The Vintage Tour

The Vintage Tour was Dolly Parton's 2005 concert tour to promote the release of her covers album, Those Were the Days. The tour kicked off on August 16 in Atlantic City, New Jersey and ran until December 16 in North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.

The Vintage Tour

Tour by Dolly Parton
Promotional poster for tour
Associated album	Those Were the Days
Start date	August 16, 2005 (2005-08-16)
End date	December 16, 2005 (2005-12-16)
Legs	1
No. of shows	42 in North America
Dolly Parton concert chronology

History

It surprised many fans when, towards the end of 2005, Parton announced that she had put together a brand new stage show in support of her new album Those Were the Days, which would be released mid-tour. She had previously stated in late 2004 that she'd let her band go and instead of touring, she was focusing on writing the score to the 9 to 5 musical. But now she said:

"Well, I'm at it again. I'm very excited about the new Vintage Tour. I will be featuring vintage songs of my own (the songs I'm most known for) in addition to many of your old favorites from the past that I have recorded for a new album that is due out in the early fall. It's going to be lots of fun and bring back lots of memories, so come on out and be a part of it."

The October 2, 2005, Vintage show in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park was part of the free Hardly Strictly Bluegrass festival. The San Francisco Chronicle reported afterwards that an estimated 200,000 people had attended Dolly's performance.

Set list

The following set list is representative of the August 16, 2005 show in Atlantic City, New Jersey . It is not representative of all concerts for the duration of the tour.

1. "Those Were the Days"
2. "9 to 5"
3. "Jolene"
4. "Crimson and Clover"
5. "Me and Bobby McGee"
6. "My Tennessee Mountain Home"
7. "Coat of Many Colors"
8. "Smoky Mountain Memories"
9. "Marry Me" / "Applejack"
10. "Little Sparrow"
11. "Here You Come Again"
12. "Two Doors Down"
13. "PMS Blues"
14. "If I Were a Carpenter"
15. "Turn, Turn, Turn"
16. "Blowin' in the Wind"
17. "Imagine"
18. "I Will Always Love You"

Encore

19. "Hello God" / "He's Alive"

Notes:

• "Where Do the Children Play?", "Where Have All the Flowers Gone?", "These Old Bones", and "Hard Candy Christmas" were performed on select dates.

Tour dates

Date	City	Country	Venue
North America[1][2]
August 16, 2005	Atlantic City	United States	House of Blues
August 18, 2005	New York City		Radio City Music Hall
August 19, 2005	Uncasville		Mohegan Sun Arena
August 20, 2005	Philadelphia		Mann Center for the Performing Arts
August 23, 2005	Washington, D.C.		DAR Constitution Hall
August 25, 2005	Portland		Cumberland County Civic Center
August 27, 2005	Halifax	Canada	Halifax Metro Centre
August 28, 2005	Saint John		Harbour Station
August 31, 2005	Ottawa		Corel Centre
September 1, 2005	Toronto		Molson Amphitheatre
September 24, 2005[a]	Pigeon Forge	United States	Celebrity Theatre
September 25, 2005[a]
September 30, 2005	Los Angeles		Gibson Amphitheatre
October 1, 2005	Las Vegas		House of Blues
October 2, 2005[b]	San Francisco		Speedway Meadow
October 4, 2005	Santa Rosa		Wells Fargo Center for the Arts
October 6, 2005	Denver		The Lecture Hall
October 25, 2005[c]	Danville		Norton Center for the Arts
October 27, 2005	Detroit		Fox Theatre
October 28, 2005	Chicago		Chicago Theatre
October 29, 2005	Madison		Veterans Memorial Coliseum
October 30, 2005	Milwaukee		Milwaukee Theatre
November 1, 2005	Evansville		Roberts Municipal Stadium
November 2, 2005	Moline		MARK of the Quad Cities
November 4, 2005	Kansas City		Municipal Auditorium
November 5, 2005	Sioux City		Gateway Arena
November 6, 2005	Rochester		Taylor Arena
November 8, 2005	Oklahoma City		Ford Center
November 9, 2005	Tulsa		Mabee Center
November 25, 2005	Duluth		Arena at Gwinnett Center
November 26, 2005	Orlando		House of Blues
November 27, 2005	Boca Raton		Count de Hoernle Amphitheater
November 28, 2005	Clearwater		Ruth Eckerd Hall
December 1, 2005	Grand Prairie		Nokia Live at Grand Prairie
December 2, 2005[d]	Dallas		Adam's Mark Hotel Ballroom
December 3, 2005[e]	Birmingham		Magic City Theatre
December 6, 2005	North Little Rock		Alltel Arena
December 8, 2005	Tallahassee[f]		Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center
December 9, 2005	Charenton		Cypress Bayou Bocat's
December 10, 2005
December 15, 2005	Charlotte		Charlotte Bobcats Arena
December 16, 2005[g]	North Myrtle Beach		House of Blues

Cancelled shows

List of cancelled concerts, showing date, city, country, venue, and reason for cancellation

Date	City	Country	Venue	Reason
December 9, 2005	New Orleans	United States	Saenger Theatre	Unknown

Personnel

The Mighty Fine Band

• 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

• 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
• Production Design:Shelley and Bruce Rodgers Tribe inc

Notes

1. Part of a benefit concert for Dolly Parton's Imagination Library
2. Part of Hardly Strictly Bluegrass.^[3]
3. Originally scheduled for September 17.
4. Part of Curtain Call Gala
5. Originally scheduled for September 18.
6. Originally scheduled for September 16.
7. Originally scheduled for September 15.