincinnatiRiverbend Music CenterJune 1, 2012WantaghNikon at Jones Beach TheatreJune 2, 2012HartfordComcast TheatreJune 3, 2012MansfieldComcast CenterJune 9, 2012ChicagoWrigley FieldJune 15, 2012Cuyhoga FallsBlossom Music CenterJune 16, 2012ClarkstonDTE Energy Music TheatreJune 22, 2012OshkoshCountry USA FestivalJune 23, 2012CadottChippewa Valley Country FestivalJune 29, 2012Saratoga SpringsSaratoga Performing Arts CenterJune 30, 2012CamdenSusquehanna Bank CenterJuly 14, 2012CalgaryCanadaCalgary StampedeJuly 15, 2012CravenCraven Country JamboreeJuly 20, 2012OmahaUnited StatesTD Ameritrade Park OmahaJuly 21, 2012CheyenneCheyenne Frontier DaysJuly 26, 2012WheatlandSleep Train AmphitheatreJuly 27, 2012Mountain ViewShoreline AmphitheatreJuly 28, 2012Lake TahoeHarveys Outdoor ArenaAugust 10, 2012Bethel WoodsBethel Woods Center for the ArtsAugust 11, 2012DarienDarien Lake Performing Arts CenterAugust 12, 2012OttawaCanadaWalter Baker ParkAugust 16, 2012TulsaUnited StatesBOK CenterAugust 17, 2012SouthavenSnowden Grove AmphitheatreAugust 18, 2012DallasGexa Energy PavilionAugust 24, 2012RaleighTime Warner Cable Music PavilionAugust 25, 2012BristowJiffy Lube LiveSeptember 13, 2012Virginia BeachFarm Bureau LiveSeptember 14, 2012CharlotteVerizon Wireless AmphitheatreSeptember 15, 2012AtlantaAaron's AmphitheatreSeptember 27, 2012JacksonvilleJacksonville Veterans Memorial ArenaSeptember 28, 2012Tampa1-800-ASK-GARY AmphitheatreSeptember 29, 2012West Palm BeachCruzan AmphitheatreOctober 4, 2012EvansvilleFord CenterOctober 5, 2012ColumbusNationwide ArenaOctober 6, 2012HersheyGiant CenterOctober 11, 2012North Little RockVerizon ArenaOctober 12, 2012Bossier CityCenturyLink CenterOctober 13, 2012New OrleansNew Orleans ArenaOctober 17, 2012PhoenixAshley Furniture HomeStore PavilionOctober 18, 2012Chula VistaSleep Train AmphitheatreOctober 20, 2012Los AngelesHollywood BowlEurope November 8, 2012StockholmSwedenStockholm WaterfrontNovember 9, 2012GothenburgLisebergshallenNovember 10, 2012OsloNorwayOslo SpektrumNovember 11, 2012StavangerDNB ArenaNovember 13, 2012DublinIrelandThe O2
Festivals and other miscellaneous performances This concert is a part of Country USA Festival. This concert is a part of the Chippewa Valley Country Festival. This concert is a part of the Calgary Stampede. This concert is a part of the Craven Country Jamboree. This concert is a part of the Red Sky Music Festival.
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