An Evening with Dolly Parton

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An Evening with Dolly Parton

Dolly performing in London at Wembley Arena.
Tour by Dolly Parton
Start date November 16, 2006
End date May 20, 2007
Legs 2
Shows 7 in United States
6 in Canada
20 in Europe
33 in total
Dolly Parton tour chronology
The Vintage Tour
(2005)		 An Evening with Dolly Parton
(2006-07)		 Backwoods Barbie Tour (2008)

An Evening with Dolly Parton started in North America in 2006, and continued in Europe in 2007, and was finished in North America the same year.

Contents

History [edit]

After taking nearly all of 2006 off from touring to focus on other projects, Parton returned with a new stage show in November for a few select concerts as she prepared for a 2007 European tour. The 17 initial dates for the tour "across the pond" were announced to the public for the first time in October 2006. She performed four more shows on the West Coast in early 2007 to hone the show for its European premiere. After the European leg, Parton performed for three nights at a Niagara Falls Casino and at a benefit concert to raise money for a new hospital in her hometown.

Although Parton had said after returning from Europe that a three-month U.S. tour would be coming with the release of her next CD Backwoods Barbie, those plans were pushed back to 2008.

The show [edit]

The shows were similar in vein to Parton's previous tours, her 2004 Hello I'm Dolly Tour and 2005's The Vintage Tour. Sets were similar except for the fact that Parton entered via hydraulic lift.

When the show premiered in Europe, an intermission was added so that it became a two-act show, appropriately titled "An Evening With Dolly Parton."

Fans speculated that tracks from Parton's upcoming album Backwoods Barbie would be showcased but that was not the case. Instead "I Dreamed About Elvis," last used on the Hello I'm Dolly Tour was included and in Europe, tracks from her most recent studio album Those Were the Days were spotlighted.

Tour dates [edit]

North America 2006 [edit]

Date City Venue
November 16 Uncasville Mohegan Sun Arena
November 18 Verona Turning Stone Casino
November 20, 21 & 22 Toronto Casino Rama

North America 2007 [edit]

Date City, State Venue
February 14 Santa Rosa Grace Pavilion
February 15 Santa Ynez Chumash Casino Resort
February 16 Indio Fantasy Springs Resort Casino
February 17 Primm Star of the Desert Arena
May 10, 11 & 12 Niagara Niagara Fallsview Casino Resort
May 20 Kodak Smokies Stadium

Europe 2007 [edit]

Date City, Country Venue
March 6 & 7 Horsens, Denmark Forum
March 10 Bergen, Norway Vestlandshallen
March 11 Karlstad, Sweden Lofbergs Lila Arena
March 13 Göteborg, Sweden Scandinavium
March 15 Oslo, Norway The Spectrum
March 16 Stockholm, Sweden Stockholm Globe Arena
March 18 Zwolle, Netherlands IJsselhallen
March 19 & 25 London, England Wembley Arena
March 20 Manchester, England Manchester Evening News Arena
March 21 Newcastle, England Metro Radio Arena
March 23 Glasgow, Scotland Clyde Auditorium
March 24 Sheffield, England Hallam FM Arena
March 27 Cardiff, Wales The International Arena
March 28 Birmingham, England NEC
March 30 & April 2 Belfast, Northern Ireland Odyssey
March 31 County Cork, Ireland Green Glens Arena
April 1 Dublin, Ireland The Point

Set list [edit]

North America [edit]

  1. "Baby I'm Burning"
  2. "Two Doors Down"
  3. "Jolene"
  4. "Puppy Love"
  5. "The Grass Is Blue"
  6. "Shine"
  7. "Thank God I'm A Country Girl"
  8. "God's Coloring Book"
  9. "Little Sparrow"
  10. "My Tennessee Mountain Home'
  11. "Coat of Many Colors"
  12. "Love Is Strange"
  13. "Islands In The Stream"
  14. "Here You Come Again"
  15. "Me & Bobby McGee" (Roger Miller cover)
  16. "9 to 5"
  17. "I Dreamed About Elvis"
  18. "I Will Always Love You"
  19. "He's Alive"

Europe [edit]

Act one [edit]

  1. "Baby, I'm Burnin'"
  2. "Two Doors Down"
  3. "Jolene (song)|Jolene"
  4. "Puppy Love"1
  5. "The Grass Is Blue"
  6. "Shine"
  7. "Thank God I'm a Country Girl"
  8. "God's Coloring Book"
  9. "Little Sparrow"
  10. "My Tennessee Mountain Home"
  11. "These Old Bones"
  12. "Coat Of Many Colors"
  13. "Smoky Mountain Memories"
  14. "Train, Train"
  15. "Imagine"2

Act two [edit]

  1. "Travelin' Prayer"3
  2. "Marry Me" / "Applejack"4
  3. "God's Coloring Book"5
  4. "Me and Bobby McGee"
  5. "Crimson and Clover" (Tommy James and the Shondells cover)5
  6. "I Dreamed About Elvis "
  7. "Islands In the Stream"
  8. "Here You Come Again
  9. "9 to 5"
  10. "I Will Always Love You"2
  11. "He's Alive"
  • 1 Dropped after the Scandinavian leg of the tour.
  • 2 Swapped at the Karlstad show until Manchester. "Imagine" was dropped after the Sheffield show.
  • 3 Dropped after the Zwolle show.
  • 4 Moved to the first part at the first Wembley show and dropped after the Manchester show.
  • 5 Replaced with Those Were the Days and "Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There is a Season) after the Göteborg show. The latter was dropped after the Manchester show.
  • 6 "We Irish" was added to some of the shows held on the Irish leg of the tour.

Personnel [edit]

The Mighty Fine Band [edit]

  • Band Leader, Guitar: Kent Wells
  • Drums: Steve Turner
  • Piano: Paul Hollowell
  • Fiddle: Jay Weaver
  • Dobro, Guitar: Richie Owens
  • Banjo: Bruce Watkins
  • Keyboard: Michael Davis
  • Background Vocals: Jennifer O'Brien, Vicki Hampton & Richard Dennison

Other Staff [edit]

  • Dolly Parton's Personal Tour Manager: Don Warden
  • Tour Manager: Dave Fowler
  • Production Assistant: Maryjo Spillane
  • Director, Staging & Choreography: Steve Summers
  • Stage Manager & Security: Danny Nozzell
  • Merchandising: Ira Parker

References [edit]

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