8-time GRAMMY® Award winner and 3-time ACM Entertainer of the Year, Carrie Underwood, kicked off her new arena tour, THE DENIM & RHINESTONES TOUR, Saturday night (October 15) with a sold-out show at the Bon Secours Wellness Arena in Greenville, SC.    With dates in Fall 2022 and Spring 2023, promoted by AEG Presents, the tour will make stops in 43 U.S. cities including New York’s Madison Square Garden, Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena, and L.A.’s Crypto.com Arena before concluding in Seattle, WA on March 17. Underwood is joined on THE DENIM & RHINESTONES TOUR by special guest Jimmie Allen on all dates.    In addition to many of the popular hits spanning her stellar 17-year career, Underwood’s nearly two-hour set featured songs from her new album, Denim & Rhinestones, which she co-produced with David Garcia, including lead single “Ghost Story” – where she traveled from the arena’s main stage on a florally adorned swing reminiscent of the one featured in the song’s cinematic music video – and “Hate My Heart,” which Underwood recently announced as her next single.   She also performed other fan favorites including “She Don’t Know” and “Crazy Angels,” the latter of which again brought Underwood high above the crowds, delivering gravity-defying vocals while performing aerial acrobatics within a suspended sphere-shaped apparatus. The packed arena went wild when Underwood brought Allen onstage to join her for a duet – and a bit of dancing – on the album’s title track, “Denim & Rhinestones.”   Other highlights of the show showcased Underwood’s renowned vocal range, creativity, dazzling wardrobe, and pure showmanship, as she seamlessly transitioned between cinematic storytelling, resolutely faithful performances, and high-powered rockstar delivery she is known for. Underwood was, quite literally, brought to new heights with impressive lifts and aerial stunts throughout the night, in addition to pyrotechnics that punctuated songs with flare and new live spins on her classic hits. Her cover of Guns N’ Roses’ “Welcome to the Jungle” electrified the crowd, just months after she welcomed Axl Rose as a surprise guest during her headlining set at Stagecoach in May, followed by her surprise performance during the band’s UK shows at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London in July.   Underwood was joined onstage by her 8-piece band. THE DENIM & RHINESTONES TOUR is directed by Barry Lather and Nick Whitehouse/Fireplay is the Production Designer.   $1 from each ticket sold for THE DENIM & RHINESTONES TOUR will be contributed to the Tunnel to Towers Foundation (t2t.org), which has been helping America’s heroes since 9/11 by providing mortgage-free homes to Gold Star and fallen first responder families with young children and by building custom-designed smart homes for catastrophically injured veterans and first responders.    Tickets for future dates, including a limited number of exclusive VIP Packages, which include an amazing selection of tickets, custom merchandise, and more are available now.  For more information, go to http://www.carrieunderwoodofficial.com/tour.   Underwood, who is nominated for three CMA Awards, including Entertainer of the Year, Female Vocalist of the Year and Musical Event of the Year (for multi-week #1 smash hit “If I Didn’t Love You” with Jason Aldean), will resume her ongoing REFLECTION: The Las Vegas Residency at the Resorts World Theatre in 2023, following THE DENIM & RHINESTONES TOUR.  The first artist to grace the stage of the new 5,000-seat, world-class theatre, she debuted her residency with a sold-out run in December 2021 and went on to perform additional sold-out runs through Spring 2022.  2023 dates for REFLECTION will be announced at a later date. THE DENIM & RHINESTONES TOUR DATE CITY VENUE October 15, 2022 Greenville, SC Bon Secours Wellness Arena October 17, 2022 Indianapolis, IN Gainbridge Fieldhouse October 18, 2022 Grand Rapids, MI Van Andel Arena October 20, 2022 Lexington, KY Rupp Arena October 22, 2022 Rosemont, IL Allstate Arena October 23, 2022 Milwaukee, WI Fiserv Forum October 25, 2022 Minneapolis, MN Target Center October 27, 2022 Grand Forks, ND Alerus Center October 31, 2022 Tulsa, OK BOK Center November 2, 2022 Austin, TX Moody Center November 3, 2022 Houston, TX Toyota Center November 5, 2022 New Orleans, LA Smoothie King Center November 7, 2022 St. Louis, MO Enterprise Center November 12, 2022 Moline, IL Vibrant Arena at The MARK November 13, 2022 Kansas City, MO T-Mobile Center November 15, 2022 Denver, CO Ball Arena November 17, 2022 Salt Lake City, UT Vivint Arena November 19, 2022 San Francisco, CA Chase Center 2023 February 2, 2023 Miami, FL FTX Arena February 4, 2023 Tampa, FL Amalie Arena February 6, 2023 Jacksonville, FL Vystar Veterans Memorial Arena February 7, 2023 Atlanta, GA State Farm Arena February 8, 2023 Charlotte, NC Spectrum Center February 10, 2023 State College, PA Bryce Jordan Center February 11, 2023 Uncasville, CT Mohegan Sun Arena February 14, 2023 Charleston, WV Charleston Coliseum February 15, 2023 Washington DC Capital One Arena February 17, 2023 Boston, MA TD Garden February 18, 2023 Newark, NJ Prudential Center February 21, 2023 New York, NY Madison Square Garden February 22, 2023 Philadelphia, PA Wells Fargo Center February 24, 2023 Charlottesville, VA John Paul Jones Arena February 25, 2023 Pittsburgh, PA PPG Paints Arena February 26, 2023 Detroit, MI Little Caesars Arena March 1, 2023 Nashville, TN Bridgestone Arena March 2, 2023 Cincinnati, OH Heritage Bank Center March 4, 2023 Columbus, OH Nationwide Arena March 8, 2023 Dallas, TX American Airlines Center March 11, 2023 Glendale, AZ Gila River Arena March 13, 2023 Los Angeles, CA Crypto.com Arena March 14, 2023 Sacramento, CA Golden 1 Center March 16, 2023 Portland, OR MODA Center March 17, 2023 Seattle, WA Climate Pledge Arena