The Sundown Heaven Town Tour was the tenth headlining concert tour by American country music artist, Tim McGraw. The tour was in support of his thirteenth studio album, Sundown Heaven Town (2014). It began on May 9, 2014, and finished on November 8, 2014.
Background McGraw announced his forthcoming studio album and tour in January 2014. It will mark his first venture with Big Machine Records. In the release, he stated the album was set to be released in September 2014; however, the tour would begin May 2014. McGraw stated he was excited to perform new material, with four to five new songs appearing in the set list. Plans to expand the tour once the album is released are under consideration. Along the way, McGraw and wife (Faith Hill) opened for country music artist George Strait. They performed at the Gilette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts. The concert was one of the last of Strait's career.
Concert synopsis At most amphitheaters the show begins with Tim walking in from the rear of the reserved seats to the stage where he then sings his hit song One of Those Nights.
Setlist The following setlist is obtained from the concert held on May 10, 2014, at the Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, California. It does not represent all shows during the tour. "One of Those Nights" "Real Good Man" "I Like It, I Love It" "Southern Voice" "Red Rag Top" "Mexicoma" "Down on the Farm" "Southern Girl" "Just to See You Smile" "Better Than I Used to Be" "Lookin' for That Girl" "Please Remember Me" "Back When" "Keep on Truckin'" "Meanwhile Back at Mama's" "You Are So Beautiful" "The View" "Highway Don't Care" "City Lights" "Where the Green Grass Grows" "Two Lanes of Freedom" "Indian Outlaw" Encore "The Cowboy in Me" "Truck Yeah" "Something Like That" "Felt Good on My Lips" "Live Like You Were Dying"
Tour dates Date City Country Venue Opening actsNorth AmericaMay 8, 2014FresnoUnited StatesSave Mart CenterKip MooreCassadee PopeMay 9, 2014WheatlandSleep Train AmphitheatreMay 10, 2014Mountain ViewShoreline AmphitheatreMay 16, 2014PhoenixAk-Chin PavilionMay 17, 2014Chula VistaSleep Train AmphitheatreMay 18, 2014IrvineVerizon Wireless AmphitheatreMay 24, 2014AustinAustin360 AmphitheaterMay 29, 2014BangorDarling's Waterfront PavilionMay 30, 2014HopewellCMAC Performing Arts CenterJune 5, 2014NashvilleCMA Music FestivalJune 6, 2014BurgettstownFirst Niagara PavilionKip MooreCassadee PopeJune 7, 2014NoblesvilleKlipsch Music CenterJune 8, 2014Cuyahoga FallsBlossom Music CenterJune 13, 2014HartfordXfinity TheatreJune 14, 2014BristowJiffy Lube LiveJune 15, 2014CamdenSusquehanna Bank CenterJune 20, 2014Virginia BeachFarm Bureau LiveJune 21, 2014CharlottePNC Music PavilionJune 22, 2014RaleighWalnut Creek AmphitheatreJune 26, 2014ChoctawSilver Star Convention CenterJune 27, 2014Tinley ParkFirst Midwest Bank AmphitheatreJune 28, 2014Maryland HeightsVerizon Wireless AmphitheaterJune 29, 2014CincinnatiRiverbend Music CenterJuly 11, 2014West Palm BeachCruzan AmphitheatreJuly 12, 2014TampaMidFlorida Credit Union AmphitheatreJuly 13, 2014AtlantaAaron's AmphitheatreJuly 18, 2014Cambridge TownshipMichigan International SpeedwayJuly 19, 2014BelmontJamboree in the Hills July 20, 2014TorontoCanadaMolson Canadian AmphitheatreJuly 22, 2014EdmontonRexall PlaceJuly 25, 2014West Valley CityUnited StatesUSANA AmphitheatreJuly 26, 2014CheyenneCheyenne Frontier Days ArenaJuly 27, 2014AlbuquerqueIsleta AmphitheaterJuly 29, 2014BillingsRimrock Auto ArenaJuly 30, 2014Airway HeightsNorthern Quest Outdoor Concert VenueAugust 1, 2014GeorgeThe Gorge AmphitheatreAugust 2, 2014Sweet HomeSankey ParkAugust 3, 2014DuncanCanadaCowichan Exhibition FairgroundsAugust 7, 2014 RogersUnited StatesArkansas Music PavilionAugust 8, 2014DallasGexa Energy PavilionAugust 9, 2014The WoodlandsCynthia Woods Mitchell PavilionAugust 22, 2014St. John'sCanadaMile One CentreAugust 23, 2014August 24, 2014August 27, 2014Falcon HeightsUnited StatesMinnesota State Fairgrounds GrandstandJana KramerJoel CrouseAugust 29, 2014AllentownGreat Allentown FairAugust 30, 2014ThornvilleLegend ValleyAugust 31, 2014CherokeeThe Event Center at Harrah's CherokeeSeptember 12, 2014NormalThe Corn CribNovember 8, 2014LaughlinLaughlin Event Center
Festivals and other miscellaneous performances
Redfest Faster Horses Festival Jamboree in the Hills K-Days Cheyenne Frontier Nights Pepsi Outdoor Summer Concerts Watershed Music Festival Oregon Jamboree Sunfest Music Festival Sneak-Away Sunday Nights Minnesota State Fair Great Allentown Fair Woodystock DuPont/Pioneer Summer Concert Series
Band Musical director: Denny Heminson Banjo: Bob Minner Drum: Shawn Fichter Fiddle: Deano Brown Acoustic guitar: Bob Minner Bass guitar: Paul Bushnell Electric guitar: Denny Hemingson, David Levita and Adam Shoenfeld Steel guitar: Denny Hemingson Keyboards: Billy Nobel Piano: Deano Brown Supporting vocals: Deano Brown, Paul Bushnell and Billy Nobel Source:
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