Adam Hood Preps Nashville Show In Support of New Album

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Adam Hood


Singer/songwriter Adam Hood released his fourth full-length album Welcome To The Big World on Tuesday (Nov. 4), available via Lone Star Music and iTunes.
To coincide with the album release, Hood is on the road with Texas musician Jason Eady as part of their Southern Brothers From Another Mother co-headlining tour, performing together as an acoustic duo, trading off original songs (full itinerary below). The tour stops at Nashville’s The Basement, 7 p.m. on Monday, November 10.
For the album, the Alabama native took to the crowd-funding site Kickstarter in November 2013 for fans to pledge support in reaching his goal to make the record with producer Rachel Loy. For the first time in 12 years Hood has released his music independently (Adam Hood Music). The album’s first single, “Trying to Write a Love Song” (Hood/Pat McLaughlin/Logan Mize), was released earlier this year and hit Top 5 on both Texas Music Charts.“Bar Band” will be the next single.
Notable collaborations include Will Hoge (“Postcards and Payphones”), Charlie Worsham and Sunny Sweeney (“The Countriest”).
Southern Brothers From Another Mother Tour
DATE-CITY-VENUE
11/5–Birmingham, AL–Zydeco (acoustic show)
11/7–Auburn, AL–Bourbon Street Bar
11/8–Bowling Green, KY–The Warehouse at Mt. Victor (acoustic show)
11/9–Knoxville, TN–Barley’s Taproom (acoustic show)
11/10–Nashville, TN–The Basement (acoustic show)
11/11–Atlanta, GA–Smith’s Olde Bar
11/12–Raleigh, NC–Southland Ballroom
11/13–Charlotte, NC–Puckett’s Farm Equipment
11/14–Rome, GA–Brewhouse Music & Grill
11/15–Gatlinburg, TN–Sugarlands Distilling Company
Adam Hood on Tour
12/7–Fort Worth, TX–Coopers BBQ (free show)
12/8–New Braunfels, TX–Billy’s Ice House (acoustic show)
12/9–Aledo, TX–Railhead Smokehouse (acoustic show)
12/10–Fort Worth, TX–Live Oak Music Hall & Lounge (acoustic show)
Co-headlining with Stoney LaRue
12/11–Lewisville, TX–Hat Tricks (acoustic show)
12/12–Yukon, OK–Grady’s 66 Pub
12/13–Amarillo, TX–Hoot’s Pub

Garth Brooks Adds Tulsa Date To World Tour

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garth brooksGarth Brooks has added Tulsa, Okla., to his list of stops on The Garth Brooks World Tour. It will be the first time Garth has played there in 17 years.
Show dates will be Thursday, Jan. 15, Friday, Jan. 16, and Saturday, Jan. 17, 2015 at the BOK Center. Trisha Yearwood will continue to open the show.
Tickets will be on sale Friday, Nov. 14 at 10:00 AM CST. There will be an eight-ticket limit per purchase.
Tickets can be purchased at www.ticketmaster.com, ticketmaster.com/garthbrooks or 1-800-745-3000 or Ticketmaster Express 1-866-448-7849. Please note there will be no sales at the venue box office or Ticketmaster outlets on Nov. 14.
Tickets will cost $57.13 plus a $4.87 tax, a $2.00 facility fee and a $6.00 service charge for a total of $70.00.

Brad Paisley Extends Country Nation World Tour

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Brad Paisley


Brad Paisley has announced the extension of his Country Nation World Tour presented by KRAFT Cheese through March 2015. The final leg of the tour will kick off on Jan. 17, 2015 in Morgantown, W.Va., which is Paisley’s home state. Tickets will go on sale Friday, Nov. 7.
Special guests on the tour will be Stoney Creek Records’ Parmalee and Arista Nashville recording duo The Swon Brothers.
2015 Country Nation World Tour presented by KRAFT Cheese dates are as follows:
Jan. 17| WVU Coliseum | Morgantown, W. Va.
Jan. 22 | Landers Center | Southaven, Miss.
Jan. 23 | Pensacola Civic Center | Pensacola, Fla.
Jan. 24 | Germaine Arena | Estero, Fla.
Jan. 29 | Resch Center | Green Bay, Wis.
Jan. 30 | U.S. Cellular Center | Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Jan. 31 | Swiftel Center | Brookings, S.D.
Feb. 5 | Northeastern Illinois Univ. | DeKalb, Ill.
Feb. 6 | JQH Arena | Springfield, Mo.
Feb. 7 | The Covelli Center | Youngstown, Ohio
March 5 | Colorado Springs World Arena | Colorado Springs, Colo.
March 6 | Pan American Center | Las Cruces, N.M.
March 7 | United Supermarkets Arena | Lubbock, Texas

