Down the Rabbit Hole Live was the fifth headlining concert tour by American country music group the Zac Brown Band, in support of their fifth studio album Welcome Home (2017). The tour began on June 8, 2018, in Lincoln, Nebraska and concluded on April 27, 2019, in Peoria, Illinois
Background The band announced the tour in January 2018. Fourteen of the shows took place at Major League Baseball stadiums. OneRepublic, Leon Bridges, Nahko and Medicine for the People, Mark O’Connor Band, Darrell Scott, and Caroline Jones supported the first leg of the tour. The second leg was announced in November 2018.
Commercial reception Their first night at Fenway Park marked their eighth consecutive sold-out performance at the park which broke a venue record. They also hold a record at Fenway for the most tickets sold out of any act to perform there.
Their show on June 23, 2018, at Lakeview Amphitheater in Syracuse, New York, has been reportedly sold out. This is the second year in a row they have sold out that venue.
Critical reception Kevin Coffey of the Omaha World-Herald who attended opening night in Lincoln, thought that the choice of covers were interesting. During their cover of Hozier's "Take Me to Church", he said that, "it didn't fit with the show and Brown's velvety voice also didn't fit the song." He also wasn't too fond of their cover of Billy Joel's "The Longest Time".
Setlist The following setlist comes from opening night in Lincoln, Nebraska on June 8, 2018.
"Day for the Dead" "Keep Me in Mind" "As She's Walking Away" "Whiskey's Gone" "Next to Me" "Day That I Die" "Sweet Annie" "Tomorrow Never Comes" "No Roots" "No Roots" "Free"/"Into the Mystic" "Take Me to Church" "Knee Deep" Intermission "The Longest Time" "Colder Weather" "Loving You Easy" "Goodbye in Her Eyes" "Beautiful Drug" "In My Blood" "Eleanor Rigby" Medley: "Leader of the Band"/"My Old Man"/"The Living Years" "From Now On" "With a Little Help from My Friends" "Chicken Fried" "Homegrown" Encore "Cult of Personality" "Paint It Black" "Bennie and the Jets" "Long Train Runnin'" "Tush" "Thank You "Despacito" "Man in the Box" "Thunderstruck" "Sabotage"
Tour dates Date City Country Venue Opening actsLeg 1June 8, 2018LincolnUnited StatesPinnacle Bank ArenaMark O’Connor BandDarrell ScottJune 9, 2018Sioux FallsDenny Sanford PREMIER CenterJune 15, 2018BostonFenway ParkJune 16, 2018June 22, 2018HersheyHersheypark StadiumJune 23, 2018SyracuseLakeview AmphitheaterJune 24, 2018Darien CenterDarien Lake Performing Arts CenterJune 30, 2018AtlantaSunTrust ParkOneRepublicNahko and Medicine for the PeopleJuly 13, 2018TorontoCanadaRogers CentreNahko and Medicine for the PeopleJuly 14, 2018DetroitUnited StatesComerica ParkOneRepublicNahko and Medicine for the People July 19, 2018CamdenBB&T PavilionMark O’Connor BandDarrell ScottJuly 20, 2018July 27, 2018Washington, D.C.Nationals ParkOneRepublicCaroline JonesJuly 28, 2018FlushingCiti FieldJuly 29, 2018August 2, 2018Cuyahoga FallsBlossom Music CenterMark O’Connor BandDarrell ScottAugust 3, 2018NoblesvilleRuoff Home Mortgage Music CenterAugust 4, 2018CincinnatiGreat American Ball ParkLeon BridgesAugust 10, 2018MinneapolisTarget FieldOneRepublicAugust 11, 2018East TroyAlpine Valley Music TheatreMark O’Connor BandDarrell ScottAugust 12, 2018August 31, 2018SeattleSafeco FieldOneRepublicSeptember 15, 2018Virginia BeachVeterans United Home Loans AmphitheaterMark O’Connor BandDarrell ScottSeptember 20, 2018San FranciscoAT&T ParkSeptember 21, 2018Las VegasPalms Casino ResortSeptember 28, 2018BangorDarling's Waterfront PavilionSeptember 29, 2018Saratoga SpringsSaratoga Performing Arts CenterCaroline JonesDarrell ScottLeg 2March 1, 2019TulsaUnited StatesBOK CenterMoon TaxiMarch 9, 2019New OrleansSmoothie King CenterMarch 10, 2019Orange BeachAmphitheater at the WharfMarch 15, 2019PhoenixAk-Chin PavilionMarch 16, 2019LaughlinLaughlin Events CenterMarch 28, 2019NashvilleBridgestone ArenaMarch 29, 2019BrandonBrandon AmphitheaterMarch 30, 2019MemphisFedExForumApril 11, 2019EvansEvans Town Centre ParkApril 12, 2019Virginia BeachVeterans United Home Loans AmphitheaterApril 13, 2019RaleighCoastal Credit Union Music ParkApril 14, 2019CharlottePNC Music PavilionApril 25, 2019TuscaloosaTuscaloosa AmphitheaterApril 26, 2019Maryland HeightsHollywood Casino AmphitheatreApril 27, 2019PeoriaPeoria Civic Center
Notes The Charlotte and Raleigh shows on September 13 and 14, 2018, were canceled due to Hurricane Florence. They were rescheduled for April 13 and 14, 2019.
Band Zac Brown – lead vocals, guitars, banjo, bass guitar Jimmy De Martini – harmony and backing vocals, fiddle, guitar, mandolin John Driskell Hopkins – harmony and backing vocals, guitar, banjo, baritone guitar, ukulele, double bass Coy Bowles – guitars, Hammond organ, piano, slide guitar Clay Cook – guitars, Hammond organ, piano, slide guitar Chris Fryer – drums, percussion Daniel De Los Reyes – percussion Matt Mangano – bass guitar
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