Wheels Up Tour

Wheels Up Tour
Tour by Lady Antebellum
Promotional poster for the tour
Associated album747
Start dateFebruary 28, 2015
End dateOctober 3, 2015
Legs3
No. of shows65
Box office$23.2 million
Lady Antebellum concert chronology

The Wheels Up Tour was the fourth headlining tour by American country music trio, Lady Antebellum. The tour was in support of their sixth studio album, 747 (2014) that began on February 28, 2015, in Oslo, Norway,[1] and concluded on October 3, 2015, in Las Vegas. It was the forty-fifth ranked show of 2015, according to Pollstar and grossed $23.2 million. [2]

Background

On January 6, 2015, while appearing on The Talk, the trio first announced the tour with cities being announced shortly after. Lady Antebellum will take the tour to Europe, Australia and North America. In North America the tour will be a part of Live Nation's Country Megaticket.[3] The tour's name "Wheels Up" is played off from the title of the band's current album, 747, like a plane taking off.[4]

Band member Charles Kelley says about the tour, "The magic of being with fans from all over the country is really why we're ultimately all here." "Being able to play off each other on that stage is honestly where we have the most fun, and I have a feeling the crowd will already be on their feet when we get out there after starting the night with Hunter and Sam!" [1]

Production

For the show's production it was designed to match the music of Lady Antebellum, according to production designer, Bruce Rodgers. He also went on to stay that their music inspired it. The stage is designed to give a 3D look by using an oval shaped portal, a video screen, a latticework of LED lights, and three lighting pods that can play at different elevations.[4]

Concert synopsis

The show begins with the instrumental of "Long Stretch of Love" with the video screen being the only thing lit up. The image on the screen is filled with colors such as blue and purple, in the middle is a speaker that moves along to the music. After nearly a minute of this the middle screen begins to rise and all three screens go dark. As it rises a bright light emerges and then when the light diminishes Scott, Haywood, and Kelley emerge through where the middle video screen was and start singing "Long Stretch of Love". The screen then descends back down. Lady Antebellum ends the night with "We Owned the Night".

Opening acts

[1]

Setlist

Europe & Australia

Some songs not performed at every show

  1. "Bartender"
  2. "Long Stretch of Love"
  3. "Our Kind of Love"
  4. "Just a Kiss"
  5. "Love Don't Live Here"
  6. "Just a Girl"
  7. "American Honey"
  8. "Lie with Me"
  9. "Compass"
  10. "Lookin' for a Good Time"
  11. "One Great Mystery" (acoustic)
  12. Medley: "Dancin' Away with My Heart"/"Wanted You More"/"Goodbye Town"/"Hello World"
  13. "Islands in the Stream" (Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton cover)
  14. "Downtown"
  15. "I Run to You"
  16. "Freestyle"
  17. "American Woman" (The Guess Who cover)
  18. "We Owned the Night"
Encore
  2. "Need You Now"
  4. "Wake Me Up" (Avicii cover)
  6. "Cups (When I'm Gone)" (cover)
Source:[5][6]
North America Before June 24th
  1. "Long Stretch of Love"
  2. "Bartender"
  3. "American Honey"
  4. "Freestyle"
  5. "Our Kind of Love"
  6. "Just a Kiss" (Dave on Piano)
  7. "Compass" (performed with Hunter Hayes on Guitar)
  8. "Perfect Day"
Heading To B-Stage
  2. "Love Don't Live Here"
B-Stage
  2. "One Great Mystery"
  4. "Thinking Out Loud" (Ed Sheeran cover)
  6. "Let's Get It On" (Marvin Gaye cover)
  8. "Dancing Away with My Heart"
Heading To Main Stage
  2. "I Run to You"
Main stage
  2. "Downtown"
  4. "Any Man of Mine" (Shania Twain cover)
  6. "Walk This Way" (Aerosmith cover, performed w/Sam Hunt & Hunter Hayes)
  8. "Lookin' for a Good Time"
Encore
  2. "747"
  4. "Need You Now"
  6. "We Owned the Night"
Source:[7][8]
North America After June 24th
  1. "Long Stretch of Love"
  2. "Bartender"
  3. "American Honey"
  4. "Freestyle"
  5. "Our Kind of Love"
  6. "Just a Kiss" (Dave on Piano)
  7. "Compass" (performed with Hunter Hayes on Guitar)
  8. "Perfect Day"
Heading To B-Stage
  2. "Love Don't Live Here"
B-Stage
  2. "One Great Mystery"
  4. "Thinking Out Loud" (Ed Sheeran cover)
  6. "Let's Get It On" (Marvin Gaye cover)
  8. "Dancing Away with My Heart"
Heading To Main Stage
  2. "I Run to You"
Main Stage
  2. "Downtown"
  4. "Any Man of Mine" (Shania Twain cover)
  6. "Walk This Way" (Aerosmith cover, performed w/Sam Hunt & Hunter Hayes)
  8. "Lookin' for a Good Time"
Encore 1
  2. "747"
  4. "Need You Now"
  6. "We Owned the Night"
Encore 2
  2. "Landslide" (Fleetwood Mac cover)

