Big Time Summer Tour

The Big Time Summer Tour was the second concert tour and the first official world tour by boy band Big Time Rush. Visiting the Americas, the tour supported the band's second studio album, Elevate and their second official soundtrack, Big Time Movie Soundtrack.[1] The tour began in July 2012 and ended in the following October. It became the second best selling tour according to ticketmaster.com in the summer of 2012 as well.

Big Time Summer Tour
Tour by Big Time Rush
Associated albumElevate
Big Time Movie
Start dateJuly 5, 2012 (2012-07-05)
End dateOctober 11, 2012 (2012-10-11)
Legs2
No. of shows61 in North America
5 in South America
64 Total
Big Time Rush concert chronology

Background

The tour was announced in February 2012, days before the band commenced their second tour.[2] This tour saw the band performing in amphitheatres during the summer season. Band member Carlos Peña said the tour was "going to be crazy", allowing the band to do a more expansive show with a bigger set. [3] This also marks the band's first performance in South America, headlining the Z Festival and Teens Live Festival. Commenting on the tour, the band stated: "We can’t wait to hit the road again. The Better with U Tour has been amazing and we’re incredibly grateful to our fans who have supported us and made our first [tour] a success".[3]

Critical reception

The tour received mixed reviews from music critics. The concert at the Mandalay Bay Events Center was enjoyed by everyone in the audience, writes Ron Sylvester (Las Vegas Sun). He continues, "Because the true measure of Big Time Rush won’t be about a show on one Saturday night at Mandalay Bay. It will be written in the memories of the screaming girls if they continue to warmly recall those songs as they grow up. And whether they’re willing to buy tickets to hear that music again in Las Vegas showrooms 40 years from now".[4]

Jim Abbott ("Orlando Sentinel") called the show at the Amway Center unnatural and formulaic. He explains, "Compared with that free-spirited British group, BTR's stage presence was more contrived, more tightly choreographed even in the moments that were supposed to be spontaneous".[5]

Opening acts

Setlist
  1. "Elevate"
  2. "Time of Our Life"
  3. "City Is Ours"
  4. "No Idea"
  5. "Love Me Love Me"
  6. "If I Ruled the World"
  7. "Halfway There"
  8. "Invisible"
  9. "Boyfriend"
  10. "Cover Girl"
  11. "Worldwide"
  12. "I Want to Hold Your Hand"
  13. "Help!"
  14. "Show Me"
  15. "Music Sounds Better with U"
  16. "Windows Down"
  17. "Til I Forget About You"
  18. "Big Time Rush"

