Sounds of Summer Tour 2015

The Sounds of Summer Tour was the tenth headlining concert tour by American country music artist Dierks Bentley, in support of his seventh studio album Riser (2014). It began on June 6, 2015, in Raleigh, North Carolina and ended in Bonner Springs, Kansas on September 12 of that year. The tour traveled across North America.^[1]

Sounds of Summer Tour

Tour by Dierks Bentley
Promotional poster for the tour
Associated album	Riser
Start date	June 5, 2015
End date	September 12, 2015
No. of shows	34
Dierks Bentley concert chronology

Background

On January 12, 2015, the tour was first announced. Tickets first went on sale on January 26, 2015, and the tour is a part of Live Nation's Country Megaticket. Supporting Bentley out on tour are: Kip Moore, Maddie & Tae and Canaan Smith.^[2] Bentley said that these three acts "are three of the hottest rising artists out there right now" and he feels "fortunate to be spending the summer with them."^[1]

Reception

Ed Masley of The Arizona Republic said of the Phoenix show, "It was an entertaining night that found the singer in excellent voice throughout while leading a stage full of top-notch musicians in a set that struck just the right balance between his upbeat party songs and heartfelt moments that at times recalled the feel of a Bruce Springsteen concert."^[3]

Opening acts

• Kip Moore
• Maddie & Tae
• Canaan Smith

Setlist

1. "Sideways"
2. "Am I the Only One"
3. "5-1-5-0"
4. "Tip It On Back"
5. "Every Mile a Memory"
6. "I Hold On"
7. "Feel That Fire"
8. "Sounds of Summer"
9. "Riser"
10. "Lot of Leavin' Left to Do"

B Stage

11. "Come a Little Closer"
12. "Back Porch"
13. "Home"

Main Stage

14. "Up on the Ridge"
15. "Free and Easy (Down the Road I Go)" (with Maddie & Tae)
16. "Say You Do"

Encore

17. "What Was I Thinkin'"
18. "Drunk on a Plane"

Tour dates

Date	City	Country	Venue	Attendance	Gross revenue
North America[4][5][6]
June 5, 2015	Raleigh	United States	Walnut Creek Amphitheatre	—	—
June 6, 2015	Cuyahoga Falls		Blossom Music Center	19,992 / 19,992	$638,826
June 12, 2015[A]	Buffalo		WYRK's 16th Anniversary	—	—
June 13, 2015[B]	Lansing		Cooley Law School Stadium	—	—
June 18, 2015	Maryland Heights		Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre	—	—
June 19, 2015 [C]	Chicago		FirstMerit Bank Pavilion	—	—
June 20, 2015	Burgettstown		First Niagara Pavilion	—	—
June 26. 2015	New York City		Central Park, GMA's Summer Stage
			Randall's Island Park	—	—
June 27, 2015	Mansfield		Xfinity Center	—	—
June 28, 2015	Camden		Susquehanna Bank Center	—	—
July 2, 2015	Tampa		MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre	—	—
July 3, 2015	West Palm Beach		Perfect Vodka Amphitheatre	—	—
July 9, 2015	Virginia Beach		Farm Bureau Live	—	—
July 16, 2015[E]	Morristown		Jamboree in the Hills	—	—
July 17, 2015	Charlotte		PNC Music Pavilion	—	—
July 18, 2015	Pelham		Oak Mountain Amphitheatre	—	—
July 20, 2015[F]	Oshkosh		Wittman Regional Airport	—	—
July 24, 2015[G]	Twin Lakes		Country Thunder	—	—
July 31, 2015[H]	Sweet Home		Oregon Jamboree	—	—
August 1, 2015[I]	Merritt	Canada	Rockin' River Country Music Festival	—	—
August 2, 2015[J]	George	United States	The Gorge Amphitheatre	—	—
August 7, 2015[K]	Detroit Lakes		WE Fest	—	—
August 8, 2015[L]	Prairie du Chien		Country on the River	—	—
August 9, 2015[M]	Norfolk		Divots Events Center	—	—
August 13, 2015	Englewood		Fiddler's Green Amphitheatre	—	—
August 14, 2015	Albuquerque		Isleta Amphitheater	—	—
August 15, 2015	Phoenix		Ak-Chin Pavilion	—	—
August 16, 2015	Chula Vista		Sleep Train Amphitheatre	—	—
August 20, 2015	Fresno		Save Mart Center	5,460 / 9,624	$226,404
August 21, 2015	Mountain View		Shoreline Amphitheatre	—	—
August 22, 2015	Wheatland		Toyota Amphitheatre	—	—
September 3, 2015	Hopewell		CMAC	—	—
September 4, 2015	Cincinnati		Riverbend Music Center	—	—
September 5, 2015	Noblesville		Klipsch Music Center	—	—
September 12, 2015	Bonner Springs		Cricket Wireless Amphitheater	—	—

List of festivals and miscellaneous performances.

^A This concert is a part of WYRK's 16th Anniversary Listener Appreciation Concert.

^B This concert is a part of WITL's Taste of Country Music Festival.

^C This concert is a part of the Windy City Lakeshake Festival.

^D This concert is a part of the Farmborough Festival.

^E This concert is a part of Jamboree in the Hills.

^F This concert is a part of the EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2015.

^G This concert is a part of Country Thunder.

^H This concert is a part of the Oregon Jamboree.

^I This concert is a part of the Rockin' River Music Fest.

^J This concert is a part of the Watershed Festival.

^K This concert is a part of the WE Fest.

^L This concert is a part of Country on the River.

^M This concert is a part of the Divots Concert Series.