Tour dates

Date City Country Venue Opening act(s) Attendance Revenue
Europe
February 28, 2015[A] Oslo Norway Spektrum Gloriana
Kelsea Ballerini 		15,290 / 15,290 —
March 1, 2015[A] Stockholm Sweden Ericsson Globe The Band Perry
Kelsea Ballerini 		20,000 / 20,000 —
March 5, 2015[A] Glasgow Scotland Clyde Auditorium Kip Moore
Brandy Clark 		3,000 / 3,000 —
March 7, 2015[A] Dublin Ireland 3Arena Jason Aldean
Brantley Gilbert
Kip Moore 		14,500/14,500 —
March 8, 2015[A] London England The O2 Arena 27,707 / 30,022 $2,865,170
Australia
March 13, 2015 [B] Ipswich Australia CMC Rocks Queensland Festival Lee Brice
Troy Cassar-Daley 		— —
March 15, 2015 Sydney Sydney Entertainment Centre Kristian Bush
Maddie & Tae 		6,513 / 7,397 $616,301
March 17, 2015 Melbourne Rod Laver Arena 6,805 / 7,389 $505,024
North America
May 1, 2015 Lubbock United States United Supermarkets Arena Hunter Hayes
Sam Hunt 		— —
May 2, 2015 Dallas Gexa Energy Pavilion — —
May 3, 2015 The Woodlands Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion — —
May 8, 2015 Bossier City CenturyLink Center — —
May 9, 2015 Lafayette Cajundome Sam Hunt
Kelsea Ballerini 		— —
May 15, 2015 Maryland Heights Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre Hunter Hayes
Sam Hunt 		— —
May 16, 2015 Noblesville Klipsch Music Center — —
May 17, 2015 Cincinnati Riverbend Music Center — —
May 29, 2015 Wantagh Nikon at Jones Beach Theater — —
May 30, 2015 Mansfield Xfinity Center — —
May 31, 2015 Saratoga Springs Saratoga Performing Arts Center — —
June 4, 2015 Bangor Darling's Waterfront Pavilion Hunter Hayes
Kelsea Ballerini 		— —
June 5, 2015 Holmdel PNC Bank Arts Center Hunter Hayes
Sam Hunt 		— —
June 6, 2015 Bristow Jiffy Lube Live — —
June 7, 2015 [C] Myrtle Beach Carolina Country Music Festival — — —
June 14, 2015 Rogers Walmart Arkansas Music Pavilion Hunter Hayes
Kelsea Ballerini 		— —
June 18, 2015 Toronto Canada Molson Canadian Amphitheatre Hunter Hayes
Sam Hunt 		— —
June 19, 2015 Clarkston United States DTE Energy Music Theatre 14,536 / 14,898 $514,491
June 20, 2015 Cuyahoga Falls Blossom Music Center 20,444 / 20,444 $727,401
June 25, 2015 Wheatland Toyota Amphitheatre — —
June 26, 2015 Mountain View Shoreline Amphitheatre — —
June 27, 2015 Irvine Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre — —
July 10, 2015 Chula Vista Sleep Train Amphitheatre — —
July 11, 2015 Phoenix Ak-Chin Pavilion — —
July 12, 2015 Albuquerque Isleta Amphitheater — —
July 16, 2015 Austin Austin360 Amphitheatre — —
July 17, 2015 Biloxi Mississippi Coast Coliseum — —
July 18, 2015 Atlanta Aaron's Amphitheatre — —
July 24, 2015 Sioux Falls Denny Sanford Premier Center 9,973 / 9,973 $550,614
July 25, 2015 Wichita Intrust Bank Arena 6,372 / 11,780 $355,364
July 26, 2015 Englewood Fiddler's Green Amphitheatre — —
July 29, 2015 West Valley City USANA Amphitheatre — —
July 31, 2015[D] Merritt Canada Rockin' River Country Music Festival — — —
August 1, 2015 Lethbridge Enmax Centre The Never Ending
Kelsea Ballerini 		— —
August 2, 2015[E] Camrose Big Valley Jamboree — — —
August 7, 2015 Charlotte United States PNC Music Pavilion Hunter Hayes
Sam Hunt 		— —
August 8, 2015 Raleigh Walnut Creek Amphitheatre — —
August 9, 2015 Virginia Beach Farm Bureau Live — —
August 14, 2015 Hershey Giant Center — —
August 15, 2015 Hartford Xfinity Theatre — —
August 16, 2015 Gilford Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion 8,090 / 8,090 $537,790
August 20, 2015 Omaha CenturyLink Center Omaha — —
August 21, 2015 Bonner Springs Cricket Wireless Amphitheater — —
August 22, 2015 Tinley Park First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre — —
August 28, 2015 Endicott Dick's Sporting Goods Open Sam Hunt
Kelsea Ballerini 		— —
August 29, 2015[F] Lima Allen County Fair — —
September 3, 2015 Pelham Oak Mountain Amphitheater Hunter Hayes
Sam Hunt 		— —
September 4, 2015[G] Panama City Pepsi Gulf Coast Jam Hunter Hayes
Sam Hunt
Thomas Rhett 		— —
September 5, 2015 Tampa MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre Hunter Hayes
Sam Hunt 		— —
September 6, 2015 West Palm Beach Perfect Vodka Amphitheatre — —
September 10, 2015 Lexington Rupp Arena — —
September 11, 2015 Nashville Bridgestone Arena 15,032 / 15,032 $666,076
September 12, 2015 Greenville Bon Secours Wellness Arena Hunter Hayes
Kelsea Ballerini 		— —
September 15, 2015 Saint Leonard Bayside Toyota Pavilion — — —
September 17, 2015 Allegan Allegan County Fair Sam Hunt — —
September 18, 2015 Burgettstown First Niagara Pavilion Hunter Hayes
Sam Hunt 		— —
September 19, 2015 Camden Susquehanna Bank Center — —
October 3, 2015 Las Vegas Route 91 Harvest Festival Joe Nichols
Jon Pardi 		— —
Total 147,818 / 157,371 (94%) 6,610,830
Canceled shows
List of festivals & fairs
A These concerts were a part of the Country 2 Country music festival.
B This concert was a part of the CMC Rocks Queensland Festival.
C This concert was a part of the Carolina Country Music Festival.
D This concert is a part of the Rockin' River Country Music Festival.
E This concert is a part of the Big Valley Jamboree.
F This concert is a part of the Allen County Fair.
G This concert is a part of the Pepsi Gulf Coast Jam.

