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Black Out the Sun Tour - Wikipedia

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Black Out the Sun Tour
Zac Brown Band concert chronology
Tour by Zac Brown Band
Promotional poster for the tour
Associated album	Jekyll + Hyde
Start date	March 19, 2016 (2016-03-19)
End date	April 21, 2017 (2017-04-21)
Legs	2
No. of shows	45 in North America 2 in Australia 47 Total
Jekyll + Hyde Tour (2015) Black Out the Sun Tour (2016) Welcome Home Tour (2017)

The Black Out the Sun Tour was the sixth headlining concert tour by American country music group the Zac Brown Band, in support of their album Jekyll + Hyde (2015). The tour began on March 19, 2016, in Teton Village, Wyoming and ended on April 21, 2017, in Sydney, Australia.

The band announced the tour in February 2016.^[1] On September 21, 2016, two Australian tour dates were announced.^[2]

Concert synopsis

The show is filled with their own material and covers. They perform songs from their current album Jekyll + Hyde such as "Castaway", "Beautiful Drug", "Homegrown", and "I'll Be Your Man (Song for a Daughter)", past hits like "Chicken Fried", "Knee Deep", "Colder Weather" and covers such as Van Morrison's "Into the Mystic", The Who's "Baba O'Riley", and Dolly Parton's "Jolene".^[3]

Production

The back of the stage is covered by a video screen that shows images and visuals. There is also another video screen on the stage where the horns, vocalists and percussionists stand.^[3]

Opening acts

Drake White & The Big Fire
Brothers Osborne, Maren Morris and Marty Stuart (C2C festival only)

Setlist

Not all songs are performed at every show, and in not always in the same order. ^[3]

"Castaway"
"Whiskey's Gone"
Mashup: "Free"/"Into the Mystic" (Van Morrison cover)
"Sweet Annie"
"Chicken Fried"
"Wind"
"As She's Walking Away
"S.O.B."
"It's Not OK"
"I'll Be Your Man (Song for a Daughter)"
"Toes"
"Keep Me in Mind"
Colder Weather"
"Beautiful Drug"
"Loving You Easy"
"Knee Deep"
"The Day I Die"
"On This Train"
"One Day"
"Tomorrow Never Comes"
"Highway 20 Ride"
"Let's Go Easy"
"Quiet Your Mind"
"Homegrown"

Covers

"All Apologies" (Nirvana cover)
"Baba O'Riley" (The Who cover)
"The Devil Went Down to Georgia" (Charlie Daniels cover)
"Enter Sandman (Metallica cover)
"Head Like a Hole" (Nine Inch Nails cover)
"Hotel California" (Eagles cover)
"Jolene" (Dolly Parton cover)
"The Way You Look Tonight" (Fred Astaire cover)

Tour dates

List of concerts, showing date, city, country, venue, attendance, and gross revenue
Date	City	Country	Venue	Attendance	Gross revenue
North America ^[1]
March 19, 2016	Teton Village	United States	Jackson Hole Rendezvous	—	—
April 1, 2016	Omaha		CenturyLink Center Omaha
April 2, 2016	Wichita		Intrust Bank Arena
April 3, 2016	Tulsa		BOK Center
April 16, 2016	Charleston^[a]		MUSC Health Stadium
April 17, 2016	Charleston^[a]		MUSC Health Stadium
April 30, 2016	Austin^[b]		Frank Erwin Center
May 19, 2016	Hartford		Xfinity Theatre	16,117 / 24,511	$673,725
May 20, 2016	Camden		BB&T Pavilion	25,227 / 25,517	$1,097,136
May 21, 2016	Burgettstown		First Niagara Pavilion	14,776 / 23,001	$454,051
May 22, 2016	Noblesville		Klipsch Music Center	16,043 / 24,740	$565,690
May 27, 2016	Kansas City		Sprint Center	7,775 / 11,153	$578,847
May 28, 2016	Minneapolis		Target Field	28,839 / 39,077	$2,330,737
June 3, 2016	Mountain View		Shoreline Amphitheatre	17,070 / 22,000	$645,757
June 4, 2016	Irvine		Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre	14,589 / 15,000	$871,606
June 5, 2016	Inglewood		The Forum	—
June 16, 2016	Mack^[c]		Country Jam	—	—
June 17, 2016
June 18, 2016
June 19, 2016
June 24, 2016	Cuyahoga Falls		Blossom Music Center	19,187 / 20,672	$831,736
June 25, 2016	East Troy		Alpine Valley Music Theatre	31,417 / 70,888	$1,084,482
June 26, 2016	East Troy		Alpine Valley Music Theatre	31,417 / 70,888	$1,084,482
July 1, 2016	Cincinnati		Riverbend Music Center	19,808 / 20,581	$776,990
July 2, 2016	Clarkston		DTE Energy Music Theatre	14,822 / 15,068	$673,900
July 3, 2016	Darien Center		Darien Lake PAC	16,782 / 21,800	$669,991
July 8, 2016	Kitchener^[d]	Canada	Bingemans	—	—
July 9, 2016	Kitchener^[d]		Bingemans	—	—
July 14, 2016	Calgary		Calgary Stampede	11,120 / 11,408	$1,403,540
July 15, 2016	Craven^[e]		Craven Country Jamboree	—	—
July 16, 2016	Pendleton^[f]	United States	Round Up Grounds	—	—
July 21, 2016	Syracuse		Lakeview Amphitheater	15,413 / 16,806	$646,183
July 22, 2016	Bethel		Bethel Woods Center for the Arts	15,359 / 15,423	$701,756
July 23, 2016	Hershey		Hersheypark Stadium	21,929 / 28,145	$1,015,104
August 19, 2016	Flushing		Citi Field	38,778 / 38,778	$3,265,889
August 20, 2016	Boston		Fenway Park	72,819 / 72,819	$5,477,774
August 21, 2016	Boston		Fenway Park	72,819 / 72,819	$5,477,774
September 1, 2016	Atalantic City		Atlantic City Beach	—	—
September 2, 2016	Bristow		Jiffy Lube Live	21,791 / 23,237	$965,941
September 3, 2016	Saratoga Springs		Saratoga Performing Arts Center	21,104 / 25,151	$811,699
September 4, 2016	Virginia Beach		Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater	13,414 / 20,055	$633,143
September 15, 2016	Charlotte		PNC Music Pavilion	13,193 / 18,308	$623,352
September 16, 2016	Birmingham		Oak Mountain Amphitheatre	—	—
September 17, 2016	Jacksonville		Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena	10,697 / 10,721	$689,155
September 18, 2016	Tampa		MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre	15,949 / 20,245	$722,370
Europe^[4]
March 10, 2017	Ireland ^[g]	Ireland	The O₂	—	—
March 11, 2017	Glasgow ^[h]	Scotland	Clyde Auditorium	—	—
March 12, 2017	London ^[i]	England	The O₂ Arena	—	—
Australia^[2]
April 19, 2017	Melbourne	Australia	Margaret Court Arena	—	—
April 21, 2017	Sydney	Australia	ICC Sydney Theatre	—	—

