2004 concert tour by Dolly Parton
Hello, I'm Dolly TourTour by Dolly Parton |
Start date | October 14, 2004 |
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End date | December 19, 2004 |
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Legs | 1 |
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No. of shows | 39 in North America |
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Dolly Parton concert chronology |
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- Halos & Horns Tour
(2002) - Hello, I'm Dolly Tour
(2004) - The Vintage Tour
(2005) |
The Hello, I'm Dolly Tour in 2004 was Dolly Parton's first concert tour since 2002, her first major tour in a decade, and her largest tour in two decades.
History
After staging the very intimate, club-set Halos & Horns Tour in 2002, Parton returned with a venture on a much larger scale. The Hello, I'm Dolly Tour included new lighting, costumes, and included huge screens on the sides of the stage for each venue. Parton said:
"The show itself has every color of me in it, from gospel to bluegrass to country to the bigger production numbers, and to the pop hits that I've been fortunate to do through the years. I think there will be something for everybody. I wanted to do it in a big way so all of us can enjoy it. My band and I are really looking forward to this!"
The tour was originally slated to promote Blue Smoke, which was to be Parton's new album that was scheduled to include a mix of new Parton material ("I Dreamed About Elvis", "Blue Smoke") as well as new covers of older songs ("Imagine", "Me and Bobby McGee"). The album was supposed to be released after the tour was over, presumably in the beginning of the 2005. Those plans were pushed back however because of Parton's involvement with writing the score to 9 to 5: The Musical . It did eventually come to fruition, albeit becoming an album composed entirely of covers and was renamed Those Were The Days (2005).
"Blue Smoke" remains a fan favorite and was incredibly well received during these concerts. It was eventually released as the first single of her 2014 album Blue Smoke. "I Dreamed About Elvis" is a Parton-composed song that details the oft-told story that Elvis Presley wanted to record "I Will Always Love You"; those plans were never realized. It too was well received during these shows.
The show
All shows were in theatre-style seating with special large-screen video presentations, wall curtains, lighting and carpeting brought in for these specific concerts. The opening act (and six out of the ten members of Dolly's backing band for her concerts) were then-new bluegrass band The Grascals.
Parton wore three different costumes throughout the tour. All basically the same style, they were white, blue, and pink. Costume changes happened on stage, by Parton using "add-ons." She added a flowing skirt for the piano numbers, a hippie skirt for the covers, and a country-style-type skirt for the "Tennessee Mountain Home" segment. For the encore, she returned wearing a flowy, accordion-sleeve robe.
She played piano on stage for the first time on "The Grass Is Blue" (and later "Brand New Key"). She had recently recorded "Baby, It's Cold Outside" with Rod Stewart for his album Stardust: The Great American Songbook, Volume III. During the show, her longtime back-up singer, and former brother-in-law, Richard Dennison filled in for Stewart with Parton climbing up on the piano with a martini glass and cigarette as a lounge torch singer. During a segment on her prior duets with Kenny Rogers, Parton operated a Rogers ventriloquist's puppet against pre-recorded dialogue by Rogers and later while singing (against pre-recorded vocals by Rogers) "Islands in the Stream". The puppet was used at only a few of the shows during the East Coast portion of the show and the song subsequently dropped from the setlist.
Opening act
Set list
The following set list is representative of the October 14, 2004 show in Greenville, South Carolina . It is not representative of all concerts for the duration of the tour.
