Riot Tour

The Riot Tour was the thirteenth headlining concert tour by American country music trio Rascal Flatts, in support of their ninth studio album Rewind (2014). The tour began May 5, 2015 in Cozumel, Mexico and ended on November 7 of that year in Albuquerque, New Mexico. It grossed over $18.7 million and was ranked fifty-seventh on Pollstar's Year End list on the Top 200 North American Tours of 2015.[1]

Riot Tour
Tour by Rascal Flatts
Promotional poster for the tour
Associated albumRewind
Start dateMay 5, 2015
End dateNovember 7, 2015
Legs1
No. of shows43
Box office$18.7 million
Rascal Flatts concert chronology

Background

Rascal Flatts first announced the tour on January 20, 2015. The tour follows their Las Vegas spring residency.[2]

Opening acts

Setlist

Average setlist for the tour:[3]

  1. "Stand"
  2. "Me and My Gang"
  3. "Take Me to Church" (Hozier cover)
  4. "What Hurts the Most"/"To Love Someday" (Bee Gees cover)
  5. "Love You Out Loud"
  6. "Why Wait"
  7. "Riot"
  8. "Fast Cars and Freedom"
  9. "Easy"
  10. "These Days"
  11. "Mayberry"
  12. "I'm Movin' On"
  13. "Prayin' for Daylight"
  14. "Summer Nights"
  15. "My Wish"
  16. "She's Leaving"
  17. "Rewind"
  18. "Take Me There"
  19. "Bless the Broken Road"/"Open Arms" (Journey cover)
  20. "Banjo"
Encore
  1. "Here's to You"
  2. "Life is a Highway" (Tom Cochrane cover)

Tour dates
Date City Country Venue Opening acts Attendance Gross revenue
North America [4]
May 5, 2015 Cozumel

Cruise departs from Tampa

 Mexico Carnival Cruise Lines The Band Perry
Lauren Alaina		 N/A N/A
May 6, 2015 Cozumel

Cruise departs from Miami

May 7, 2015
May 17, 2015 [A] Atlanta United States KSU Sports and Entertainment Park N/A N/A
May 29, 2015 Maryland Heights Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre Scotty McCreery
Ashley Monroe		 14,228 / 19,000 $475,558
May 30, 2015 Noblesville Klipsch Music Center 15,139 / 21,000 $467,669
June 5, 2015 [B] Myrtle Beach Carolina Country Music Festival N/A N/A N/A
June 6, 2015 [C] Detroit West Riverfront Park Lauren Alaina N/A N/A
June 12, 2015 Virginia Beach Farm Bureau Live Scotty McCreery
RaeLynn		 13,497 / 19,000 $429,449
June 13, 2015 Bristow Jiffy Lube Live 14,937 / 19,000 $479,833
June 14, 2015 Hartford Xfinity Theatre 19,887 / 21,000 $549,863
June 20, 2015 [D] Columbus Ohio Stadium N/A N/A N/A
July 4, 2015 [G] Indianapolis Indianapolis Motor Speedway Lauren Alaina N/A N/A
July 11, 2015 West Palm Beach Coral Sky Amphitheater Scotty McCreery
RaeLynn		 15,756 / 19,000 $468,557
July 12, 2015 Tampa MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre 13,856 / 19,000 $435,449
July 24, 2015 Burgettstown First Niagara Pavilion 13,229 / 19,000 $428,499
July 25, 2015 Charlotte PNC Music Pavilion 15,835 / 19,000 $469,661
July 26, 2015 Raleigh Walnut Creek Amphitheatre 18,345 / 19,000 $579,446
July 31, 2015 Holmdel PNC Bank Arts Center 15,489 / 16,000 $597,449
August 1, 2015 Camden Susquehanna Bank Center 18,550 / 21,000 $514,880
August 2, 2015 Mansfield Xfinity Center 18,662 / 21,000 $540,105
August 8, 2015 Dallas Gexa Energy Pavilion Scotty McCreery
Seth Alley		 17,559 / 19,000 $548,339
August 18, 2015 [E] Springfield Illinois State Fair Scotty McCreery
RaeLynn		 — —
August 20, 2015 Atlantic City Atlantic City Beach Ashley Monroe
Lauren Alaina		 — —
August 21, 2015 Gilford Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion Scotty McCreery 5,558 / 7,825 $402,053
August 27, 2015 Toronto Canada Molson Amphitheatre Scotty McCreery
Ashley Monroe
RaeLynn		 13,675 / 16,000 $375,056
August 28, 2015 Cuyahoga Falls United States Blossom Music Center 20,978 / 20,978 $629,476
August 29, 2015 Darien Center Darien Lake PAC 14,969 / 19,000 $467,559
August 30, 2015 Bethel Bethel Woods Center for the Arts 12,449 / 19,000 $479,331
September 12, 2015 Farmingville Pennysaver Amphitheater Ashley Monroe N/A N/A
September 18, 2015 Tinley Park First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre Scotty McCreery
Ashley Monroe		 18,309 / 21, 000 $516,744
September 19, 2015 Cincinnati Riverbend Music Center Scotty McCreery
RaeLynn		 13,543 / 19,000 $437,398
September 24, 2015 Reno Reno Events Center N/A} N/A N/A
September 25, 2015 Pala Pala Casino Events Center
September 26, 2015 Laughlin Laughlin Event Center
October 1, 2015 Albuquerque Isleta Amphitheater Scotty McCreery
RaeLynn		 14,377 / 17,000 $438,115
October 2, 2015 Phoenix Ak-Chin Pavilion 14,499 / 19,000 $439,449
October 3, 2015 Irvine Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre 14,345 / 15,000 $528,559
October 4, 2015 Mountain View Shoreline Amphitheater 17,987 / 19,000 $575,477
October 10, 2015 Uncasville Mohegan Sun Arena Mo Pitney N/A N/A
October 17, 2015 Perry Georgia International Fairgrounds N/A
October 23, 2015 Kinder Coushatta Casino Events Center
November 7, 2015[H] Alpharetta Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre Chase Bryant
Chris Janson
Total 385,658 / 463,803 (83%) $12,273,974
List of festivals and fairs
A This concert is a part of the Shaky Boots Festival.
B This concert is a part of the Carolina Country Music Festival.
C This concert is a part of the 99.5 WYCD Downtown Hoedown.
D This concert is a part of the Buckeye Country Superfest.
E This concert is a part of the Illinois State Fair.
F This concert is a part of the Country Rock & Rewind Festival.
G This concert is a part of the Rolling Stones – Zip Code Tour.
H This Concert is a part of the KICKS 101.5 Country Fair & Tim McGraw's Shotgun Rider Tour

Cancelled Shows
Date City Venue Reason
August 22, 2015 Hershey Hersheypark Stadium Scheduling conflict

References
  1. "2015 Pollstar Year End Top 200 North American Tours" (PDF). Pollstarpro.com. POLLSTAR. Retrieved January 8, 2015.
  2. Leahey, Andrew. "Rascal Flatts Announce Riot Tour 2015 With Opener Scotty McCreery". Rolling Stone. Retrieved January 20, 2015.
  3. "Rascal Flatts Setlist at Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre, Maryland Heights, MO, USA". setlist.fm. Retrieved June 24, 2015.
  4. Whitakeer, Sterling (January 20, 2015). "Rascal Flatts Announce Cities for Riot Tour 2015". Taste of Country.com. Retrieved May 12, 2015.
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