Last Encore Tour

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Associated albumI Will Stand by You: The Essential Collection
Start dateNovember 26, 2010 (2010-11-26)
End dateOctober 29, 2011 (2011-10-29)
Legs3
Last Encore Tour
Tour by The Judds
Logo for tour
Associated albumI Will Stand by You: The Essential Collection
Start dateNovember 26, 2010 (2010-11-26)
End dateOctober 29, 2011 (2011-10-29)
Legs3
No. of shows30 in North America
WebsiteThe Judds 2011 Tour
The Judds concert chronology
  • Power to Change Tour
    (2000)
  • Last Encore Tour
    (2010-11)

The Last Encore Tour[1] is a concert tour by American recording artist the Judds. The tour is the duo's first tour in 10 years, the last being the "Power to Change Tour" in 2000. The duo states this is the final farewell tour for the group. The tour began November 2010 and ended in December. In 2011, the duo announced a second United States leg for the summer of 2011. The tour predominately visited the United States.

The duo stated that the purpose for the tour was to reconnect with their fans. The tour's title was suggested by fans on Wynonna's website, as the duo had to come up with a name. Naomi Judd remarked "[I] was going to suggest 'The Cougar Tour'."[2] They were joined on tour by the Palmetto State Quartet.[3]

In 2009, the duo performed together for the first time in nine years the 2009 CMA Music Festival at LP Field.[4] The performance spaced media outlets within the country music scene to hint to a reunion of the duo to be as early as 2010. During the summer of 2009, the duo made rare concert appearances together, including a stop at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut.[5] The duo also opened a museum in Franklin, Tennessee, to commemorate their 25 years in country music.[6] In the course of an interview for Billboard, Wynonna Judd stated the duo was open to perform on tour and recording new music in 2010. She continued, "It's 2010. It's been 25 years. It's take your mother to work year. It just feels like it's the right time".[7] Judd wanted to bring her mother, Naomi Judd along for her annual "Classic Christmas Tour", however Naomi declined.

The tour was officially announced in February 2010.[8] The duo would later headline the 2010 CMA Music Festival. At the press conference following the event, the duo remark the audience response for their 2009 show encouraged them to go on this trek one final time.[9] Naomi stated her woman's intuition have her the courage to get back on stage and concert promoters assured her there was a demand for the tour. Also, the duo announced their first reality television series entitled The Judds, to air on OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network. The show will follow the duo's tour, while showing their mother-daughter relationship in both a public and private scope.[10] To promote the tour, the duo appeared on Larry King Live, The Early Show, The Oprah Winfrey Show, Weekend Edition and Crook & Chase, while gracing the covers of Country Weekly and People: Country Special.[11]

To introduce the tour, the duo stated:

"[Wynonna] This tour gives me a chance to enjoy where Mom and I are in our relationship. I look forward to celebrating our personal and professional journey…together. [Naomi] There is nothing like music and laughter to connect people. How I've missed that encounter with the very ones who've allowed us that awesome privilege! I'm counting the days till I can be back on my bus, visiting their towns."[12]

Setlist

2010[13]
The Judds
  1. "Had a Dream (For the Heart)"
  2. "Girls' Night Out"
  3. "Love Is Alive"
  4. "Rockin' with the Rhythm of the Rain"
  5. "Old Pictures"
  6. "Cry Myself to Sleep"
  7. "Give a Little Love"
  8. "Young Love (Strong Love)"
  9. "Maybe Your Baby's Got the Blues"
  10. "River of Time"
Wynonna
  1. "She Is His Only Need"
  2. "No One Else on Earth"
  3. "Rock Bottom"
  4. "Only Love"
  5. "Is It Over Yet"
The Judds
  1. "Born to Be Blue"
  2. "Guardian Angel"
  3. "Get Together" (featuring the Palmetto State Quartet)

Intermission

Wynonna with the Palmetto State Quartet
  1. "Burning Love"
  2. "Let's Make a Baby King"
  3. "How Great Thou Art"
  4. "World Out of a Dream"
  5. "I Want to Know What Love Is"
The Judds
  1. "Let Me Tell You About Love" (featuring the Palmetto State Quartet)
  2. "Don't Be Cruel" (featuring the Palmetto State Quartet)
  3. "Mama He's Crazy"
  4. "Why Not Me"
  5. "Grandpa (Tell Me 'Bout the Good Ol' Days)"
  6. "Love Can Build a Bridge"
Encore
  1. "It's the Messiah"
  2. "Silent Night"
2011[14]
The Judds
  1. "Had a Dream (For the Heart)"
  2. "Girls' Night Out"
  3. "Love is Alive"
  4. "Rockin' with the Rhythm of the Rain"
  5. "Cry Myself to Sleep"
  6. "Give a Little Love"
  7. "Young Love (Strong Love)"
  8. "River of Time"
Wynonna
  1. "She Is His Only Need"
  2. "No One Else on Earth"
  3. "Only Love"
  4. "Is It Over Yet"
  5. "How Great Thou Art"
  6. "I Want to Know What Love Is"
The Judds
  1. "Born to Be Blue"
  2. "Let Me Tell You About Love" (featuring the Palmetto State Quartet)
  3. "Don't Be Cruel" (featuring the Palmetto State Quartet)
  4. "Mama He's Crazy"
  5. "Why Not Me"
Encore
  1. "Grandpa (Tell Me 'Bout the Good Ol' Days)"
  2. "Love Can Build a Bridge"

Additional notes

  • During the concert at the 1stBank Center in Broomfield, Colorado; the Judds were joined onstage by the Bristol Elementary School Choir (from Colorado Springs) to perform "Love Can Build a Bridge"[15]
  • "Ave Maria" was often performed by Wynonna during the evening’s encore, preceding “It’s the Messiah” and "Silent Night" as the final songs of the concert.

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