Country superstar Carrie Underwood has officially announced new tour dates for her critically acclaimed Blown Away Tour that will extend the North American leg into 2013. Currently, the Oklahoma-born singer is out on the first round of concerts, 55 to be exact, that will wrap up just before Christmas. By adding 40 more cities, the tour will continue with Hunter Hayes as special guest and total over 100 shows.
Beginning on February 13 at the Colorado Springs World Arena in Colorado Springs, Colo., Underwood will travel the four corners of the country, chartering new stops in Texas, West Virginia and Pennsylvania, among many more. Tickets go on sale in select markets on Friday, November 2. A donation of $1 per ticket sold will remain an integral part of the 2013 tour to support Red Cross disaster relief.
Underwood’s “2008 “Carnival Ride Tour” and 2010 “Play On Tour” performed for a combined total of nearly 250 shows with 2.2 million fans in attendance, and she wrapped both years as the top-ranked female country touring artist,” according to a press release. This year, fan and critic reaction has been overwhelmingly positive, with many media outlets reporting “spectacular production” and “amazing vocals.”
CMT reviewed:
“Start to finish, it will be tough for any country artist to top what Underwood is delivering on this tour.”
Likewise, the LA Times expressed over-the-top praise for the singer:
“A spectacular production…full of dazzling costume changes, creative staging and megawatts of musical wattage.”
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Check out the full list of cities and dates:
2-13 Colorado Springs, CO — Colorado Springs World Arena
2-14 Broomfield, CO — 1STBANK Center
2-17 Boise, ID — Taco Bell Arena
2-19 Billings, MT — MetraPark
2-21 Spokane, WA — Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena
2-22 Yakima, WA — Yakima Sundome
2-25 Oakland, CA — Oracle Arena
2-26 Stockton, CA — Stockton Arena
3-2 Las Vegas, NV — Mandalay Bay Events Center
3-3 Ontario, CA — Citizens Business Bank Arena
3-5 Fresno, CA — Save Mart Center
3-8 Rio Rancho, NM — Santa Ana Star Center
3-21 Richmond, VA — Richmond Coliseum
3-23 Roanoke, VA — Roanoke Civic Center
3-25 Hershey, PA — Giant Center
3-26 Buffalo, NY — First Niagara Center
3-28 Hamilton, ON — Copps Coliseum
3-30 Kingston, ON — K-Rock Centre
4-2 St. John, NB — Harbour Station
4-9 Portland, ME — Cumberland County Civic Center
4-11 Youngstown, OH– Covelli Centre
4-13 Lansing, MI — Breslin Student Events Center
4-14 Ft. Wayne, IN — Allen County Memorial Coliseum
4-16 Greenville, SC — BiLo Center
4-17 Columbia, SC — Colonial Life Arena
4-19 Augusta, GA — James Brown Arena
4-20 Jacksonville, FL — Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena
4-23 Houston, TX — Toyota Center
4-25 San Antonio, TX — Freeman Coliseum
4-27 Cedar Park, TX — Cedar Park Center
4-29 Lafayette, LA — Cajundome
5-2 Bloomington, IL — U.S. Cellular Coliseum
5-3 Milwaukee, WI — BMO Harris Bradley Center
5-5 Toledo, OH — Huntington Center
5-8 Charleston, WV — Charleston Civic Center
5-10 Rockford, IL — BMO Harris Bank Center
5-12 Omaha, NE — CenturyLink Center
5-13 Sioux City, IA — Tyson Events Center
5-15 Winnipeg, MB — MTS Centre
5-18 Edmonton, AB — Rexall Place
Via Carrie Underwood
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Check out Underwood’s tour performance of “I Know You Won’t” and “Blown Away” in the video to the left.
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