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{{Infobox concert tour
{{Short description|2012 concert tour by Brad Paisley}}
{{Infobox concert
| concert_tour_name = Virtual Reality World Tour
| concert_tour_name = Virtual Reality World Tour
| image = Virtual Reality Tour poster.jpg
| image = Virtual Reality Tour poster.jpg
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| number_of_legs = 3
| number_of_legs = 3
| number_of_shows = 68
| number_of_shows = 68
| gross_revenue = $33,794,719
| gross = $33,794,719
| last_tour = H2O II: Wetter and Wilder World Tour <br />(2011)
| last_tour = H2O II: Wetter and Wilder World Tour <br />(2011)
| this_tour = '''Virtual Reality Tour'''<br />(2012–13)
| this_tour = '''Virtual Reality Tour'''<br />(2012)
| next_tour = [[Beat This Summer Tour]]<br />(2013)
| next_tour = [[Beat This Summer Tour]]<br />(2013–14)
}}
}}


The '''Virtual Reality World Tour''' is the tenth headlining tour from American [[country music]] singer [[Brad Paisley]] and is in support of his eighth studio album, ''[[This Is Country Music]]'' (2011). The tour began on January 12, 2012, in Grand Rapids, Michigan and ended on November 13, 2012, in Dublin, Ireland. It ranked sixteen for [[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'s ''Top 25 Tours of 2012''.<ref name="Top 25 Tours">{{cite web|title=Top 25 Tours of 2012|author=Billboard Staff|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1481408/top-25-tours-of-2012|work=Billboard|date=December 14, 2012|accessdate=May 31, 2015}}</ref>
The '''Virtual Reality World Tour''' was the seventh headlining tour by American [[country music]] singer [[Brad Paisley]] and was in support of his eighth studio album, ''[[This Is Country Music]]'' (2011). The tour began on January 12, 2012, in [[Grand Rapids, Michigan]] and ended on November 13, 2012, in [[Dublin|Dublin, Ireland]]. It ranked sixteen for [[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'s ''Top 25 Tours of 2012''.<ref name="Top 25 Tours">{{cite magazine|title=Top 25 Tours of 2012|author=Billboard Staff|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1481408/top-25-tours-of-2012|magazine=Billboard|date=December 14, 2012|access-date=May 31, 2015}}</ref>


==Background==
==Background==
The tour was originally going to be called ''The Camobunga! 2012 World Tour'' but changed to the ''Virtual Reality World Tour'' in January 2012.<ref name="Virtual Reality World Tour">{{cite web|last=Hall|first=Tara|title=Brad Paisley renames arena run "Virtual Reality World Tour"|url=http://www.soundspike.com/story/3547/brad-paisley-renames-arena-run-virtual-reality-world-tour/|publisher=SoundSpike Media|accessdate=August 6, 2012}}</ref> The second leg of the tour was announced on March 6, 2012.<ref name="New Virtual Reality tour dates">{{cite web|title=Brad Paisley announces new Virtual Reality tour dates (press release) |url=http://www.nashvillegab.com/2012/03/brad-paisley-announces-new-tour-dates-press-release.html|publisher=Nashville Gab|accessdate=August 6, 2013}}</ref>
The tour was originally going to be called ''The Camobunga! 2012 World Tour'' but changed to the ''Virtual Reality World Tour'' in January 2012.<ref name="Virtual Reality World Tour">{{cite web|last=Hall|first=Tara|title=Brad Paisley renames arena run "Virtual Reality World Tour"|url=http://www.soundspike.com/story/3547/brad-paisley-renames-arena-run-virtual-reality-world-tour/|publisher=SoundSpike Media|access-date=August 6, 2012}}</ref> The second leg of the tour was announced on March 6, 2012.<ref name="New Virtual Reality tour dates">{{cite web|title=Brad Paisley announces new Virtual Reality tour dates (press release)|url=http://www.nashvillegab.com/2012/03/brad-paisley-announces-new-tour-dates-press-release.html|publisher=Nashville Gab|access-date=August 6, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141019153416/http://www.nashvillegab.com/2012/03/brad-paisley-announces-new-tour-dates-press-release.html|archive-date=October 19, 2014|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}</ref>


