# The Vintage Tour

The Vintage Tour was Dolly Parton's 2005 concert tour to promote the release of her covers album, Those Were the Days. The tour kicked off on August 16 in Atlantic City, New Jersey and ran until December 16 in North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.

## History

It surprised many fans when, towards the end of 2005, Parton announced that she had put together a brand new stage show in support of her new album Those Were the Days, which would be released mid-tour. She had previously stated in late 2004 that she'd let her band go and instead of touring, she was focusing on writing the score to the 9 to 5 musical. But now she said:
   "Well, I'm at it again. I'm very excited about the new Vintage Tour. I will be featuring vintage songs of my own (the songs I'm most known for) in addition to many of your old favorites from the past that I have recorded for a new album that is due out in the early fall. It's going to be lots of fun and bring back lots of memories, so come on out and be a part of it."
The October 2, 2005, Vintage show in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park was part of the free Hardly Strictly Bluegrass festival. The San Francisco Chronicle reported afterwards that an estimated 200,000 people had attended Dolly's performance.

## Set list

The following set list is representative of the August 16, 2005 show in Atlantic City, New Jersey . It is not representative of all concerts for the duration of the tour.
* "Those Were the Days"
* "9 to 5"
* "Jolene"
* "Crimson and Clover"
* "Me and Bobby McGee"
* "My Tennessee Mountain Home"
* "Coat of Many Colors"
* "Smoky Mountain Memories"
* "Marry Me" / "Applejack"
* "Little Sparrow"
* "Here You Come Again"
* "Two Doors Down"
* "PMS Blues"
* "If I Were a Carpenter"
* "Turn, Turn, Turn"
* "Blowin' in the Wind"
* "Imagine"
* "I Will Always Love You"

### Encore

* "Hello God" / "He's Alive"
Notes:
* "Where Do the Children Play?", "Where Have All the Flowers Gone?", "These Old Bones", and "Hard Candy Christmas" were performed on select dates.

## Tour dates

| Date | City | Country | Venue |
| North America ||||
| August 16, 2005 | Atlantic City | United States | House of Blues |
| August 18, 2005 | New York City | United States | Radio City Music Hall |
| August 19, 2005 | Uncasville | United States | Mohegan Sun Arena |
| August 20, 2005 | Philadelphia | United States | Mann Center for the Performing Arts |
| August 23, 2005 | Washington, D.C. | United States | DAR Constitution Hall |
| August 25, 2005 | Portland | United States | Cumberland County Civic Center |
| August 27, 2005 | Halifax | Canada | Halifax Metro Centre |
| August 28, 2005 | Saint John | Canada | Harbour Station |
| August 31, 2005 | Ottawa | Canada | Corel Centre |
| September 1, 2005 | Toronto | Canada | Molson Amphitheatre |
| September 24, 2005 | Pigeon Forge | United States | Celebrity Theatre |
| September 25, 2005 | Pigeon Forge | United States | Celebrity Theatre |
| September 30, 2005 | Los Angeles | United States | Gibson Amphitheatre |
| October 1, 2005 | Las Vegas | United States | House of Blues |
| October 2, 2005 | San Francisco | United States | Speedway Meadow |
| October 4, 2005 | Santa Rosa | United States | Wells Fargo Center for the Arts |
| October 6, 2005 | Denver | United States | The Lecture Hall |
| October 25, 2005 | Danville | United States | Norton Center for the Arts |
| October 27, 2005 | Detroit | United States | Fox Theatre |
| October 28, 2005 | Chicago | United States | Chicago Theatre |
| October 29, 2005 | Madison | United States | Veterans Memorial Coliseum |
| October 30, 2005 | Milwaukee | United States | Milwaukee Theatre |
| November 1, 2005 | Evansville | United States | Roberts Municipal Stadium |
| November 2, 2005 | Moline | United States | MARK of the Quad Cities |
| November 4, 2005 | Kansas City | United States | Municipal Auditorium |
| November 5, 2005 | Sioux City | United States | Gateway Arena |
| November 6, 2005 | Rochester | United States | Taylor Arena |
| November 8, 2005 | Oklahoma City | United States | Ford Center |
| November 9, 2005 | Tulsa | United States | Mabee Center |
| November 25, 2005 | Duluth | United States | Arena at Gwinnett Center |
| November 26, 2005 | Orlando | United States | House of Blues |
| November 27, 2005 | Boca Raton | United States | Count de Hoernle Amphitheater |
| November 28, 2005 | Clearwater | United States | Ruth Eckerd Hall |
| December 1, 2005 | Grand Prairie | United States | Nokia Live at Grand Prairie |
| December 2, 2005 | Dallas | United States | Adam's Mark Hotel Ballroom |
| December 3, 2005 | Birmingham | United States | Magic City Theatre |
| December 6, 2005 | North Little Rock | United States | Alltel Arena |
| December 8, 2005 | Tallahassee | United States | Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center |
| December 9, 2005 | Charenton | United States | Cypress Bayou Bocat's |
| December 10, 2005 | Charenton | United States | Cypress Bayou Bocat's |
| December 15, 2005 | Charlotte | United States | Charlotte Bobcats Arena |
| December 16, 2005 | North Myrtle Beach | United States | House of Blues |

## Cancelled shows

List of cancelled concerts, showing date, city, country, venue, and reason for cancellation :
| Date | City | Country | Venue | Reason |
| December 9, 2005 | New Orleans | United States | Saenger Theatre | Unknown |

## 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
* Production Design:Shelley and Bruce Rodgers Tribe inc