Light the Fuse Tour

The Light the Fuse Tour is the eighth headlining concert tour by New Zealand born-Australian country music singer Keith Urban, in support of his eighth studio album Fuse (2013). This is the first headlining amphitheater tour for Urban, playing in over seventy cities across the United States and Canada. The tour also traveled to Australia. It began on 18 July 2013 and finished on 29 June 2014.

Light the Fuse Tour

Tour by Keith Urban
Promotional poster for the tour.
Location	North America Australia
Associated album	Fuse
Start date	18 July 2013
End date	29 June 2014
Legs	4
No. of shows	70 in North America 9 in Australia 79 Total
Box office	$10,546,656
Keith Urban concert chronology
Get Closer World Tour (2011) Light the Fuse Tour (2013–14) Raise 'Em Up Tour (2014)

Background

The Light the Fuse Tour was first announced on 25 March 2013. Even though the new record will not be out before the tour begins Urban promises to play songs off it. The tour began on 18 July 2013, in Cincinnati, the second leg began on 18 October 2013, in Omaha.^[1] Additional dates were announced on 22 August 2013.^[2] The third North American leg began on 9 January 2014, and lasted until 1 February. Urban embarked on the Australian leg on 4 June, and the tour concluded on 29 June.

Opening acts

• Little Big Town (North America)
• Dustin Lynch (North America)
• Sheppard (Australia)

Setlist

^[3][4]

1. "Long Hot Summer"
2. "Sweet Thing"
3. "I Told You So"
4. "Stupid Boy"
5. "Even the Stars Fall For You"
6. "You Gonna Fly"
7. "Without You"
8. "Kiss a Girl"
9. "Won't Get Fooled Again" Intro (The Who cover)
10. "Days Go By"
11. "Rumour Has It" (Adele cover)
12. "Making Memories of Us"
13. "Better Life"
14. "You'll Think of Me"
15. "Who Wouldn't Wanna Be Me"
16. "Locked Out of Heaven" (Bruno Mars cover/Snippet, sung by Brian Nutter))
17. "Somebody Like You"

Encore

20. "Tonight I Wanna Cry"
21. "You Look Good in My Shirt"

Notes

• "Good Thing" in Louisville.