==Commercial reception==
==Commercial reception==
The tour ranked sixteen for Billboard's ''Top 25 Tours of 2012'', the total gross revenue was $33,794,719, a total attendance of 485,852 and thirty one sold out shows.<ref name="Top 25 Tours" />
The tour ranked sixteen for Billboard's ''Top 25 Tours of 2012'', the total gross revenue was $33,794,719, a total attendance of 485,852 and thirty one sold-out shows.<ref name="Top 25 Tours" />


==Opening acts==
==Opening acts==
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*[[Easton Corbin]] {{small|(North America)}}
*[[Easton Corbin]] {{small|(North America)}}
*[[Miranda Lambert]] {{small|(June 9, 2012)}}
*[[Miranda Lambert]] {{small|(June 9, 2012)}}
*[[Chris Young (musician)|Chris Young]] {{small|(June 9, 2012)}}
*[[Chris Young (singer)|Chris Young]] {{small|(June 9, 2012)}}
*[[Pistol Annies]] {{small|(June 9, 2012)}}
*[[Pistol Annies]] {{small|(June 9, 2012)}}
*[[Jerrod Niemann]] {{small|(June 9, 2012)}}
*[[Jerrod Niemann]] {{small|(June 9, 2012)}}
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#"[[She's Everything]]"
#"[[She's Everything]]"
#"[[Southern Comfort Zone]]"
#"[[Southern Comfort Zone]]"
#"[[Online (song)|Online]]"
#"[[Online (Brad Paisley song)|Online]]"
#"[[Then (Brad Paisley song)|Then]]"
#"[[Then (Brad Paisley song)|Then]]"
#"[[Letter to Me]]
#"[[Letter to Me]]"
#"[[Mud on the Tires (song)|Mud on the Tires]]"
#"[[Mud on the Tires (song)|Mud on the Tires]]"
#"[[Whiskey Lullaby]]" '''(with Kimberly Perry)'''
#"[[Whiskey Lullaby]]" (with Kimberly Perry)
#"The Nervous Breakdown"
#"The Nervous Breakdown"
#"[[I'm Gonna Miss Her (The Fishin' Song)]]"
#"[[I'm Gonna Miss Her (The Fishin' Song)]]"
#"[[Remind Me (Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood song)|Remind Me]]" {{small|(with [[Carrie Underwood]] on video except March 2 when she surprised Brad and sung in person.)}}
#"[[Remind Me (Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood song)|Remind Me]]" {{small|(with [[Carrie Underwood]] on video except March 2 when she surprised Paisley and sung in person.)}}
#"[[Old Alabama]]"
#"[[Old Alabama]]"
#"[[Water (Brad Paisley song)|Water]]"
#"[[Water (Brad Paisley song)|Water]]"
;Encore:
#;Encore
#<li value="21">"[[American Saturday Night (song)|American Saturday Night]]"
#"[[American Saturday Night (song)|American Saturday Night]]"
#<li value="22">"[[Alcohol (Brad Paisley song)|Alcohol]]"
#"[[Alcohol (Brad Paisley song)|Alcohol]]"
}}
}}
{{hidden
{{hidden
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#"[[I'm Still a Guy]]"
#"[[I'm Still a Guy]]"
#"[[She's Everything]]"
#"[[She's Everything]]"
#"[[Online (song)|Online]]"
#"[[Online (Brad Paisley song)|Online]]"
#"[[Then (Brad Paisley song)|Then]]"
#"[[Then (Brad Paisley song)|Then]]"
#Medley
#Medley
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#*"[[Playlist: The Very Best of Brad Paisley|Ode De Toilet (The Toilet Song)]]"
#*"[[Playlist: The Very Best of Brad Paisley|Ode De Toilet (The Toilet Song)]]"
#"[[Mud on the Tires (song)|Mud on the Tires]]" {{small|(acoustic)}}
#"[[Mud on the Tires (song)|Mud on the Tires]]" {{small|(acoustic)}}
#"[[Whiskey Lullaby]]" '''(with Kimberly Perry)''' {{small|(acoustic)}}
#"[[Whiskey Lullaby]]" (with Kimberly Perry) {{small|(acoustic)}}
#"Time Warp" <small>(acoustic)</small>
#"Time Warp" <small>(acoustic)</small>
#"[[I'm Gonna Miss Her (The Fishin' Song)]]" {{small|(acoustic)}}
#"[[I'm Gonna Miss Her (The Fishin' Song)]]" {{small|(acoustic)}}
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#"[[Water (Brad Paisley song)|Water]]" {{small|(acoustic)}}
#"[[Water (Brad Paisley song)|Water]]" {{small|(acoustic)}}
#"[[Welcome to the Future]]" {{small|(acoustic)}}
#"[[Welcome to the Future]]" {{small|(acoustic)}}
;Encore:
#;Encore
#<li value="20">"[[American Saturday Night (song)|American Saturday Night]]"
#"[[American Saturday Night (song)|American Saturday Night]]"
#<li value="21">"[[Alcohol (Brad Paisley song)|Alcohol]]"
#"[[Alcohol (Brad Paisley song)|Alcohol]]"
}}
}}


