Associated album Jekyll + Hyde | Legs 2 | |
Start date March 19, 2016 (2016-03-19) End date April 21, 2017 (2017-04-21) No. of shows 45 in North America2 in Australia47 Total | ||
The Black Out the Sun Tour is the current sixth headlining concert tour by American country music group, Zac Brown Band and is in support of their 2015 album, Jekyll + Hyde (2015). The tour began on March 19, 2016, in Teton Village and will finish on April 21, 2017, in Sydney, Australia.
Contents
The band announced the tour in February 2016. On September 21, 2016, two Australian tour dates were announced.
Concert synopsis
The show is filled with their own material and covers. They perform songs from their current album Jekyll + Hyde such as "Castaway", "Beautiful Drug", "Homegrown", and "I'll Be Your Man (Song for a Daughter)", past hits like "Chicken Fired", "Knee Deep", "Colder Weather" and covers such as Van Morrison's "Into the Mystic", The Who's "Baba O'Riley", and Dolly Parton's "Jolene".
Production
The back of the stage is covered by a video screen that shows images and visuals. There is also another video screen on the stage where the horns, vocalists and percussionists stand.
Opening acts
Setlist
Not all songs are performed at every show, and in not always in the same order.
Tour dates
Critical reception
Timothy Finn of The Kansas City Star says "the show wasn't flawless" and did not like how long the band introductions went but overall "was one long exhibition of this band's virtuosity and personality".