Crushin' It World Tour

Crushin' It World Tour

Tour by Brad Paisley
Promotional image for the tour
Associated album	Moonshine in the Trunk
Start date	May 15, 2015
End date	March 12, 2016
Legs	2
No. of shows	55
Box office	$19.4 million
Brad Paisley concert chronology

The Crushin' It World Tour was the thirteenth headlining concert tour by American country music singer Brad Paisley and is in support of his tenth studio album Moonshine in the Trunk (2014). It began on May 15, 2015, in Camden, New Jersey and finished on March 12, 2016, in Bloomington, Illinois. The tour played through amphitheaters and festivals across the United States and Canada.

Background

The tour was first announced in February 2015, through Paisley's website. Opening up for Paisley for most of the dates will be Justin Moore and Mickey Guyton.^[1] Inspiration for the tour's name comes from Paisley's current single, "Crushin' It".^[2] Dates for the second leg were announced on October 20, 2015.^[3]

Concert synopsis

The show beings with a thirty-second countdown clock to "happy hour", then Paisley emerges on stage. During "Time Warp", Paisley invites a young a fan to comes on stage and play Mario Kart that is shown on the video screen. For the first leg of the show Paisley sang "I'm Still a Guy" with Justin Moore, "Whiskey Lullaby" with Micky Guyton, then closed the show with both first leg opening acts during "Alcohol".^[4]

Stage production

The stage was two levels, back behind was sixty foot video screen, and in the middle of the audience was B-stage. Also on stage is a functioning bar where VIP fans and contest winners can sit during the show.^[4]

Opening acts

• Justin Moore
• Mickey Guyton
• Dustin Lynch
• Cassadee Pope
• Ashley Monroe
• RaeLynn
• Eric Paslay
• Cam

Setlist

Mickey Guyton 

1. "Forever Love"
2. "Somebody Else Will"
3. "Why Baby Why"
4. "Pretty Little Mustang"
5. "Cool Ya"
6. "Blame It on Your Heart" (Patty Loveless cover)
7. "Better Than You Left Me"

Source:^[5]

Justin Moore 

1. "Point at You"
2. "How I Got to Be This Way"
3. "Til My Last Day"
4. "Bait a Hook"
5. "If Heaven Wasn't So Far Away"
6. "Small Town Throwdown" (Brantley Gilbert cover)
7. "Lettin' the Night Roll"
8. "Backwoods"
9. "Small Town USA"

Source:^[6]

Brad Paisley Setlist I 

This is a representation of the Camden, New Jersey show.

1. "River Bank"
2. "Water"
3. "Moonshine In The Trunk"
4. "Celebrity"
5. "I'm Still a Guy" (performed with Justin Moore)
6. "This Is Country Music"
7. "Beat This Summer"
8. "Perfect Storm"
9. "American Saturday Night"
10. "Whiskey Lullaby" (performed with Mickey Guyton)
11. "Time Warp"
12. "Ticks"
13. "Old Alabama" (with virtual Alabama)

B-Stage

14. "She's Everything"

Main stage

15. "Southern Comfort Zone"
16. "Mud on the Tires"
17. "I'm Gonna Miss Her (The Fishin' Song)"
18. "Crushin' It"

Encore

19. "Then"
20. "Alcohol" (performed with Justin Moore & Mickey Guyton)

Source:^[7]

Brad Paisley Setlist II 

This is a representation on the Syracuse, New York show.

1. "River Bank"
2. "Water"
3. "Moonshine in the Trunk
4. "Celebrity"
5. "Country Nation"
6. "This Is Country Music"
7. "I'm Still a Guy"
8. "She's Everything"
9. "Ticks"
10. "American Saturday Night"
11. "Whiskey Lullaby"
12. "Beat This Summer"
13. "Perfect Storm"
14. "Old Alabama"
15. "Waitin' on a Woman"
16. "Remind Me"
17. "Southern Comfort Zone"
18. "I'm Gonna Miss Her (The Fishin' Song)"
19. "Crushin' It"
20. "Mud on the Tires"

Encore

21. "Online"
22. "Then"
23. "Alcohol"

Source:

^[8]

