# Beat This Summer Tour

The Beat This Summer Tour was the eighth headlining tour from American Country music singer Brad Paisley. The tour was in support of his ninth studio album, Wheelhouse (2013) and was presented by Cracker Barrel. Paisley's tour began on May 9, 2013, in Maryland Heights, Missouri, and ended on March 16, 2014, in London, England.

## Background

The tour was first announced on February 27, 2013. Paisley teamed up with Live Beyond and one dollar from every ticket sale went to the nonprofit organization. In November 2013 additional U.S. dates were announced for early 2014. This leg of the tour is called the Beat This Winter Tour.

## Opening acts

* Chris Young
* Danielle Bradbery
* Lee Brice (First leg only. All shows except for West Palm Beach, Tampa, Atlanta, Mission, and Brownsville)
* The Henningsens (First leg only)

## Setlist

This setlist is a representation of the Raleigh, NC show on June 8, 2013.
* "Southern Comfort Zone"
* "Mud on the Tires"
* "The Mona Lisa"
* "American Saturday Night"
* "Outstanding in Our Field" (performed with Chris Young and Lee Brice)
* "This Is Country Music"
* "Celebrity"
* "Then"
* "She's Everything"
* "Time Warp"
* "Hot for Teacher" (Van Halen cover)
* "Old Alabama" (performed with virtual Alabama)
* "If You're Gonna Play in Texas (You Gotta Have a Fiddle in the Band)" (Alabama cover)
* "Waitin' on a Woman"
* "Online"
* "I'm Still a Guy"
* "Beat This Summer"
* "I'm Gonna Miss Her (The Fishin' Song)"
* "Karate" (performed with a virtual Charlie Daniels)
* "Remind Me" (performed with a virtual Carrie Underwood)
* "Welcome to the Future"
* "Water"

### Encore

* "Ticks"
* "Alcohol"

## Tour dates

| Date | City | Country | Venue |
| North America leg #1 ||||
| May 9, 2013 | Maryland Heights | United States | Verizon Wireless Amphitheater |
| May 10, 2013 | Noblesville | United States | Klipsch Music Center |
| May 11, 2013 | Tinley Park | United States | First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre |
| May 16, 2013 | Holmdel | United States | PNC Bank Arts Center |
| May 17, 2013 | Mansfield | United States | Comcast Center |
| May 18, 2013 | Hartford | United States | Comcast Theatre |
| May 31, 2013 | Toronto | Canada | Molson Canadian Amphitheatre |
| June 1, 2013 | Burgettstown | United States | First Niagara Pavilion |
| June 2, 2013 | Saratoga Springs | United States | Saratoga Performing Arts Center |
| June 6, 2013 | Cincinnati | United States | Riverbend Music Center |
| June 7, 2013 | Charlotte | United States | Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre |
| June 8, 2013 | Raleigh | United States | Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion |
| June 21, 2013 | West Palm Beach | United States | Cruzan Amphitheatre |
| June 22, 2013 | Tampa | United States | MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre |
| June 23, 2013 | Atlanta | United States | Aaron's Amphitheatre |
| June 28, 2013 | Virginia Beach | United States | Farm Bureau Live at Virginia Beach |
| June 29, 2013 | Bristow | United States | Jiffy Lube Live |
| June 30, 2013 | Camden | United States | Susquehanna Bank Center |
| July 12, 2013 | Darien | United States | Darien Lake PAC |
| July 13, 2013 | Fort Loramie | United States | Hickory Hills Lake |
| July 20, 2013 | Twin Lakes | United States | Country Thunder |
| July 27, 2013 | Dallas | United States | Gexa Energy Pavilion |
| July 28, 2013 | The Woodlands | United States | Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion |
| August 1, 2013 | Greenwood Village | United States | Fiddler's Green Amphitheatre |
| August 2, 2013 | West Valley City | United States | USANA Amphitheatre |
| August 4, 2013 | George | United States | The Gorge |
| August 15, 2013 | Penticton | Canada | South Okanagan Events Centre |
| August 16, 2013 | Mission | Canada | Mission Raceway Park |
| August 17, 2013 | Brownsville | United States | Willamette County Music Festival |
| August 22, 2013 | Mountain View | United States | Shoreline Amphitheatre |
| August 23, 2013 | Wheatland | United States | Sleep Train Amphitheatre |
| August 24, 2013 | San Bernardino | United States | San Manuel Amphitheater |
| August 30, 2013 | Stateline | United States | Harvey's Lake Tahoe Outdoor Arena |
| August 31, 2013 | Las Vegas | United States | Mandalay Bay Events Center |
| September 20, 2013 | St. John's | Canada | Mile One Centre |
| September 21, 2013 | St. John's | Canada | Mile One Centre |
| October 17, 2013 | Hamilton | Canada | Copps Coliseum |
| October 18, 2013 | Ottawa | Canada | Scotiabank Place |
| October 19, 2013 | London | Canada | Budweiser Gardens |
| October 23, 2013 | Winnipeg | Canada | MTS Centre |
| October 24, 2013 | Regina | Canada | Brandt Centre |
| October 25, 2013 | Calgary | Canada | Scotiabank Saddledome |
| October 26, 2013 | Edmonton | Canada | Rexall Place |
| November 14, 2013 | Omaha | United States | CenturyLink Center Omaha |
| November 15, 2013 | Rockford | United States | BMO Harris Bank Center |
| November 16, 2013 | St. Paul | United States | Xcel Energy Center |
| North America leg #2 – Beat This Winter Tour ||||
| January 9, 2014 | Greenville | United States | Bon Secours Wellness Arena |
| January 10, 2014 | Pikeville | United States | Eastern Kentucky Expo Center |
| January 11, 2014 | Louisville | United States | KFC Yum! Center |
| January 23, 2014 | Estero | United States | Germain Arena |
| January 24, 2014 | Tallahassee | United States | Donald L. Tucker Civic Center |
| January 25, 2014 | Orlando | United States | Amway Center |
| February 13, 2014 | Uniondale | United States | Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum |
| February 14, 2014 | Uncasville | United States | Mohegan Sun Arena |
| February 15, 2014 | Manchester | United States | Verizon Wireless Arena |
| February 22, 2014 | Nashville | United States | Bridgestone Arena |
| February 27, 2014 | Fort Wayne | United States | Allen County War Memorial Coliseum |
| February 28, 2014 | Dayton | United States | Nutter Center |
| March 1, 2014 | Charleston | United States | Charleston Civic Center |
| Europe ||||
| March 15, 2014 | Dublin | Ireland | The O$_2$ |
| March 16, 2014 | London | England | The O$_2$ |

