Big Time Rush in Concert

Big Time Rush in Concert

Tour by Big Time Rush
Promotional poster for tour
Associated album	BTR
Start date	April 19, 2011 (2011-04-19)
End date	December 13, 2011 (2011-12-13)
Legs	3
Number of shows	4 in Europe 47 in North America 51 Total
Website	bigtimetour.com
Big Time Rush concert chronology

Big Time Rush in Concert is the debut tour by American boy band, Big Time Rush. Predominately visiting North America, the tour supports the band's first studio album, BTR. The majority of the tour performed at several radio festivals, state fairs and amusement parks. The band also played shows in England and Germany. The trek began in April 2011, ending December 2011.

Opening acts

• Days Difference (North America, select dates)
• Hot Chelle Rae (North America, select dates)
• New Hollow (Eureka, Fairlea and New Albany)
• Greyson Chance (New Albany)

Setlist

1. "Untitled I" (contains elements of "We Will Rock You") (Instrumental Introduction)
2. "Famous"
3. "Big Time Rush"
4. "Til I Forget About You"
5. "Big Night"
6. "Stuck"
7. "I Want to Hold Your Hand" (The Beatles cover)
8. "Worldwide"
9. "Untitled II" (Video Interlude)
10. "Nothing Even Matters"
11. "If I Ruled the World"
12. "Any Kind of Guy"
13. "Boyfriend"
14. "City Is Ours"

Encore

15. "Halfway There"

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Tour dates

Date	City	Country	Venue
Europe
April 19, 2011	London	England	O2 Empire Shepherd's Bush
April 21, 2011	Munich	Germany	Hansa 39
North America
May 14, 2011	Orlando	United States	Universal Music Plaza Stage
May 21, 2011	Mansfield		Comcast Center
May 22, 2011	Agawam		Rivers Edge Picnic Grove
June 4, 2011	Saratoga Springs		Saratoga Performing Arts Center
June 5, 2011	Wappingers Falls		Dutchess Stadium
June 25, 2011	Tulsa		Big Splash
July 1, 2011	Del Mar		Heineken Grandstand Stage
Europe
July 7, 2011	Cologne	Germany	E-Werk
July 8, 2011	Manchester	England	Manchester Academy
North America
July 19, 2011	Central Point	United States	Lithia Motors Amphitheater
July 20, 2011	Turlock		Budweiser Variety Free Stage
July 22, 2011	Costa Mesa		Pacific Amphitheatre
July 23, 2011	Kansas City		Heart of America Theatre
July 24, 2011	Harrington		Wilmington Trust Grandstand
July 31, 2011	Denver		Elitch Arena
August 2, 2011	Eureka		Old Glory Amphitheatre
August 3, 2011	Columbus		Celeste Center
August 5, 2011	Clearfield		Clearfield Grandstand
August 6, 2011	West Allis		State Fair Main Stage
August 7, 2011	Midland		Dow Diamond
August 10, 2011	Hamburg		Buffalo.com Grandstand
August 11, 2011	Indianapolis		Hoosier Lottery Grandstand
August 12, 2011	Peru		Illinois Valley Regional Airport
August 14, 2011	Fairlea		State Fair of West Virginia Grandstand
August 20, 2011	Farmingville		Brookhaven Amphitheater
August 21, 2011	Lima		Infield Grandstand
August 27, 2011	Falcon Heights		Minnesota State Fair Grandstand
August 28, 2011	Essex		Champlain Valley Expo Grandstand
August 30, 2011	Boston		House of Blues
August 31, 2011	Hampton Beach		Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom
September 1, 2011	Geddes		Chevy Court
September 3, 2011	Jackson Township		Northern Star Arena
September 4, 2011	Allentown		Allentown Fairgrounds Grandstand
September 10, 2011	York		Toyota Grandstand
September 11, 2011	Allegan		Allegan County Fair Grandstand
September 17, 2011	Spencer		U.S. Cellular Grandstand
September 18, 2011	Hutchinson
September 25, 2011	New Albany		Wexner Estate
October 8, 2011	Fresno		Paul Paul Theatre
November 5, 2011	Phoenix		Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
November 30, 2011	Rochester		Blue Cross Arena
December 3, 2011	Los Angeles		Nokia Theatre L.A. Live
December 4, 2011	Minneapolis		Target Center
December 6, 2011	Buffalo		First Niagara Center
December 7, 2011	Philadelphia		Wells Fargo Center
December 9, 2011	New York City		Madison Square Garden
December 10, 2011	Scranton		SCC Grand Ballroom
December 11, 2011	Tampa		St. Pete Times Forum
December 12, 2011	Hershey		Giant Center
December 13, 2011	Duluth		Arena at Gwinnett Center

