Timeless Tour

infobox concert tour
concert_tour_name = Timeless Tour
artist = Martina McBride


start_date = January 13, 2006
end_date = September 16, 2006
number_of_legs = 2
number_of_shows = 54
last_tour = Alan Jackson 2004 Tour
(2004)
this_tour = Timeless Tour
(2006)
next_tour = Waking Up Laughing Tour
(2007)

The Timeless Tour was the first headlining tour by country singer Martina McBride. The tour was in support of her album Timeless, an album of classic country standards.

Tour History

The Timeless Tour was officially announced on Billboard.com and McBride's official website on November 3, 2005. [http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/search/google/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1001433630] It was the firs time she would be touring in nearly a year. The tour was McBride's first headling tour and she usually played at theatres and small arenas to about crowds of anywhere between 4,000-10,000 people. The tour received excellent reviews and was considered a big success for Martina.

The Show

The show itself was broken up into two parts. The first part featured McBride singing selections from the Timeless album, wearing an elegant vintage-style gold cocktail dress. She sang tweleve songs from that album. For the last few songs of the first set, she wore a long black-sequined evening.

After a short intermission she returned wearing black pants embellished with rhinestones, a black velvet blazer and black stiletto boots. The second part of her set emphasized on some of her biggest hits including "This One's For The Girls", "Concrete Angel" and "Independence Day." Martina also did something unique that most entertainers wouldn't dare to do, she took requests from the audience and usually ended up taking 3 requests in total. Songs varied from night to night but some requested songs were "Cheap Whiskey," "I Love You" and "Blessed".

After "Independence Day", Martina returned with a one-song encore. The song was Over The Rainbow, which she sang a cappella until an acoustic guitar joined her halfway through the song.

In all, Martina sang 29 songs and played for nearly three hours.

Tour Schedule

#January 13, 2006 ~ Bryce Jordan Center ~ State College, Pennsylvania
#January 14, 2006 ~ Richmond Coliseum ~ Richmond, Virginia
#January 16, 2006 ~ GIANT Center ~ Hershey, Pennsylvania
#January 20, 2006 ~ Allen County War Memorial Coliseum ~ Fort Wayne, Indiana
#January 21, 2006 ~ The Mark of the Quad Cities ~ Moline, Illinois
#January 22, 2006 ~ Bradley Center ~ Milwaukee, Wisconsin
#January 28, 2006 ~ Kemper Arena ~ Kansas City, Missouri
#January 29, 2006 ~ Rosemont Theatre ~ Rosemont, Illinois
#February 3, 2006 ~ Wolstein Center ~ Cleveland, Ohio
#February 4, 2006 ~ Eastern Kentucky Expo Center ~ Pikeville, Kentucky
#February 10, 2006 ~ Augusta Civic Center ~ Augusta, Maine
#February 11, 2006 ~ Mass Mutual Center ~ Springfield, Massachusetts
#February 13, 2006 ~ Tsongas Arena ~ Lowell, Massachusetts
#February 14, 2006 ~ Constant Convocation Center ~ Norfolk, Virginia
#February 17, 2006 ~ Patriot Center ~ Fairfax, Virginia
#February 18, 2006 ~ Radio City Music Hall ~ New York, New York
#February 19, 2006 ~ Sovereign Bank Arena ~ Trenton, New Jersey
#February 24, 2006 ~ HSBC Arena ~ Buffalo, New York
#February 25, 2006 ~ Turning Stone Casino ~ Verona, New York
#February 26, 2006 ~ Peterson Events Center ~ Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
#March 3, 2006 ~ Horseshoe Casino ~ Tunica, Mississippi
#March 5, 2006 ~ River Center Arena ~ Baton Rouge, Louisiana
#March 11, 2006 ~ Cincinnati Gardens ~ Cincinnati, Ohio
#March 12, 2006 ~ Dow Event Center ~ Saginaw, Michigan
#March 31, 2006 ~ Salem Civic Center ~ Salem, Virginia
#April 1, 2006 ~ Bobcats Arena ~ Charlotte, North Carolina
#April 2, 2006 ~ RBC Center ~ Raleigh, North Carolina
#April 7, 2006 ~ Savvis Center ~ St. Louis, Missouri
#April 22, 2006 ~ Gwinnett Center ~ Duluth, Georgia
#April 23, 2006 ~ North Charleston Coliseum ~ North Charleston, South Carolina
#April 29, 2006 ~ 1st Mariner Arena ~ Baltimore, Maryland
#April 30, 2006 ~ Wachovia Arena ~ Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
#May 5, 2006 ~ LaCrosse Center ~ LaCrosse, Wisconsin
#May 6, 2006 ~ Resch Center ~ Green Bay, Wisconsin
#May 7, 2006 ~ Midwest Wireless Civic Center ~ Mankato, Minnesota
#May 12, 2006 ~ US Cellular Coliseum ~ Bloomington, Illinois
#May 13, 2006 ~ Iowa Events Center ~ Des Moines, Iowa
#May 14, 2006 ~ Mid-America Center ~ Council Bluffs, Iowa
#June 17, 2006 ~ Marina Park South ~ San Diego, California
#June 18, 2006 ~ Pala Casino ~ Pala, California
#June 20, 2006 ~ Oakland Arena ~ Oakland, California
#June 22, 2006 ~ Santa Barbara Bowl ~ Santa Barbara, California
#June 23, 2006 ~ Greek Theatre ~ Los Angeles, California
#June 24, 2006 ~ Mandalay Bay Events Center ~ Las Vegas, Nevada
#July 15, 2006 ~ Rose Garden ~ Portland, Oregon
#July 16, 2006 ~ Everett Events Center ~ Everett, Washington
#July 20, 2006 ~ MetraPark Arena ~ Billing, Montana
#July 21, 2006 ~ E Center ~ West Valley City, Utah
#July 26, 2006 ~ Casino Rama ~ Orillia, Ontario
#July 27, 2006 ~ Casino Rama ~ Orillia, Ontario
#July 29, 2006 ~ Medowbrook Musical Arts Center ~ Gilford, New Hampshire
#July 30, 2006 ~ Ritacco Center ~ Tom's River, New Jersey
#August 3, 2006 ~ We Fest Amphitheatre ~ Detroit Lakes, Minnesota
#September 16, 2006 ~ US Airways Center ~ Phoenix, Arizona

