The After Party Tour was the sixth headlining concert tour by American pop singer Aaron Carter.
Background The tour was announced on Carter's Facebook page on January 11, 2013. In his post, he stated, "I’m happy to announce that I will be going on my long overdue tour #TheAfterPartyTour! Stay tuned for more dates that will be added soon. Here we go"! This was Carter's first tour in nine years. Following numerous career downfalls, the singer felt he would not have the opportunity to tour again. After his stint on Dancing with the Stars, Carter performed several one-off concerts, including the Summer MixTape Festival in 2012. Before the tour commenced, the singer left his tenure performing as Matt on the off-Broadway play The Fantasticks.
The tour began in February 2013 at the Chance Theater in Poughkeepsie, New York. The tour name stems from Carter's best-selling album, Aaron's Party (Come Get It).
Opening acts
Nikki Flores (select dates) Petrel (select dates) Alexis Babini (select dates) Chrystian (select dates) Justin Levinson (select dates) Lineup Atlantic (select dates) The Move Alongs (select dates) The Real Hooks (select dates) The Drive (Poughkeepsie) The Dedication (Poughkeepsie) Sam DeRosa (Poughkeepsie—September 2013) This is the Now (Poughkeepsie—September 2013) What is This (Amherst) Verse (Amherst—September 2013) Jay Loftus (Syracuse) Big Dan's iPad Experience (Syracuse) Leo LeMay (Syracuse) Project Boy Machine (Syracuse) Marcus Meston (Pittsburgh) Hope Vista (Asbury Park) Nick Barilla (Pittsburgh) Corey Balsamo (Amityville) 6 Stories Told (Amityville—March 2013) Ali Kramer (Amityville—March 2013) Persona (Amityville—March 2013) Waterparks (Houston—May 2013) Lexxi Saal (Amityville—September 2013) Dangerous Me (Amityville—September 2013) Charlotte Sometimes (Asbury Park) Jenni Reid (Jacksonville—March 2013) Promise Me Scarlet (Akron) Spencer Saylor (Columbus) 7th Heaven (St. Charles) Chris Koon (Louisville, Joliet) Quiet Out Loud (Joliet) Ship Captain Crew (Joliet) Carson Allen (Denver—March 2013) Something Like Seduction (Tucson) Cat Call (Tucson) Bangarang (Tucson) Kenny Holland (Scottsdale) Brandon Burrill (Ramona) Joel Simson (West Hollywood) Savannah Phillips (West Hollywood) Fredrick Daniel (West Hollywood) Charlotte Bash (West Hollywood) Danielle Taylor (Agoura Hills) Truth Under Attack (Seattle) Dylan Jakobsen (Seattle) Matt Bacnis (Seattle) The Ninth Step (Seattle) Legends of the Fall (Stanhope) Emily Kern (Stanhope) Rachel Miller (Stanhope) Joy Ride (Stanhope) Just Sayin (Stanhope) Two Step With Marlon Brando (Stanhope) Opus 99 (Richmond—April 2013) Chris Scholar (Richmond—April 2013) Kyle Thornton (Richmond—April 2013) A Collegiate Affair (Richmond—April 2013) Astro Safari (Saratoga) Ryan Cabrera (DeKalb) Tyler Hilton (DeKalb) Teddy Geiger (DeKalb) Erin Ivey (Austin) Shelby Blondell (Baltimore) Surviving Allsion (Tupelo) GLOtron (Tupelo) Automatic Love Gun (Tupelo) AyyO (Fargo) Triz (Fargo) Vince Tomas (select dates) Adam Mardel (select dates) Jaci'e (Canton, Dayton) JLarant (Canton, Dayton) Kid Riz (Teaneck) Like Violet (Teaneck) Dirty Pop (Auburn) THEYCALLMEPIANO (Silver Spring)
Setlist "Another Earthquake" "America A O" "When It Comes to You" "Bounce" / "I Would" / "Iko Iko" / "To All the Girls" "I'm All About You" "Leave It Up to Me" "That's Life" "Do You Remember" "City Lights" "My First Ride" "That's How I Beat Shaq" "I Want Candy" "Cowgirl (Lil' Mama)" "Aaron's Party (Come Get It)"
