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.
| Tour by Dolly Parton | |
 Promotional poster for tour | |
| Associated album | Those Were the Days |
|---|---|
| Start date | August 16, 2005 |
| End date | December 16, 2005 |
| Legs | 1 |
| No. of shows | 42 in North America |
| Dolly Parton concert chronology | |
History
editIt 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
editThe 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.
- "Those Were the Days"
- "9 to 5"
- "Jolene"
- "Crimson and Clover"
- "Me and Bobby McGee"
- "My Tennessee Mountain Home"
- "Coat of Many Colors"
- "Smoky Mountain Memories"
- "Marry Me" / "Applejack"
- "Little Sparrow"
- "Here You Come Again"
- "Two Doors Down"
- "PMS Blues"
- "If I Were a Carpenter"
- "Turn, Turn, Turn"
- "Blowin' in the Wind"
- "Imagine"
- "I Will Always Love You"
- Encore
- "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
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Cancelled shows
edit| Date | City | Country | Venue | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 9, 2005 | New Orleans | United States | Saenger Theatre | Unknown |
Personnel
editThe 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
- Production Design:Shelley and Bruce Rodgers Tribe inc
Notes
edit- ^ a b Part of a benefit concert for Dolly Parton's Imagination Library
- ^ Part of Hardly Strictly Bluegrass.[3]
- ^ Originally scheduled for September 17.
- ^ Part of Curtain Call Gala
- ^ Originally scheduled for September 18.
- ^ Originally scheduled for September 16.
- ^ Originally scheduled for September 15.
References
edit- ^ Zahlaway, Jon (September 1, 2005). "Dolly Parton fills blanks in tour schedule". LiveDaily. Ticketmaster Entertainment, Inc. Archived from the original on November 19, 2005. Retrieved November 5, 2013.
- ^ Zahlaway, Jon (July 29, 2005). "Dolly Parton rolls out dates, readies new album". LiveDaily. Ticketmaster Entertainment, Inc. Archived from the original on October 21, 2006. Retrieved November 5, 2013.
- ^ Hedin, Mark (September 30, 2005). "Hardly Strictly Bluegrass acts took hardly strictly straight paths to stage (Page 2 of 2)". San Francisco Chronicle. Hearst Corporation. Retrieved November 5, 2013.