Upcoming Carrie Underwood dates
Dates and live ticket listings appear here as soon as they are on sale. The guide below covers what to know before you buy.
Start with the stage position
Before you choose a Carrie Underwood seat, find out where the stage is. On an end-stage date, the best seats are in the lower bowl straight across from the stage. On an in-the-round date, the best seats are lower-bowl sidelines, and the ends become a good value. She has toured both ways, so the event map is the first thing to check.
Her shows are big productions with costume changes, lifts and moving set pieces, built around a voice that can fill an arena. Seeing the whole stage matters more here than being in the front row.
End-stage arena seats, best to worst
The Denim & Rhinestones Tour put the stage back at one end of the arena, and used ramps plus three hydraulic lifts.
- Lower bowl facing the stage: the full picture, lifts and ramps included.
- Front of the floor: as close as it gets, though the rear floor is flat and leans on the video screens.
- Lower-bowl sides: close and raised, with an angled view.
- Beside or behind the stage: skip these, or buy only when the listing marks them as limited view and you accept that.
In-the-round arena seats, best to worst
In the round means the stage sits in the middle of the floor with the audience on every side. She used it for the Storyteller and Cry Pretty 360 tours.
- Lower-bowl sidelines: the top choice, close and raised, with no back-of-stage problem.
- Lower-bowl ends: they look straight at the stage and often cost less than the sidelines, which makes them the sleeper pick.
- Floor: very close up front, but flat, and the stage rotates and moves, so part of the time you see her from behind.
Fair and festival appearances are usually general admission; whoever shows up earliest gets the best view.
Lifts, costumes and a full production
Underwood has said it plainly: "I've always enjoyed the idea of having a show versus just playing a concert." That was her description of the Denim & Rhinestones Tour, and it fits most of her headline runs. Expect several costume changes, rising platforms and staging that sits between a country concert and a pop spectacle.
Her headline runs have filled arenas such as Chase Center, American Airlines Center and Madison Square Garden. More recently her calendar has leaned on festivals, casino theaters and regular nights at the Grand Ole Opry.
Every Carrie Underwood tour and residency, dated
- 2008 to 2013: three early arena headliners, named Carnival Ride, Play On and Blown Away.
- 2016, Storyteller Tour: Stories in the Round: her first center-stage tour, 92 dates between late January and late November, under a rotating lighting structure with several tiers.
- 2019, Cry Pretty Tour 360: a second center-stage production, with 60 arena dates from May through October across the US, Canada and Europe; Runaway June and Maddie & Tae were the North American openers.
- 2021 to 2025, Reflection: her Las Vegas residency at Resorts World, which wrapped with dates listed for spring 2025.
- Fall 2022 to March 2023, Denim & Rhinestones Tour: 43 American arena dates, back on an end stage, with Jimmie Allen as the opener.
In 2025 and 2026 she played Opry nights, festivals and single headline dates rather than a full tour. Her site also lists her as the opening headliner announcement for the 2027 Barefoot Country Music Festival. Scheduled dates appear in the event list on this page, and news posts on the official Carrie Underwood site.
Oklahoma farm kid to Opry member
Underwood was born March 10, 1983, in Muskogee, Oklahoma, and grew up on her family's farm in Checotah. Winning season four of American Idol in 2005 launched her, and "Inside Your Heaven" made her the first country act to enter the Billboard Hot 100 at No. 1. Some Hearts (2005) went on to become the top-selling debut by a solo female country artist.
Eight Grammys, back-to-back ACM Entertainer of the Year awards (2009 and 2010) and a 2008 Opry induction by Garth Brooks followed. Football fans know her voice from the Sunday Night Football opener on NBC, which she has sung since 2013, and since 2025 she has sat on the American Idol judging panel.
Fewer dates, more competition
Without a full tour, each headline date carries more weight, and that pushes demand toward the few shows on the calendar.
- Arena headline nights draw the most buyers, particularly weekends in the South and Midwest.
- Fan-club and venue presales usually claim the strongest lower-bowl seats before the general sale opens.
- A festival ticket buys the whole lineup, so its price reflects the festival, not just her slot.
- Opry nights are multi-artist bills at the Grand Ole Opry House.
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Frequently asked questions
How do I know if a Carrie Underwood show is in the round?
Check the seating map on the event listing. Her 2016 and 2019 tours were in the round, while the 2022 to 2023 Denim & Rhinestones Tour used an end stage.
Are end seats good at an in-the-round Carrie Underwood concert?
Often, yes. The ends look straight at the stage and frequently sell for less than the sidelines.
Did Carrie Underwood's Las Vegas residency end?
Yes, per her official site: Reflection ran at Resorts World from 2021 through 2025, and its last listed shows were in March and April 2025.
Which American Idol season did Carrie Underwood win?
Season four, in 2005. She returned to the show as a judge in 2025.
Who inducted Carrie Underwood into the Grand Ole Opry?
Garth Brooks, on May 10, 2008.
How many Grammys has Carrie Underwood won?
Eight. The first was Best New Artist, in 2007.