The Platinum Tour presented by
Crystal Light is the fifth headlining concert tour by American country music singer
Miranda Lambert
Miranda Leigh Lambert (born November 10, 1983) is an American country singer and guitarist. Born in Longview, Texas, she started out in early 2001 when she released her self-titled debut album independently. In 2003, she finished in third place o ...
. The tour was in support of her fifth studio album, ''
Platinum
Platinum is a chemical element with the symbol Pt and atomic number 78. It is a dense, malleable, ductile, highly unreactive, precious, silverish-white transition metal. Its name originates from Spanish , a diminutive of "silver".
Pla ...
'' (2014). The first leg of the tour began on July 10, 2014, in
Fort Loramie, Ohio
Fort Loramie is a village in Shelby County, Ohio, United States, along Loramie Creek, a tributary of the Great Miami River in southwestern Ohio. It is 42 mi. northnorthwest of Dayton and 20 mi. east of the Ohio/Indiana border. The po ...
and ended on September 20, 2014, in
Honolulu
Honolulu (; ) is the capital and largest city of the U.S. state of Hawaii, which is in the Pacific Ocean. It is an unincorporated county seat of the consolidated City and County of Honolulu, situated along the southeast coast of the island ...
with there being thirty dates for that leg. Lambert kicked off the second leg called, the "Certified Platinum Tour" on January 15, 2015, in
Evansville, Indiana
Evansville is a city in, and the county seat of, Vanderburgh County, Indiana, United States. The population was 118,414 at the 2020 census, making it the state's third-most populous city after Indianapolis and Fort Wayne, the largest city in ...
. This leg will end on July 9, 2015, in
Calgary,
Alberta
Alberta ( ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is part of Western Canada and is one of the three prairie provinces. Alberta is bordered by British Columbia to the west, Saskatchewan to the east, the Northwest Ter ...
. The third leg called the "Roadside Bars & Pink Guitars Tour" began on September 25, 2015, in
Billings, Montana
Billings is the largest city in the U.S. state of Montana, with a population of 117,116 as of the 2020 census. Located in the south-central portion of the state, it is the seat of Yellowstone County and the principal city of the Billings Met ...
and ended on October 19, 2015. The tour ended on March 13, 2016. The 2015 legs of tour grossed $20 million.
Background
The tour was first announced in May 2014, and began on July 10, with the first leg ending on September 20. Lambert says, "Platinum represents a lifestyle for me. It's the color of my hair, wedding ring, my airstream trailer, so it's just a natural fit for the name of my new album and its why we decided to name the tour Platinum too."
A second leg was later added beginning on January 2, 2015 and will end on March 26. The shows in March 2016 are a part of the
C2C: Country to Country festival and will be Lambert's first European shows.
Concert synopsis
At the beginning of the show, there is "a montage paying homage to female pioneers", such as
Sally Ride
Sally Kristen Ride (May 26, 1951 – July 23, 2012) was an American astronaut and physicist. Born in Los Angeles, she joined NASA in 1978, and in 1983 became the first American woman and the third woman to fly in space, after cosmonauts ...
. Then on a black screen "a slogan in white text" and in capital letters appears saying, "Well-behaved women rarely make history." Before the show began, "there was a screening of the music video for "Somethin' Bad", her hit song with
Carrie Underwood. Lambert starts the show with "Fastest Girl in Town" and closes with "Gunpowder & Lead".
During "Famous in a Small Town" the video screen shows "clips of Lambert as a child and as a young country star starting her career."
On March 6, 2015, in
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma City (), officially the City of Oklahoma City, and often shortened to OKC, is the capital and largest city of the U.S. state of Oklahoma. The county seat of Oklahoma County, it ranks 20th among United States cities in population, a ...
and on March, 7, in
Wichita, Kansas
Wichita ( ) is the largest city in the U.S. state of Kansas and the county seat of Sedgwick County. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 397,532. The Wichita metro area had a population of 647,610 in 2020. It is located in ...
, Lambert surprised the audience by bringing her husband,
Blake Shelton
Blake Tollison Shelton (born June 18, 1976) is an American country music singer and television personality. In 2001, he made his debut with the single "Austin". The lead-off single from his self-titled debut album, "Austin" spent five weeks at ...
up on stage to sing "
God Gave Me You
"God Gave Me You" is a song written and originally recorded by American contemporary Christian music singer Dave Barnes. It was released in January 2010 as the lead single from the album, '' What We Want, What We Get''.
History
Barnes wrote the ...
