Better with U Tour

Better with U Tour

Tour by Big Time Rush
Promotional poster for tour
Associated album	Elevate
Start date	February 17, 2012
End date	March 10, 2012
Legs	1
No. of shows	17 in North America
Website	www.bigtimetour.com
Big Time Rush concert chronology

The Better with U Tour^[1] was the first headlining tour by American boy band Big Time Rush. Visiting the United States and Canada, the tour supported the band's second studio album, Elevate.

Background

The band announced the tour November 2011, on On Air with Ryan Seacrest.^[2] The group stated the tour would be bigger, moving from the festival circuit, playing theaters and auditoriums. The tour also marks the band's first shows in Canada. The tour became a huge success, with shows selling out in seven major markets: Boston, Chicago, Washington, D.C., Detroit, New York City, Raleigh and Sacramento and the tour sold out in ten minutes.^[3][4] The band also played two festival shows, the Houston Rodeo and Mardi Gras at Universal Studios. Joining the band on tour was British-Irish boy band, One Direction, giving the band their first performances in the U.S..

Opening act

• Jackson Guthy^[5]
• JoJo (Las Vegas, Los Angeles, San Jose, Sacramento, Broomfield)
• McClain Sisters (Houston)^[6]

One Direction (for 16 tour dates)

Set list

1. "Big Time Rush Theme"
2. "Time of Our Life"
3. "Nothing Even Matters"
4. "No Idea"
5. "Love Me Love Me"
6. "If I Ruled the World"
7. "Superstar"
8. "Invisible"
9. "Boyfriend"
10. "Cover Girl"
11. "Worldwide"
12. "Show Me"
13. "Music Sounds Better with U"
14. "Til I Forget About You"

Encore

15. "Elevate"
16. "City Is Ours"

Tour dates

Date	City	Country	Venue
North America[7]
February 17, 2012	Las Vegas	United States	Planet Hollywood Theatre for the Performing Arts
February 18, 2012	Los Angeles		Gibson Amphitheatre
February 19, 2012	San Jose		Event Center Arena
February 20, 2012	Sacramento		Memorial Auditorium
February 22, 2012	Broomfield		1stBank Center
February 24, 2012	Rosemont		Akoo Theatre
February 25, 2012	Detroit		Fox Theatre
February 26, 2012	Toronto	Canada	Air Canada Centre
February 28, 2012	Albany	United States	Palace Theatre
March 1, 2012	Ledyard		MGM Grand Theater
March 2, 2012	Fairfax		Patriot Center
March 3, 2012	Boston		Agganis Arena
March 4, 2012^[A]	Houston		Reliant Stadium
March 6, 2012	Durham		Durham Performing Arts Center
March 7, 2012	Nashville		Bridgestone Arena
March 9, 2012	New York City		Radio City Music Hall
March 10, 2012^[B]	Orlando		Universal Music Plaza Stage

Festivals and other miscellaneous performances

^A This concert was a part of the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo.^[6]

^B This concert was a part of Universal Orlando Mardi Gras.^[8]

Box office score data

Venue	City	Tickets sold / Available	Gross revenue
Event Center Arena	San Jose	4,131 / 4,204 (98%)	$181,395[9]
Air Canada Centre	Toronto	6,193 / 6,193 (100%)	$269,848[10]
Patriot Center	Fairfax	5,544 / 5,544 (100%)	$249,300[11]
Bridgestone Arena	Nashville	7,711 / 8,815 (87%)	$271,037[12]
Radio City Music Hall	New York City	5,922 / 5,922 (100%)	$254,602[13]
TOTAL		29,501 / 30,678 (96%)	$1,226,182

Critical reception

The tour received positive reviews from music critics. Mark Lewis (American River Current) gave the show in Sacramento a rating of "love it" and said: "Put simply, BTR delivered on the hype that incited a crowd of young women to travel from as far as Fresno to catch a glimpse of their fresh-faced idols. Sacramento's Memorial Auditorium was filled to capacity over two hours before Kendall, James, Carlos and Logan took the stage".^[14] Carin Lane's (Times Union) eight-year-old son described the show in Albany as the "best night ever". She wrote: "These guys can sing and move, as the show was well-choreographed on a stage that included a massive, three-tiered scaffolding with ramps, a walkway, two towers and a trampoline".^[15]

• The incredibly talented wildly popular adorably good looking young men of "One Direction"

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