Set List

* Please note this set list is not in the correct order, if anyone knows the correct order, please change it.

# Thanks A Lot
# I Can't Stop Loving You
# You Ain't Woman Enough
# Pick Me Up On Your Way Down
# Heartaches By The Number
# Today I Started Loving You Again
# You Win Again
# Help Me Make It Through The Night
# Love's Gonna Live Here
# Rose Garden
# Make The World Go Away
# Stand By Your Man
# When God Fearin' Women Get The Blues
# Wild Angels
# My Baby Loves Me
# Concrete Angel
# Love's The Only House
# In My Daughter's Eyes
# There You Are
# Audience Request #1
# Audience Request #2
# Audience Request #3
# Valentine
# Where Would You Be
# Happy Girl
# This One's For The Girls
# A Broken Wing
# Independence Day
# Over The Rainbow

The following is the set list from the July 21, 2006 concert in Utah.

#Thanks A Lot
#I'll Be There
#I Can't Stop Loving You
#I Still Miss Someone
#Today I Started Loving You Again
#Heartaches By The Number
#Pick Me Up On Your Way Down
#Love's Gonna Live Here
#You Ain't Woman Enough
#Rose Garden
#Stand By Your Man
#When God Fearin' Women Get The Blues
#Wild Angels
#My Baby Loves Me
#Love's The Only House
#Concrete Angel
#In My Daughter's Eyes
#Happy Girl
#Valentine
#Hit Me With Your Best Shot
#This One's For The Girls
#Whatever You Say
#A Broken Wing
#Independence Day
#Over The Rainbow

Concert Reviews

* [http://www.cmt.com/artists/news/1522765/01302006/mcbride_martina.jhtml Chicago, Illinois; McBride Does the Classics Proud in Chicago]
* [http://content.hamptonroads.com/story.cfm?story=99629&ran=175392 Norfolk, Virginia; Martina McBride perfectly timeless]