Superstar Carrie Announces “The Cry Pretty Tour 360” For 2019
SUPERSTAR CARRIE UNDERWOOD ANNOUNCES
“THE CRY PRETTY TOUR 360” FOR 2019
New Show Will Be Performed In The Round
Featuring An All-Female
Nashville, TN – (August 8, 2018) – Seven-time Grammy winner and Pollstar’s three-time top female country touring artist, Carrie Underwood, will launch a new arena tour, The Cry Pretty Tour 360, in Spring 2019. Sponsored by CALIA, the new tour will kick off on May 1 in Greensboro, NC, and will play 55 arenas across the U.S. and Canada and be promoted by AEG Presents. She will be joined on tour by special guests Maddie & Tae and Runaway June. Underwood made the announcement this morning in a personal video to her fans:
https://twitter.com/carrieunderwood/status/1027164273288601602
Tickets for the concerts go on sale to the general public beginning Friday, August 17th at 10am local time but please check local listings. For more information including the Cry Pretty album/ticket bundle, go to http://www.carrieunderwoodofficial.com. Also beginning Monday, August 13th, a limited number of exclusive VIP Packages will be available which include an amazing selection of tickets, Meet & Greets, autographed memorabilia, custom merchandise and much more.
Citi® is the official presale credit card for Carrie Underwood’s “The Cry Pretty Tour 360” for 2019. As such, Citi® cardmembers will have access to purchase presale tickets beginning on Monday, August 13 at 12pm until Thursday, August 16 at 10pm through Citi’s Private Pass® program. For complete presale details, visit www.citiprivatepass.com.
Underwood will release her eagerly-anticipated new album, Cry Pretty, on September 14. Cry Pretty will be her first studio album on Capitol Records Nashville and marks the first time she has co-produced her own album. The lead single and title track, “Cry Pretty” debuted as the #1 song in the U.S. all-genres. The song also topped download charts in 38 countries around the world and amassed over 3.5 billion social impressions across 66 countries during its week of launch in April, which was culminated with a show-stopping performance on the “2018 ACM Awards” telecast. Carrie co-wrote the powerful single with Hillary Lindsey, Lori McKenna, and Liz Rose (aka The Love Junkies) and co-produced Cry Pretty with fellow writer/producer David Garcia.
Following her successful “The Storyteller Tour – Stories in the Round,” the new production will feature a brand-new stage in the middle of the arena floor, creating a unique 360-degree setting to allow fans on all sides of the arena an intimate view of the concert. Barry Lather (Rihanna, Mariah Carey, Michael Jackson) is the tour’s Creative Director, and Nick Whitehouse/Fireplay (Justin Timberlake, Beyonce) is Production Designer.
“I love performing in the round,” says Underwood. “It’s so much fun for me and the band to play in every direction and creates a much more intimate and immersive experience for the audience, even in a larger arena setting. It’s been exciting to introduce audiences to Cry Pretty and I can’t wait to bring the new album to life on this tour, along with all of the songs we love to play live. I’m thrilled to be going out with an amazing line-up – Maddie & Tae and Runaway June are incredible artists that are going to bring even more electricity to our shows.”
“Our customers love getting early access to the best in entertainment, so we are thrilled to be partnering with Carrie Underwood as the official presale credit card of her 2019 tour,” said Jennifer Breithaupt, Global Consumer Chief Marketing Officer, Citi.
Underwood has arranged for a donation of $1 from each ticket sold for The Cry Pretty Tour 360 to be contributed to Danita’s Children, which provides a safe haven for abandoned and vulnerable children in Haiti, while encouraging families to stay together through their education and malnutrition programs.
Prior to embarking on the tour next Spring, Underwood will appear at the upcoming iHeart Music Festival in Las Vegas, as well as such international festivals as The Long Road Festival and Radio 2 Live in Hyde Park in the UK, Tuckerville in The Netherlands, and Deni Ute Muster in Australia.
