Better with U Tour

The Better with U Tour^[1] was the second concert tour by American boy band Big Time Rush. Visiting the United States and Canada, the tour supported the band's second studio album, Elevate.

Better with U Tour

Tour by Big Time Rush
Promotional poster for the tour
Location	North America
Associated album	Elevate
Start date	February 17, 2012 (2012-02-17)
End date	March 10, 2012 (2012-03-10)
No. of shows	17
Big Time Rush concert chronology

Background

The band announced the tour November 2011, on On Air with Ryan Seacrest.^[2] The group stated the tour would be bigger, moving from the festival circuit, playing theaters and auditoriums. The tour also marks the band's first shows in Canada. The tour became a huge success, with shows selling out in seven major markets: Boston, Chicago, Washington, D.C., Detroit, New York City, Raleigh and Sacramento and the tour sold out in ten minutes.^[3][4] The band also played two festival shows, the Houston Rodeo and Mardi Gras at Universal Studios. Joining the band on tour was British-Irish boy band, One Direction, giving the band their first performances in the U.S.

Critical reception

The tour received positive reviews from music critics. Mark Lewis (American River Current) gave the show in Sacramento a rating of "love it" and said: "Put simply, BTR delivered on the hype that incited a crowd of young women to travel from as far as Fresno to catch a glimpse of their fresh-faced idols. Sacramento's Memorial Auditorium was filled to capacity over two hours before Kendall, James, Carlos and Logan took the stage".^[5] Carin Lane's (Times Union) eight-year-old son described the show in Albany as the "best night ever". She wrote: "These guys can sing and move, as the show was well-choreographed on a stage that included a massive, three-tiered scaffolding with ramps, a walkway, two towers and a trampoline".^[6]

Opening act

• Jackson Guthy (select dates)^[7]
• One Direction (select dates)^[8]
• JoJo (Las Vegas, Los Angeles, San Jose, Sacramento, Broomfield)
• McClain (Houston)^[9]

Shows

Date (2012)[10]	City	Country	Venue	Attendance	Revenue
February 17	Las Vegas	United States	PH Theatre for the Performing Arts	—
February 18	Los Angeles		Gibson Amphitheatre
February 19	San Jose		Event Center Arena	4,131 / 4,204 (98%)	$181,395[11]
February 20	Sacramento		Sacramento Memorial Auditorium	—
February 22	Broomfield		1stBank Center
February 24	Rosemont		Akoo Theatre
February 25	Detroit		Fox Theatre
February 26	Toronto	Canada	Air Canada Centre	6,193 / 6,193 (100%)	$269,848[12]
February 28	Albany	United States	Palace Theatre	—
March 1	Ledyard		MGM Grand Theater
March 2	Fairfax		Patriot Center	5,544 / 5,544 (100%)	$249,300[13]
March 3	Boston		Agganis Arena	—
March 4[a]	Houston		Reliant Stadium
March 6	Durham		Durham Performing Arts Center
March 7	Nashville		Bridgestone Arena	7,711 / 8,815 (87%)	$271,037[14]
March 9	New York City		Radio City Music Hall	5,922 / 5,922 (100%)	$254,602[15]
March 10[b]	Orlando		Universal Music Plaza Stage	—
Total				29,501 / 30,678 (96%)	$1,226,182

External links

• Big Time Rush website

Notes

1. This concert was a part of the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo.^[9]
2. This concert was a part of Universal Orlando Mardi Gras.^[16]