Rock This Country Tour

Rock This Country Tour

Tour by Shania Twain
Start date	June 5, 2015
End date	October 27, 2015
Legs	2
No. of shows	72 in North America
Box office	US $69 million
Shania Twain concert chronology

The Rock This Country Tour was the third and final concert tour by Canadian recording artist Shania Twain. The tour is Twain's first tour in eleven years and is billed as her farewell tour. The tour kicked off on June 5, 2015, in Seattle, and concluded in Kelowna on October 27, 2015. The trek preceded the release of Twain's fifth studio album.^[1] At the end of 2015, the tour placed 19th on Pollstar's "2015 Year-End Top 100 Worldwide Tours" list, grossing $69 million from 69 shows with a total attendance of 703,148.^[2]

Background

On March 4, 2015, while appearing on Good Morning America, Twain announced the tour as well as her upcoming album. Since this is her last tour, Twain said that she wants to go out on bang and she's "ready to hang my hat up in that regard", which is touring. Twain also shared that this going to "be a real, kickin' hard-hitting, fun party show".^[3] Due to popular demand, nineteen additional dates were added in May 2015, forming the second North American leg.^[4]

In July 2015, Twain's agent said it was very likely an international leg of the tour would take place in the spring and summer of 2016.^[5]

On August 24, 2015, Shania Twain announced in an interview that she is not ready to give up touring and that "She's decided that a 2-year return residency to Las Vegas is back in her plans."^[6]

Concert synopsis

After a video introduction, Twain emerges onstage atop a rising platform in thigh-high leather boots, a red, sequined mini-dress and a black leather jacket singing "Rock This Country!" From there, Twain continues the opening portion of the show with "Honey, I'm Home" and "You Win My Love", number one country radio hits from 1998 and 1996, respectively, before launching into a punchy take on her first radio hit, "Whose Bed Have Your Boots Been Under?"^[7] After a chat with the audience, Twain keeps the show in full country mode with the line dance worthy "I Ain't No Quitter", and fiddle-heavy tunes "Love Gets Me Every Time", her five-week number one single from 1997, and fan favorite "Don't Be Stupid (You Know I Love You)".

After making her way through the audience during "Any Man of Mine", Twain disappears for a costume change while her seven-member band provides an interlude of her 2003 international hit "Ka-Ching!". Accompanied by a flurry of pyrotechnics, Twain reappears on stage in a black leather, body-hugging ensemble for "I'm Gonna Getcha Good!" After the breezy "Come On Over" and opening act accompanied duet of "Party for Two", Twain takes a moment to chat with the audience about the voice struggles she has had in recent years and how she thought she "would never sing again" and that it is a "miracle" she made it back onstage. Exclaiming that "there's no way but up from here," Twain ascends into the air on a saddle that takes her in a long, slow circle above the audience as she sings "Up!".

Once back onstage, Twain and her band begin an acoustic set, beginning with her most recent single, 2011's "Today Is Your Day" and the infectious and light "No One Needs to Know". Twain is then left alone on center stage with her guitar, singing her biggest hit, 1998's multi-platinum and Grammy award-winning "You're Still the One". Along with the following song, "From This Moment On", this performance is considered the highlight of the nearly two-hour concert. Returning in thigh-high red leather boots and an oversized black shawl, Twain closes out the main portion of the show with the one-two punch of "That Don't Impress Me Much" and "(If You're Not in It for Love) I'm Outta Here!". She returns in a half-body catsuit for the fiery, firework filled finale of "Man! I Feel Like A Woman!".

Setlist

This set list is representative of the show on July 25, 2015 at The Palace of Auburn Hills in Auburn Hills, Michigan. It is not representative of all concerts for the duration of the tour.

