Sundown Heaven Town Tour Explained

Concert Tour Name:	Sundown Heaven Town Tour
Landscape:	yes
Artist:	Tim McGraw
Album:	Sundown Heaven Town
Number Of Legs:	1
Number Of Shows:	48 in North America
Last Tour:	Two Lanes of Freedom Tour (2013)
This Tour:	Sundown Heaven Town Tour (2014)
Next Tour:	Shotgun Rider Tour (2015)

The Sundown Heaven Town Tour was the tenth headlining concert tour by American country music artist, Tim McGraw. The tour was in support of his thirteenth studio album, Sundown Heaven Town (2014). It began on May 9, 2014, and finished on November 8, 2014.

Background

McGraw announced his forthcoming studio album and tour in January 2014. It will mark his first venture with Big Machine Records.^[1] In the release, he stated the album was set to be released in September 2014; however, the tour would begin May 2014.^[2] McGraw stated he was excited to perform new material, with four to five new songs appearing in the set list. Plans to expand the tour once the album is released are under consideration. Along the way, McGraw and wife (Faith Hill) opened for country music artist George Strait.^[3] They performed at the Gilette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts. The concert was one of the last of Strait's career.

Concert synopsis

At most amphitheaters the show begins with Tim walking in from the rear of the reserved seats to the stage where he then sings his hit song One of Those Nights.

Setlist

The following setlist is obtained from the concert held on May 10, 2014, at the Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, California. It does not represent all shows during the tour.^[4]

1. "One of Those Nights"
2. "Real Good Man"
3. "I Like It, I Love It"
4. "Southern Voice"
5. "Red Rag Top"
6. "Mexicoma"
7. "Down on the Farm"
8. "Southern Girl"
9. "Just to See You Smile"
10. "Better Than I Used to Be"
11. "Lookin' for That Girl"
12. "Please Remember Me"
13. "Back When"
14. "Keep on Truckin'"
15. "Meanwhile Back at Mama's"
16. "You Are So Beautiful"
17. "The View"
18. "Highway Don't Care"
19. "City Lights"
20. "Where the Green Grass Grows"
21. "Two Lanes of Freedom"
22. "Indian Outlaw"

Encore

23. "The Cowboy in Me"
24. "Truck Yeah"
25. "Something Like That"
26. "Felt Good on My Lips"
27. "Live Like You Were Dying"

Tour dates

Date	City	Country	Venue	Opening acts
North America^[5] ^[6] ^[7] ^[8] ^[9] ^[10] ^[11] ^[12] ^[13] ^[14]
May 8, 2014	Fresno	United States	Save Mart Center	Kip Moore Cassadee Pope
May 9, 2014	Wheatland		Sleep Train Amphitheatre
May 10, 2014	Mountain View		Shoreline Amphitheatre
May 16, 2014	Phoenix		Ak-Chin Pavilion
May 17, 2014	Chula Vista		Sleep Train Amphitheatre
May 18, 2014	Irvine		Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
May 24, 2014	Austin		Austin360 Amphitheater
May 29, 2014	Bangor		Darling's Waterfront Pavilion
May 30, 2014	Hopewell		CMAC Performing Arts Center
June 5, 2014	Nashville		CMA Music Festival
June 6, 2014	Burgettstown		First Niagara Pavilion	Kip Moore Cassadee Pope
June 7, 2014	Noblesville		Klipsch Music Center
June 8, 2014	Cuyahoga Falls		Blossom Music Center
June 13, 2014	Hartford		Xfinity Theatre
June 14, 2014	Bristow		Jiffy Lube Live
June 15, 2014	Camden		Susquehanna Bank Center
June 20, 2014	Virginia Beach		Farm Bureau Live
June 21, 2014	Charlotte		PNC Music Pavilion
June 22, 2014	Raleigh		Walnut Creek Amphitheatre
June 26, 2014	Choctaw		Silver Star Convention Center
June 27, 2014	Tinley Park		First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre
June 28, 2014	Maryland Heights		Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
June 29, 2014	Cincinnati		Riverbend Music Center
July 11, 2014	West Palm Beach		Cruzan Amphitheatre
July 12, 2014	Tampa		MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre
July 13, 2014	Atlanta		Aaron's Amphitheatre
July 18, 2014	Cambridge Township		Michigan International Speedway
July 19, 2014	Belmont		Jamboree in the Hills
July 20, 2014	Toronto	Canada	Molson Canadian Amphitheatre
July 22, 2014	Edmonton		Rexall Place
July 25, 2014	West Valley City	United States	USANA Amphitheatre
July 26, 2014	Cheyenne		Cheyenne Frontier Days Arena
July 27, 2014	Albuquerque		Isleta Amphitheater
July 29, 2014	Billings		Rimrock Auto Arena
July 30, 2014	Airway Heights		Northern Quest Outdoor Concert Venue
August 1, 2014	George		The Gorge Amphitheatre
August 2, 2014	Sweet Home		Sankey Park
August 3, 2014	Duncan	Canada	Cowichan Exhibition Fairgrounds
August 7, 2014	Rogers	United States	Arkansas Music Pavilion
August 8, 2014	Dallas		Gexa Energy Pavilion
August 9, 2014	The Woodlands		Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
August 22, 2014	St. John's	Canada	Mile One Centre
August 23, 2014
August 24, 2014
August 27, 2014	Falcon Heights	United States	Minnesota State Fairgrounds Grandstand	Jana Kramer Joel Crouse
August 29, 2014	Allentown		Great Allentown Fair
August 30, 2014	Thornville		Legend Valley
August 31, 2014	Cherokee		The Event Center at Harrah's Cherokee
September 12, 2014	Normal		The Corn Crib
November 8, 2014	Laughlin		Laughlin Event Center