Live DVD

The Lady Antebellum: Wheels Up Tour was released to DVD on November 13, 2015. It was shot during their June 27 show in Irvine, California.[10]

Personnel

Band
  • Dave Haywood: Guitar, mandolin, piano, vocals
  • Charles Kelley: Vocals
  • Hillary Scott: Vocals
  • Clint Chandler: Mandolin
  • Dennis Edwards: Bass guitar
  • Jason "Slim" Gambill: Acoustic guitar, electric guitar
  • Jonathon Long: Accordion, musical director, piano
  • Chris Tyrrell: Drums

[4][11]

Crew
  • Brett "Scoop" Blanden: FOH Engineer [4]
  • Arlo Guthrie: Lightning design
  • Bruce Rodgers: Production design
Other

Red Light Management: Management

References

  1. ^ a b c "Lady Antebellum Prepares for Takeoff with Upcoming WHEELS UP 2015 TOUR!". January 6, 2015.
  2. ^ "2015 Pollstar Year End Top 200 North American Tours" (PDF). Pollstarpro.com. POLLSTAR. Retrieved January 8, 2015.
  3. ^ Whitaker, Sterling (6 January 2015). "Lady Antebellum Announce 2015 Wheels Up Tour". Taste of Country. Retrieved January 7, 2015.
  4. ^ a b c d Vevo (May 25, 2015). "Lady Antebellum – Wheels Up (Vevo Tour Exposed)". youtube.com. Vevo. Retrieved June 14, 2015.
  5. ^ "Lady Antebellum Setlist at C2C: Country to Country Stockholm 2015". setlist.fm. Retrieved May 6, 2015.
  6. ^ "Lady Antebellum Setlist at Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne, Australia". setlist.fm. March 17, 2015. Retrieved May 6, 2015.
  7. ^ Romero, Jennifer (May 3, 2015). "'Owned the Night': Lady Antebellum kicks off tour in Lubbock". dailytoreador.com. The Daily Toreador. Retrieved May 6, 2015.
  8. ^ "Lady Antebellum Setlist at United Supermarkets Arena, Lubbock, Texas, USA". setlist.fm. May 1, 2015. Retrieved May 6, 2015.
  9. ^ Richens, Mark (May 28, 2015). "Lady Antebellum cancels June 13 show at BankPlus Amphitheater at Snowden Grove in Southaven". www.commercialappeal.com. Journal Media Group. Retrieved June 15, 2015.
  10. ^ ""Lady Antebellum: Wheels Up Tour" on DVD, Blu-ray & Digital – Out Nov. 13!".
  11. ^ Steves Web (6 April 2014). "Lady Antebellum – Band Intro" – via YouTube.