".
Fan interaction
Inspired by Lambert's song and video, "
All Kinds of Kinds", Lambert wants to know what "kinds of kinds" the fans are. Concert goers can uploaded photos of themselves online for a chance for their photo to be shown on the big screen during the show.
Opening acts
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Neal McCoy
Hubert Neal McGaughey Jr. (born July 30, 1958), known professionally as Neal McCoy, is an American country music singer. He has released 10 studio albums on various labels, and has released 34 singles to country radio. Although he first charted on ...
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RaeLynn
Racheal Lynn Woodward (born May 4, 1994), better known as RaeLynn, is an American singer and songwriter who was a contestant on '' The Voice'' in season two (2012). She was eliminated in the quarterfinals.
Early life
RaeLynn was born and rais ...
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Danielle Bradbery
Danielle Simone Bradbery (born July 23, 1996) is an American country pop singer. She won season 4 of NBC's ''The Voice'' in 2013, becoming the youngest artist to win the competition at age 16. Bradbery's record has since been eclipsed by Sawyer ...
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Florida Georgia Line
Florida Georgia Line is an American country music duo founded in 2010 by Tyler Hubbard of Georgia and Brian Kelley of Florida, both of whom are vocalists and songwriters. Their 2012 debut single "Cruise" broke two major sales records: it was d ...
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Tyler Farr
Tyler Lynn Farr (born February 5, 1984) is an American country music singer and songwriter. Originally signed to BNA Records Farr released two singles for the label before it closed. He transferred to Columbia Records Nashville, releasing two al ...
*
Justin Moore
Justin Cole Moore (born March 30, 1984) is an American country music singer and songwriter, signed to Big Machine Records imprint Valory Music Group. For that label, he has released six studio albums: his self titled debut in 2009, '' Outlaws ...
*
Thomas Rhett
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People
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* Thomas (name)
* Thomas (surname)
* Saint Thomas (disambiguation)
* Thomas Aquinas (1225–1274) Italian Dominican friar, philosopher, and Doctor of the Church
* Thomas the A ...
Setlist
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Fastest Girl in Town
"Fastest Girl in Town" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Miranda Lambert. It was released in June 2012 as the third single from Lambert's album ''Four the Record''. The song was written by Lambert and Angaleena Pr ...
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Kerosene
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#"Platinum"
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Little Red Wagon
''Little Red Wagon'' is a 2012 docudrama directed by David Anspaugh and written by Patrick Sheane Duncan. The film stars Anna Gunn, Daveigh Chase, Frances O'Connor, and Chandler Canterbury.
''Little Red Wagon'' covers Zach Bonner's philanthr ...
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Baggage Claim
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#"Hard Staying Sober"
#"Over You (Miranda Lambert song), Over You"
#"
All Kinds of Kinds"
#"Me and Charlie Talking"
#"Babies Makin' Babies"
#"Famous in a Small Town"
#"Mississippi Queen"
#"Mama's Broken Heart"
#"Bring Me Down"
#"Smokin' and Drinkin'"
#"The House That Built Me"
#"Automatic (Miranda Lambert song), Automatic"
#"New Strings"
#"White Liar"
#"Gunpowder and Lead"
;Encore
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"Gravity Is a Bitch"
#"Somethin' Bad"
Tour dates
;Fairs, festivals and other performances
* This concerts was a part of the Country Concert at Hickory Hills Lake.
* This concert was a part of the Great Jones County Fair.
* This concert was a part of the Faster Horses Fest.
* This concert was a part of the Oregon Jamboree.
* This concert was a part of Stagecoach Festival.
* This concert was a part of Big Barrel Country Music Festival.
* This concert was a part of Dauphin's Countyfest.
* This concert was a part of the North Dakota State Fair.
* This concert was a part of Cheyenne Frontier Days.
* This concert was a part of WE Fest.
* This concert was a part of the Pepsi Gulf Coast Jam.
* This concert was a part of Cause for the Paws.
* These concerts are a part of the C2C: Country to Country music festival.
Critical reception
Nate Chinen of the ''New York Times'' says, "She hit her marks, but seemed to be punching from a distance for the third of the show. It was as if she had grown weary of her own ironclad image, or the delivery system around it, or the many forms of upkeep required." "Whatever the case, as she labored, her band smoothly churned, with a balance of muscle and finesse."
Notes
References
External links
Lambert's Official Website
{{Miranda Lambert
2014 concert tours
2015 concert tours
2016 concert tours
Miranda Lambert concert tours