Festivals

^ This show was a part of the Southern Ground Music & Food Festival.
^ This show was a part of the iHeartRadio Country Festival.
^ This show was a part of the Country Jam.
^ This show was a part of the CMT Music Fest.
^ This show was a part of the Craven Country Jamboree.
^ This show was a part of the Pendelton Whiskey Festival.
^ This show was a part of the C2C: Country to Country festival.
^ This show was a part of the C2C: Country to Country festival.
^ This show was a part of the C2C: Country to Country festival.

Cancellations and rescheduled shows


August 12, 2016	Austin	Austin360 Amphitheater	Cancelled
August 13, 2016	Houston	Minute Maid Park	Cancelled
August 14, 2016	Dallas	Gexa Energy Pavilion	Cancelled

Critical reception

Timothy Finn of The Kansas City Star says "the show wasn't flawless" and did not like how long the band introductions went but overall "was one long exhibition of this band's virtuosity and personality".^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b "The BLACK OUT THE SUN 2016 Tour is here!". zacbrownband.com. Zac Brown Band. February 26, 2016. Retrieved February 27, 2016.
^ ^a ^b "SYDNEY & MELBOURNE HEADLINE DATES FOR APRIL 2017". zacbrownband.com. Retrieved September 21, 2016.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Finn, Timothy (May 27, 2016). "Zac Brown Band covers wide terrain of music at Sprint Center show". kansascity.com. Retrieved September 15, 2016.
^ "C2C: Country to Country 2017 – Zac Brown Band profile". 4 March 2017.

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Coy Bowles Zac Brown Clay Cook Daniel de los Reyes Jimmy DeMartini Chris Fryar John Driskell Hopkins Matt Mangano Caroline Jones
Studio albums	The Foundation You Get What You Give Uncaged Jekyll + Hyde Welcome Home The Owl The Comeback
Live albums	Pass the Jar
Compilation albums	Greatest Hits So Far...
Extended plays	The Grohl Sessions, Vol. 1
Singles	"Chicken Fried" "Whatever It Is" "Toes" "Highway 20 Ride" "Free" "As She's Walking Away" "Colder Weather" "Knee Deep" "Keep Me in Mind" "No Hurry" "The Wind" "Goodbye in Her Eyes" "Jump Right In" "Sweet Annie" "All Alright" "Homegrown" "Heavy Is the Head" "Loving You Easy" "Beautiful Drug" "Castaway" "My Old Man" "Someone I Used to Know" "Same Boat" "Out in the Middle"
Featured singles	"This Song's for You"
Tours	Goin' Coastal Tour Jekyll and Hyde Tour Black Out the Sun Tour Down the Rabbit Hole Live The Owl Tour The Comeback Tour
Related topics	Discography Sir Rosevelt Niko Moon

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