The Ten Times Crazier Tour was the fifth headlining concert tour by American

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singer

Blake Shelton Blake Tollison Shelton (born June 18, 1976) is an American country music, country singer, songwriter and television personality. In 2001, he made his debut with the single "Austin (Blake Shelton song), Austin" from his Blake Shelton (album), self ...

. The tour was in support of his eighth studio album, ''

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'' (2013). The tour began on July 19, 2013, in

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and ended on June 26, 2015, in

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Background

The tour was first announced on January 17, 2013. Shelton response for the tour, "My fans, country radio, friends, family, you name it -- they know I love to perform, "With 'The Voice' schedule, I was not able to go out and perform as much as I wanted last year but I plan to make up for it this year. This summer is going to be a blast." Opening acts for the 2013 leg were

Easton Corbin Dan Easton Corbin (born April 12, 1982) is an American country music singer. He signed to Universal Music Group Nashville, Mercury Records Nashville in 2009 and released his Easton Corbin (album), self-titled debut album in March 2010, featuring ...

and

Jana Kramer Jana Rae Kramer (born December 2, 1983) Gives birthplace as Detroit, Michigan, of which Rochester Hills is a suburb. is an American actress and country music, country singer. She is known for her role as Alex Dupre on the television series ''One ...

. The 2014 leg of the tour was first announced in January 2014 and will be sponsored by

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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 ...

, and

Dan + Shay Dan + Shay is an American country pop duo composed of vocalists and songwriters Dan Smyers and Shay Mooney. They are signed to Warner Records Nashville and have released six albums, '' Where It All Began'', '' Obsessed'', '' Dan + Shay'', '' ...

will serve as opening acts for the second leg. It was announced on April 10, 2014 that Shelton would perform a free show on the beach in

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on July 31, 2014

Opening acts

;2013 *

;2014 *

* MacKenzie Porter (select dates)

Setlist

Notes *On July 27, 2013,

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surprised the crowd and performed her song, " Wasting All These Tears". *On July 31, 2014, Danielle Bradbery surprised the crowd and performed her song, " The Heart of Dixie".

Tour dates

Box office score data

Critical reception

''St. Louis Today''s Amanda St. Amand says that, "He put that charisma on display before a rollicking and sold-out horde on Friday night at Verizon Wireless Amphitheater with a "Ten Times Crazier" tour that proved he's a headliner well-worth his top billing... (There's a reason he's country music's reigning male vocalist and entertainer of the year.)" "Blake has such a stage presence and entertains and interacts with the crowd so well... He could follow behind the greats like George Strait, Johnny Cash, & Merle Haggard", says Melissa Gibson of ''All Access Magazine''. Melissa Ruggieri of ''Access Atlanta'' says that Shelton's "voice is strong enough – a supple instrument that contains more range than most of his CMA-winning peers – but what makes Shelton such a delight is his interaction with the crowd and tremendous sense of humor."

References

External links

* {{Blake Shelton 2013 concert tours 2014 concert tours 2015 concert tours Blake Shelton concert tours