Down the Rabbit Hole Live
# Down the Rabbit Hole Live

Down the Rabbit Hole Live was the fifth headlining concert tour by American country music group the Zac Brown Band, in support of their fifth studio album Welcome Home (2017). The tour began on June 8, 2018, in Lincoln, Nebraska and concluded on April 27, 2019, in Peoria, Illinois

## Background

The band announced the tour in January 2018. Fourteen of the shows took place at Major League Baseball stadiums. OneRepublic, Leon Bridges, Nahko and Medicine for the People, Mark O’Connor Band, Darrell Scott, and Caroline Jones supported the first leg of the tour. The second leg was announced in November 2018.

## Commercial reception

Their first night at Fenway Park marked their eighth consecutive sold-out performance at the park which broke a venue record. They also hold a record at Fenway for the most tickets sold out of any act to perform there.

Their show on June 23, 2018, at Lakeview Amphitheater in Syracuse, New York, has been reportedly sold out. This is the second year in a row they have sold out that venue.

## Critical reception

Kevin Coffey of the Omaha World-Herald who attended opening night in Lincoln, thought that the choice of covers were interesting. During their cover of Hozier's "Take Me to Church", he said that, "it didn't fit with the show and Brown's velvety voice also didn't fit the song." He also wasn't too fond of their cover of Billy Joel's "The Longest Time".

## Setlist

The following setlist comes from opening night in Lincoln, Nebraska on June 8, 2018.

* "Day for the Dead"
* "Keep Me in Mind"
* "As She's Walking Away"
* "Whiskey's Gone"
* "Next to Me" (Imagine Dragons cover)
* "Day That I Die"
* "Sweet Annie"
* "Tomorrow Never Comes"
* "No Roots"
* "No Roots" (Alice Merton cover)
* "Free"/"Into the Mystic" (Van Morrison cover)
* "Take Me to Church" (Hozier cover)
* "Knee Deep"

### Intermission

* "The Longest Time"
* "Colder Weather"
* "Loving You Easy"
* "Goodbye in Her Eyes"
* "Beautiful Drug"
* "In My Blood" (Mark O'Connor cover)
* "Eleanor Rigby" (The Beatles cover)
* Medley: "Leader of the Band"/"My Old Man"/"The Living Years"
* "From Now On" (Hugh Jackman cover)
* "With a Little Help from My Friends" (The Beatles) cover
* "Chicken Fried"
* "Homegrown"

### Encore

* "Cult of Personality" (Living Colour cover)
* "Paint It Black" (The Rolling Stones cover)
* "Bennie and the Jets" (Elton John cover)
* "Long Train Runnin'" (The Doobie Brothers cover)
* "Tush" (ZZ Top cover)
* "Thank You (Led Zeppelin cover)
* "Despacito" (Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee cover)
* "Man in the Box" (Alice in Chains cover)
* "Thunderstruck" (AC/DC cover)
* "Sabotage" (Beastie Boys cover)