Tour dates

Date	City	Country	Venue	Opening acts	Attendance[9]	Gross revenue[9]
North America Leg 1[10]
May 15, 2015	Camden	United States	Susquehanna Bank Center	Justin Moore Mickey Guyton	21,789 / 24,000	$674,447
May 16, 2015	Raleigh		Walnut Creek Amphitheatre		18,967 / 18,967	$501,669
May 30, 2015	Salem		Salem Stadium	N/A	N/A	N/A
May 31, 2015	Charlotte		PNC Music Pavilion	Justin Moore Mickey Guyton	13,995 / 19,000	$439,558
June 4, 2015	Phoenix		Ak-Chin Pavilion		14,967 / 19,000	$468,559
June 5, 2015	Los Angeles		Hollywood Bowl		N/A	N/A
June 6, 2015	Chula Vista		Sleep Train Amphitheatre		15,996 / 19,000	$549,338
June 11, 2015	Lake Tahoe		Harveys Outdoor Arena		N/A	N/A
June 12, 2015	Wheatland		Toyota Amphitheatre		14,224 / 19,000	$438,669
June 13, 2015	Mountain View		Shoreline Amphitheatre		17,997 / 21,000	$548,447
June 26, 2015	Burgettstown		First Niagara Pavilion		N/A	N/A
June 27, 2015	New York City		Randall's Island	Dustin Lynch Cassadee Pope Ashley Monroe RaeLynn	N/A	N/A
June 28, 2015	Darien Center		Darien Lake PAC	Justin Moore Mickey Guyton	14,598 / 19,000	$489,449
July 16, 2015	West Valley City		USANA Amphitheatre		N/A	N/A
July 17, 2015	Cuyahoga Falls		Blossom Music Center		19,130 / 20,000	$608,258
July 18, 2015 ^[A]	Brooklyn		Faster Horses Festival	N/A	N/A	N/A
July 24, 2015	Bethel		Bethel Woods Center for the Arts	Justin Moore Mickey Guyton	13,978 / 17,000	$439,419
July 25, 2015	Hartford		Xfinity Theatre		17,821 / 21,000	$591,494
July 26, 2015	Saratoga Springs		Saratoga Performing Arts Center		18,445 / 21,000	$614,337
July 31, 2015 ^[B]	Mountain Home		Mountain Home Country Music Festival	N/A	N/A	N/A
August 1, 2015	Camrose	Canada	Camrose Regional Exhibition	N/A	N/A	N/A
August 7, 2015 ^[C]	Oro-Medonte		Boots & Hearts Music Festival		N/A	N/A
August 9, 2015	Gilford	United States	Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion	Justin Moore Mickey Guyton	5,392 / 6,835	$337,237
August 21, 2015 ^[D]	Gardendale		Texas Thunder Country Music Festival	N/A	N/A	N/A
August 22, 2015	Thackerville		WinStar World Casino	Justin Moore Mickey Guyton	N/A	N/A
August 28, 2015	Cincinnati		Riverbend Music Center		14,967 / 21,000[11]	$519,479
August 29, 2015	Noblesville		Klipsch Music Center		19,567 / 21,000[11]	$638,449
August 30, 2015	Maryland Heights		Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre		14,768 / 19,000[11]	$435,550
September 17, 2015	Albuquerque		Isleta Amphitheater		13,945 / 16,000[11]	$419,339
September 18, 2015^[E]	Denver		Pepsi Center		10,762 / 10,762[11]	$466,484
September 19, 2015	West Valley City		USANA Amphitheatre		14,233 / 20,000[11]	$456,229
September 25, 2015	Mansfield		Xfinity Center		18,559 / 21,000[11]	$597,447
September 26, 2015	Bristow		Jiffy Lube Live		17,897 / 19,000[11]	$637,668
September 27, 2015	Virginia Beach		Farm Bureau Live		14,934 / 19,000[11]	$467,336
October 2, 2015	Tampa		MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre		15,987 / 19,000	$545,550
October 3, 2015	West Palm Beach		Perfect Vodka Amphitheatre		16,789 / 19,000	$596,337
North America Leg 2[3]
January 21, 2016	Jonesboro	United States	ASU Convocation Center	Eric Paslay Cam	N/A	N/A
January 22, 2016	Cape Girardeau		Show Me Center		N/A	N/A
January 23, 2016	Corbin		Corbin Arena		N/A	N/A
January 29, 2016	Bangor		Cross Insurance Arena		5,919 / 5,919	$343,274
January 30, 2016	Syracuse		Oncenter War Memorial Arena		6,197 / 6,197	$285,754
January 31, 2016	Uncasville		Mohegan Sun Arena		7,235 / 7,235	$395,274
February 4, 2016	LaCrosse		LaCrosse Center		4,797 / 4,797	$287,990
February 5, 2016	Madison		Alliant Energy Center		6,792 / 7,000	$372,120
February 11, 2016	Eugene		Matthew Knight Arena		7,193 / 7,193	$439,448
February 12, 2016	Spokane		Spokane Arena		9,785 / 9,785	$449,239
February 13, 2016	Tacoma		Tacoma Dome		10,112 / 10,112	$502,337
February 14, 2016	Vancouver	Canada	Rogers Arena		10,195 / 10,195	$472,325
February 18, 2016	Calgary		Scotiabank Saddledome		11,324 / 11,324	$576,858
February 19, 2016	Edmonton		Rexall Place		11,042 / 11,042	$509,495
February 20, 2016	Regina		Brandt Centre		5,770 / 5,770	$276,061
February 25, 2016	Wichita	United States	Intrust Bank Arena		6,897 / 9,900	$349,345
February 26, 2016	Springfield		JQH Arena		7,443 / 8,211	$341,958
February 27, 2016	Tulsa		BOK Center		7,371 / 10,000	$368,474
March 10, 2016	Toledo		Huntington Center		7,649 / 7,649	$399,350
March 11, 2016	Saginaw		Dow Event Center		5,264 / 5,264	$298,449rd
March 12, 2016	Bloomington		US Cellular Coliseum		6,218 / 6,218	$309,448
Total					516,910 / 574,375 (90%)	$19,457,950

