This morning on Good Morning America Carrie announced that she’s headed out on the road on a fall headlining tour with up & comer Hunter Hayes as her opening act. The first leg of the tour has 54 arena dates, not including fair/festival and international dates this summer. Tickets go on sale to the general public on 5/11 or 5/18 depending on the show. Here’s the press release:
Superstar Carrie Underwood announced this morning during her appearance on “Good Morning America” to promote her new album, Blown Away, in stores today, that she will launch a headline North American arena tour this fall, “The Blown Away Tour.” The tour will also include an international run of shows this summer sponsored by Olay, including her first-ever United Kingdom concert taking place at the prestigious Royal Albert Hall in London on June 21, which sold-out in 90 minutes. Additional international concert dates will be announced soon.
The North American tour dates will be presented and hydrated by vitaminwater, sponsored by Olay, and promoted by AEG Live. Special guest Hunter Hayes will open. Tickets will be available for “The Blown Away Tour” beginning Friday, May 11. Please go to Carrie’s website for additional on sale information.
“I can’t wait to get back out on the road and perform new music from my new album for my fans,” says Carrie. “We have a lot of exciting things planned!”
Carrie is donating $1 from each ticket sold on the North American leg of “The Blown Away Tour” to support Red Cross disaster relief. Every year, the American Red Cross prepares for and responds to nearly 70,000 disasters across the United States. This donation will help the Red Cross provide shelter, food, and emotional support for those in need after a disaster. Proceeds from her Canadian concerts will be donated to the Canadian Red Cross.
Carrie’s two previous headline tours, 2008’s “Carnival Ride Tour” and 2010’s “Play On Tour,” performed for a combined total of nearly 250 shows with 2.2 million fans in attendance, and she wrapped both years as the top-ranked female country touring artist.
Meanwhile, CMC Australia (their country music TV channel) confirms that Carrie’s 3rd album Play On has “surpassed gold sales” in Australia. According to this in depth USA Today Carrie profile, Carrie will head to the UK and Australia in June.
Sep 14 Verizon Wireless Arena Manchester, NH
Sep 15 Webster Bank Arena Bridgeport, CT
Sep 17 Dunkin’ Donuts Center Providence, RI
Sep 19 DCU Center Worcester, MA
Sep 20 Sovereign Center Reading, PA
Sep 22 KFC YUM! CENTER Louisville, KY
Sep 23 Bridgestone Arena Nashville, TN
Sep 26 Resch Center Green Bay, WI
Sep 27 Target Center Minneapolis, MN
Sep 29 Fargodome Fargo, ND
Oct 01 Credit Union Centre Saskatoon, Canada
Oct 02 Scotiabank Saddledome Calgary, Canada
Oct 04 Rogers Arena Vancouver, Canada
Oct 06 Key Arena Seattle, WA
Oct 07 Rose Garden Portland, OR
Oct 10 Maverik Center West Valley City, UT
Oct 12 Reno Events Center Reno, NV
Oct 13 Power Balance Pavilion Sacramento, CA
Oct 14 HP Pavilion At San Jose San Jose, CA
Oct 16 STAPLES Center Los Angeles, CA
Oct 18 Rabobank Arena Bakersfield, CA
Oct 20 Valley View Casino Center San Diego, CA
Oct 21 Jobing.com Arena Glendale, AZ
Oct 24 American Airlines Center Dallas, TX
Oct 25 Chesapeake Energy Arena Oklahoma City, OK
Oct 27 INTRUST Bank Arena Wichita, KS
Oct 28 JQH Arena Springfield, MO
Nov 03 Time Warner Cable Arena Charlotte, NC
Nov 04 Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC
Nov 07 1st Mariner Arena Baltimore, MD
Nov 09 Boardwalk Hall Atlantic City, NJ
Nov 10 XL Center Hartford, CT
Nov 13 Bryce Jordan Center University Park, PA
Nov 15 Van Andel Arena Grand Rapids, MI
Nov 16 i-Wireless Center Moline, IL
Nov 20 Scottrade Center St Louis, MO
Nov 21 BOK Center Tulsa, OK
Nov 24 Bankers Life Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
Nov 25 The Palace of Auburn Hills Auburn Hills, MI
Nov 27 CONSOL Energy Center Pittsburgh, PA
Nov 28 Wells Fargo Center Philadelphia, PA
Nov 30 Nassau Coliseum Uniondale, NY
Dec 01 Prudential Center Newark, NJ
Dec 04 Times Union Center Albany, NY
Dec 06 John Labatt Centre London, Canada
Dec 08 Scotiabank Place Kanata, Canada
Dec 11 Value City Arena at Schottenstein Ctr Columbus, OH
Dec 12 United Center Chicago, IL
Dec 14 Iowa Events Center Des Moines, IA
Dec 15 Sprint Center Kansas City, MO
Dec 18 FedExForum Memphis, TN
Dec 19 The Arena At Gwinnett Center Duluth, GA
Dec 21 Amway Center Orlando, FL
Dec 22 BankAtlantic Center Sunrise, FL
Tour dates via Carrie’s official site.
