# Sounds of Summer Tour 2015

The Sounds of Summer Tour was the tenth headlining concert tour by American country music artist Dierks Bentley, in support of his seventh studio album Riser (2014). It began on June 6, 2015, in Raleigh, North Carolina and ended in Bonner Springs, Kansas on September 12 of that year. The tour traveled across North America.

## Background

On January 12, 2015, the tour was first announced. Tickets first went on sale on January 26, 2015, and the tour is a part of Live Nation's Country Megaticket. Supporting Bentley out on tour are: Kip Moore, Maddie & Tae and Canaan Smith. Bentley said that these three acts "are three of the hottest rising artists out there right now" and he feels "fortunate to be spending the summer with them."

## Reception

Ed Masley of The Arizona Republic said of the Phoenix show, "It was an entertaining night that found the singer in excellent voice throughout while leading a stage full of top-notch musicians in a set that struck just the right balance between his upbeat party songs and heartfelt moments that at times recalled the feel of a Bruce Springsteen concert."

## Opening acts

* Kip Moore
* Maddie & Tae
* Canaan Smith

## Setlist

* "Sideways"
* "Am I the Only One"
* "5-1-5-0"
* "Tip It On Back"
* "Every Mile a Memory"
* "I Hold On"
* "Feel That Fire"
* "Sounds of Summer"
* "Riser"
* "Lot of Leavin' Left to Do"

### B Stage

* "Come a Little Closer"
* "Back Porch"
* "Home"

### Main Stage

* "Up on the Ridge"
* "Free and Easy (Down the Road I Go)" (with Maddie & Tae)
* "Say You Do"

### Encore

* "What Was I Thinkin'"
* "Drunk on a Plane"

## Tour dates

| Date | City | Country | Venue | Attendance | Gross revenue |
| North America ||||||
| June 5, 2015 | Raleigh | United States | Walnut Creek Amphitheatre | — | — |
| June 6, 2015 | Cuyahoga Falls | United States | Blossom Music Center | 19,992 / 19,992 | $638,826 |
| June 12, 2015 | Buffalo | United States | WYRK's 16th Anniversary | — | — |
| June 13, 2015 | Lansing | United States | Cooley Law School Stadium | — | — |
| June 18, 2015 | Maryland Heights | United States | Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre | — | — |
| June 19, 2015 | Chicago | United States | FirstMerit Bank Pavilion | — | — |
| June 20, 2015 | Burgettstown | United States | First Niagara Pavilion | — | — |
| June 26. 2015 | New York City | United States | Central Park, GMA's Summer Stage | | |
| June 26. 2015 | New York City | United States | Randall's Island Park | — | — |
| June 27, 2015 | Mansfield | United States | Xfinity Center | — | — |
| June 28, 2015 | Camden | United States | Susquehanna Bank Center | — | — |
| July 2, 2015 | Tampa | United States | MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre | — | — |
| July 3, 2015 | West Palm Beach | United States | Perfect Vodka Amphitheatre | — | — |
| July 9, 2015 | Virginia Beach | United States | Farm Bureau Live | — | — |
| July 16, 2015 | Morristown | United States | Jamboree in the Hills | — | — |
| July 17, 2015 | Charlotte | United States | PNC Music Pavilion | — | — |
| July 18, 2015 | Pelham | United States | Oak Mountain Amphitheatre | — | — |
| July 20, 2015 | Oshkosh | United States | Wittman Regional Airport | — | — |
| July 24, 2015 | Twin Lakes | United States | Country Thunder | — | — |
| July 31, 2015 | Sweet Home | United States | Oregon Jamboree | — | — |
| August 1, 2015 | Merritt | Canada | Rockin' River Country Music Festival | — | — |
| August 2, 2015 | George | United States | The Gorge Amphitheatre | — | — |
| August 7, 2015 | Detroit Lakes | United States | WE Fest | — | — |
| August 8, 2015 | Prairie du Chien | United States | Country on the River | — | — |
| August 9, 2015 | Norfolk | United States | Divots Events Center | — | — |
| August 13, 2015 | Englewood | United States | Fiddler's Green Amphitheatre | — | — |
| August 14, 2015 | Albuquerque | United States | Isleta Amphitheater | — | — |
| August 15, 2015 | Phoenix | United States | Ak-Chin Pavilion | — | — |
| August 16, 2015 | Chula Vista | United States | Sleep Train Amphitheatre | — | — |
| August 20, 2015 | Fresno | United States | Save Mart Center | 5,460 / 9,624 | $226,404 |
| August 21, 2015 | Mountain View | United States | Shoreline Amphitheatre | — | — |
| August 22, 2015 | Wheatland | United States | Toyota Amphitheatre | — | — |
| September 3, 2015 | Hopewell | United States | CMAC | — | — |
| September 4, 2015 | Cincinnati | United States | Riverbend Music Center | — | — |
| September 5, 2015 | Noblesville | United States | Klipsch Music Center | — | — |
| September 12, 2015 | Bonner Springs | United States | Cricket Wireless Amphitheater | — | — |

### List of festivals and miscellaneous performances.

    $^A$ This concert is a part of WYRK's 16th Anniversary Listener Appreciation Concert.
    $^B$ This concert is a part of WITL's Taste of Country Music Festival.
    $^C$ This concert is a part of the Windy City Lakeshake Festival.
    $^D$ This concert is a part of the Farmborough Festival.
    $^E$ This concert is a part of Jamboree in the Hills.
    $^F$ This concert is a part of the EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2015.
    $^G$ This concert is a part of Country Thunder.
    $^H$ This concert is a part of the Oregon Jamboree.
    $^I$ This concert is a part of the Rockin' River Music Fest.
    $^J$ This concert is a part of the Watershed Festival.
    $^K$ This concert is a part of the WE Fest.
    $^L$ This concert is a part of Country on the River.
    $^M$ This concert is a part of the Divots Concert Series.