Tour dates DateCityCountryVenueNorth AmericaSources for tour dates:February 22, 2013PoughkeepsieUnited StatesChance TheaterFebruary 23, 2013AmherstThe ForvmFebruary 24, 2013SyracuseWestcott TheaterFebruary 26, 2013PittsburghHard Rock CafeFebruary 27, 2013New HavenToad's PlaceFebruary 28, 2013PawtucketMet CaféMarch 1, 2013StandishMemory Lane Music HallMarch 2, 2013LondonderryTupelo Music HallMarch 3, 2013New York CityGramercy TheatreMarch 5, 2013NorthamptonIron Horse Music HallMarch 6, 2013AmityvilleRevolution Bar & Music HallMarch 7, 2013Asbury ParkThe Stone PonyMarch 8, 2013West ChesterThe NoteMarch 9, 2013AnnapolisRams Head On StageMarch 10, 2013ViennaJammin' JavaMarch 12, 2013Nashville3rd & LindsleyMarch 13, 2013DecaturEddie's AtticMarch 14, 2013JacksonvilleJack Rabbit'sMarch 17, 2013WilliamsburgSadler CenterMarch 19, 2013AkronMusicaMarch 20, 2013ColumbusSkully's Music DinerMarch 21, 2013FerndaleThe Magic BagMarch 22, 2013St. CharlesRiver Rock HouseMarch 23, 2013LouisvillePhoenix Hill TavernMarch 24, 2013JolietMojoe'sMarch 26, 2013Little RockJuanita's Café and BarMarch 27, 2013LenexaDanny's Bar and GrillMarch 28, 2013LincolnKnickerbockersMarch 29, 2013DenverOriental TheaterMarch 30, 2013Fort CollinsAggie TheatreApril 2, 2013TucsonThe RockApril 3, 2013Las VegasHard Rock Cafe on The StripApril 4, 2013ScottsdaleMartini RanchApril 5, 2013RamonaRomona MainstageApril 6, 2013West HollywoodThe TroubadourApril 7, 2013Agoura HillsThe Canyon ClubApril 10, 2013SeattleEl CorazónApril 11, 2013PortlandMcMenamins Mission TheaterApril 12, 2013ChicoEl Rey TheatrerApril 13, 2013RenoCargoApril 14, 2013San FranciscoCafé Du NordApril 15, 2013San Luis ObispoSLO Brewing CompanyApril 18, 2013StanhopeStanhope HouseApril 19, 2013LongmeadowMills TheatreApril 20, 2013RichmondKingdomApril 21, 2013RaleighLincoln TheatreApril 22, 2013RoanokeMartin's Downtown Bar & GrillApril 23, 2013Virginia BeachShaka'sApril 24, 2013State CollegeCafé 210 WestApril 25, 2013OneontaOneonta TheatreApril 26, 2013HartfordGreat Hall in Union StationApril 27, 2013Saratoga SpringsPutnam DenApril 28, 2013BostonThe Cavern Club at the Hard Rock CaféApril 30, 2013ToledoRocket BarMay 2, 2013St. LouisOld Rock HouseMay 3, 2013DeKalbEgyptian TheatreMay 4, 2013StegerAnother Hole in the WallMay 6, 2013ColumbiaThe Blue NoteMay 9, 2013TulsaThe VanguardMay 10, 2013LewisvilleHat TricksMay 11, 2013HoustonThe Concert Pub NorthMay 12, 2013HelotesJosabi's TheatreMay 13, 2013AustinThe BelmontMay 15, 2013PensacolaVinyl Music HallMay 16, 2013TampaThe Ritz YborMay 17, 2013OrlandoThe SocialMay 18, 2013MiamiStage 305 at Magic City CasinoMay 28, 2013AmagansettThe Stephen TalkhouseMay 29, 2013New HopeHavanaMay 31, 2013ReadingReverbJune 1, 2013LuzerneBrews Brothers WestJune 2, 2013BaltimoreSound StageJune 5, 2013GreensboroGreene Street ClubJune 6, 2013CharlotteAmos' Southend Music HallJune 7, 2013CharlestonMusic FarmJune 9, 2013BirminghamWorkPlay TheatreJune 10, 2013TupeloGoodtime Charlie'sJune 13, 2013FargoLegacy BallroomJune 14, 2013Sioux FallsThe Vault NightclubJune 16, 2013MinneapolisThe CaboozeJune 18, 2013DavenportRedstone RoomJune 20, 2013CantonThe AuricleJune 21, 2013DaytonMcGuffy's House of RockJune 26, 2013AllentownMaingate NightclubJune 27, 2013FairfieldStageOneJune 28, 2013SalisburyBlue Ocean Music HallJune 29, 2013PortlandThe AsylumJune 30, 2013NorfolkInfinity HallJuly 4, 2013RiverheadSuffolk TheaterJuly 7, 2013Oak BluffsDreamlandAugust 3, 2013ModestoDowntown ModestoAugust 10, 2013ChicagoNorth StageAugust 23, 2013TampaHard Rock CafeAugust 24, 2013Kansas CityRockhurst University Community CenterAugust 31, 2013DallasThe BoulevardSeptember 6, 2013WorcesterTammany HallSeptember 7, 2013DerryStockbridge TheatreSeptember 8, 2013AmityvilleOllie's PointSeptember 9, 2013ButlerArchitekt MusicSeptember 10, 2013TeaneckMexicali LiveSeptember 11, 2013Stage CollegeLevels NightclubSeptember 12, 2013AlbanyBayou CafeSeptember 13, 2013AmherstThe ForvmSeptember 14, 2013PoughkeepsieChance TheaterSeptember 17, 2013OttawaCanadaZaphod BeeblebroxSeptember 18, 2013MontrealPetit CampusSeptember 19, 2013BurlingtonUnited StatesHigher GroundSeptember 20, 2013RochesterWater Street Music HallSeptember 21, 2013IthacaThe HauntSeptember 22, 2013TorontoCanadaLee's PalaceSeptember 23, 2013KingstonThe MansionSeptember 24, 2013South BendUnited StatesClub FeverSeptember 25, 2013LansingThe LoftSeptember 26, 2013Grand RapidsThe IntersectionSeptember 27, 2013NewportSouthgate House RevivalSeptember 28, 2013LouisvilleHeadliners Music