Dolly Parton will be kicking off her 2011 Better Day World Tour this summer in support of her upcoming studio album, Better Day. This will be the first time in at least 26 years she’s performed a local show outside Sevier County.
The actress and country music icon promises fans a rocking show, with a healthy blend of new and old favorites. “I’m very excited, first of all, to be going back on tour at all,” she admits in a press release. With the new stage show I hope to have a lot of new things for the fans, especially all the new songs and some new and different segments in the show with a lot more fun things as well. Of course, we will always be doing the biggest and most popular songs.
She explains:
"I wanted to do an album that would be very uplifting and positive, as well as inspirational. Times are hard all over. I think people need to feel better and I thought BETTER DAY was a perfect title because it says 'hope.' I wrote all the songs for this one; plus, I think it may be a little more contemporary than what I usually do. I'm very excited, first of all, to be going back on tour at all. But I love the fans and I miss the live stage shows. With the new stage show I hope to have a lot of new things for the fans, especially all the new songs from the BETTER DAY CD and some new and different segments in the show with a lot more fun things as well. Of course, we will always be doing our biggest and most popular songs. We're looking for a good time for ourselves as well as for the fans."
This album will mark the fourth release on her own label, Dolly Records — and the Tennessee sweetheart believes ‘do it yourself’ is best. “It’s always best to be your own boss since you can do what you think is right. It’s also nice knowing what a nice person the boss really is and that you can pretty much get away with anything,” Parton says humorously. “Seriously, though, I’m proud Dolly Records has done so well.”
A full list of ‘Better Day’ cuts:
‘Better Day’ Track List:
‘In the Meantime’
‘Just Leaving’
‘Missing You’
‘Together You and I’
‘Country Is’
‘Holding Everything’
‘The Sacrifice’
‘I Just Might’
‘Better Day’
‘Shine Like The Sun’
‘Get Out’
‘Let Love Grow’
The 65-year-old queen of country music's career spans more than four decades. Dolly started her professional music career in Knoxville playing on local radio as a child. For most of her touring career, she has kept her shows in Sevier County, with many of those shows being set at Dollywood. Her 2011 tour supports her new CD “Better Day,” coming later this year.
Parton has written more than 4,000 songs, with 25 number-one singles and 41 top-10 country albums. including hits such as 9 To 5, Here You Come Again, Jolene and I Will Always Love You.Country music superstar Dolly Parton will return to Australia for the first time in nearly 30 years for a tour this November.
The 2011 Better Day World tour dates for North America, UK/Europe and Australia are listed below:
July 17th - Knoxville, TN - UT Thompson Boling Arena
July 19th - Dallas, TX - Verizon Theatre Grand Prairie
July 20th - Albuquerque, NM - Sandia Casino
July 22nd - Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood Bowl
July 23rd - Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood Bowl
July 24th - Concord, CA - Concord Pavilion
July 27th - Prior Lake, MN - Mystic Lake Casino
July 28th - Chicago, IL - Rosemont Theater
July 30th - Wallingford, CT - Toyota Oakdale Theatre
July 31st - Vienna, VA - Wolf Trap
Aug 2nd - Durham, NC - Durham Performing Arts Center
Aug 3th - Alpharetta, GA - Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
Aug 20th - Glasgow - SECC Arena
Aug 21st - Glasgow - SECC Arena
Aug 22nd - Nottingham - Nottingham Arena
Aug 25th - Copenhagen - Copenhagen Forum
Aug 27th - Stockholm - Globe Arena
Aug 28st - Gothenburg, Swed. - Scandinavium
Aug 31st - Liverpool - Echo Arena
Sept 2nd - Birmingham - LG Arena
Sept 3rd - Cardiff - CIA Arena
Sept 4th - Cardiff - CIA Arena
Sept 6th - Bournemouth - BIC
Sept 7th - London - O2 Arena
Sept 8th - London - O2 Arena
Sept 10th - Newcastle - Metro Radio Arena
Sept 11th - Manchester - Evening News Arena
Sept 12th - Sheffield - Motorpoint Arena
Sept 14th - Dublin, IRE - O2 Arena
Sept 15th - Belfast, IRE - Odyssey Arena
Nov 08th - Perth, WA, Australia - Burswood Dome
Nov 12th - Adelaide, SA, Australia - Entertainment Centre
Nov 15th - Sydney, NSW, Australia - Acer Arena
Nov 19th - Hunter Valley, NSW, Australia - Hope Estate
Nov 20th - Hunter Valley, NSW, Australia - Hope Estate
Nov 22nd - Melbourne, VIC, Australia, - Rod Laver Arena
Nov 23rd - Melbourne, VIC, Australia, - Rod Laver Arena
Nov 25th - Brisbane, QLD, Australia, - Entertainment Centre
Nov 26th - Brisbane, QLD, Australia, - Entertainment Centre
All the proceeds of her tour will go to Dolly Parton’s Dollywood Foundation and its Imagination Library, which delivers thousands of books to pre-schoolers around the world. Her Better Day tour will also hit Texas, Virginia and Los Angeles. Dolly’s Dollyites, her online fans, will have first dibs on the tickets.
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