Miscellaneous performances

^A This concert is a part of the Faster Horses Festival.

^B This concert is a part of the Mountain Home Country Music Festival.

^C This concert is a part of the Boots and Hearts Music Festival.

^D This concert is a part of the Texas Thunder Country Music Festival.

^E This concert is a part of KYGO's Birthday Bash.

Critical reception

Syracuse.com's Dan Poorman says, "You don't have to be a country music fan to enjoy a Brad Paisley show."^[8]

References

1. "Brad Paisley Announces 2015 "Crushin' World Tour"". bradpaisley.com. February 5, 2015. Retrieved March 19, 2015.
2. Parton, Chris (February 6, 2015). "Brad Paisley Sets Crushin' It World Tour Dates". cmt.com. viacom. Retrieved March 20, 2015.
3. Stefano, Angela (October 20, 2015). "Brad Paisley Adds 2016 Dates to Crushin' It World Tour". theboot.com. Taste of Country Networks.
4. Brooks, Amy (June 27, 2016). "Concert review: Brad Paisley brings country-style party to Pittsburgh". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. PG Publishing Co., Inc. Retrieved June 1, 2016.
5. "Mickey Guyton Setlist at Saratoga Springs Performing Arts Center 2015". setlist.fm. Retrieved August 27, 2015.
6. "Justin Moore Setlist at Susquehanna Bank Center 2015". setlist.fm. Retrieved May 24, 2015.
7. "Brad Paisley Setlist at Susquehanna Bank Center 2015". setlist.fm. Retrieved May 24, 2015.
8. Pooman, Dan (January 31, 2016). "Brad Paisley entertains War Memorial with signature sense of humor (Review)". syracuse.com. Retrieved June 1, 2016.
9. "Billboard Boxscore". Billboard Biz. Retrieved March 22, 2016.
10. Freeman, Jon (February 6, 2015). "Brad Paisley Reveals Dates for Crushin' It World Tour". countryweekly.com. Cumlus Media, Inc. Retrieved March 20, 2015.
11. "Current Boxscore". Billboard. October 7, 2015. Archived from the original on October 7, 2015. Retrieved October 7, 2015.