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! style="width:250px;"| Venue
! style="width:250px;"| Venue
|-
|-
!colspan="5" | North America Leg 1 <ref name="Virtual Reality World Tour" />
!colspan="5" | North America leg #1<ref name="Virtual Reality World Tour" />
|-
|-
|January 12, 2012
|January 12, 2012
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|January 19, 2012
|January 19, 2012
|[[Kansas City, Missouri|Kansas City]]
|[[Kansas City, Missouri|Kansas City]]
|[[Sprint Center]]
|[[T-Mobile Center|Sprint Center]]
|-
|-
|January 20, 2012
|January 20, 2012
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|January 21, 2012
|January 21, 2012
|[[Denver]]
|[[Denver]]
|[[Pepsi Center]]
|[[Ball Arena|Pepsi Center]]
|-
|-
|January 26, 2012
|January 26, 2012
|[[Boise, Idaho|Boise]]
|[[Boise, Idaho|Boise]]
|[[Idaho Center]]
|[[Ford Idaho Center|Idaho Center]]
|-
|-
|January 27, 2012
|January 27, 2012
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|January 28, 2012
|January 28, 2012
|[[Las Vegas]]
|[[Las Vegas]]
|[[Mandalay Bay Events Center]]
|[[Michelob Ultra Arena|Mandalay Bay Events Center]]
|-
|-
|February 9, 2012
|February 9, 2012
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|February 24, 2012
|February 24, 2012
|[[Moline, Illinois|Moline]]
|[[Moline, Illinois|Moline]]
|[[iWireless Center]]
|[[TaxSlayer Center|iWireless Center]]
|-
|-
|February 25, 2012
|February 25, 2012
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|[[Rupp Arena]]
|[[Rupp Arena]]
|-
|-
!colspan="5" | North America Leg 2 <ref name="New Virtual Reality tour dates" />
!colspan="5" | North America leg #2<ref name="New Virtual Reality tour dates" />
|-
|-
|May 18, 2012
|May 18, 2012
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|May 19, 2012
|May 19, 2012
|[[Noblesville, Indiana|Noblesville]]
|[[Noblesville, Indiana|Noblesville]]
|[[Klipsch Music Center]]
|[[Ruoff Music Center|Klipsch Music Center]]
|-
|-
|Mary 20, 2012
|May 20, 2012
|[[Cincinnati]]
|[[Cincinnati]]
|[[Riverbend Music Center]]
|[[Riverbend Music Center]]
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|June 1, 2012
|June 1, 2012
|[[Wantagh, New York|Wantagh]]
|[[Wantagh, New York|Wantagh]]
|[[Nikon at Jones Beach Theatre]]
|[[Jones Beach Theatre|Nikon at Jones Beach Theatre]]
|-
|-
|June 2, 2012
|June 2, 2012
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|June 16, 2012
|June 16, 2012
|[[Clarkston, Michigan|Clarkston]]
|[[Clarkston, Michigan|Clarkston]]
|[[DTE Energy Music Theatre]]
|[[Pine Knob Music Theatre|DTE Energy Music Theatre]]
|-
|-
|June 22, 2012{{ref label|CUF|A|A}}
|June 22, 2012{{ref label|CUF|A|A}}
|[[Oshkosh, Wisconsin|Oshkosh]]
|[[Oshkosh, Wisconsin|Oshkosh]]
|Country USA Festival
|[[Country USA, Oshkosh|Country USA Festival]]
|-
|-
|June 23, 2012{{ref label|CVCF|B|B}}
|June 23, 2012{{ref label|CVCF|B|B}}
|[[Cadott, Wisconsin|Cadott]]
|[[Cadott, Wisconsin|Cadott]]
|Chippewa Valley Country Festival
|[[Country Fest|Chippewa Valley Country Festival]]
|-
|-
|June 29, 2012
|June 29, 2012
|[[Saratoga, New York|Saratoga]]
|[[Saratoga Springs, New York|Saratoga Springs]]
|[[Saratoga Performing Arts Center]]
|[[Saratoga Performing Arts Center]]
|-
|-
|June 30, 2012
|June 30, 2012
|[[Camden, New Jersey|Camden]]
|[[Camden, New Jersey|Camden]]
