The Platinum Tour presented by

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is the fifth headlining concert tour by American country music singer

Miranda Lambert Miranda Leigh Lambert (born November 10, 1983) is an American country music, country singer. 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 ...

. The tour was in support of her fifth studio album, ''

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'' (2014). The first leg of the tour began on July 10, 2014, in

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and ended on September 20, 2014, in

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with there being thirty dates for that leg. Lambert kicked off the second leg called, the "Certified Platinum Tour" on January 15, 2015, in

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. This leg will end on July 9, 2015, in

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. The third leg called the "Roadside Bars & Pink Guitars Tour" began on September 25, 2015, in

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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

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. 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

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. 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

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and on March, 7, in

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, Lambert surprised the audience by bringing her husband,

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up on stage to sing "

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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

Neal McCoy Hubert Neal McGaughey Jr. (born July 30, 1958), known professionally as Neal McCoy and previously as Neal McGoy, is an American country music singer. He has released 10 studio albums on various labels, and has released 34 singles to country radio ...

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 (U.S.), The Voice'' in The Voice (U.S. season 2), season two (2012). She was eliminated in the quarterf ...

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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 a ...

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 seven studio albums: his self titled debut in 2009, '' Outla ...

Thomas Rhett Thomas Rhett Akins Jr. (born March 30, 1990) is an American country music, country singer-songwriter. He is the oldest son of singer Rhett Akins. Rhett has released seven studio albums for Big Machine Records' Valory Music imprint: ''It Goes ...

Setlist

#" Fastest Girl in Town" #"

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" #"Hard Staying Sober" #" Over You" #" All Kinds of Kinds" #"Me and Charlie Talking" #"Babies Makin' Babies" #"

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Mama's Broken Heart "Mama's Broken Heart" is a song recorded by American country music artist Miranda Lambert. It was released on January 14, 2013 as the fourth single from Lambert's album, '' Four the Record'' (2011). "Mama's Broken Heart" was written by Brandy Cla ...

" #"Bring Me Down" #" Smokin' and Drinkin'" #"

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" #" Gunpowder and Lead" ;Encore #

"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

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. * 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 ''

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'' 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."

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's Denise Neil remarked how Lambert thrilled the crowd at Intrust Bank Arena in Wichita.

Notes

References

External links

Lambert's Official Website
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