- An Evening with Dolly Parton
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An Evening with Dolly Parton
Dolly performing in London at Wembley Arena.Tour by Dolly Parton Start date November 16, 2006 End date May 20, 2007 Legs 2 Shows 7 in United States
6 in Canada
20 in Europe
33 in totalDolly Parton tour chronology The Vintage Tour
(2005)An Evening with Dolly Parton
(2006-07)Backwoods Barbie Tour (2008) An Evening with Dolly Parton started in North America in 2006, and continued in Europe in 2007, and was finished in North America the same year.
Contents
History
After taking nearly all of 2006 off from touring to focus on other projects, Parton returned with a new stage show in November for a few select concerts as she prepared for a 2007 European tour. The 17 initial dates for the tour "across the pond" were announced to the public for the first time in October 2006. She performed four more shows on the West Coast in early 2007 to hone the show for its European premiere. After the European leg, Parton performed for three nights at a Niagara Falls Casino and at a benefit concert to raise money for a new hospital in her hometown.
Although Parton had said after returning from Europe that a three-month U.S. tour would be coming with the release of her next CD Backwoods Barbie, those plans were pushed back to 2008.
The show
The shows were similar in vein to Parton's previous tours, her 2004 Hello I'm Dolly Tour and 2005's The Vintage Tour. Sets were similar except for the fact that Parton entered via hydrolic lift.
When the show premiered in Europe, an intermission was added so that it became a two act show, appropriately titled "An Evening With Dolly Parton."
Fans speculated that tracks from Parton's upcoming album Backwoods Barbie would be showcased but that was not the case. Instead "I Dreamed About Elvis," last used on the Hello I'm Dolly Tour was included and in Europe, tracks from her most recent studio album Those Were the Days were spotlighted.
Tour dates
North America 2006
Date City, State Venue November 16 Uncasville, Connecticut Mohegan Sun Arena November 18 Verona, New York Turning Stone Casino November 20, 21 & 22 Toronto, Ontario Casino Rama Centre North America 2007
Date City, State Venue February 14 Santa Rosa, California Grace Pavilion February 15 Santa Ynez, California Chumash Casino Resort February 16 Indio, California Fantasy Springs Resort Casino February 17 Primm Valley, Nevada Star of the Desert Arena May 10, 11 & 12 Niagara Falls, Ontario Fallsview Casino Resort May 20 Kodak, Tennessee Smokies Stadium Europe 2007
Date City, Country Venue March 6 & 7 Horsens, Denmark Forum March 10 Bergen, Norway Vestlandshallen March 11 Karlstad, Sweden Lofbergs Lila Arena March 13 Göteborg, Sweden Scandinavium March 15 Oslo, Norway The Spectrum March 16 Stockholm, Sweden Stockholm Globe Arena March 18 Zwolle, Netherlands IJsselhallen March 19 & 25 London, England Wembley Arena March 20 Manchester, England The Evening News Arena March 21 Newcastle, England Metro Radio Arena March 23 Glasgow, Scotland Clyde Auditorium March 24 Sheffield, England Hallam FM Arena March 27 Cardiff, Wales The International Arena March 28 Birmingham, England NEC March 30 & April 2 Belfast, Northern Ireland The Odyssey March 31 County Cork, Republic of Ireland Green Glens April 1 Dublin, Republic of Ireland The Point Set list
North America
- Baby, I'm Burning
- Two Doors Down
- Jolene
- Puppy Love
- The Grass Is Blue
- Shine
- Thank God I'm A Country Girl
- God's Coloring Book
- Little Sparrow
- My Tennessee Mountain Home
- Coat Of Many Colors
- Love Is Strange
- Islands In The Stream
- Here You Come Again
- Me & Bobby McGee
- 9 to 5
- I Dreamed About Elvis
- I Will Always Love You
- He's Alive
Europe
Act one
- Baby, I'm Burnin'
- Two Doors Down
- Jolene
- Puppy Love1
- The Grass Is Blue
- Shine
- Thank God I'm a Country Girl
- God's Coloring Book
- Little Sparrow
- My Tennessee Mountain Home
- These Old Bones
- Coat Of Many Colors
- Smoky Mountain Memories
- Train, Train
- Imagine2
Act two
- Travelin' Prayer3
- Marry Me / Applejack4
- God's Coloring Book5
- Me and Bobby McGee
- Crimson and Clover5
- I Dreamed About Elvis
- Islands In the Stream
- Here You Come Again
- 9 to 5
- I Will Always Love You2
- He's Alive
- 1 Dropped after the Scandinavium leg of the tour.
- 2 Swapped at the Karlstad show until Manchester. "Imagine" was dropped after the Sheffield show.
- 3 Dropped after the Zwolle show.
- 4 Moved to the first part at the first Wembley show and dropped after the Manchester show.
- 5 Replaced with Those Were the Days and "Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There is a Season) after the Göteborg show. The latter was dropped after the Manchester show.
- 6 "We Irish" was added to some of the shows held on the Irish leg of the tour.
Personnel
The Mighty Fine Band
- Band Leader, Guitar: Kent Wells
- Drums: Steve Turner
- Piano: Paul Hollowell
- Fiddle: Jay Weaver
- Dobro, Guitar: Richie Owens
- Banjo: Bruce Watkins
- Keyboard: Michael Davis
- Background Vocals: Jennifer O'Brien, Vicki Hampton & Richard Dennison
Other Staff
- Dolly Parton's Personal Tour Manager: Don Warden
- Tour Manager: Dave Fowler
- Production Assistant: Maryjo Spillane
- Director, Staging & Choreography: Steve Summers
- Stage Manager & Security: Danny Nozzell
- Merchandising: Ira Parker
References
Categories:- 2007 concert tours
- Dolly Parton concert tours
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