Artists On Tour: Paisley, Shelton, Campbell

Brad Paisley recently played to sellout crowds in Eastern Canadian cities London, Hamilton, Montreal and Ottawa as part of his H2O Frozen Over Tour. Over 40,000 tickets were sold for the four shows. The H2O Tour will be featured on an episode of Modern Marvels – American Trucking that airs on the History Channel Friday, Feb. 4 at 8 PM central. This episode follows Paisley and his crew on the road between Little Rock, AR and Tulsa, OK and shows behind the scenes of what it takes to move a huge production from one city to another in a few short hours. H2O Frozen Over will take a break this week and then hits the road again Feb. 10 in Atlanta, GA.
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Blake Shelton recently kicked off his 2011 All About Tonight Tour with a sold-out show at the LaCrosse Center Arena in LaCrosse, WI. Also on hand were opening performers Easton Corbin and Steel Magnolia. Shelton will co-host the ACM Awards with Reba on Sunday, April 3, 2011.

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Bigger Picture Group artist Craig Campbell will join Willie Nelson on the 2011 Country Throwdown Tour. The release date for Campbell’s self-titled debut album has been moved to April 5 to more closely coincide with the start of the tour. Nineteen dates have so far been announced for the Country Throwdown Tour, including Denver, CO, Philadelphia, PA, Nashville, TN and Del Mar, CA. Campbell worked in the studio with producer Keith Stegall on the album, which will include current single “Family Man.”