The Light the Fuse Tour is the eighth headlining concert tour by New Zealand born-Australian country music singer Keith Urban, in support of his eighth studio album Fuse (2013). This is the first headlining amphitheater tour for Urban, playing in over seventy cities across the United States and Canada. The tour also traveled to Australia. It began on 18 July 2013 and finished on 29 June 2014.
Background
The Light the Fuse Tour was first announced on 25 March 2013. Even though the new record will not be out before the tour begins Urban promises to play songs off it. The tour began on 18 July 2013, in Cincinnati, the second leg began on 18 October 2013, in Omaha.[1] Additional dates were announced on 22 August 2013.[2] The third North American leg began on 9 January 2014, and lasted until 1 February. Urban embarked on the Australian leg on 4 June, and the tour concluded on 29 June.
B This concert is a part of the Great Jones County Fair.
C This concert is Urban with Little Big Town only.
Box office score data
Venue
City
Tickets sold / available
Gross revenue
Thompson–Boling Arena
Knoxville
8,403 / 10,081
$469,136
Bridgestone Arena
Nashville
13,558 / 13, 557
$769,091
Rogers Arena
Vancouver
11,723 / 13,700
$863,287
Scotiabank Saddledome
Calgary
12,240 / 13,159
$906,480
Rexall Place
Edmonton
12,379 / 12,379
$932,832
MTS Centre
Winnipeg
9,201 / 11,868
$686,268
Air Canada Centre
Toronto
13,902 / 15,830
$993,049
1,300 Smiles Stadium
Townsville
11,600 / 14,678
$217,450
Brisbane Entertainment Centre
Brisbane
14,623 / 18,292
$1,651,720
Allphones Arena
Sydney
19,868 / 21,220
$2,245,750
Perth Arena
Perth
7,410 / 7,886
$819,653
TOTAL
134,907 / 152,651
$10,546,656
Critical reception
Chuck Dauphin of Billboard (magazine) says, Urban "proved why he is held in such high esteem by critics and fans alike. The singer delivered one of the strongest performances of any country artist this year—or the past few years for that matter."[6]