1. "Intro" (contains elements of "I Love Rock 'n' Roll" and "Rock This Country")
2. "Rock This Country!"
3. "Honey, I'm Home"
4. "You Win My Love"
5. "Whose Bed Have Your Boots Been Under?"
6. "I Ain't No Quitter"
7. "Love Gets Me Every Time"
8. "Don't Be Stupid (You Know I Love You)"
9. "Any Man of Mine"
10. "Instrumental Sequence" (contains elements of "Ka-Ching!")
11. "I'm Gonna Getcha Good!"
12. "Come On Over"
13. "Party for Two" (performed with Gavin DeGraw)
14. "Up!"
15. "Today Is Your Day"
16. "No One Needs to Know"
17. "You're Still the One"
18. "Video Sequence" (contains elements of "Don't!")
19. "From This Moment On"
20. "That Don't Impress Me Much"
21. "(If You're Not in It for Love) I'm Outta Here!"

Encore

22. "Video Sequence"
23. "Man! I Feel Like a Woman!"

• "Come On Over" – removed from the set for shows 10/18/15-10/27/15.^[8]

Tour dates

Date	City	Country	Venue	Opening act	Attendance	Revenue
North America — Leg 1[9][10][11][12][13][14]
June 5, 2015	Seattle	United States	KeyArena	Wes Mack	11,428 / 11,428	$1,123,180
June 7, 2015	Vancouver	Canada	Rogers Arena		26,418 / 26,418	$2,436,050
June 9, 2015
June 11, 2015	Edmonton		Rexall Place		26,892 / 26,892	$2,709,440
June 12, 2015
June 14, 2015	Saskatoon		SaskTel Centre		12,927 / 12,927	$1,271,280
June 15, 2015	Winnipeg		MTS Centre		11,265 / 11,265	$1,145,700
June 19, 2015	London		Budweiser Gardens		16,901 / 16,901	$1,977,840
June 20, 2015
June 22, 2015	Hamilton		FirstOntario Centre		13,197 / 13,197	$1,375,830
June 24, 2015	Toronto		Air Canada Centre		29,259 / 29,259	$2,819,350
June 25, 2015
June 27, 2015	Ottawa		Wesley Clover Parks	Wes Mack Dan + Shay The Doobie Brothers	18,426 / 18,426	$1,672,780
June 28, 2015	Montreal		Bell Centre	Wes Mack	14,141 / 14,141	$1,380,360
June 30, 2015	New York City	United States	Madison Square Garden	Gavin DeGraw	12,396 / 12,396	$1,425,828
July 1, 2015	Uniondale		Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum		N/A	N/A
July 3, 2015	Uncasville		Mohegan Sun Arena
July 7, 2015	Newark		Prudential Center
July 8, 2015	Boston		TD Garden		10,644 / 11,822	$1,147,214
July 10, 2015	Pittsburgh		Consol Energy Center		12,497 / 13,035	$1,162,682
July 11, 2015	Grand Rapids		Van Andel Arena		9,729 / 10,202	$973,974
July 13, 2015	Indianapolis		Bankers Life Fieldhouse		8,081 / 9,726	$742,758
July 15, 2015	Jacksonville		Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena		7,905 / 8,649	$686,888
July 16, 2015	Miami		American Airlines Arena		N/A	N/A
July 18, 2015	Greenville		Bon Secours Wellness Arena		7,922 / 8,730	$712,654
July 19, 2015	Charlotte		Time Warner Cable Arena		9,003 / 10,386	$802,928
July 21, 2015	Washington, D.C.		Verizon Center		9,126 / 11,119	$975,520
July 22, 2015	Philadelphia		Wells Fargo Center		8,913 / 10,469	$926,338
July 25, 2015	Auburn Hills		The Palace of Auburn Hills		12,833 / 12,833	$1,183,978
July 26, 2015	Moline		iWireless Center		9,499 / 9,824	$888,554
July 28, 2015	Minneapolis		Target Center		13,858 / 13,858	$1,227,618
