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Associated album
  
Elevate

No. of shows
  
17 in North America

Legs
  
1

Website
  
www.bigtimetour.com

Start date
  
February 17, 2012 (2012-02-17)

End date
  
March 10, 2012 (2012-03-10)

The Better with U Tour was the first headlining tour by American boy band Big Time Rush. Visiting the United States and Canada, the tour supported the band's second studio album, Elevate.

Contents

Background

The band announced the tour November 2011, on On Air with Ryan Seacrest. The group stated the tour would be bigger, moving from the festival circuit, playing theaters and auditoriums. The tour also marks the band's first shows in Canada. The tour became a huge success, with shows selling out in seven major markets: Boston, Chicago, Washington, D.C., Detroit, New York City, Raleigh and Sacramento and the tour sold out in ten minutes. The band also played two festival shows, the Houston Rodeo and Mardi Gras at Universal Studios. Joining the band on tour was British-Irish boy band, One Direction, giving the band their first performances in the U.S..

Opening act

  • Jackson Guthy
  • JoJo (Las Vegas, Los Angeles, San Jose, Sacramento, Broomfield)
  • McClain Sisters (Houston)

    • One Direction (for 16 tour dates)

    Set list

    1. "Big Time Rush Theme"
    2. "Time of Our Life"
    3. "Nothing Even Matters"
    4. "No Idea"
    5. "Love Me Love Me"
    6. "If I Ruled the World"
    7. "Superstar"
    8. "Invisible"
    9. "Boyfriend"
    10. "Cover Girl"
    11. "Worldwide"
    12. "Show Me"
    13. "Music Sounds Better with U"
    14. "Til I Forget About You"

    Encore

    1. "Elevate"
    2. "City Is Ours"

    Tour dates

    Festivals and other miscellaneous performances
    A This concert was a part of the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo.B This concert was a part of Universal Orlando Mardi Gras.

    Critical reception

    The tour received positive reviews from music critics. Mark Lewis (American River Current) gave the show in Sacramento a rating of "love it" and said: "Put simply, BTR delivered on the hype that incited a crowd of young women to travel from as far as Fresno to catch a glimpse of their fresh-faced idols. Sacramento's Memorial Auditorium was filled to capacity over two hours before Kendall, James, Carlos and Logan took the stage". Carin Lane's (Times Union) eight-year-old son described the show in Albany as the "best night ever". She wrote: "These guys can sing and move, as the show was well-choreographed on a stage that included a massive, three-tiered scaffolding with ramps, a walkway, two towers and a trampoline".

  • The incredibly talented wildly popular adorably good looking young men of "One Direction"

    • References

    Better with U Tour Wikipedia
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