Taylor Swift's 2015 World Tour Will Stop Two Nights in Nashville

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Taylor-Swift-World-Tour-Full-fledged pop artist Taylor Swift has announced The 1989 World Tour running from May 2015-October 2015, in support of her fifth Big Machine Label Group album, 1989. The tour will stop at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena two nights, Sept. 25-26, in addition to encompassing eight countries and spanning four continents including North America, Europe and even more dates on the way for Australia and Asia.
Good Morning America revealed the news (Nov. 3) along with supporting acts Australian singer-songwriter Vance Joy as the main support in addition to Shawn Mendes opening. American Express cardholders and TaylorSwift.com members will have access to purchase tickets in advance, beginning Nov. 7. The first tickets for the North American leg will go on-sale to the general public on Nov. 14.
The tour is produced and promoted by AEG Live & The Messina Group.
Swift’s last North American run, The Red Tour played to more than 1.36 million fans over 66 shows (including 13 stadium stops) in 47 cities. Internationally, Swift became the first solo female artist in twenty years to undertake a national stadium concert tour of Australia before she visited Europe for six sold-out shows in 2014.
The 1989 World Tour (more dates to be announced)
DATE | MARKET | BUILDING
May 20 | Bossier City, LA | CenturyLink Center
May 22 | Baton Rouge, LA | LSU Tiger Stadium
May 30 | Detroit, MI | Ford Field
June 2| Louisville, KY | KFC Yum! Center
June 3 | Cleveland, OH | Quicken Loans Arena
June 6 | Pittsburgh, PA | Heinz Field
June 8 | Charlotte, NC | Time Warner Cable Arena
June 9 | Raleigh, NC | PNC Arena
June 13 | Philadelphia, PA | Lincoln Financial Field
June 20 | Cologne, Germany | Lanxess Arena
June 21 | Amsterdam, Holland | Ziggo Dome
June 23 | Glasgow, UK | The SSE Hydro
June 24 | Manchester, UK | Arena
June 27 | London, UK | British Summertime | Hyde Park
July 6 | Ottawa, ON | Canadian Tire Centre
July 7 | Montreal, QC | Bell Centre
July 11 | East Rutherford, NJ | MetLife Stadium
July 13 | Washington, DC | Nationals Park
July 18 | Chicago, IL | Soldier Field
July 24 | Foxborough, MA | Gillette Stadium
July 25 | Foxborough, MA | Gillette Stadium
August 1 | Vancouver, BC | BC Place Stadium
August 4 | Edmonton, AB | Rexall Place
August 5 | Edmonton, AB | Rexall Place
August 8 | Seattle, WA | CenturyLink Field
August 15 | Santa Clara, CA | Levi’s Stadium
August 17 | Glendale, AZ | Gila River Arena
August 18 | Glendale, AZ | Gila River Arena
August 25 | Los Angeles, CA | Staples Center
August 26 | Los Angeles, CA | Staples Center
August 29 | San Diego, CA | PETCO Park
September 4 | Salt Lake City, UT | EnergySolutions Arena
September 5 | Denver, CO | Pepsi Center
September 6 | Denver, CO | Pepsi Center
September 9 | Fargo, ND | Fargodome
September 11 | St. Paul, MN | Xcel Energy Center
September 12  | St. Paul, MN | Xcel Energy Center
September 16 |Indianapolis, IN | Bankers Life Fieldhouse
September 17 | Columbus, OH | Nationwide Arena
September 18 | Columbus, OH | Nationwide Arena
September 21 | Kansas City, MO | Sprint Center
September 22 | Kansas City, MO | Sprint Center
September 25 | Nashville, TN | Bridgestone Arena
September 26 | Nashville, TN | Bridgestone Arena
October 2 | Toronto, ON | Rogers Centre
October 3 | Toronto, ON | Rogers Centre
October 8 | Des Moines, IA | Wells Fargo Arena
October 9 | Omaha, NE | CenturyLink Center
October 10 | Omaha, NE | CenturyLink Center
October 13 | St. Louis, MO | Scottrade Center
October 14 | St. Louis, MO | Scottrade Center
October 17 | Dallas, TX | AT&T Stadium
October 20 | Lexington, KY | Rupp Arena
October 21 | Greensboro, NC | Greensboro Coliseum Complex
October 24 | Atlanta, GA | Georgia Dome
October 27 | Miami, FL | AmericanAirlines Arena
October 31 | Tampa, FL | Raymond James Stadium

Garth Brooks World Tour To Visit Arkansas

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Garth Brooks


Garth Brooks will return to Little Rock, Ark. for the first time in 23 years as part of The Garth Brooks World Tour with Trisha Yearwood. The concerts will be held Friday, Dec. 12 at 7 p.m., and Saturday, Dec. 13 at 7 p.m. Both events will be held at Verizon Arena.