## Tour dates

| Date | City | Country | Venue | Opening acts |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Leg 1 |||||
| June 8, 2018 | Lincoln | United States | Pinnacle Bank Arena | Mark O’Connor Band Darrell Scott |
| June 9, 2018 | Sioux Falls | United States | Denny Sanford PREMIER Center | Mark O’Connor Band Darrell Scott |
| June 15, 2018 | Boston | United States | Fenway Park | Mark O’Connor Band Darrell Scott |
| June 16, 2018 | Boston | United States | Fenway Park | Mark O’Connor Band Darrell Scott |
| June 22, 2018 | Hershey | United States | Hersheypark Stadium | Mark O’Connor Band Darrell Scott |
| June 23, 2018 | Syracuse | United States | Lakeview Amphitheater | Mark O’Connor Band Darrell Scott |
| June 24, 2018 | Darien Center | United States | Darien Lake Performing Arts Center | Mark O’Connor Band Darrell Scott |
| June 30, 2018 | Atlanta | United States | SunTrust Park | OneRepublic Nahko and Medicine for the People |
| July 13, 2018 | Toronto | Canada | Rogers Centre | Nahko and Medicine for the People |
| July 14, 2018 | Detroit | United States | Comerica Park | OneRepublic Nahko and Medicine for the People |
| July 19, 2018 | Camden | United States | BB&T Pavilion | Mark O’Connor Band Darrell Scott |
| July 20, 2018 | Camden | United States | BB&T Pavilion | Mark O’Connor Band Darrell Scott |
| July 27, 2018 | Washington, D.C. | United States | Nationals Park | OneRepublic Caroline Jones |
| July 28, 2018 | Flushing | United States | Citi Field | OneRepublic Caroline Jones |
| July 29, 2018 | Flushing | United States | Citi Field | OneRepublic Caroline Jones |
| August 2, 2018 | Cuyahoga Falls | United States | Blossom Music Center | Mark O’Connor Band Darrell Scott |
| August 3, 2018 | Noblesville | United States | Ruoff Home Mortgage Music Center | Mark O’Connor Band Darrell Scott |
| August 4, 2018 | Cincinnati | United States | Great American Ball Park | Leon Bridges |
| August 10, 2018 | Minneapolis | United States | Target Field | OneRepublic |
| August 11, 2018 | East Troy | United States | Alpine Valley Music Theatre | Mark O’Connor Band Darrell Scott |
| August 12, 2018 | East Troy | United States | Alpine Valley Music Theatre | Mark O’Connor Band Darrell Scott |
| August 31, 2018 | Seattle | United States | Safeco Field | OneRepublic |
| September 15, 2018 | Virginia Beach | United States | Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater | Mark O’Connor Band Darrell Scott |
| September 20, 2018 | San Francisco | United States | AT&T Park | Mark O’Connor Band Darrell Scott |
| September 21, 2018 | Las Vegas | United States | Palms Casino Resort | Mark O’Connor Band Darrell Scott |
| September 28, 2018 | Bangor | United States | Darling's Waterfront Pavilion | Mark O’Connor Band Darrell Scott |
| September 29, 2018 | Saratoga Springs | Saratoga Performing Arts Center | Caroline Jones Darrell Scott | Mark O’Connor Band Darrell Scott |
| Leg 2 |||||
| March 1, 2019 | Tulsa | United States | BOK Center | Moon Taxi |
| March 9, 2019 | New Orleans | United States | Smoothie King Center | Moon Taxi |
| March 10, 2019 | Orange Beach | United States | Amphitheater at the Wharf | Moon Taxi |
| March 15, 2019 | Phoenix | United States | Ak-Chin Pavilion | Moon Taxi |
| March 16, 2019 | Laughlin | United States | Laughlin Events Center | Moon Taxi |
| March 28, 2019 | Nashville | United States | Bridgestone Arena | Moon Taxi |
| March 29, 2019 | Brandon | United States | Brandon Amphitheater | Moon Taxi |
| March 30, 2019 | Memphis | United States | FedExForum | Moon Taxi |
| April 11, 2019 | Evans | United States | Evans Town Centre Park | Moon Taxi |
| April 12, 2019 | Virginia Beach | United States | Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater | Moon Taxi |
| April 13, 2019 | Raleigh | United States | Coastal Credit Union Music Park | Moon Taxi |
| April 14, 2019 | Charlotte | United States | PNC Music Pavilion | Moon Taxi |
| April 25, 2019 | Tuscaloosa | United States | Tuscaloosa Amphitheater | Moon Taxi |
| April 26, 2019 | Maryland Heights | United States | Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre | Moon Taxi |
| April 27, 2019 | Peoria | United States | Peoria Civic Center | Moon Taxi |

### Notes

* The Charlotte and Raleigh shows on September 13 and 14, 2018, were canceled due to Hurricane Florence. They were rescheduled for April 13 and 14, 2019.

## Band

* Zac Brown – banjo, bass guitar, guitar, lead vocals
* Jimmy De Martini – backing vocals, fiddle, guitar, mandolin
* John Driskell Hopkins – backing vocals, banjo, baritone guitar, ukulele, upright bass
* Coy Bowles – guitar, Hammond organ, piano, slide guitar
* Clay Cook – guitar, Hammond organ, piano, slide guitar
* Chris Fryer – drums, percussion
* Daniel De Los Reyes – percussion
* Matt Mangano – bass guitar
