Tour by Keith Urban | |
Location | North America Australia |
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Associated album | Fuse |
Start date | 18 July 2013 |
End date | 29 June 2014 |
Legs | 4 |
No. of shows | 70 in North America 9 in Australia 79 Total |
Box office | $10,546,656 |
Keith Urban concert chronology |
The Light the Fuse Tour is the eighth headlining concert tour by New Zealand born-Australian country music singer Keith Urban, in support of his eighth studio album Fuse (2013). This is the first headlining amphitheater tour for Urban, playing in over seventy cities across the United States and Canada. The tour also traveled to Australia. It began on 18 July 2013 and finished on 29 June 2014.
The Light the Fuse Tour was first announced on 25 March 2013. Even though the new record will not be out before the tour begins Urban promises to play songs off it. The tour began on 18 July 2013, in Cincinnati, the second leg began on 18 October 2013, in Omaha.[1] Additional dates were announced on 22 August 2013.[2] The third North American leg began on 9 January 2014, and lasted until 1 February. Urban embarked on the Australian leg on 4 June, and the tour concluded on 29 June.
Notes
Venue | City | Tickets sold / available | Gross revenue |
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Thompson–Boling Arena | Knoxville | 8,403 / 10,081 | $469,136 |
Bridgestone Arena | Nashville | 13,558 / 13, 557 | $769,091 |
Rogers Arena | Vancouver | 11,723 / 13,700 | $863,287 |
Scotiabank Saddledome | Calgary | 12,240 / 13,159 | $906,480 |
Rexall Place | Edmonton | 12,379 / 12,379 | $932,832 |
MTS Centre | Winnipeg | 9,201 / 11,868 | $686,268 |
Air Canada Centre | Toronto | 13,902 / 15,830 | $993,049 |
1,300 Smiles Stadium | Townsville | 11,600 / 14,678 | $217,450 |
Brisbane Entertainment Centre | Brisbane | 14,623 / 18,292 | $1,651,720 |
Allphones Arena | Sydney | 19,868 / 21,220 | $2,245,750 |
Perth Arena | Perth | 7,410 / 7,886 | $819,653 |
TOTAL | 134,907 / 152,651 | $10,546,656 |
Chuck Dauphin of Billboard (magazine) says, Urban "proved why he is held in such high esteem by critics and fans alike. The singer delivered one of the strongest performances of any country artist this year—or the past few years for that matter."[6]