The Cry Pretty Tour 360 stage:
Press Photos for Media Use
Carrie Underwood: Download (photo credit: Randee St. Nicholas)
Maddie & Tae: Download (photo credit: Carlos Ruiz)
Runaway June: Download (photo credit: Kristin Barlowe)
The Cry Pretty Tour 360: Download
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THE CRY PRETTY TOUR 360:
| Date | City | Venue |
| May 1, 2019 | Greensboro, NC | Greensboro Coliseum |
| May 3, 2019 | Birmingham, AL | Legacy Arena at the BJCC |
| May 4, 2019 | N. Little Rock, AR | Verizon Arena |
| May 6, 2019 | San Antonio, TX | AT&T Center |
| May 9, 2019 | Phoenix, AZ | Talking Stick Resort Arena |
| May 11, 2019 | Las Vegas, NV | MGM Grand Garden Arena |
| May 12, 2019 | Fresno, CA | Save Mart Center |
| May 14, 2019 | Sacramento, CA | Golden1 Center |
| May 16, 2019 | Oakland, CA | Oracle Arena |
| May 18, 2019 | Bakersfield, CA | Rabobank Arena |
| May 21, 2019 | Portland, OR | MODA Center at Rose Garden |
| May 22, 2019 | Spokane, WA | Spokane Arena |
| May 24, 2019 | Tacoma, WA | Tacoma Dome |
| May 25, 2019 | Vancouver, BC | Rogers Arena |
| May 28, 2019 | Edmonton, AB | Rogers Place |
| May 31, 2019 | Saskatoon, SK | SaskTel Centre |
| June 2, 2019 | Winnipeg, MB | Bell MTS Place |
| June 9, 2019 | Toronto, ON | Scotiabank Arena |
| June 10, 2019 | Ottawa, ON | Canadian Tire Centre |
| June 13, 2019 | Hershey, PA | GIANT Center |
| June 15, 2019 | Cincinnati, OH | U.S. Bank Arena |
| June 16, 2019 | Indianapolis, IN | Bankers Life Fieldhouse |
| June 18, 2019 | St. Louis, MO | Enterprise Center |
| June 20, 2019 | Milwaukee, WI | Fiserv Forum |
| June 21, 2019 | Minneapolis, MN | Target Center |
| June 23, 2019 | Lincoln, NE | Pinnacle Bank Arena |
| Sept 10, 2019 | San Diego, CA | Valley View Casino Center |
| Sept 12, 2019 | Los Angeles, CA | STAPLES Center |
| Sept 14, 2019 | Salt Lake City, UT | Vivint Smart Home Arena |
| Sept 16, 2019 | Denver, CO | Pepsi Center |
| Sept 18, 2019 | Wichita, KS | INTRUST Bank Arena |
| Sept 19, 2019 | Kansas City, MO | Sprint Center |
| Sept 21, 2019 | Houston, TX | Toyota Center |
| Sept 22, 2019 | Lafayette, LA | Cajundome |
| Sept 24, 2019 | Dallas, TX | American Airlines Center |
| Sept 25, 2019 | Oklahoma City, OK | Chesapeake Energy Arena |
| Sept 27, 2019 | Nashville, TN | Bridgestone Arena |
| Sept 29, 2019 | Columbia, SC | Colonial Life Arena |
| Sept 30, 2019 | Raleigh, NC | PNC Arena |
| Oct 2, 2019 | New York City, NY | Madison Square Garden |
| Oct 4, 2019 | Washington, D.C. | Capital One Arena |
| Oct 5, 2019 | Philadelphia, PA | Wells Fargo Center |
| Oct 10, 2019 | Boston, MA | TD Garden |
| Oct 12, 2019 | Pittsburgh, PA | PPG Paints Arena |
| Oct 13, 2019 | Buffalo, NY | KeyBank Center |
| Oct 16, 2019 | Cleveland, OH | Quicken Loans Arena |
| Oct 17, 2019 | Louisville, KY | KFC Yum! Center |
| Oct 19, 2019 | Atlanta, GA | Philips Arena |
| Oct 20, 2019 | Jacksonville, FL | Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena |
| Oct 23, 2019 | Memphis, TN | FedExForum |
| Oct 24, 2019 | Tulsa, OK | BOK Center |
| Oct 26, 2019 | Des Moines, IA | Wells Fargo Arena |
| Oct 27, 2019 | Sioux Falls, SD | Denny Sanford PREMIER Center |
| Oct 29, 2019 | Chicago, IL | United Center |
| Oct 31, 2019 | Detroit, MI | Little Caesars Arena |
*Tickets on sale Friday, Aug 24th in Wichita, Kansas City and Sioux Falls
Carrie was recognized by Pollstar as the top female country touring artist for each of her headlining tours in 2008, 2010, 2012 and for 2016’s “The Storyteller Tour – Stories in the Round.” Her earlier “Blown Away Tour” played 112 shows in 110 cities across three continents and six countries, including sold-out shows at London’s prestigious Royal Albert Hall, and two nights at the Sydney Opera House in Sydney, Australia. She topped Billboard’s Top 25 Tours of 2016 as the leading female country artist and was the leading female artist on Country Aircheck’s top country radio performers list for her success in both 2015 and 2016. Her five studio albums, Some Hearts, Carnival Ride, Play On, Blown Away and Storyteller – are certified Platinum or multi-Platinum, each winning an American Music Award as Favorite Country Album and tallying an incredible 40 weeks at #1 on Billboard’s Top Country Albums chart. Carrie is the first female artist to be twice named the Academy of Country Music’s Entertainer of the Year. In addition to seven GRAMMY® awards, she has won six CMA Awards, 17 CMT Music Awards, 12 American Music Awards and numerous other awards and honors. She recently took home her 14th career ACM Award for Vocal Event of the Year for “The Fighter,” her collaboration with Keith Urban.