# 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.

## 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. Additional dates were announced on 22 August 2013. 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

* "Long Hot Summer"
* "Sweet Thing"
* "I Told You So"
* "Stupid Boy"
* "Even the Stars Fall For You"
* "You Gonna Fly"
* "Without You"
* "Kiss a Girl"
* "Won't Get Fooled Again" Intro (The Who cover)
* "Days Go By"
* "Rumour Has It" (Adele cover)
* "Making Memories of Us"
* "Better Life"
* "You'll Think of Me"
* "Who Wouldn't Wanna Be Me"
* "Locked Out of Heaven" (Bruno Mars cover/Snippet, sung by Brian Nutter))
* "Somebody Like You"

### Encore

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