An Evening with Dolly Parton

An Evening with Dolly Parton

Tour by Dolly Parton
Dolly performing in London at Wembley Arena.
Start date	November 16, 2006
End date	May 20, 2007
Legs	2
No. of shows	13 in North America 19 in Europe 32 Total
Dolly Parton concert chronology

An Evening with Dolly Parton started in North America in 2006, and continued in Europe in 2007, and was finished in North America the same year.

History

After taking nearly all of 2006 off from touring to focus on other projects, Parton returned with a new stage show in November for a few select concerts as she prepared for a 2007 European tour. The 17 initial dates for the tour "across the pond" were announced to the public for the first time in October 2006. She performed four more shows on the West Coast in early 2007 to hone the show for its European premiere. After the European leg, Parton performed for three nights at a Niagara Falls Casino and at a benefit concert to raise money for a new hospital in her hometown.

Although Parton had said after returning from Europe that a three-month U.S. tour would be coming with the release of her next CD Backwoods Barbie, those plans were pushed back to 2008.

The show

The shows were similar in vein to Parton's previous tours, her 2004 Hello I'm Dolly Tour and 2005's The Vintage Tour. Sets were similar except for the fact that Parton entered via hydraulic lift.

When the show premiered in Europe, an intermission was added so that it became a two-act show, appropriately titled "An Evening With Dolly Parton."

Fans speculated that tracks from Parton's upcoming album Backwoods Barbie would be showcased but that was not the case. Instead "I Dreamed About Elvis", last used on the Hello I'm Dolly Tour was included and in Europe, tracks from her most recent studio album Those Were the Days were spotlighted.

Set list

North America

1. "Baby I'm Burning"
2. "Two Doors Down"
3. "Jolene"
4. "Puppy Love"
5. "The Grass Is Blue"
6. "Shine"
7. "Thank God I'm A Country Girl"
8. "God's Coloring Book"
9. "Little Sparrow"
10. "My Tennessee Mountain Home'
11. "Coat of Many Colors"
12. "Love Is Strange"
13. "Islands In The Stream"
14. "Here You Come Again"
15. "Me & Bobby McGee" (Roger Miller cover)
16. "9 to 5"
17. "I Dreamed About Elvis"
18. "I Will Always Love You"
19. "He's Alive"

Act one

1. "Baby, I'm Burnin'"
2. "Two Doors Down"
3. "Jolene"
4. "Puppy Love"¹
5. "The Grass Is Blue"
6. "Shine"
7. "Thank God I'm a Country Girl"
8. "God's Coloring Book"
9. "Little Sparrow"
10. "My Tennessee Mountain Home"
11. "These Old Bones"
12. "Coat Of Many Colors"
13. "Smoky Mountain Memories"
14. "Train, Train"
15. "Imagine"²

Act two

1. "Travelin' Prayer"³
2. "Marry Me" / "Applejack"⁴
3. "God's Coloring Book"⁵
4. "Me and Bobby McGee"
5. "Crimson and Clover" (Tommy James and the Shondells cover)⁵
6. "I Dreamed About Elvis "
7. "Islands In the Stream"
8. "Here You Come Again
9. "9 to 5"
10. "I Will Always Love You"²
11. "He's Alive"

• ¹ Dropped after the Scandinavian leg of the tour.
• ² Swapped at the Karlstad show until Manchester. "Imagine" was dropped after the Sheffield show.
• ³ Dropped after the Zwolle show.
• ⁴ Moved to the first part at the first Wembley show and dropped after the Manchester show.
• ⁵ Replaced with Those Were the Days and "Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There is a Season) after the Göteborg show. The latter was dropped after the Manchester show.
• ⁶ "We Irish" was added to some of the shows held on the Irish leg of the tour.

Tour dates

Date	City	Country	Venue
North America
November 16, 2006	Uncasville	United States	Mohegan Sun Arena
November 18, 2006	Verona		Turning Stone Event Center
November 20, 2006	Rama	Canada	Casino Rama Entertainment Centre
November 21, 2006
November 22, 2006
February 14, 2007	Santa Rosa	United States	Grace Pavilion
February 15, 2007	Santa Ynez		Samala Showroom
February 16, 2007	Indio		Fantasy Springs Special Events Center
February 17, 2007	Primm		Star of the Desert Arena
Europe[1]
March 6, 2007	Horsens	Denmark	Forum Horsens
March 7, 2007
March 10, 2007	Bergen	Norway	Vestlandshallen
March 11, 2007	Karlstad	Sweden	Löfbergs Lila Arena
March 13, 2007	Gothenburg		Scandinavium
March 15, 2007	Oslo	Norway	Oslo Spektrum
March 16, 2007	Stockholm	Sweden	Stockholm Globe Arena
March 18, 2007	Zwolle	Netherlands	IJsselhallen
March 19, 2007	London	England	Wembley Arena
March 20, 2007	Manchester		Manchester Evening News Arena
March 21, 2007	Newcastle		Metro Radio Arena
March 23, 2007	Glasgow	Scotland	Clyde Auditorium
March 24, 2007	Sheffield	England	Hallam FM Arena
March 25, 2007	London		Wembley Arena
March 27, 2007	Cardiff	Wales	Cardiff International Arena
March 28, 2007	Birmingham	England	NEC Arena
March 30, 2007	Belfast	Northern Ireland	Odyssey Arena
April 1, 2007	Dublin	Ireland	Point Theatre
April 2, 2007	Belfast	Northern Ireland	Odyssey Arena
North America
May 10, 2007	Niagara Falls	Canada	Avalon Ballroom
May 11, 2007
May 12, 2007
May 20, 2007	Kodak	United States	Smokies Park

Cancellations and rescheduled shows

March 31, 2007	Millstreet, Ireland	Green Glens Arena	Cancelled

Personnel

The Mighty Fine Band

• Band Leader, Guitar: Kent Wells
• Drums: Steve Turner
• Piano: Paul Hollowell
• Fiddle: Jay Weaver
• Dobro, Guitar: Richie Owens
• Banjo: Bruce Watkins
• Keyboard: Michael Davis
• Background vocals: Jennifer O'Brien, Vicki Hampton & Richard Dennison

Other Staff

• Dolly Parton's Personal Tour Manager: Don Warden
• Tour Manager: Dave Fowler
• Production Assistant: Maryjo Spillane
• Director, Staging & Choreography: Steve Summers
• Stage Manager & Security: Danny Nozzell
• Merchandising: Ira Parker

References

1. "Europe". An Evening with Dolly Parton in Europe. Dolly Parton Productions. Archived from the original on February 28, 2007. Retrieved November 9, 2013.

• Dollymania