Tour dates

Date	City	Country	Venue
North America Leg 1
18 July 2013	Cincinnati	United States	Riverbend Music Center
19 July 2013 ^[A]	Twin Lakes		Country Thunder
20 July 2013 ^[B]	Monticello		Great Jones County Fair
25 July 2013	Charlotte		Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
26 July 2013	Raleigh		Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion
27 July 2013	Alpharetta		Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
4 August 2013	Clarkston		DTE Energy Music Theatre
8 August 2013	Columbia		Merriweather Post Pavilion
9 August 2013	Hopewell		CMAC
10 August 2013	Mansfield		Comcast Center
15 August 2013	Austin		Austin360 Amphitheater
16 August 2013	The Woodlands		Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
17 August 2013	Dallas		Gexa Energy Pavilion
22 August 2013	Pelham		Verizon Wireless Music Center
23 August 2013	Maryland Heights		Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
24 August 2013	Noblesville		Klipsch Music Center
28 August 2013	Albuquerque		Sandia Casino Amphitheater
30 August 2013 ^C	Morrison		Red Rocks Amphitheatre
5 September 2013	Baltimore		Maryland Science Center
12 September 2013	Cuyahoga Falls		Blossom Music Center
13 September 2013	Burgettstown		First Niagara Pavilion
14 September 2013	Camden		Susquehanna Bank Center
21 September 2013	Mountain View		Shoreline Amphitheatre
4 October 2013	Tampa		MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre
5 October 2013	West Palm Beach		Cruzan Amphitheatre
North America Leg 2
18 October 2013	Omaha	United States	CenturyLink Center Omaha
19 October 2013	Oklahoma City		Chesapeake Energy Arena
20 October 2013	Springfield		JQH Arena
25 October 2013	Tulsa		BOK Center
26 October 2013	Bossier City		CenturyLink Center
27 October 2013	Lafayette		Cajundome
8 November 2013	Kansas City		Sprint Center
9 November 2013	Des Moines		Wells Fargo Arena
10 November 2013	Peoria		Peoria Civic Center
14 November 2013	Manchester		Verizon Wireless Arena
15 November 2013	Uncasville		Mohegan Sun Arena
16 November 2013
22 November 2013	State College		Bryce Jordan Center
23 November 2013	Fairfax		Patriot Center
24 November 2013	Toledo		Huntington Center
6 December 2013	Greenville		Bon Secours Wellness Arena
7 December 2013	Charleston		Charleston Civic Center
8 December 2013	Louisville		KFC Yum! Center
North America Leg 3^[2]
9 January 2014	Grand Rapids	United States	Van Andel Arena
10 January 2014	Chicago		United Center
11 January 2014	Minneapolis		Target Center
15 January 2014	Vancouver	Canada	Rogers Arena
17 January 2014	Calgary		Scotiabank Saddledome
18 January 2014	Edmonton		Rexall Place
20 January 2014	Winnipeg		MTS Centre
23 January 2014	London		Budweiser Gardens
24 January 2014	Toronto		Air Canada Centre
29 January 2014	New York City	United States	Madison Square Garden
31 January 2014	Knoxville		Thompson–Boling Arena
1 February 2014	Nashville		Bridgestone Arena
Australia^[5]
4 June 2014	Townsville	Australia	1300 Smiles Stadium
17 June 2014	Brisbane		Brisbane Entertainment Centre
18 June 2014
21 June 2014	Sydney		Allphones Arena
22 June 2014
25 June 2014	Melbourne		Rod Laver Arena
26 June 2014
27 June 2014	Narrabri		Collins Park
29 June 2014	Perth		Perth Arena

Festivals and other miscellaneous performances

^A This concert is a part of the Country Thunder.

^B This concert is a part of the Great Jones County Fair.

^C This concert is Urban with Little Big Town only.

Box office score data

Venue	City	Tickets sold / available	Gross revenue
Thompson–Boling Arena	Knoxville	8,403 / 10,081	$469,136
Bridgestone Arena	Nashville	13,558 / 13, 557	$769,091
Rogers Arena	Vancouver	11,723 / 13,700	$863,287
Scotiabank Saddledome	Calgary	12,240 / 13,159	$906,480
Rexall Place	Edmonton	12,379 / 12,379	$932,832
MTS Centre	Winnipeg	9,201 / 11,868	$686,268
Air Canada Centre	Toronto	13,902 / 15,830	$993,049
1,300 Smiles Stadium	Townsville	11,600 / 14,678	$217,450
Brisbane Entertainment Centre	Brisbane	14,623 / 18,292	$1,651,720
Allphones Arena	Sydney	19,868 / 21,220	$2,245,750
Perth Arena	Perth	7,410 / 7,886	$819,653
TOTAL		134,907 / 152,651	$10,546,656

Critical reception

Chuck Dauphin of Billboard (magazine) says, Urban "proved why he is held in such high esteem by critics and fans alike. The singer delivered one of the strongest performances of any country artist this year—or the past few years for that matter."^[6]

References

1. Mansfield, Brian (25 March 2013). "Keith Urban promises new music on 'Light the Fuse' tour". USA Today. Retrieved 29 June 2013.
2. . Keith Urban. Archived from the original on 30 August 2013. Retrieved 30 August 2013.
3. "Keith Urban Setlist at Riverbend Music Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA". setlist.fm. Retrieved 19 July 2013.
4. "Keith Urban Setlist at Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA". setlist.fm. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
5. . www.keithurban.net. Archived from the original on 26 December 2013.
6. Dauphin, Chuck. "Keith Urban Lights Up 'Fuse' Tour: Keith Urban Lights Up 'Fuse' Tour: Live Review". Billboard. Retrieved 20 August 2013.

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