Festivals and other miscellaneous performances

^A This concert was a part of "Universal Orlando Summer Concert Series"

^B This concert was a part of the "Kiss Concert"

^C This concert was a part of the "Summer Kick Off Concert"

^D This concert was a part of "Summer Jam"

^E This concert was a part of "KFEST"

^F This concert was a part of the "San Diego County Fair"

^G This concert was a part of the "Jackson County Fair"

^H This concert was a part of the "Stanislaus County Fair"

^I This concert was a part of the "Orange County Fair"

^J This concert was a part of "Red, White & Boom!"

^K This concert was a part of the "Wilmington Trust Grandstand Concert Series"

^L This concert was a part of "Elitch Gardens Summer Concert Series"

^M These concerts were a part of the "Starburst Summer Concert Series"

^N This concert was a part of the "Ohio State Fair"

^O This concert was a part of the "Clearfield County Fair"

^P This concert was a part of the "Wisconsin State Fair"

^Q This concert was a part of the "Lizard Fair"

^R This concert was a part of the "Erie County Fair"

^S This concert was a part of the "Indiana State Fair"

^T This concert was a part of "Concert for a Cause"

^U This concert was a part of the "State Fair of West Virginia"

^V This concert was a part of "Beatstock"

^W This concert was a part of the "Allen County Fair"

^X This concert was a part of the "Minnesota State Fair"

^Y This concert was a part of the Champlain Valley Fair"

^Z This concert was a part of the Great New York State Fair"

^AA This concert was a part of the "Great Allentown Fair"

^AB This concert was a part of the "York Fair"

^AC This concert was a part of the "Allegan County Fair"

^AD This concert was a part of the "Clay County Fair"

^AE This concert was a part of the "Kansas State Fair"

^AF This concert was a part of the "New Albany Classic Invitational Grand Prix and Family Day"

^AG This concert was a part of the "Big Fresno Fair"

^AH This concert was a part of the "Arizona State Fair"

^AI These concerts were a part of "Jingle Ball"

^AJ This concert was a part of the "Kissmas Bash"

^AK This concert was a part of "Let It Show"

^AL This concert was a part "Jingle Jam"

Box office score data

Venue	City	Tickets sold / available	Gross revenue
Arena at Gwinnett Center	Duluth	5,283 / 6,181 (85%)	$230,236

Critical reception

The tour received positive praise from music critics. Many commented on their energetic performance and interaction with fans. At the Stanislaus County Fair, Deke Farrow (The Modesto Bee) writes it was the largest concert crowd at the fair. He goes on to say, "And outside the stage area, where there was no way they could see the band, little girls on their dads' shoulders looked just as thrilled as if they were in the front row. Experiencing a big-time rush indeed".

John J. Moser (The Morning Call) states the show at The Great Allentown Fair was filled with energy sensitivity, fantasy, connectivity, musicality and brevity. He continues, "It was refreshing that in an age where lip-synching is readily accepted, the members of Big Time Rush really sang, taking turns on lead vocals. They all were competent, and even pleasant, singers". At the Allegan County Fair, Kelle Barr (Kalamazoo Gazette) noted the shows was crowd pleasing for fans and their parents. She also says, "With sharp looks, smooth harmonies and melodies — let alone their electric, synchronized dancing — BTR may be the resurrection of the boy band. Just maybe".

Cathalena E. Burch (Arizona Daily Star) gave high praise of the show at the Arizona State Fair. During the show, she expressed how the concrete shook from the thousands of screaming girls. She further comments, "Their stage show is choreographed to the most minor details, from the infectious, cardio-pumping dance moves to inviting an audience member to join them in their acoustic set. Even the adults in the audience, the parents taking their young kids to their first-ever concert, were bopping and fist pumping, singing along without missing a word".

External links

• Big Time Rush Website