Aaron Lewis, Tyler Farr and Chase Bryant will join Brantley Gilbert on the second leg of his Let It Ride Tour, which will launch Sept. 19 at Cedar Park Center in Austin, Texas. Lewis will provide opens shows from Sept. 19-Oct. 25, while Farr will open shows from Oct. 30-Dec. 6. Bryant will be an opener for all dates.
LET IT RIDE TOUR dates – Second Leg:
With special guest Aaron Lewis and Chase Bryant
Sept. 19 – Austin, TX (Cedar Park Center)
Sept. 20 – Tulsa, OK (BOK Center)
Sept. 26 – State College, PA (Bryce Jordan Center)
Sept. 27 – Worcester, MA (DCU Center)
Sept. 28 – Bangor, ME (Cross Insurance Center)
Oct. 9 – Cincinnati, OH (US Bank Arena)
Oct. 10 – Southaven, MS (Landers Center)
Oct. 11 – Jackson, MS (MS Coliseum)
Oct. 16 – Madison, WI (Veterans Memorial Coliseum at Alliant Energy Center)
Oct. 17 – St. Louis, MO (Chifetz Arena)
Oct. 18 – Moline, IL (iWireless Center)
Oct. 23 – Des Moines, IA (Wells Fargo Arena)
Oct. 24 – Cape Girardeau, MO (Show Me Center)
Oct. 25 – Kansas City, MO (Sprint Center)
With special guest Tyler Farr and Chase Bryant
Oct. 30 – Raleigh, NC (PNC Arena)
Oct. 31 – Savannah, GA (Martin Luther King Jr. Arena)
Nov. 1 – Norfolk, VA (The Ted Constant Convocation Center)
Nov. 20 – Fresno, CA (Save Mart Center at Fresno State)
Nov. 21 – San Jose, CA (SAP Center)
Nov. 22 – Anaheim, CA (Honda Center)
Dec. 4 – Charlotte, NC (Time Warner Cable Arena)
Dec. 5 – Nashville, TN (Bridgestone Arena)
Dec. 6 – Pikeville, KY (Eastern Kentucky Expo Center)
For more information, visit brantleygilbert.com.

Country Music Hall of Fame member Mel Tillis has signed on for exclusive booking representation with The Bobby Roberts Company.
“We at the Bobby Roberts Company are pleased and excited to exclusively represent the great Mel Tillis,” says BRC CEO, Bobby Roberts. “Mel is a true country music legend and icon that continues to thrill his audiences throughout the United States and Canada with his incredible shows, hits and comedy. Besides all of that, he is one of the nicest entertainers that has ever set foot onstage. We are elated that Mel has chosen us to handle his touring!”
Tillis recently returned to performing following open heart surgery in early March.
“A little heart surgery isn’t slowing me down,” notes Tillis. “I’m back on the road with my band the Statesiders and I know that Bobby Roberts is our man for the job.”

Bandsintown has introduced its first mobile application for artists and managers, Bandsintown Manager. The app will allow touring artists, music managers and digital marketers to control touring information via their mobile devices.
Bandsintown Manager pushes event dates to Facebook, Twitter, Google YouTube, and artist websites. Tour date information is also pushed to concert discovery app Bandsintown, as well as partners including Shazam, Nokia MixRadio, SoundHound, DeliRadio, Squarespace, and others.
In the event of a venue or tour date change, artists or managers can directly message fans who have RSVP’d to their show. The app also aggregates all concert photos and videos of a show posted by fans on BandsinTown and Instagram, which artists can then browse and repost on Facebook or Twitter to increase engagement.
“Our goal has always been to connect artists and fans so they never miss a show” said Julien Mitelberg, Bandsintown CEO. “By introducing a mobile app built exclusively for artists, we enable both major and emerging acts to better promote their tours and for the first time to communicate directly with our 11 million registered users, so concert-goers get the most out of the live music experience—before, during and after the event.”

IEBA’s Hall of Fame Class of 2014 will include The Doobie Brothers and their longtime manager Bruce Cohn, veteran manager and agent Jim Halsey, and event producers Bob and Peggy Kaltenbach of Klein’s Entertainment.
IEBA will also present its Industry Achievement award to Romeo Entertainment Group.
The Class of 2014 will be inducted at the close of the 44th Annual Conference, to be held Sept. 30 at the CMA Theater at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum. The private event is only for conference attendees.
The 44th annual conference will be held Sept. 27-30, 2014, at Omni Nashville. Registration is now open.