|[[BB&T Pavilion|Susquehanna Bank Center]]
|[[Waterfront Music Pavilion|Susquehanna Bank Center]]
|-
|-
|July 14, 2012{{ref label|CS|C|C}}
|July 14, 2012{{ref label|CS|C|C}}
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|August 11, 2012
|August 11, 2012
|[[Darien, New York|Darien]]
|[[Darien, New York|Darien]]
|[[Darien Lake|Darien Lake PAC]]
|[[Darien Lake Performing Arts Center]]
|-
|-
|August 12, 2012
|August 12, 2012
|[[Ottawa]]
|[[Ottawa]]
|Canada
|Canada
|Walker Baker Park
|[[Walter Baker Sports Centre|Walter Baker Park]]
|-
|-
|August 16, 2012
|August 16, 2012
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|August 17, 2012
|August 17, 2012
|[[Southaven, Mississippi|Southaven]]
|[[Southaven, Mississippi|Southaven]]
|Snowden Grove Amphitheatre
|[[BankPlus Amphitheater|Snowden Grove Amphitheatre]]
|-
|-
|August 18, 2012
|August 18, 2012
|[[Dallas]]
|[[Dallas]]
|[[Starplex Pavilion|Gexa Energy Pavilion]]
|[[Dos Equis Pavilion|Gexa Energy Pavilion]]
|-
|-
|August 24, 2012
|August 24, 2012
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|September 15, 2012
|September 15, 2012
|[[Atlanta]]
|[[Atlanta]]
|[[Aaron's Amphitheatre]]
|[[Cellairis Amphitheatre|Aaron's Amphitheatre]]
|-
|-
|September 27, 2012
|September 27, 2012
|[[Jacksonville, Florida|Jacksonville]]
|[[Jacksonville, Florida|Jacksonville]]
|[[Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena]]
|[[VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena|Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena]]
|-
|-
|September 28, 2012
|September 28, 2012
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|September 29, 2012
|September 29, 2012
|[[West Palm Beach, Florida|West Palm Beach]]
|[[West Palm Beach, Florida|West Palm Beach]]
|[[Perfect Vodka Amphitheatre|Cruzan Amphitheatre]]
|[[iTHINK Financial Amphitheatre|Cruzan Amphitheatre]]
|-
|-
|October 4, 2012
|October 4, 2012
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|October 11, 2012
|October 11, 2012
|[[North Little Rock, Arkansas|North Little Rock]]
|[[North Little Rock, Arkansas|North Little Rock]]
|[[Verizon Arena]]
|[[Simmons Bank Arena|Verizon Arena]]
|-
|-
|October 12, 2012
|October 12, 2012
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|October 18, 2012
|October 18, 2012
|[[Chula Vista, California|Chula Vista]]
|[[Chula Vista, California|Chula Vista]]
|[[Sleep Train Amphitheatre (Chula Vista, California)|Sleep Train Amphitheatre]]
|[[North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre|Sleep Train Amphitheatre]]
|-
|-
|October 20, 2012
|October 20, 2012
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|[[Hollywood Bowl]]
|[[Hollywood Bowl]]
|-
|-
!colspan="5" |Europe <ref name="Europe dates">{{cite web|title=Scandinavian Tour 2012|url=http://www.bradpaisley.se/?ID=8|accessdate=August 7, 2013}}</ref>
!colspan="5" |Europe<ref name="Europe dates">{{cite web|title=Scandinavian Tour 2012|url=http://www.bradpaisley.se/?ID=8|access-date=August 7, 2013}}</ref>
|-
|-
|November 8, 2012
|November 8, 2012
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|[[Dublin]]
|[[Dublin]]
|[[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]]
|[[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]]
|[[3Arena|The O<sub>2</sub>]]
|[[The O2, Dublin|The O<sub>2</sub>]]
|}
|}


