Sounds of Summer Tour 2015

The Sounds of Summer Tour was the tenth headlining concert tour by American country music artist Dierks Bentley, in support of his seventh studio album Riser (2014). It began on June 6, 2015, in Raleigh, North Carolina and ended in Bonner Springs, Kansas on September 12 of that year. The tour traveled across North America.[1]

Sounds of Summer Tour
Tour by Dierks Bentley
Promotional poster for the tour
Associated albumRiser
Start dateJune 5, 2015
End dateSeptember 12, 2015
No. of shows34
Dierks Bentley concert chronology

Background

On January 12, 2015, the tour was first announced. Tickets first went on sale on January 26, 2015, and the tour is a part of Live Nation's Country Megaticket. Supporting Bentley out on tour are: Kip Moore, Maddie & Tae and Canaan Smith.[2] Bentley said that these three acts "are three of the hottest rising artists out there right now" and he feels "fortunate to be spending the summer with them."[1]

Reception

Ed Masley of The Arizona Republic said of the Phoenix show, "It was an entertaining night that found the singer in excellent voice throughout while leading a stage full of top-notch musicians in a set that struck just the right balance between his upbeat party songs and heartfelt moments that at times recalled the feel of a Bruce Springsteen concert."[3]

Opening acts

Setlist
  1. "Sideways"
  2. "Am I the Only One"
  3. "5-1-5-0"
  4. "Tip It On Back"
  5. "Every Mile a Memory"
  6. "I Hold On"
  7. "Feel That Fire"
  8. "Sounds of Summer"
  9. "Riser"
  10. "Lot of Leavin' Left to Do"
B Stage
  1. "Come a Little Closer"
  2. "Back Porch"
  3. "Home"
Main Stage
  1. "Up on the Ridge"
  2. "Free and Easy (Down the Road I Go)" (with Maddie & Tae)
  3. "Say You Do"
Encore
  1. "What Was I Thinkin'"
  2. "Drunk on a Plane"

Tour dates
Date City Country Venue Attendance Gross revenue
North America[4][5][6]
June 5, 2015 Raleigh United States Walnut Creek Amphitheatre — —
June 6, 2015 Cuyahoga Falls Blossom Music Center 19,992 / 19,992 $638,826
June 12, 2015[A] Buffalo WYRK's 16th Anniversary — —
June 13, 2015[B] Lansing Cooley Law School Stadium — —
June 18, 2015 Maryland Heights Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre — —
June 19, 2015 [C] Chicago FirstMerit Bank Pavilion — —
June 20, 2015 Burgettstown First Niagara Pavilion — —
June 26. 2015 New York City Central Park, GMA's Summer Stage
Randall's Island Park — —
June 27, 2015 Mansfield Xfinity Center — —
June 28, 2015 Camden Susquehanna Bank Center — —
July 2, 2015 Tampa MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre — —
July 3, 2015 West Palm Beach Perfect Vodka Amphitheatre — —
July 9, 2015 Virginia Beach Farm Bureau Live — —
July 16, 2015[E] Morristown Jamboree in the Hills — —
July 17, 2015 Charlotte PNC Music Pavilion — —
July 18, 2015 Pelham Oak Mountain Amphitheatre — —
July 20, 2015[F] Oshkosh Wittman Regional Airport — —
July 24, 2015[G] Twin Lakes Country Thunder — —
July 31, 2015[H] Sweet Home Oregon Jamboree — —
August 1, 2015[I] Merritt Canada Rockin' River Country Music Festival — —
August 2, 2015[J] George United States The Gorge Amphitheatre — —
August 7, 2015[K] Detroit Lakes WE Fest — —
August 8, 2015[L] Prairie du Chien Country on the River — —
August 9, 2015[M] Norfolk Divots Events Center — —
August 13, 2015 Englewood Fiddler's Green Amphitheatre — —
August 14, 2015 Albuquerque Isleta Amphitheater — —
August 15, 2015 Phoenix Ak-Chin Pavilion — —
August 16, 2015 Chula Vista Sleep Train Amphitheatre — —
August 20, 2015 Fresno Save Mart Center 5,460 / 9,624 $226,404
August 21, 2015 Mountain View Shoreline Amphitheatre — —
August 22, 2015 Wheatland Toyota Amphitheatre — —
September 3, 2015 Hopewell CMAC — —
September 4, 2015 Cincinnati Riverbend Music Center — —
September 5, 2015 Noblesville Klipsch Music Center — —
September 12, 2015 Bonner Springs Cricket Wireless Amphitheater — —
List of festivals and miscellaneous performances.
A This concert is a part of WYRK's 16th Anniversary Listener Appreciation Concert.
B This concert is a part of WITL's Taste of Country Music Festival.
C This concert is a part of the Windy City Lakeshake Festival.
D This concert is a part of the Farmborough Festival.
E This concert is a part of Jamboree in the Hills.
F This concert is a part of the EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2015.
G This concert is a part of Country Thunder.
H This concert is a part of the Oregon Jamboree.
I This concert is a part of the Rockin' River Music Fest.
J This concert is a part of the Watershed Festival.
K This concert is a part of the WE Fest.
L This concert is a part of Country on the River.
M This concert is a part of the Divots Concert Series.

References
  1. Betts, Stephen L. (January 12, 2015). "Dierks Bentley Celebrates Sounds of Summer Tour with Polar Plunge". Rolling Stone. Retrieved April 10, 2015.
  2. "Dierks Bentley Announces Sounds of Summer Tour -- By Taking a Polar Plunge". Billboard. January 12, 2015.
  3. "Review: Dierks Bentley brings the party to Phoenix". August 16, 2015.
  4. "Tour Dates". dierksbentley.com. Archived from the original on April 8, 2015. Retrieved April 10, 2015.
  5. "Tour Dates". dierksbentley.com. Archived from the original on April 15, 2015. Retrieved April 10, 2015.
  6. "Tour Dates". dierksbentley.com. Archived from the original on April 15, 2015. Retrieved April 10, 2015.
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