The Dancing Crazy Tour was the debut solo tour by American entertainer
Miranda Cosgrove
Miranda Taylor Cosgrove (born May 14, 1993) is an American actress and singer. She was the highest-paid child actor in 2012 and was included on ''Forbes'' magazine's " 30 Under 30" list in 2022. She is known for her career on television, parti ...
. Visiting North America, it supported her debut studio album, ''
Sparks Fly''. The tour began in Missouri and traveled throughout the United States and ended in Ohio. Cosgrove continued the tour into the summer to promote her second
EP, ''
High Maintenance
''High Maintenance'' is an American Anthology series, anthology comedy-drama television show, television and web series, web series created by ex-husband and wife team Ben Sinclair (actor), Ben Sinclair and Katja Blichfeld. The show follows The ...
''. Dubbed the Dancing Crazy Summer Tour, the singer traveled the United States and Canada and performed at music festivals and state fairs.
Background
Originally conceived as the "Sparks Fly Tour", Cosgrove provided a few tour dates on her official website in October 2010. In December, Cosgrove announced the tour on her official website before the news hit various media outlets the next day. Now known as the Dancing Crazy Tour, Cosgrove toured the United States in theaters and music halls. Later, Cosgrove released the single "
Dancing Crazy
"Dancing Crazy" is a song by American singer Miranda Cosgrove from her second extended play ''High Maintenance'' (2011). It was released as the lead single from the extended play on December 21, 2010, by Columbia Records. The song was written by ...
", which was co-written by
Avril Lavigne
Avril Ramona Lavigne ( ; born September 27, 1984) is a Canadian singer and songwriter. At age 16, she signed a two-album recording contract with Arista Records. Her debut studio album, ''Let Go (Avril Lavigne album), Let Go'' (2002), is the ...
with
and
Shellback, who produced it. Joining Cosgrove on tour was American singer-songwriter
Greyson Chance
Greyson Michael Chance (born August 16, 1997) is an American singer-songwriter and musician. He rose to national attention in 2010 with his performance of Lady Gaga's "Paparazzi" at a grade school music festival which went viral on YouTube, gai ...
, who gained notoriety in 2010 with his
cover
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of
Lady Gaga
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's "
Paparazzi
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". To introduce the tour, Cosgrove stated,
"I used to always think I was just going to be an actress, but now I'm leaning towards music and singing too. In the beginning, I didn't really think about my sound too much. I was just trying to figure out the kind of music that was really me and my thing. But my songs are about the experiences I've been through, and when I'm singing them, I try to put myself into it, so hopefully my music just reflects me."
Cancellation
On August 11, 2011, the tour was interrupted when Cosgrove's tour bus was involved in a
traffic collision on
Interstate 70
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in
Vandalia, Illinois
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. Cosgrove and four other passengers were injured, with her sustaining a broken ankle. Initial reports confirmed that the tour would be postponed while Cosgrove recovered. A week later, Cosgrove released a statement stating that the tour was canceled by the doctor's orders.
Set list
Shows
Cancelled
Notes
References
External links
Miranda Cosgrove's Official Website
{{Greyson Chance
2011 concert tours
Miranda Cosgrove concert tours