Church To Convert Audiences on Blood, Sweat & Beers Tour

In what may be an early contender for rowdiest country tour of 2012, Eric Church has announced his headlining The Blood, Sweat & Beers Tour hitting 50 cities starting in January. Church’s third album Chief has drawn heaps of critical praise, and originally sold 145k copies in its first week of release. His current single “Drink In My Hand” is sitting pretty at No. 3 on MusicRow’s CountryBreakout Chart.

Joining Church on the trek is the equally rowdy Brantley Gilbert, who recently hit No. 1 with his first single for Valory Music Co., “Country Must Be Country Wide.” Additional guests on select dates include The Cadillac Black, Blackberry Smoke, Sonia Leigh, Jon Pardi, and Drake White.

“We have been building our entire career for this tour. It is truly the culmination of a lot of blood, sweat and beer that has brought us to this point in our career,” says Church. “I have always trusted our fans to deliver with their dedication and passion, they have always exceeded my expectations. I have never been more excited to begin a tour than this one. The band and I are committed to emptying the tank every night and delivering the best show we can.”

Announced dates for The Blood, Sweat & Beers Tour are included below. Additional dates will be scheduled in Portland, ME; Lowell, MA; Indiana, PA; Oklahoma City, OK; Jonesboro, AR; Orange Beach, AL; New York, NY; Binghamton, NY; Reading, PA; Atlantic City, NJ; Estero, FL; Orlando, FL; Tallahassee, FL; Las Vegas, NV; Tupelo, MS; Bossier City, LA; Auburn, AL; Evansville, IN; St. Louis, MO; Pikeville, KY; Columbus, OH; Lexington, KY; Bloomington, IL; Springfield, MO; Birmingham, AL; Nashville, TN; Toledo, OH; Chicago, IL; Youngstown, OH; Minneapolis, MN; Topeka, KS; and Morrison, CO.

Eric Church—The Blood, Sweat & Beers Tour
January 19       Fort Smith, AR            Fort Smith Convention Center
January 20       Cape Girardeau, MO   Show Me Center
January 21       Southaven, MS            Desoto Civic Center
January 26       Madison, WI               The Alliant Energy Center
January 27       Saginaw, MI                The Dow Event Center
January 28       Terre Haute, IN           The ISU Hulman Center
February 2       Savannah, GA             Savannah Civic Center
February 3       Knoxville, TN              Thompson Boling Arena
February 4       Norfolk, VA                Ted Constant Center
February 16     Greenville, SC              Bi-Lo Center
February 17     Salisbury, MD              Wicomico Civic Center
February 18     Greensboro, NC           Greensboro Coliseum
February 23     Battle Creek, MI           Kellogg Arena
February 24     Cleveland, OH              Wolstein Center @ CSU
February 25     Ft. Wayne, IN               Allen County War Memorial Col.
March 1           Portland, ME                Cumberland County Civic Center
March 2           Lowell, MA                  Tsongas Center at UMASS Lowell
March 3           Indiana, PA                   Kovalchick Center
March 8           Oklahoma City, OK      Chesapeake Energy Center
March 10         Orange Beach, AL        Amphitheater at The Wharf