Down the Rabbit Hole Live was the fifth headlining concert tour by American country music group the Zac Brown Band, in support of their fifth studio album Welcome Home (2017). The tour began on June 8, 2018, in Lincoln, Nebraska and concluded on April 27, 2019, in Peoria, Illinois
Tour by Zac Brown Band | |
Associated album | Welcome Home |
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Start date | June 8, 2018 |
End date | April 27, 2019 |
Legs | 2 |
No. of shows | 41 |
Zac Brown Band concert chronology |
Background
editThe band announced the tour in January 2018. Fourteen of the shows took place at Major League Baseball stadiums. OneRepublic, Leon Bridges, Nahko and Medicine for the People, Mark O’Connor Band, Darrell Scott, and Caroline Jones supported the first leg of the tour.[1] The second leg was announced in November 2018.[2]
Commercial reception
editTheir first night at Fenway Park marked their eighth consecutive sold-out performance at the park which broke a venue record. They also hold a record at Fenway for the most tickets sold out of any act to perform there.[3]
Their show on June 23, 2018, at Lakeview Amphitheater in Syracuse, New York, has been reportedly sold out. This is the second year in a row they have sold out that venue.[4]
Critical reception
editKevin Coffey of the Omaha World-Herald who attended opening night in Lincoln, thought that the choice of covers were interesting. During their cover of Hozier's "Take Me to Church", he said that, "it didn't fit with the show and Brown's velvety voice also didn't fit the song." He also wasn't too fond of their cover of Billy Joel's "The Longest Time".[5]
Setlist
editThe following setlist comes from opening night in Lincoln, Nebraska on June 8, 2018.[6]
- "Day for the Dead"
- "Keep Me in Mind"
- "As She's Walking Away"
- "Whiskey's Gone"
- "Next to Me" (Imagine Dragons cover)
- "Day That I Die"
- "Sweet Annie"
- "Tomorrow Never Comes"
- "No Roots"
- "No Roots" (Alice Merton cover)
- "Free"/"Into the Mystic" (Van Morrison cover)
- "Take Me to Church" (Hozier cover)
- "Knee Deep"
- Intermission
- "The Longest Time"
- "Colder Weather"
- "Loving You Easy"
- "Goodbye in Her Eyes"
- "Beautiful Drug"
- "In My Blood" (Mark O'Connor cover)
- "Eleanor Rigby" (The Beatles cover)
- Medley: "Leader of the Band"/"My Old Man"/"The Living Years"
- "From Now On" (Hugh Jackman cover)
- "With a Little Help from My Friends" (The Beatles cover)
- "Chicken Fried"
- "Homegrown"
- Encore
- "Cult of Personality" (Living Colour cover)
- "Paint It Black" (The Rolling Stones cover)
- "Bennie and the Jets" (Elton John cover)
- "Long Train Runnin'" (The Doobie Brothers cover)
- "Tush" (ZZ Top cover)
- "Thank You (Led Zeppelin cover)
- "Despacito" (Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee cover)
- "Man in the Box" (Alice in Chains cover)
- "Thunderstruck" (AC/DC cover)
- "Sabotage" (Beastie Boys cover)
Tour dates
edit- Notes
- The Charlotte and Raleigh shows on September 13 and 14, 2018, were canceled due to Hurricane Florence. They were rescheduled for April 13 and 14, 2019.
Band
edit- Zac Brown – lead vocals, guitars, banjo, bass guitar
- Jimmy De Martini – harmony and backing vocals, fiddle, guitar, mandolin
- John Driskell Hopkins – harmony and backing vocals, guitar, banjo, baritone guitar, ukulele, double bass
- Coy Bowles – guitars, Hammond organ, piano, slide guitar
- Clay Cook – guitars, Hammond organ, piano, slide guitar
- Chris Fryer – drums, percussion
- Daniel De Los Reyes – percussion
- Matt Mangano – bass guitar
References
edit- ^ a b Parton, Chris (January 12, 2018). "Zac Brown Band Announce 2018 'Down the Rabbit Hole Live' Tour". Rolling Stone. Retrieved February 11, 2018.
- ^ a b Brooks, Dave (November 9, 2018). "Zac Brown Band Announces Tour Dates For 2019, Releases 'Someone I Used To Know". Billboard. Retrieved November 10, 2018.
- ^ Mims, Taylor (June 15, 2018). "Zac Brown Band's Sold-Out Fenway Park Show Breaks Another Stadium Record". Billboard. Retrieved June 19, 2018.
- ^ Herbert, Geoff (June 19, 2018). "Zac Brown Band sells out Lakeview Amphitheater concert for 2nd year in a row". Syracuse.com.
- ^ Coffey, Kevin (June 9, 2018). "Review: Zac Brown Band plays hits in Lincoln, but some covers don't work". Omaha World-Herald. Media Group, Inc. Retrieved June 10, 2018.
- ^ Grenfell, Bill. "Zac Brown Band :: 06.08.18 Pinnacle Bank Arena :: Lincoln, NE". JamBase. JamBase Inc. Retrieved June 10, 2018.