### Festivals

    $^A$ This concert is a part of 92.5 WXTU FM's 29th Anniversary Show.
    $^B$ This concert is a part of Country Thunder.
    $^C$ This concert is a part of the Rockin' River Festival.
    $^D$ This concert is a part of the Willamette Country Music Festival.
    $^E$ This concert is a part of Country 2 Country.

## Box office score data

| Venue | City | Tickets sold / available | Gross revenue |
| Gexa Energy Pavilion | Dallas | 19,456 / 19,456 (100%) | $724,669 |
| Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion | The Woodlands | 13,688 / 14,000 (98%) | $469,880 |
| Fiddler's Green Amphitheatre | Greenwood Village | 16,303 / 16,303 (100%) | $563,448 |
| USANA Amphitheatre | West Valley City | 14,987 / 19,000 (79%) | $547,448 |
| Shoreline Amphitheatre | Mountain View | 16,345 / 19,000 (86%) | $595,338 |
| Sleep Train Amphitheatre | Wheatland | 15,558 / 18,000 (86%) | $539,448 |
| San Manuel Amphitheater | San Bernardino | 19,978 / 19,978 (100%) | $702,338 |
| Mohegan Sun Arena | Uncasville | 7,266 / 7,266 (100%) | $575,594 |
| Verizon Wireless Arena | Manchester | 8,110 / 8,100 (100%) | $539,269 |
| Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum | Uniondale | 10,133 / 10,133 (100%) | $585,433 |
| Bridgestone Arena | Nashville | 13,598 / 13,598 (100%) | $573,815 |
| TOTAL | TOTAL | 155,422 / 164,844 (94%) | $6,398,680 |

## Personnel

* Gary Hooker: Rhythm guitar
* Randle Currie: Steel guitar
* Kendall Marcy: Keyboards, banjo, and mandolin
* Justin Williamson: Fiddle & mandolin
* Kenny Lewis: Bass guitar
* Ben Sesar: Drums