An Evening with Dolly Parton

An Evening with Dolly Parton
Dolly performing in London at Wembley Arena.
Tour by Dolly Parton
Start date	November 16, 2006
End date	May 20, 2007
Legs	2
Shows	7 in United States 6 in Canada 20 in Europe 33 in total
Dolly Parton tour chronology
The Vintage Tour (2005) An Evening with Dolly Parton (2006-07) Backwoods Barbie Tour (2008)

An Evening with Dolly Parton started in North America in 2006, and continued in Europe in 2007, and was finished in North America the same year.

History

After taking nearly all of 2006 off from touring to focus on other projects, Parton returned with a new stage show in November for a few select concerts as she prepared for a 2007 European tour. The 17 initial dates for the tour "across the pond" were announced to the public for the first time in October 2006. She performed four more shows on the West Coast in early 2007 to hone the show for its European premiere. After the European leg, Parton performed for three nights at a Niagara Falls Casino and at a benefit concert to raise money for a new hospital in her hometown.

Although Parton had said after returning from Europe that a three-month U.S. tour would be coming with the release of her next CD Backwoods Barbie, those plans were pushed back to 2008.

The show

The shows were similar in vein to Parton's previous tours, her 2004 Hello I'm Dolly Tour and 2005's The Vintage Tour. Sets were similar except for the fact that Parton entered via hydrolic lift.

When the show premiered in Europe, an intermission was added so that it became a two act show, appropriately titled "An Evening With Dolly Parton."

Fans speculated that tracks from Parton's upcoming album Backwoods Barbie would be showcased but that was not the case. Instead "I Dreamed About Elvis," last used on the Hello I'm Dolly Tour was included and in Europe, tracks from her most recent studio album Those Were the Days were spotlighted.

Tour dates

North America 2006

Date	City, State	Venue
November 16	Uncasville, Connecticut	Mohegan Sun Arena
November 18	Verona, New York	Turning Stone Casino
November 20, 21 & 22	Toronto, Ontario	Casino Rama Centre

North America 2007

Date	City, State	Venue
February 14	Santa Rosa, California	Grace Pavilion
February 15	Santa Ynez, California	Chumash Casino Resort
February 16	Indio, California	Fantasy Springs Resort Casino
February 17	Primm Valley, Nevada	Star of the Desert Arena
May 10, 11 & 12	Niagara Falls, Ontario	Fallsview Casino Resort
May 20	Kodak, Tennessee	Smokies Stadium

Europe 2007

Date	City, Country	Venue
March 6 & 7	Horsens, Denmark	Forum
March 10	Bergen, Norway	Vestlandshallen
March 11	Karlstad, Sweden	Lofbergs Lila Arena
March 13	Göteborg, Sweden	Scandinavium
March 15	Oslo, Norway	The Spectrum
March 16	Stockholm, Sweden	Stockholm Globe Arena
March 18	Zwolle, Netherlands	IJsselhallen
March 19 & 25	London, England	Wembley Arena
March 20	Manchester, England	The Evening News Arena
March 21	Newcastle, England	Metro Radio Arena
March 23	Glasgow, Scotland	Clyde Auditorium
March 24	Sheffield, England	Hallam FM Arena
March 27	Cardiff, Wales	The International Arena
March 28	Birmingham, England	NEC
March 30 & April 2	Belfast, Northern Ireland	The Odyssey
March 31	County Cork, Republic of Ireland	Green Glens
April 1	Dublin, Republic of Ireland	The Point

Set list

North America

1. Baby, I'm Burning
2. Two Doors Down
3. Jolene
4. Puppy Love
5. The Grass Is Blue
6. Shine
7. Thank God I'm A Country Girl
8. God's Coloring Book
9. Little Sparrow
10. My Tennessee Mountain Home
11. Coat Of Many Colors
12. Love Is Strange
13. Islands In The Stream
14. Here You Come Again
15. Me & Bobby McGee
16. 9 to 5
17. I Dreamed About Elvis
18. I Will Always Love You
19. He's Alive

Europe

Act one

1. Baby, I'm Burnin'
2. Two Doors Down
3. Jolene
4. Puppy Love¹
5. The Grass Is Blue
6. Shine
7. Thank God I'm a Country Girl
8. God's Coloring Book
9. Little Sparrow
10. My Tennessee Mountain Home
11. These Old Bones
12. Coat Of Many Colors
13. Smoky Mountain Memories
14. Train, Train
15. Imagine²

Act two

1. Travelin' Prayer³
2. Marry Me / Applejack⁴
3. God's Coloring Book⁵
4. Me and Bobby McGee
5. Crimson and Clover⁵
6. I Dreamed About Elvis
7. Islands In the Stream
8. Here You Come Again
9. 9 to 5
10. I Will Always Love You²
11. He's Alive

• ¹ Dropped after the Scandinavium leg of the tour.
• ² Swapped at the Karlstad show until Manchester. "Imagine" was dropped after the Sheffield show.
• ³ Dropped after the Zwolle show.
• ⁴ Moved to the first part at the first Wembley show and dropped after the Manchester show.
• ⁵ Replaced with Those Were the Days and "Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There is a Season) after the Göteborg show. The latter was dropped after the Manchester show.
• ⁶ "We Irish" was added to some of the shows held on the Irish leg of the tour.

Personnel

The Mighty Fine Band

• Band Leader, Guitar: Kent Wells
• Drums: Steve Turner
• Piano: Paul Hollowell
• Fiddle: Jay Weaver
• Dobro, Guitar: Richie Owens
• Banjo: Bruce Watkins
• Keyboard: Michael Davis
• Background Vocals: Jennifer O'Brien, Vicki Hampton & Richard Dennison

Other Staff

• Dolly Parton's Personal Tour Manager: Don Warden
• Tour Manager: Dave Fowler
• Production Assistant: Maryjo Spillane
• Director, Staging & Choreography: Steve Summers
• Stage Manager & Security: Danny Nozzell
• Merchandising: Ira Parker

References

• An Evening With Dolly In Europe
• Dollymania