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{{reflist}}
{{reflist}}


==External links==
{{Brad Paisley}}
{{Brad Paisley}}



Latest revision as of 06:33, 8 October 2023

Virtual Reality World Tour
Tour by Brad Paisley
Virtual Reality Tour poster
Associated albumThis Is Country Music
Start dateMay 9, 2012 (2012-05-09)
End dateNovember 13, 2012 (2012-11-13)
Legs3
No. of shows68
Box office$33,794,719
Brad Paisley concert chronology

The Virtual Reality World Tour was the seventh headlining tour by American country music singer Brad Paisley and was in support of his eighth studio album, This Is Country Music (2011). The tour began on January 12, 2012, in Grand Rapids, Michigan and ended on November 13, 2012, in Dublin, Ireland. It ranked sixteen for Billboard's Top 25 Tours of 2012.[1]

Background

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The tour was originally going to be called The Camobunga! 2012 World Tour but changed to the Virtual Reality World Tour in January 2012.[2] The second leg of the tour was announced on March 6, 2012.[3]

Commercial reception

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The tour ranked sixteen for Billboard's Top 25 Tours of 2012, the total gross revenue was $33,794,719, a total attendance of 485,852 and thirty one sold-out shows.[1]

Opening acts

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Virtual Opry Stage: (Select dates; North America only)