IEBA’s Hall of Fame honors elite live entertainment industry professionals.
Over the course of four decades, The Doobie Brothers have sold more than 48 million albums, won four GRAMMY Awards and built an extremely loyal fanbase. Their relationship with Nashville continues this fall when some of country music’s top stars join them on their forthcoming Sony Music Nashville collaboration album. The record, full of their hits, also reunites them with longtime Doobie Brother Michael McDonald.

Jim Halsey founded The Jim Halsey Company talent agency in 1951. His clients included Tammy Wynette, Merle Haggard, Waylon Jennings, The Oak Ridge Boys, Roy Clark, and many others. The Jim Halsey Company was acquired by the William Morris Agency in 1990, but Halsey remains active in the industry. As an author and educator, he launched The Jim Halsey Institute of Music and Entertainment Business, an undergraduate music business program at Independence Community College in Independence, Kan.
Carl and Margaret Klein created Klein’s Attractions in 1930. For more than 80 years and three generations, Klein’s has provided entertainment for state and county fairs, expositions, festivals, colleges, casinos, community and corporate events throughout the United States. Just as Carl and Margaret passed their love of the business onto their daughter Peggy and her husband Bob Kaltenbach, Peggy and Bob passed it to their son R.J. and his wife Patty. After Bob’s death in 1993, R.J. took the reigns as the company’s president and Peggy, though semi-retired, continues to play an active role in day-to-day operations.
Don Romeo started Romeo Entertainment Group, which is celebrating its 60th anniversary, in 1954. He later joined with Hap Peebles in forming IEBA. The Don Romeo Agency steadily grew as it was passed down to Bob, Don’s son. Today, as Romeo Entertainment Group, its client list boasts over 100 names including Country Jam, North Dakota State Fair, Bands in the Backyard, Evergreen State Fair, Grand Falls Casino Resort, and Riverside Casino and Golf Resort. The company remains in the family: Don’s daughter Fran Romeo is President, and grandchildren Michelle and R.J. Romeo are Agent and General Counsel, respectively. Michelle also serves on IEBA’s Board of Directors.

Sturgill Simpson has been added to Zac Brown Band‘s ‘Great American Road Trip’ as support on select East Coast dates this summer. The tour has already featured artists including Kacey Musgraves and Keb’ Mo’, as well as new Zac Brown Band member Matt Mangano.
Kentucky native Sturgill released his debut independent album, High Top Mountain, in 2013, followed by 2014’s Metamodern Sounds in Country Music. The May 13 release opened at No. 11 on the Billboard Top Country albums chart.
Great American Road Trip Tour Dates:
6/19 – Camden, NJ – Susquehanna Bank Center
6/20 – Camden, NJ – Susquehanna Bank Center
6/21 – Forest Hills, NY – Forest Hills Stadium
6/22 – Bristow, VA – Jiffy Lube Live
6/27 – Boston, MA – Fenway Park
6/28 – Boston, MA – Fenway Park
7/03 – Milwaukee, WI – Summerfest – Marcus Amphitheater
7/10 – PNC Bank Arts Center (Holmdel, NJ)*
7/12 – First Niagara Pavilion (Burgettstown, PA)*
7/13 – Noblesville, IN – Klipsch Music Center
7/16 – Paso Robles, CA – Midstate Fair
7/20 – Lake Tahoe, NV – Harvey’s Lake Tahoe Outdoor Arena
8/02 – Camrose, Alberta – Big Valley Jamboree
8/04 – Sturgis, SD – Buffalo Chip
8/09 – Detroit Lakes, MN – WE Fest
8/15 – Endicott, NY – Dick’s Sporting Goods Open
8/16 – Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion (Gilford, NH)*
8/21 – Molson Canadian Amphitheatre (Toronto, ON)*
8/23 – Darien Lake Performing Arts Center (Darien Center, NY)*
8/24 – Saratoga Performing Arts Center (Saratoga Springs, NY)*
8/29 – Bethel Woods Center for the Arts (Bethel, NY)*
8/30 – Nikon at Jones Beach Theater (Wantagh, NY)*
9/13 – Chicago, IL – Wrigley Field
* With Sturgill Simpson