Big Time Summer Tour

The Big Time Summer Tour was the third concert tour and the first official world tour by boy band Big Time Rush. Visiting the Americas, the tour supported the band's second studio album, Elevate and their second official soundtrack, Big Time Movie Soundtrack.^[1] The tour began in July 2012 and ended in the following October. It became the second best selling tour according to ticketmaster.com in the summer of 2012 as well.

Big Time Summer Tour

Tour by Big Time Rush
Associated album	Elevate Big Time Movie
Start date	July 5, 2012 (2012-07-05)
End date	October 11, 2012 (2012-10-11)
Legs	2
No. of shows	61 in North America 5 in South America 66 in total
Big Time Rush concert chronology

Background

The tour was announced in February 2012, days before the band commenced their second tour.^[2] This tour saw the band performing in amphitheatres during the summer season. Band member Carlos Peña said the tour was "going to be crazy", allowing the band to do a more expansive show with a bigger set.^[3] This also marks the band's first performance in South America, headlining the Z Festival and Teens Live Festival. Commenting on the tour, the band stated: "We can't wait to hit the road again. The Better with U Tour has been amazing and we're incredibly grateful to our fans who have supported us and made our first [tour] a success".^[3]

Critical reception

The tour received mixed reviews from music critics. The concert at the Mandalay Bay Events Center was enjoyed by everyone in the audience, writes Ron Sylvester (Las Vegas Sun). He continues, "Because the true measure of Big Time Rush won't be about a show on one Saturday night at Mandalay Bay. It will be written in the memories of the screaming girls if they continue to warmly recall those songs as they grow up. And whether they're willing to buy tickets to hear that music again in Las Vegas showrooms 40 years from now".^[4]

Jim Abbott (Orlando Sentinel) called the show at the Amway Center unnatural and formulaic. He explains, "Compared with that free-spirited British group, BTR's stage presence was more contrived, more tightly choreographed even in the moments that were supposed to be spontaneous".^[5]

Opening acts

• Cody Simpson (North America)^[6]
• Rachel Crow (North America, select dates)^[7]
• Leon Thomas III (North America, select dates)^[5]
• Tyler Medeiros (Canada)^[8]
• Victoria Duffield (Canada)^[9]
• New Hollow (Las Vegas)^[10]
• La Pepa (San Juan)^[11]

Setlist

Worldwide Classic Edition 5-9 Seats

Shows

Date (2012)	City	Country	Venue	Attendance	Revenue
North America[12]
July 5	Columbus	United States	Nationwide Arena	—
July 6[a]	Milwaukee		Marcus Amphitheater
July 7	Maryland Heights		Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
July 8	Cincinnati		Riverbend Music Center
July 10	Atlanta		Aaron's Amphitheatre at Lakewood
July 11	Pelham		Verizon Wireless Music Center
July 13	The Woodlands		Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
July 14	Dallas		Gexa Energy Pavilion
July 15	Tulsa		BOK Center	7,485 / 7,485 (100%)	$270,015[14]
July 17	Phoenix		Ashley Furniture HomeStore Pavilion	—
July 19	Irvine		Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
July 20	Chula Vista		Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre
July 21	Las Vegas		Mandalay Bay Events Center
July 22	Mountain View		Shoreline Amphitheatre
July 23[b]	Paso Robles		Chumash Grandstand Arena
July 25	West Valley City		USANA Amphitheatre
July 27	Kansas City		Sprint Center
July 28	Minneapolis		Target Center
July 29	Noblesville		Klipsch Music Center
July 31	Clarkston		DTE Energy Music Theatre
August 1	Cuyahoga Falls		Blossom Music Center
August 3	Louisville		KFC Yum! Center	5,917 / 8,340 (71%)	$321,445[16]
August 4	Tinley Park		First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre	—
August 5	Burgettstown		First Niagara Pavilion
August 7	Bethel		Bethel Woods Center for the Arts
August 8	Wantagh		Nikon at Jones Beach Theater
August 9	Darien		Darien Lake Performing Arts Center
August 10	Camden		Susquehanna Bank Center
August 11	Hershey		Star Pavilion
August 12	Mansfield		Comcast Center
August 14	Saratoga		Saratoga Performing Arts Center
August 16[c]	Des Moines		Iowa State Fairgrounds Grandstand
August 17	Wantagh		Nikon at Jones Beach Theater
August 18	Holmdel Township		PNC Bank Arts Center
August 19	Bristow		Jiffy Lube Live
August 21	Virginia Beach		Farm Bureau Live
August 22	Raleigh		Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion
August 24	West Palm Beach		Cruzan Amphitheatre
August 25	Tampa		1-800-ASK-GARY Amphitheatre
August 26	San Juan	Puerto Rico	José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum	3,827 / 5,529 (69%)	$263,537[18]
August 28	Orlando	United States	Amway Center	4,948 / 8,073 (61%)	$212,115[19]
August 29	Charlotte		Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre	—
August 31	Bangor		Bangor Waterfront Pavilion
September 1	Manchester		Verizon Wireless Arena
September 2	Hartford		Comcast Theatre
September 4	Montreal	Canada	Bell Centre	2,461 / 3,075 (79%)	$145,387[18]
September 5	London		Budweiser Gardens	2,441 / 6,850 (35%)	$110,145[20]
September 7	Ottawa		Scotiabank Place	—
September 8	Toronto		Molson Canadian Amphitheatre	6,012 / 16,158 (37%)	$305,912[21]
September 9	Grand Rapids	United States	Van Andel Arena	4,546 / 4,952 (92%)	$180,040[14]
September 11	Moline		iWireless Center	3,246 / 4,500 (72%)	$125,916[22]
September 13	Edmonton	Canada	Rexall Place	—
September 14	Calgary		Scotiabank Saddledome
September 16	Vancouver		Rogers Arena
September 17[d]	Puyallup	United States	Northwest Concert Center
September 18	Portland		Rose Garden
September 25	Mexico City	Mexico	Palacio de los Deportes	16,736 / 17,014 (98%)	$720,230[22]
September 26	Monterrey		Auditorio Banamex	6,799 / 6,968 (97%)	$462,933[22]
South America[24]
September 29[e]	São Paulo	Brazil	Arena Anhembi	12,193 / 16,500 (73%)	$1,144,620[26]
September 30[e]	Rio de Janeiro		HSBC Arena	6,846 / 7,500 (91%)	$625,108[26]
October 3[f]	Lima	Peru	Jockey Club del Perú	—
October 6	Buenos Aires	Argentina	Estadio G.E.B.A.
October 7[f]	Santiago	Chile	Arena Movistar
Central America[28]
October 11	Panama City	Panama	Figali Convention Center	—
Total				83,457 / 112,944 (73%)	$4,887,403

Cancelled

Date (2012)	City	Country	Venue	Ref.
September 20	Reno	United States	Reno Events Center	[29]
September 21	Wheatland		Sleep Train Amphitheatre	[30]
September 22	Ontario		Citizens Business Bank Arena	[31]
October 9	San José	Costa Rica	Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá	[32]

Notes

1. This concert was a part of "Summerfest"^[13]
2. This concert was a part of the "California Mid-State Fair"^[15]
3. This concert was a part of the "Iowa State Fair"^[17]
4. This concert was a part of the "Puyallup Fair"^[23]
5. These concerts were a part of the "Z Festival"^[25]
6. These concerts were a part of the "Teens Live Festival"^[27]

External links

• Big Time Rush website

References

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