July 29, 2015	Rosemont		Allstate Arena		12,331 / 12,331	$1,265,461
July 31, 2015	Nashville		Bridgestone Arena		13,495 / 13,495	$1,313,440
August 1, 2015	Atlanta		Philips Arena		11,840 / 11,840	$1,137,640
August 3, 2015	Louisville		KFC Yum! Center		10,730 / 11,406	$1,001,680
August 4, 2015	St. Louis		Scottrade Center		10,767 / 11,203	$961,602
August 6, 2015	Des Moines		Wells Fargo Arena		11,855 / 11,855	$1,064,870
August 7, 2015	Kansas City		Sprint Center		13,154 / 13,154	$1,190,374
August 9, 2015	Austin		Frank Erwin Center		10,083 / 11,571	$990,618
August 10, 2015	Dallas		American Airlines Center		12,066 / 12,066	$1,127,536
August 12, 2015	Oklahoma City		Chesapeake Energy Arena		9,436 / 10,342	$905,344
August 14, 2015	Denver		Pepsi Center		10,823 / 10,823	$1,039,436
August 15, 2015	Salt Lake City		EnergySolutions Arena		11,677 / 11,677	$854,366
August 17, 2015	San Jose		SAP Center		8,517 / 10,290	$864,917
August 19, 2015	Anaheim		Honda Center		7,307 / 9,236	$749,465
August 20, 2015	Los Angeles		Staples Center		8,198 / 9,930	$790,511
August 22, 2015	San Diego		Valley View Casino Center		7,647 / 8,989	$727,900
August 23, 2015	Fresno		Save Mart Center		9,410 / 9,983	$914,788
North America — Leg 2[4][15][16]
September 12, 2015	Spokane	United States	Spokane Arena	Gavin DeGraw	6,742 / 7,172	$548,642
September 13, 2015	Portland		Moda Center		6,908 / 8,256	$659,428
September 15, 2015	Boise		Taco Bell Arena		N/A	N/A
September 17, 2015	Calgary	Canada	Scotiabank Saddledome		19,191 / 21,128	$1,619,760
September 18, 2015
September 20, 2015	Winnipeg		MTS Center		10,786 / 11,313	$908,433
September 21, 2015	Fargo	United States	Fargodome		11,488 / 13,200	$1,079,078
September 23, 2015	Sioux Falls		Denny Sanford Premier Center		9,925 / 9,925	$1,007,240
September 24, 2015	Lincoln		Pinnacle Bank Arena		12,311 / 12,311	$1,098,114
September 26, 2015	Minneapolis		Target Center		10,441 / 11,701	$832,988
September 27, 2015	Madison		Kohl Center		8,774 / 9,845	$818,292
September 29, 2015	Peoria		Peoria Civic Center		5,410 / 7,147	$450,300
September 30, 2015	Columbus		Nationwide Arena		8,667 / 10,541	$697,222
October 2, 2015	Allentown		PPL Center		7,442 / 8,326	$644,023
October 3, 2015	Buffalo		First Niagara Center		9,468 / 10,443	$725,391
October 9, 2015	Quebec City	Canada	Videotron Centre		13,284 / 13,284	$1,288,990
October 11, 2015	Toronto		Air Canada Centre		14,639 / 14,639	$1,349,540
October 18, 2015	Regina		Brandt Centre	Wes Mack	N/A	N/A
October 19, 2015
October 21, 2015	Grande Prairie		Revolution Place
October 22, 2015	Prince George		CN Centre
October 24, 2015	Victoria		Save on Foods Memorial Centre
October 25, 2015
October 27, 2015	Kelowna		Prospera Place
Total					648,072 / 683,325	$61,396,133

Cancelled shows

List of cancelled concerts, showing date, city, country, venue and reason for cancellation

Date	City	Country	Venue	Reason
October 6, 2015	Manchester	United States	Verizon Wireless Arena	Respiratory Infection[17]
October 7, 2015	Albany		Times Union Center

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