- "Hello, I'm Dolly"
- "Two Doors Down"
- "9 to 5"
- "Jolene" / "Why'd You Come in Here Lookin' Like That" / "Here You Come Again"
- "The Grass Is Blue"
- "Baby, It's Cold Outside"
- "I Dreamed About Elvis"
- "Viva Las Vegas"
- "PMS Blues"
- "Blue Smoke"
- "Go to Hell"
- "Me and Bobby McGee"
- "Imagine"
- "Islands in the Stream"
- "My Tennessee Mountain Home"
- "Coat of Many Colors"
- "Smoky Mountain Memories"
- "Thank God I'm a Country Girl"
- "Little Sparrow"
- "I Will Always Love You"
- Encore
- "Hello God"
Notes
Tour dates
Date | City | Country | Venue |
North America[2] |
October 14, 2004 | Greenville | United States | Pepsi Pavilion |
October 15, 2004 | Atlanta | Fox Theatre |
October 16, 2004 | Biloxi | Biloxi Grand Theatre |
October 17, 2004 |
October 19, 2004 | Cleveland | Gund Arena |
October 20, 2004 | Columbus | Value City Arena |
October 22, 2004 | Rama | Canada | Casino Rama Entertainment Centre |
October 23, 2004 |
October 24, 2004 |
October 26, 2004 | Detroit | United States | Fox Theatre |
October 27, 2004 | Green Bay | Theatre at the Resch Center |
October 29, 2004 | Saint Paul | Theater at Xcel Energy Center |
October 30, 2004 | Omaha | Qwest Center Arena |
October 31, 2004 | St. Louis | The Concert Club |
November 4, 2004 | Raleigh | Moonlight Theater |
November 6, 2004 | Norfolk | Prism Theatre |
November 7, 2004 | Winston-Salem | New Theatre at The Joel Coliseum |
November 11, 2004 | East Rutherford | The Theater at CAA |
November 12, 2004 | Atlantic City | Circus Maximus Theater |
November 13, 2004 | Uncasville | Mohegan Sun Arena |
November 14, 2004 | Fairfax | Patriot Center |
November 17, 2004 | Albany | Pepsi Arena |
November 18, 2004 | Philadelphia | Wachovia Spectrum |
November 19, 2004 | Wilkes-Barre | Wachovia Arena at Casey Plaza |
November 20, 2004 | Reading | Reading Eagle Theater |
November 21, 2004 | University Park | Bryce Jordan Center |
December 2, 2004[a] | Austin | The Theatre at the Frank Erwin Center |
December 3, 2004 | Dallas | American Airlines Center |
December 5, 2004 | Houston | Toyota Center |
December 7, 2004 | Las Vegas | The Colosseum at Caesars Palace |
December 8, 2004 | Phoenix | Dodge Theatre |
December 9, 2004 | Anaheim | Theatre at the Arrowhead Pond |
December 10, 2004 | San Jose | HP Pavilion at San Jose |
December 11, 2004 | Reno | Hilton Theater |
December 12, 2004 | Sacramento | ARCO Arena |
December 16, 2004 | Nampa | Idaho Center |
December 17, 2004 | Portland | Theater of the Clouds |
December 18, 2004 | Spokane | The Star Theatre at the Spokane Arena |
December 19, 2004[b] | Everett | Everett Events Center |
Box score office data
Venue | City | Tickets sold / available | Gross revenue |
American Airlines Center | Dallas | 6,409 / 6,409 | $261,225 |
Toyota Center | Houston | 4,879 / 4,879 | $228,737 |
The Colosseum at Caesars Palace | Las Vegas | 3,979 / 3,979 | $284,695 |
HP Pavilion at San Jose | San Jose | 6,409 / 6,409 | $261,225 |
ARCO Arena | Sacramento | 5,736 / 5,736 | $259,724 |
Idaho Center | Nampa | 5,762 / 5,762 | $258,853 |
Theater of the Clouds | Portland | 5,117 / 5,117 | $196,068 |
The Star Theatre at the Spokane Arena | Spokane | 5,608 / 5,608 | $210,188 |
Everett Events Center | Everett | 4,908 / 4,908 | $257,719 |
Total | 48,807 / 48,807 (100%) | $2,218,434 |
Crew
- Monitor Engineer: Bryan Vasquez[3]
- System Tech: Bryan W. Baxley
- FOH Engineer: Matt Naylor
External links
- Parton's Official Website
Notes
References
- ^ "People: Dolly brings along unknowns on tour". The St. Augustine Record. Morris Communications. October 16, 2004. Archived from the original on November 9, 2013. Retrieved November 9, 2013.
- ^ Cohen, Jonathan; Jeckell, Barry A. (September 8, 2004). "'Hello Dolly': Parton Plans Career-Spanning Tour". Billboard. VNU eMedia Inc. Archived from the original on October 10, 2004. Retrieved November 9, 2013.
- ^ Jennings, Steve (February 1, 2005). "All Access: Dolly Parton". Mix Magazine Online. NewBay Media, LLC. Archived from the original on November 9, 2013. Retrieved November 9, 2013.
- Dollymania
- Greenville Review
- San Jose Review
- State College Review
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