The Jekyll and Hyde Tour (stylized as the Jekyll + Hyde Tour) was the fifth headlining concert tour by American

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group the

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, in support of their fourth studio album ''

Jekyll + Hyde ''Jekyll + Hyde'' is the fourth major-label studio album by the Zac Brown Band. It was released on April 28, 2015. The album's lead single, " Homegrown", was released on January 12, 2015. " Heavy Is the Head", featuring Chris Cornell, was release ...

'' (2015). The tour began on May 1, 2015 in

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and finished on December 11 that year in

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. This was the sixteenth ranked tour of 2015 and grossed $45.2 million in revenue.

Background

Zac Brown Band announced the tour in March 2015. Nine of the shows will take place at baseball parks including historic stadiums such as

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and

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. A London date was announced in May 2015. $1 from every ticket sold goes to Brown's "Camp Southern Ground", a camp that gives kids "including those with social and emotional problems, a chance to go away to camp."

Concert synopsis and production

The shows last for two and a half hours, and the stage is a three-story tier, and LED screens. The band played twenty-six numbers including most of the tracks off ''Jekyll + Hyde'', past favorites, and covers of "

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" by

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, " Let It Be" by

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" by

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" by the

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and "

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" by Metallica. Not only are there country music elements in the show but there is also

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and pop. At the end of "Dress Blues" the video screen shows a flag-folding ceremony for a veteran. Photos of "Camp Southern Ground" is displayed on the screens during "Remedy" During "Junkyard" a fifteen-foot dragon controlled by the leg work of the band, wound its way around the stage. The kickoff show in Nashville had guest appearances from, Jewel, Kid Rock,

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and Drake White.

Opening acts

Gregg Allman Gregory LeNoir Allman (December 8, 1947 – May 27, 2017) was an American musician, singer and songwriter. He was known for performing in the Allman Brothers Band. Allman grew up with an interest in rhythm and blues music, and the Allman Br ...

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* Big Head Todd & The Monsters *

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*Muddy Magnolias *Elliot Root * Marc Scibilia * Drake White

Setlist

#" Homegrown" #" Knee Deep" #"One Day" #"Remedy" #" As She's Walking Away" #"Dress Blues" #"Mango Tree" #"Young and Wild" #"Castaway" #" Sweet Annie" #"Love the One You're With" #" Let It Be" #"I'll Be Your Man (Song for a Daughter)" #" Colder Weather" #" Keep Me in Mind" #"Wildfire" #"Bittersweet" #"

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" #"Day for the Dead" #"

" #"Lovin' You Easy" #" Free"/"Into the Mystic" #" Beautiful Drug" #" Chicken Fried" ;Encore #

"Junkyard" #

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Tour dates

;List of festivals : This concert was a part of the

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: This concert was a part of

CMA Music Festival The CMA Music Festival is a four-day music festival centered on country music, hosted each June by the Country Music Association (CMA) in Nashville, Tennessee. Beginning in 1972 under the name Fan Fair, the event now draws over 400 artists and c ...

: This concert was a part of the Florida Country SuperFest : This concert was a part of

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Cancelled Shows

Band

*Zac Brown — Lead vocals, guitar *Jimmy De Martini — Backing vocals, fiddle *

John Driskell Hopkins John Driskell Hopkins (born May 3, 1971) is best known for his role as a founding member, vocalist, multi-instrumentalist, and songwriter for the Grammy Award winning group Zac Brown Band. Hopkins co-wrote, with Zac Brown, Wyatt Durette, and Shawn ...

— Backing vocals, guitar, baritone guitar, upright bass, banjo *Coy Bowles — Clavinet, guitar, Hammond organ, Wurlitzer electric piano * Chris Fryar — Drums, Percussion *

Clay Cook Douglas "Clay" Cook (born April 20, 1978) is an American songwriter, producer, and musician who is best known as a member of the Zac Brown Band. After dropping out of college, he and classmate John Mayer formed the band Lo-Fi Masters. Cook co-wro ...

— Backing vocals, clavinet, guitar, Hammond organ, pedal steel guitar *

Daniel De Los Reyes Daniel de los Reyes (born July 18, 1962) is an American percussionist who is a former member of Earth, Wind & Fire and Chicago. He is currently a member of the Zac Brown Band. Musical career De los Reyes was born in New York City and raised ...

— Percussion *Matt Mangano — Bass guitar

Critical reception

Adam Gold of

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wrote that "Brown and his band" "never shy away from taking risks and don't back down from broadening an already exceedingly eclectic sonic palette." With all the new tricks up Zac Brown Band's sleeve, Gold felt like Brown "wasn't fully convinced" that they "were working yet."

References

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