Tickets will be on sale Friday, Nov. 7 at 10 a.m. CST. There will be an eight ticket limit per purchase.
Tickets can be purchased at www.ticketmaster.com, ticketmaster.com/garthbrooks or 1-800-745-3000 or Ticketmaster Express 1-866-448-7849. There will be no sales at the venue box office or Ticketmaster outlets on Nov. 7.
Tickets will cost $73.25.

Paisley, Bentley, Bryan to Headline NYC's First Country Festival

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unnamedLive Nation Entertainment and Founders Entertainment announced today (Oct. 29) during a press conference that New York City will host its first every Country Festival with Dierks Bentley, Luke Bryan, and Brad Paisley set to headline. FarmBorough will take place on Randall’s Island on June 26-28, 2015. The first additional artists to be announced for the three-day festival include Wade Bowen, Brandy Clark, Maddie & Tae, Kip Moore, Ashley Monroe, Randy Houser, The Cadillac Three and Dwight Yoakam with more to be revealed over the coming weeks.
Three-day passes start at $225 (plus applicable service charges and fees) and go on-sale Thurs., Nov 6 at 10 a.m. EST.  Fans will also have the option to upgrade to VIP three-day packages with access to Skyline Lounge featuring skyline views, private bars and more. For more information and pricing information, visit: www.farmboroughfestival.com.
“We’ve been dreaming about bringing a country festival to New York for a long time, and we feel like the time is right now. We have the perfect partner in Founders and the perfect location on Randall’s Island to really bring fans and artists something special,” said Brian O’Connell, Live Nation President of Country Touring. “New York City is a global destination. Country fans from all over the world can come to the city and take advantage of all it has to offer, while enjoying three days of the best country music acts too.”
Citi® is the official credit card of FarmBorough Festival. Citi® card members will have access to pre-sale tickets beginning Friday, Oct. 31 through Citi’s Private Pass® Program.

Chesney's 'The Big Revival Tour' Adds Brantley Gilbert As Opener For Stadium Shows

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Brantley Gilbert


Kenny Chesney recently revealed details on The Big Revival Tour for 2015. It was announced that Jason Aldean would be joining Chesney on a 10-city stadium tour which will merge Aldean’s Burnin’ It Down Tour with The Big Revival. Brantley Gilbert has now been tapped to join Chesney for 15 stadium dates on his The Big Revival Tour.
“When you co-headline a tour with Jason Aldean, you’ve gotta get someone who can hold their own to go in front,” Chesney says. “When I looked around, for those stadium shows that Brantley’s part of, he’s the man for the job. He knows how to reach the crowd, how to make them rock – and he’s not afraid to push the rest of us.”
Gilbert has had three No. 1 hits on his own – “Country Must Be Country Wide,” “You Don’t Know Her Like I Do” and “Bottoms Up” – as well as co-writing Aldean’s CMA Song of the Year-nominated “Dirt Road Anthem” and sole writer of “My Kind of Party.” He has mined platinum with Halfway To Heaven and gold with his recent  No. 1, Just As I Am, and is the Academy of Country Music’s reigning Top New Artist.
Chesney’s 55-date The Big Revival Tour is slated to kick-off on his birthday, March 26, in Nashville with more on-sale information and special guests will be revealed over the coming weeks.
The Big Revival Tour is presented by Corona Light.

