Black Out the Sun Tour explained

Concert Tour Name:Black Out the Sun Tour
Artist:Zac Brown Band
Album:Jekyll + Hyde
Landscape:yes
Number Of Legs:2
Number Of Shows:45 in North America
2 in Australia
47 Total
Last Tour:Jekyll + Hyde Tour
(2015)
This Tour:Black Out the Sun Tour
(2016)
Next Tour:Welcome Home Tour
(2017)

The Black Out the Sun Tour was the sixth headlining concert tour by American country music group the Zac Brown Band, in support of their album Jekyll + Hyde (2015). The tour began on March 19, 2016, in Teton Village, Wyoming and ended on April 21, 2017, in Sydney, Australia.

The band announced the tour in February 2016.[1] On September 21, 2016, two Australian tour dates were announced.[2]

Concert synopsis

The show is filled with their own material and covers. They perform songs from their current album Jekyll + Hyde such as "Castaway", "Beautiful Drug", "Homegrown", and "I'll Be Your Man (Song for a Daughter)", past hits like "Chicken Fried", "Knee Deep", "Colder Weather" and covers such as Van Morrison's "Into the Mystic", The Who's "Baba O'Riley", and Dolly Parton's "Jolene".[3]

Production

The back of the stage is covered by a video screen that shows images and visuals. There is also another video screen on the stage where the horns, vocalists and percussionists stand.

Opening acts

Setlist

Not all songs are performed at every show, and in not always in the same order.

  1. "Castaway"
  2. "Whiskey's Gone"
  3. Mashup: "Free"/"Into the Mystic"
  4. "Sweet Annie"
  5. "Chicken Fried"
  6. "Wind"
  7. "As She's Walking Away
  8. "S.O.B."
  9. "It's Not OK"
  10. "I'll Be Your Man (Song for a Daughter)"
  11. "Toes"
  12. "Keep Me in Mind"
  13. Colder Weather"
  14. "Beautiful Drug"
  15. "Loving You Easy"
  16. "Knee Deep"
  17. "The Day I Die"
  18. "On This Train"
  19. "One Day"
  20. "Tomorrow Never Comes"
  21. "Highway 20 Ride"
  22. "Let's Go Easy"
  23. "Quiet Your Mind"
  24. "Homegrown"
Covers
  1. "All Apologies"
  2. "Baba O'Riley"
  3. "The Devil Went Down to Georgia"
    1. "Enter Sandman "Head Like a Hole"
  4. "Hotel California"
  5. "Jolene"
  6. "The Way You Look Tonight"

Tour dates

List of concerts, showing date, city, country, venue, attendance, and gross revenue
DateCityCountry VenueAttendanceGross revenue
North America " />
March 19, 2016Teton VillageUnited StatesJackson Hole Rendezvous rowspan="7"
April 1, 2016OmahaCenturyLink Center Omaha
April 2, 2016WichitaIntrust Bank Arena
April 3, 2016TulsaBOK Center
April 16, 2016 CharlestonMUSC Health Stadium
April 17, 2016
April 30, 2016 AustinFrank Erwin Center
May 19, 2016HartfordXfinity Theatre16,117 / 24,511$673,725
May 20, 2016CamdenBB&T Pavilion25,227 / 25,517$1,097,136
May 21, 2016BurgettstownFirst Niagara Pavilion14,776 / 23,001$454,051
May 22, 2016NoblesvilleKlipsch Music Center16,043 / 24,740$565,690
May 27, 2016Kansas CitySprint Center7,775 / 11,153$578,847
May 28, 2016MinneapolisTarget Field28,839 / 39,077$2,330,737
June 3, 2016Mountain ViewShoreline Amphitheatre17,070 / 22,000$645,757
June 4, 2016IrvineIrvine Meadows Amphitheatre14,589 / 15,000$871,606
June 5, 2016InglewoodThe Forumcolspan="2"
June 16, 2016 MackCountry Jamrowspan="4"
June 17, 2016
June 18, 2016
June 19, 2016
June 24, 2016Cuyahoga FallsBlossom Music Center19,187 / 20,672$831,736
June 25, 2016East TroyAlpine Valley Music Theatre31,417 / 70,888$1,084,482
June 26, 2016
July 1, 2016CincinnatiRiverbend Music Center19,808 / 20,581$776,990
July 2, 2016ClarkstonDTE Energy Music Theatre14,822 / 15,068$673,900
July 3, 2016Darien CenterDarien Lake PAC16,782 / 21,800$669,991
July 8, 2016 KitchenerCanadaBingemansrowspan="2"
July 9, 2016
July 14, 2016CalgaryCalgary Stampede11,120 / 11,408$1,403,540
July 15, 2016 CravenCraven Country Jamboreerowspan="2"
July 16, 2016 PendletonUnited StatesRound Up Grounds
July 21, 2016SyracuseLakeview Amphitheater15,413 / 16,806 $646,183
July 22, 2016BethelBethel Woods Center for the Arts15,359 / 15,423$701,756
July 23, 2016HersheyHersheypark Stadium21,929 / 28,145$1,015,104
August 19, 2016FlushingCiti Field38,778 / 38,778$3,265,889
August 20, 2016BostonFenway Park72,819 / 72,819$5,477,774
August 21, 2016
September 1, 2016Atalantic CityAtlantic City Beach
September 2, 2016BristowJiffy Lube Live21,791 / 23,237$965,941
September 3, 2016Saratoga SpringsSaratoga Performing Arts Center21,104 / 25,151$811,699
September 4, 2016Virginia BeachVeterans United Home Loans Amphitheater13,414 / 20,055$633,143
September 15, 2016CharlottePNC Music Pavilion13,193 / 18,308$623,352
September 16, 2016BirminghamOak Mountain Amphitheatre
September 17, 2016JacksonvilleJacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena10,697 / 10,721$689,155
September 18, 2016TampaMidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre15,949 / 20,245$722,370
Europe[4]
March 10, 2017IrelandThe O2——
March 11, 2017ScotlandClyde Auditorium——
March 12, 2017EnglandThe O2 Arena——
Australia
April 19, 2017MelbourneAustraliaMargaret Court Arena——
April 21, 2017SydneyICC Sydney Theatre——
Festivals
Cancellations and rescheduled shows
<--Date--><--City, (State or Country)--><--Venue--><--Reason/Additional Info-->
August 12, 2016AustinAustin360 AmphitheaterCancelled
August 13, 2016HoustonMinute Maid ParkCancelled
August 14, 2016DallasGexa Energy PavilionCancelled

Critical reception

Timothy Finn of The Kansas City Star says "the show wasn't flawless" and did not like how long the band introductions went but overall "was one long exhibition of this band's virtuosity and personality".

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The BLACK OUT THE SUN 2016 Tour is here!. zacbrownband.com. Zac Brown Band. February 26, 2016. February 27, 2016.
  2. Web site: SYDNEY & MELBOURNE HEADLINE DATES FOR APRIL 2017. zacbrownband.com. September 21, 2016.
  3. Web site: Finn. Timothy. Zac Brown Band covers wide terrain of music at Sprint Center show. kansascity.com. May 27, 2016. September 15, 2016.
  4. Web site: C2C: Country to Country 2017 – Zac Brown Band profile. 4 March 2017 .

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