Festivals and other miscellaneous performances

Redfest^[15]

Faster Horses Festival^[16]

Jamboree in the Hills^[17]

K-Days^[18]

Cheyenne Frontier Nights^[19]

Pepsi Outdoor Summer Concerts

Watershed Music Festival^[20]

Oregon Jamboree^[21]

Sunfest Music Festival^[22]

Sneak-Away Sunday Nights^[23]

Minnesota State Fair^[24]

Great Allentown Fair^[25]

Woodystock^[26]

DuPont/Pioneer Summer Concert Series^[27]

Band

• Musical director: Denny Heminson
• Banjo: Bob Minner
• Drum: Shawn Fichter
• Fiddle: Deano Brown
• Acoustic guitar: Bob Minner
• Bass guitar: Paul Bushnell
• Electric guitar: Denny Hemingson, David Levita and Adam Shoenfeld
• Steel guitar: Denny Hemingson
• Keyboards: Billy Nobel
• Piano: Deano Brown
• Supporting vocals: Deano Brown, Paul Bushnell and Billy Nobel

Source:^[4]

References

1. Web site: Tim McGraw Announces 2014 Tour Dates, New Single. Whitaker . Sterling . January 13, 2014 . The Boot . . June 14, 2014.
2. Web site: 5/16: Tim McGraw talks "Sundown Heaven Town" . Masley . Ed . May 13, 2014 . . . June 14, 2014.
3. Web site: Tim McGraw and Faith Hill to Open Final George Strait Show. Crist . Stephanie . November 16, 2013 . . . June 14, 2014.
4. Web site: Concert Review: McGraw Magnificent In Mountain View. Roby . Steve . May 12, 2014 . . June 14, 2014.
5. Web site: Tim McGraw-headlined Watershed Festival sells out instantly . Tafoya . Richard . 16 March 2014 . SoundSpike . SoundSpike Media, LLC . June 14, 2014.
6. Web site: Jeff Spevak: Tim McGraw in concert at CMAC Friday . Spevak . Jeff . May 28, 2014 . . Gannett Company . June 14, 2014.
7. Web site: Tim McGraw: Sundown Heaven Town Tour 2014 at the Susquehanna Bank Center. . Rutgers Events at Camden Today . . June 14, 2014.
8. . Pearl River Resort to Celebrate Anniversary With All-Star Lineup . Choctaw, Mississippi . . PRWeb . May 28, 2014 . June 14, 2014.
9. Web site: Tim McGraw returning to St. Louis . Johnson . Kevin C. . January 13, 2014 . . . June 14, 2014.
10. Web site: Tim McGraw Plays West Palm Beach . Doughty . Brian . April 11, 2014 . . . June 14, 2014.
11. Web site: Tim McGraw adds MetraPark to 2014 tour . Balatsos . Nick. May 3, 2014 . . . June 14, 2014.
12. Web site: Tim McGraw announces Harrah's Cherokee tour date . Pereira . Joseph . April 7, 2014 . . . June 14, 2014.
13. Web site: Tim McGraw to play Normal's Corn Crib in September . Pawlowski . Stephanie . March 5, 2014 . . . June 14, 2014.
14. Web site: Event center: 'A reason to come to Laughlin' . Katsilometes . John . May 11, 2014 . . . June 14, 2014.
15. Web site: Jeff Foxworthy's RedFest Honors Military . https://web.archive.org/web/20140813042938/http://www.cmt.com/news/country-music/1727277/jeff-foxworthys-redfest-honors-military.jhtml . dead . August 13, 2014 . Shelburne . Craig . May 9, 2014 . CMT News . Viacom Media Networks . June 14, 2014.
16. Web site: Miranda Lambert, Tim McGraw & Keith Urban to Headline Faster Horses Festival . Wyland . Sarah . January 14, 2014 . . . June 14, 2014.
17. Web site: Lineup finalized for Jamboree in the Hills, times set . . June 12, 2014 . . . June 14, 2014.
18. Web site: Tim McGraw coming to Edmonton in July . . June 3, 2014 . . . June 14, 2014.
19. Web site: Cheyenne Frontier Days – July 18-27, 2014. . June 10, 2014 . . Tracy Broadcasting Corporation. June 14, 2014.
20. Live Nation's Watershed Fest Goes Clean In Minutes . Waddell . Ray . 14 March 2014 . . . June 14, 2014.
21. Web site: Tim McGraw replaces The Band Perry at 2014 Jamboree . Paul . Alex . October 23, 2013 . . Lee Enterprises . June 14, 2014.
22. Web site: Country music superstar Tim McGraw to headline Duncan's Sunfest next summer. Devlin . Mike . October 21, 2013 . . . June 14, 2014.
23. Web site: The Woodlands CVB announces Summer Sunday Night Special . . June 2014 . Your Houston News . . June 14, 2014.
24. Web site: Tim McGraw Coming Back To State Fair . . April 7, 2014 . . CBS Radio . June 14, 2014.
25. Web site: TICKET BOX: Tim McGraw at Allentown Fair, Bruce Springsteen at HersheyPark stadium, Radio 104.5 Birthday show and WMMR-B-Q at Susquehanna Bank Center among 60 new shows . . February 13, 2014 . . . June 14, 2014.
26. . WCOL Presents: WOODYSTOCK 2014 at Legend Valley-Buckeye Lake . Thornville, Ohio . PRLog . March 11, 2014 . June 14, 2014.
27. Web site: Tim McGraw leads a summer of music at Corn Crib . Craft . Dan . March 5, 2014 . . June 14, 2014.

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