HallSeptember 29, 2013KnoxvilleNV NightclubOctober 1, 2013MadisonMajestic TheatreOctober 2, 2013MilwaukeeMiramar TheaterOctober 3, 2013Des MoinesWooly'sOctober 4, 2013AmesThe Maintenance ShopOctober 5, 2013UrbanaCanopy ClubOctober 6, 2013Iowa CityBlue Moose Tap HouseOctober 7, 2013BloomingtonCastle TheatreOctober 8, 2013BloomingtonBuskirk-Chumley TheaterOctober 9, 2013AuburnBourbon Street BarOctober 10, 2013AthensThe Melting PointOctober 11, 2013MobileSoul Kitchen Music HallOctober 12, 2013TallahasseeClub RehabOctober 13, 2013GainesvilleHigh DiveOctober 14, 2013JacksonvilleJack Rabbit'sOctober 15, 2013AtlantaBuckhead TheatreOctober 16, 2013CarrboroCat's CradleOctober 17, 2013Winston-SalemZiggy'sOctober 18, 2013CharlottesvilleCat's CradleOctober 19, 2013RichmondKingdomOctober 20, 2013Silver SpringThe Fillmore Silver SpringOctober 21, 2013NorthamptonPearl Street NightclubOctober 22, 2013PawtucketMet CaféOctober 24, 2013Bowling GreenHoward's Club HOctober 26, 2013Hot SpringsJim's Razerback Pizza Patio October 27, 2013MemphisMinglewood Music HallOctober 28, 2013FayettevilleGeorge's Majestic LoungeOctober 29, 2013LawrenceThe BottleneckOctober 30, 2013TexarkanaShooter's Sports BarOctober 31, 2013Little RockJuanita's Café and BarNovember 1, 2013WichitaCotillion BallroomNovember 2, 2013DallasHouse of BluesNovember 5, 2013BoulderFox TheatreNovember 7, 2013DenverBluebird TheaterNovember 8, 2013Fort CollinsAggie TheatreNovember 9, 2013Salt Lake CityIn The VenueNovember 12, 2013SacramentoAssemblyNovember 13, 2013Santa CruzThe CatalystNovember 17, 2013San MiguelThe RanchNovember 19, 2013CorvallisSubZero NightclubNovember 20, 2013PortlandAlhambra TheatreNovember 21, 2013EugeneW.O.W. HallNovember 22, 2013SeattleEl CorazónNovember 23, 2013SpokaneKnitting FactoryNovember 24, 2013VancouverCanadaFortune Sound ClubDecember 6, 2013PhoenixUnited StatesCrescent BallroomDecember 7, 2013TucsonThe RockDecember 8, 2013AlbuquerqueLaunchpadDecember 10, 2013El PasoTricky FallsDecember 12, 2013AbileneLucky Mule Saloon
Festivals and other miscellaneous performances This concert was a part of "X-Fest" This concert was a part of the "Northalsted Market Days" This concert is a part of the "Block Party on The Boulevard"
Box office score data VenueCityTickets sold / AvailableGross revenueThe Stone PonyAsbury Park418 / 850 (49%)$11,387Petit CampusMontreal300 / 300 (100%)$5,316Knitting FactorySpokane332 / 900 (37%)$4,451
Critical response The tour received noted praise from many music critics. Allie Caren (The Daily Orange) writes the crowd was beyond excited to see Carter perform at his concert in Syracuse. She continues, "The overall tone of Carter's performance would have made all 90s kids in the audience reminiscent of the first Backstreet Boys or N Sync concert they ever attended. There is something about a pop star singing a feel-good pop song and dancing coordinated, pop-style moves—with back-up dancers—that brings a smile to an audience member's face".
In Northampton, Jake Reed (The Daily Collegian) estimates a successful comeback for Carter. He says, "Overall, the night was a success, because unlike other former child sensations, Carter didn’t spend the entire night removing himself from the image that he will always be known for. While odes to modern rap hits showed a new side of the 25-year-old's personality, it was respectable that he didn’t shy away from singing and dancing like he was 12 years old again". At the concert in Annapolis, Daneille Stern and Natasha Peavy (The Johns Hopkins News-Letter) called the energy of Carter's stage performance electric. They go on to say, "Throughout the concert, Carter was enthusiastic about engaging with the crowd, even going so far as to kiss a few select girls on the cheek and bring those with the best Carter-centric posters on stage for an Instagram photo-op".
Personnel Music: DJ D-Nyce Dancers: Trey Rich and Nikko Rich Choreographer: Geo Hubela
External links The Official Aaron Carter Site
References