Tour dates
Date City Country Venue
North America[12]
July 5, 2012 Columbus United States Nationwide Arena
July 6, 2012[A] Milwaukee Marcus Amphitheater
July 7, 2012 Maryland Heights Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
July 8, 2012 Cincinnati Riverbend Music Center
July 10, 2012 Atlanta Aaron's Amphitheatre at Lakewood
July 11, 2012 Pelham Verizon Wireless Music Center
July 13, 2012 The Woodlands Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
July 14, 2012 Dallas Gexa Energy Pavilion
July 15, 2012 Tulsa BOK Center
July 17, 2012 Phoenix Ashley Furniture HomeStore Pavilion
July 19, 2012 Irvine Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
July 20, 2012 Chula Vista Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre
July 21, 2012 Las Vegas Mandalay Bay Events Center
July 22, 2012 Mountain View Shoreline Amphitheatre
July 23, 2012 [B] Paso Robles Chumash Grandstand Arena
July 25, 2012 West Valley City USANA Amphitheatre
July 27, 2012 Kansas City Sprint Center
July 28, 2012 Minneapolis Target Center
July 29, 2012 Noblesville Klipsch Music Center
July 31, 2012 Clarkston DTE Energy Music Theatre
August 1, 2012 Cuyahoga Falls Blossom Music Center
August 3, 2012 Louisville KFC Yum! Center
August 4, 2012 Tinley Park First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre
August 5, 2012 Burgettstown First Niagara Pavilion
August 7, 2012 Bethel Bethel Woods Center for the Arts
August 8, 2012 Wantagh Nikon at Jones Beach Theater
August 9, 2012 Darien Darien Lake Performing Arts Center
August 10, 2012 Camden Susquehanna Bank Center
August 11, 2012 Hershey Star Pavilion
August 12, 2012 Mansfield Comcast Center
August 14, 2012 Saratoga Saratoga Performing Arts Center
August 16, 2012 [C] Des Moines Iowa State Fairgrounds Grandstand
August 17, 2012 Wantagh Nikon at Jones Beach Theater
August 18, 2012 Holmdel Township PNC Bank Arts Center
August 19, 2012 Bristow Jiffy Lube Live
August 21, 2012 Virginia Beach Farm Bureau Live
August 22, 2012 Raleigh Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion
August 24, 2012 West Palm Beach Cruzan Amphitheatre
August 25, 2012 Tampa 1-800-ASK-GARY Amphitheatre
August 26, 2012 San Juan Puerto Rico José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum
August 28, 2012 Orlando United States Amway Center
August 29, 2012 Charlotte Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
August 31, 2012 Bangor Bangor Waterfront Pavilion
September 1, 2012 Manchester Verizon Wireless Arena
September 2, 2012 Hartford Comcast Theatre
September 4, 2012 Montreal Canada Bell Centre
September 5, 2012 London Budweiser Gardens
September 7, 2012 Ottawa Scotiabank Place
September 8, 2012 Toronto Molson Canadian Amphitheatre
September 9, 2012 Grand Rapids United States Van Andel Arena
September 11, 2012 Moline iWireless Center
September 13, 2012 Edmonton Canada Rexall Place
September 14, 2012 Calgary Scotiabank Saddledome
September 16, 2012 Vancouver Rogers Arena
September 17, 2012 [D] Puyallup United States Northwest Concert Center
September 18, 2012 Portland Rose Garden
September 25, 2012 Mexico City Mexico Palacio de los Deportes
September 26, 2012 Monterrey Auditorio Banamex
South America[13]
September 29, 2012[E] São Paulo Brazil Arena Anhembi
September 30, 2012[E] Rio de Janeiro HSBC Arena
October 3, 2012[F] Lima Peru Jockey Club del Perú
October 6, 2012 Buenos Aires Argentina Estadio G.E.B.A.
October 7, 2012[F] Santiago Chile Arena Movistar
North America[14]
October 11, 2012 Panama City Panama Figali Convention Center
Festivals and other miscellaneous performances
A This concert was a part of "Summerfest"[15]
B This concert was a part of the "California Mid-State Fair"[16]
C This concert was a part of the "Iowa State Fair"[17]
D This concert was a part of the "Puyallup Fair"[18]
E These concerts were a part of the "Z Festival"[19]
F These concerts were a part of the "Teens Live Festival"[20]
Cancellations and rescheduled shows
September 20, 2012 Reno, Nevada Reno Events Center Cancelled[21]
September 21, 2012 Wheatland, California Sleep Train Amphitheatre Cancelled[22]
September 22, 2012 Ontario, California Citizens Business Bank Arena Cancelled[23]
October 9, 2012 San José, Costa Rica Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá Cancelled[24]

Box office score data
Venue City Tickets sold / Available Gross revenue
BOK Center Tulsa 7,485 / 7,485 (100%) $270,015[25]
KFC Yum! Center Louisville 5,917 / 8,340 (71%) $321,445[26]
José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum San Juan 3,827 / 5,529 (69%) $263,537[27]
Amway Center Orlando 4,948 / 8,073 (61%) $212,115[28]
Bell Centre Montreal 2,461 / 3,075 (79%) $145,387[27]
Budweiser Gardens London 2,441 / 6,850 (35%) $110,145[29]
Molson Canadian Amphitheatre Toronto 6,012 / 16,158 (37%) $305,912[30]
Van Andel Arena Grand Rapids 4,546 / 4,952 (92%) $180,040[25]
i wireless Center Moline 3,246 / 4,500 (72%) $125,916[31]
Palacio de los Deportes Mexico City 16,736 / 17,014 (98%) $720,230[31]
Arena Monterrey Monterrey 6,799 / 6,968 (97%) $462,933[31]
TOTAL 64,418 / 88,944 (72%) $3,117,675

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