The Blown Away Tour was the fourth headlining tour by American

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Carrie Underwood Carrie Marie Underwood (born March 10, 1983) is an American singer and songwriter. She rose to prominence after winning the fourth season of ''American Idol'' in 2005, returning as a judge beginning with the twenty-third season. Underwood's f ...

, in support of her fourth studio album '' Blown Away''. This was Underwood's first worldwide tour, with the singer performing in both Europe and Australia for the first time. Underwood announced that she would be donating $1 from each ticket sold on the tour's North American leg to support Red Cross disaster relief. The Blown Away Tour was the 47th best-selling tour in the world in 2012, having earned $29.2 million with sold 486,504 tickets. In 2013, it was the 31st best-selling tour, mid-year, with $23.6 million and 386,695 tickets sold. Overall, the tour grossed $52.8 million, one of Underwood's highest-grossing.

Background

On May 1, 2012, Underwood announced the Blown Away Tour. The tour included an international run of shows during the summer of 2012, including her first-ever United Kingdom concert, taking place at the prestigious Royal Albert Hall in London on June 21. Underwood announced four dates in Australia on May 6, 2012. Opening for Underwood was country singer

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, who was the opening act for the North American leg of the tour. On October 29, 2012, dates for the second North American leg of the tour were announced. On November 30, 2012, it was announced that Underwood would be taking the tour to Ireland and Northern Ireland in March 2013. They were Underwood's first-ever concerts in Ireland and Northern Ireland.

Opening acts

Damien Leith Damien Leo Leith (born 18 January 1976, in Dublin) is an Irish-Australian singer–songwriter. He was the winner of the Network Ten music contest ''Australian Idol'' in 2006. Since winning the title, Leith has released nine studio albums, four of ...

Kira Isabella Kira Isabella Wilkie (born September 18, 1993) is a Canadian country music artist. Isabella was signed to Sony Music in 2009. Her first single, "Love Me Like That", was released in 2011 and charted on the Canadian Hot 100. Isabella released her s ...

Set list

Europe and Oceania

# " Good Girl" # "Flat on the Floor" # " Wasted" # "

Two Black Cadillacs "Two Black Cadillacs" is a song by American recording artist Carrie Underwood, taken from her fourth studio album, ''Blown Away (album), Blown Away.'' The song served as the album's third single on November 18, 2012, through Arista Nashville. Writ ...

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So Small "So Small" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Carrie Underwood. It was released in August 2007 as the first single from her 2007 album ''Carnival Ride''. Underwood co-wrote this song with Hillary Lindsey and Luke L ...

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Temporary Home "Temporary Home" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Carrie Underwood. It was released in December 2009 as the second official single from her third studio album, '' Play On''. Before being released as a single, the s ...

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" # " Just a Dream" # " I Told You So" # "Leave Love Alone" # "

Cowboy Casanova "Cowboy Casanova" is a song by American singer Carrie Underwood. It was written by Underwood, Mike Elizondo, Brett James. It was released on September 14, 2009, by Arista Nashville as the lead single from her third studio album, '' Play On''. Th ...

" # "Nobody Ever Told You" # "Quitter" # "Do You Think About Me" # "One Way Ticket" # "

Undo It "Undo It" is a song written by Carrie Underwood, Kara DioGuardi, Marti Frederiksen, and Luke Laird. It was made available to digital retailers on October 27, 2009, and was released as an official single on May 24, 2010. The song is the third sing ...

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Fix You "Fix You" is a song by British rock band Coldplay. It was written by all four members of the band for their third studio album, '' X&Y'' (2005). It was released on 5 September 2005 as the second single from ''X&Y'' and reached number 4 on the ...

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Jesus, Take the Wheel "Jesus, Take the Wheel" is a song written by Brett James, Hillary Lindsey, and Gordie Sampson, and recorded by American country music artist Carrie Underwood. It was released on October 18, 2005, as the first single from Underwood's debut al ...

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How Great Thou Art "How Great Thou Art" is a Christian hymn based on an original Swedish hymn entitled "" written in 1885 by Carl Boberg (1859–1940). The English version of the hymn and its title are a loose translation by the English missionary Stuart K. Hine f ...

" # "Cupid's Got a Shotgun" # "

Before He Cheats "Before He Cheats" is a song by American singer Carrie Underwood from her debut studio album, '' Some Hearts'' (2005). Written by Chris Tompkins and Josh Kear, it was released as the fourth single from the album. The song tells the story of a wo ...

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"I Know You Won't" # " Blown Away"

North America

# "Good Girl" # "Undo It" # "Wasted" # "I Told You So" # "Two Black Cadillacs" # "Last Name" # " All-American Girl" # "Temporary Home" # "Jesus, Take the Wheel" # "Cowboy Casanova" # "Get Out of This Town" # "Nobody Ever Told You" # "Thank God For Hometowns" # "Crazy Dreams" # "Do You Think About Me" # "One Way Ticket" # "Leave Love Alone" # "

Sweet Emotion "Sweet Emotion" is a song by the American rock band Aerosmith, released in 1975 on their third studio album '' Toys in the Attic'' by Columbia Records. It was released as a single on May 19, 1975. The song began a string of pop hits and large ...

" # " Remind Me" # "Cupid's Got a Shotgun" # "Before He Cheats" ;Encore #

"I Know You Won't" # "Blown Away"

Tour dates

;List of festivals and rescheduled shows ;Rescheduled shows

Awards and nominations

Tour DVD

A concert DVD entitled '' The Blown Away Tour: Live'' was released on August 12, 2013, in the United Kingdom, August 13, 2013 in North America and on August 16, 2013, in Australia. The footage was captured during Underwood's concert in

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on March 3, 2013. The DVD includes more than twenty songs performed by Underwood on tour, as well as exclusive interviews with Underwood, tour director of ''The Blown Away Tour'', Raj Kapoor, and other behind-the-scenes footage about the tour.

Tour exhibition

From June 5, 2013, to November 10, 2013, the

Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum in Nashville, Tennessee, is one of the world's largest museums and research centers dedicated to the preservation and interpretation of American vernacular music. Chartered in 1964, the museum has amass ...

displayed ''The Blown Away Tour Exhibit'' for visitors in Nashville, Tennessee. The exhibit featured costumes, set pieces, microphones, and other novelties from the tour.

References

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