Hunter Hayes To Begin CMA Week With Free Nashville Show

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Hunter-Hayes-Tour-Every-Moment-Counts-MilitaryHunter Hayes will kick off the week leading up to the 48th Annual CMA Awards with a free concert in downtown Nashville, Monday, Nov. 3 after beginning his recently announced Tattoo (Your Name) Tour.
Tour and labelmates Dan + Shay and The Railers, among other special guests, will join Hayes for the open-to-the-public evening concert, which is set to begin outside Bridgestone Arena at 10:30 p.m.
Presented by exclusive radio partner WSIX, the hometown event will honor Sergeant First Class Tyler Arnold and his family, who will be in attendance at the show along with servicemen and women currently stationed at nearby Fort Campbell.
Hayes will partner with the USO to create these special #USOmoments during his 17-stop tour through the end of the year, recognizing troops and their families with unique moments.
Fans can participate by downloading the official Hunter Hayes tour app which syncs with a Glow Motion Technologies wristbands to integrate into the tour’s lighting design. Net proceeds from each wristband (no event less than $1.00 per wristband and minimum donation of $10,000 in any event).
To purchase tickets Hayes’ Tour, visit hunterhayes.com.
Tattoo (Your Name) Tour Dates
Oct. 28, 2014 Best Buy Theater | New York, N.Y.*
Oct. 30, 2014 Bryce Jordan Center | University Park, Penn.
Oct. 31, 2014 Times Union Center | Albany, N.Y.
Nov. 1, 2014 Thomas M. Ryan Center | Providence, R.I.
Nov. 13, 2014 BMO Harris Bradley Center | Milwaukee, Wisc.
Nov. 14, 2014 iWireless Center | Moline, Ill.
Nov. 15, 2014 Sprint Center | Kansas City, Mo.
Nov. 20, 2014 Chaifetz Arena | St. Louis, Mo.
Nov. 21, 2014 Sears Centre Arena | Chicago, Ill.
Nov. 22, 2014 The Palace of Auburn Hills | Detroit, Mich.
Nov. 29, 2014 Verizon Theatre at Grand Prairie | Dallas, Texas*
Dec. 4, 2014 Lakefront Arena | New Orleans, La.
Dec. 5, 2014 Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena | Jacksonville, Fla.
Dec. 6, 2014 Arena at Gwinnett Center | Atlanta, Ga.
Dec. 11, 2014 Wolstein Center | Cleveland, Ohio
Dec. 12, 2014 Rogers K-Rock Centre | Kingston, ONT Canada
Dec. 13, 2014 Budweiser Gardens | London, ONT Canada
(*denotes special “Wild Card” shows)

Kenny Chesney, Jason Aldean Team For Summer Stadium Run

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Fans can expect twice the star power for the summer of 2015. Jason Aldean and Kenny Chesney have revealed that their respective tours, The Burn It Down Tour and The Big Revival Tour Presented by Corona Light, will combine for 10 stadium shows next summer. The first shows to go on sale will be New England’s Gillette Stadium, slated to take place Aug. 28, 2015, and San Francisco’s Levi’s Stadium, slated for May 2, 2015.
“We’ve played so many of these stadiums so many summers, I know just how hard the fans coming out can rock,” Chesney says. “There aren’t a lot of guys out there who can hit it the way Jason does, so I’m glad we’re able to bring both of our tours together for 10 nights this summer. I know what me and the guys are bringing in terms of music, and I know Jason can hang with us!”
“Kenny is the guy everybody in country music looks up to when they think about workin’ hard, building your career out on the road and getting to eventually play stadiums,” added Aldean. “When we first started dipping our toe into that business a few years ago, he’s the guy I would call or text for advice. We have a real friendship.  Don’t get me wrong…that doesn’t mean I’m going to make it easy to follow me every night…he’s gonna have to work for it harder than he ever has before!”
5/2/15              San Francisco, CA| Levi’s Stadium
5/16/15            Dallas, TX| AT&T Stadium
6/20/15            Green Bay, WI| Lambeau Field
6/27/15            Seattle, WA| CenturyLink Field
7/18/15            Minneapolis, MN| Target Field
7/25/15            Pasadena, CA| Rose Bowl
8/1/15              Kansas City, MO|A rrowhead Stadium
8/8/15              Denver, CO| Sports Authority Field at Mile High
8/15/15            E. Rutherford, NJ| MetLife Stadium
8/28/15            Boston, MA| Gillette Stadium

Chesney To Launch 2015 Arena, Amphitheater and Stadium Tour

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Kenny Chesney. Photo: Jill Trunnell

Kenny Chesney. Photo: Jill Trunnell


Kenny Chesney is ready to return to the road with a 2015 tour after taking a break for the touring season of 2014.
He will bring his new music to fans with The Big Revival Tour, kicking off on his birthday, March 26, in Nashville, with presenting sponsor Corona Light. The venue has not been revealed. A full list of dates is forthcoming, as the only other date released is his appearance at the Ohio Country Superfest, June 21.
“I can’t think of a better way to celebrate,” Chesney confirmed with ABC’s Good Morning America. “I’ve been ready to get out there for a long time. Now that we’re announced I’m fired up!”
Opening acts will vary from market to market as the tour varies from arenas, amphitheaters and stadiums.
“We’re already working on next year’s video,” Chesney continued about his new projects. “I’ve seen the stage – and the lights. As the set list comes together, and we start locking down rehearsals, this is gonna be a wild night. I hope the fans are ready.”