Notes
None of the opening acts performed at the music festivals

Setlist

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North America

Tour dates

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Date City Country Venue
North America leg #1[2]
January 12, 2012 Grand Rapids United States Van Andel Arena
January 13, 2012 Milwaukee Bradley Center
January 14, 2012 St. Paul Xcel Energy Center
January 19, 2012 Kansas City Sprint Center
January 20, 2012 Wichita Intrust Bank Arena
January 21, 2012 Denver Pepsi Center
January 26, 2012 Boise Idaho Center
January 27, 2012 West Valley City Maverik Center
January 28, 2012 Las Vegas Mandalay Bay Events Center
February 9, 2012 Spokane Spokane Arena
February 10, 2012 Eugene Matthew Knight Arena
February 11, 2012 Tacoma Tacoma Dome
February 16, 2012 Lubbock United Spirit Arena
February 17, 2012 Las Cruces Pan American Center
February 23, 2012 Madison Alliant Energy Center
February 24, 2012 Moline iWireless Center
February 25, 2012 Springfield JQH Arena
March 1, 2012 Baltimore 1st Mariner Arena
March 2, 2012 Knoxville Thompson–Boling Arena
March 3, 2012 Lexington Rupp Arena
North America leg #2[3]
May 18, 2012 Maryland Heights United States Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
May 19, 2012 Noblesville Klipsch Music Center
May 20, 2012 Cincinnati Riverbend Music Center
June 1, 2012 Wantagh Nikon at Jones Beach Theatre
June 2, 2012 Hartford Comcast Theatre
June 3, 2012 Mansfield Comcast Center
June 9, 2012 Chicago Wrigley Field
June 15, 2012 Cuyhoga Falls Blossom Music Center
June 16, 2012 Clarkston DTE Energy Music Theatre
June 22, 2012[A] Oshkosh Country USA Festival
June 23, 2012[B] Cadott Chippewa Valley Country Festival
June 29, 2012 Saratoga Springs Saratoga Performing Arts Center
June 30, 2012 Camden Susquehanna Bank Center
July 14, 2012[C] Calgary Canada Calgary Stampede
July 15, 2012[D] Craven Craven Country Jamboree
July 20, 2012[E] Omaha United States TD Ameritrade Park Omaha
July 21, 2012 Cheyenne Cheyenne Frontier Days
July 26, 2012 Wheatland Sleep Train Amphitheatre
July 27, 2012 Mountain View Shoreline Amphitheatre
July 28, 2012 Lake Tahoe Harveys Outdoor Arena
August 10, 2012 Bethel Woods Bethel Woods Center for the Arts
August 11, 2012 Darien Darien Lake Performing Arts Center
August 12, 2012 Ottawa Canada Walter Baker Park
August 16, 2012 Tulsa United States BOK Center
August 17, 2012 Southaven Snowden Grove Amphitheatre
August 18, 2012 Dallas Gexa Energy Pavilion
August 24, 2012 Raleigh Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion
August 25, 2012 Bristow Jiffy Lube Live
September 13, 2012 Virginia Beach Farm Bureau Live
September 14, 2012 Charlotte Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
September 15, 2012 Atlanta Aaron's Amphitheatre
September 27, 2012 Jacksonville Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena
September 28, 2012 Tampa 1-800-ASK-GARY Amphitheatre
September 29, 2012 West Palm Beach Cruzan Amphitheatre
October 4, 2012 Evansville Ford Center
October 5, 2012 Columbus Nationwide Arena
October 6, 2012 Hershey Giant Center
October 11, 2012 North Little Rock Verizon Arena
October 12, 2012 Bossier City CenturyLink Center
October 13, 2012 New Orleans New Orleans Arena
October 17, 2012 Phoenix Ashley Furniture HomeStore Pavilion
October 18, 2012 Chula Vista Sleep Train Amphitheatre
October 20, 2012 Los Angeles Hollywood Bowl
Europe[4]
November 8, 2012 Stockholm Sweden Stockholm Waterfront
November 9, 2012 Gothenburg Lisebergshallen
November 10, 2012 Oslo Norway Oslo Spektrum
November 11, 2012 Stavanger DNB Arena
November 13, 2012 Dublin Ireland The O2
Festivals and other miscellaneous performances
A This concert is a part of Country USA Festival.
B This concert is a part of the Chippewa Valley Country Festival.
C This concert is a part of the Calgary Stampede.
D This concert is a part of the Craven Country Jamboree.
E This concert is a part of the Red Sky Music Festival.

References

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  1. ^ a b Billboard Staff (December 14, 2012). "Top 25 Tours of 2012". Billboard. Retrieved May 31, 2015.
  2. ^ a b Hall, Tara. "Brad Paisley renames arena run "Virtual Reality World Tour"". SoundSpike Media. Retrieved August 6, 2012.
  3. ^ a b "Brad Paisley announces new Virtual Reality tour dates (press release)". Nashville Gab. Archived from the original on October 19, 2014. Retrieved August 6, 2013.
  4. ^ "Scandinavian Tour 2012". Retrieved August 7, 2013.