Girl From the South Tour

Promotional poster for the tour

The **Girl From the South Tour** is the third headlining concert tour by American country singer Carrie Underwood. The tour would support Underwood's current album *Southern Charm* and run from November 26, 2021 until February 11, 2022, spanning 32 dates across the United States and Canada. Niall Horan would open for Underwood on all 32 dates of the show.

The Girl From the South Tour would eventually become a huge success, with over 1.5 million attendance and a tour gross of 174.5 million dollars. As of December 2021, the tour ranked in 7th place on the official list of Billboard Boxscores published by the Billboard Box Office.

## Background and development

Following the release of *Southern Charm*, Underwood made preparations for her next headlining tour to support the record. Initially, the Girl From the South Tour was planned for the Summer of 2021. This delay caused frustration and confusion to Underwood as the only pandemic she was aware of was that of Christina Aguilera's discography. The tour would eventually be rescheduled to Winter 2021-2022.

Due to time constraints, certain states were missed out while organising the arenas in which Underwood would play. Important states like Virginia, West Virginia, Indiana and New Mexico were therefore skipped over. Underwood also scheduled one Canadian date hoping that having a high-profile tour there would help them "become more of a first-world country... like America". Tickets would be available at a base price of $79 per person. Pop artist Niall Horan would open the show for Underwood.

> The opportunity was there, and I really thought my audience would relate to this guy with the guitar. It’s a shame he lives that lifestyle, you know, but he’s not all in your face with it like certain misogynists in the industry.
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> Carrie Underwood, 2021

## Concert synopsis

As a whole, the Girl From the South Tour combines songs from the new album *Southern Charm* along with the hits from Underwood's prior studio record *Spring Break* and classic covers from the *Classic Country* series of albums.

The setlist is split into four acts. The first act ‘My Hometown’ begins with Underwood struggling through her boring daily life and wondering what it’d be like if she ever tried something new. The second and third acts have Underwood explore life in a big city and the various wonders of the world she’d never see staying in that lonely ten-cent town. While these were life-changing experiences, it’s true when they say “there’s no place like home” as Underwood returns to her town, reaching the end of her journey in ‘Home Again’.

## Reception

### Commercial

Tickers for the Girl From the South Tour went on sale in November 2021 at a base price of $79. The sole leg of the tour brought in an attendance of over 1,500,000 across the 32 dates. Billboard would publish the official revenue numbers, with the tour grossing $174,500,000 - making it the seventh highest grossing of all time as of December 2021.

## Set list

Act I - My Hometown
1. "If I Ever Left This Town"
2. "Southern Doll"
3. "Dishwater Blonde"
4. "Queen of the King"
5. "He Thinks He'll Keep Her"

Act II - The Big City
2. "Turn On the Charm"
3. "Drunk in Heels"
4. "I'm On to You, Babe!"
5. "Does He Love You"
6. "Goodbye Earl"

Act III - Wonders of This World
2. "Desert Sunrise"
3. "Water Ride"
4. "Before It Ever Melts the Ice"
5. "Can't Live Up to a Rose"
6. "Quarter Moon"

Act IV - Home, Again
2. "Sorry to Bother You, Ma'am"
3. "Think Again"
4. "Ghost of a No-Good Man"
5. "Bible and a .44"
6. "That Old Oak Tree"

Encore
2. "I Told You So"
3. "If You Don't Like Me