Kip Moore Extends Headlining Room To Spare: Acoustic Tour Into 2019

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Kip Moore has expanded his headlining Room To Spare: Acoustic Tour. The new dates will kick off in Chicago on March 7 and run through May 30. Along the way, the tour will visit Minneapolis, Richmond, Sacramento, Atlanta, Boston, and several international shows in the U.K. and Canada. Charlie Worsham and Muscadine Bloodline are set to join Moore on select dates for the tour. He will play a show at Cumberland Caverns on April 27 in McMinnville, TN outside of Nashville.

The dates follow a limited fall run, which saw Moore playing all sold-out dates. Tickets for the new shows will go on sale beginning Friday, Dec. 14 at 10 a.m.

ROOM TO SPARE: ACOUSTIC TOUR DATES: 
3/7/19    Chicago, IL – Copernicus Center**
3/8/19    Carmel, IN – The Palladium**
3/9/19    Bowling Green, KY – SKYPAC**
3/14/19  Minneapolis, MN – The State Theatre*
3/15/19  Ottumwa, IA – Bridge View Events Center*
3/16/19  Springfield, MO – Gillioz Theatre*
3/21/19  Morgantown, WV – The Metropolitan Theatre**
3/22/19  Athens, OH – Memorial Auditorium**
3/23/19  Richmond, VA – The National**
3/28/19  Sacramento, CA – Crest Theatre**
3/29/19  Santa Rosa, CA – Luther Burbank Center for the Arts**
3/30/19  Hanford, CA – Fox Theatre**
4/18/19  Moncton, NB – Capitol Theater
4/19/19  Halifax, NS – Casino Nova Scotia
4/20/19  Charlottetown, PEI – Confederation Centre of the Arts
4/25/19  Atlanta, GA – The Buckhead Theatre**
4/26/19  Macon, GA – The Grand Opera House**
4/27/19  McMinnville, TN – Cumberland Caverns**
5/2/19    Boston, MA – Wilbur Theatre**
5/3/19    New Brunswick, NJ – State Theatre**
5/4/19    Burlington, VT – Flynn Center**
5/9/19    Ridgefield, CT – Ridgefield Playhouse**
5/10/19  Portland, ME – The State Theatre**
5/11/19  Glenside, PA – Keswick Theatre**
5/26/19  Manchester, UK – Academy 2
5/27/19  Glasgow, UK – Fruitmarket
5/29/19  Birmingham, UK – Town Hall
5/30/19  London, UK – Cadogan Hall

*Dates with Charlie Worsham
**Dates with Muscadine Bloodline

Keith Urban, Tim McGraw, Rascal Flatts To Perform At 2019 Cheyenne Frontier Days

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Keith Urban, Tim McGraw, Rascal Flatts, Josh Turner, Lady Antebellum, Midland, Kelsea Ballerini, Devin Dawson, Clint Black, and Tanya Tucker are all set to perform during the 2019 Cheyenne Frontier Days, set for July 19-27.

The shows will offer some unique pairings, with Lady Antebellum performing with Kelsea Ballerini and Midland; Rascal Flatts with Clint Black; Josh Turner with Tanya Tucker; and Tim McGraw with Devin Dawson during the nine days of concerts.

“We are very excited about the performer lineup for 2019,” Contract Acts Chairman Randy Kraft said. “We are still working on our remaining shows and will announce them as we get them signed.”

Concert ticket prices range from $39 to $81, with daily rodeo tickets costing $20 to $35. A $3 discount is offered on rodeo tickets and $5 discount on concert tickets purchased before July 1. Tickets will go on sale Saturday, December 15 at 9 a.m. MST at cfdrodeo.com, the Cheyenne Frontier Days™ Ticket Office and by calling (307) 778-7222. Fans can upgrade to a Frontier Nights® Fast Pass for early admission to the Party Zone, a voucher for best-available same-day rodeo tickets and a souvenir rodeo program.

2019 Cheyenne Frontier Days™ Entertainment Schedule:
July 19: Lady Antebellum with Kelsea Ballerini and Midland
July 20: Rascal Flatts with Clint Black
July 21: Josh Turner with Tanya Tucker
July 22-23:  Professional Bull Riders – Last Cowboy Standing
July 24: TBA
July 25: TBA
July 26: Keith Urban
July 27: Tim McGraw with Devin Dawson
July 20 – 28: PRCA Rodeo action

CMA Touring Awards To Honor Louis Messina For Lifetime Achievement

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Louis Messina

The Country Music Association (CMA) will honor the Messina Touring Group’s CEO Louis Messina with this year’s CMA Touring Lifetime Achievement Award.

The announcement comes ahead of the CMA Touring Awards event, taking place Monday, Jan. 28 at Nashville’s Marathon Music Works, highlighting vital, behind-the-scenes members of the touring industry. Voting in final categories (below) closes Thursday, Dec. 13.

Country legend George Strait made a surprise phone call last Friday morning to his longtime promoter, Messina to deliver news of the forthcoming honor.

“I’m incredibly humbled by this honor from CMA and its membership,” said Messina. “Having George Strait call and tell me the news was so powerful, so meaningful, so special and a moment I will always cherish. I’m especially proud of the team we’ve built and the clients we work for, and this distinction caps off an incredible year for us all. I remain thankful to so many people. You have now rendered me speechless.”

“The touring industry is a vibrant part of our business and Louis is very deserving of this recognition,” said Brandi Simms, CMA Senior Director of Awards & Industry Relations. “His vision and passion for the artists and the touring community is an inspiration to those fortunate enough to have worked with him. He is a world-class promoter and it’s no surprise to me that he was chosen to receive the honor of CMA’s Touring Lifetime Achievement Award.”

As CEO of Messina Touring Group, Messina promotes the tours of heavy-hitters such as Kenny Chesney, Eric Church, Tim McGraw and Faith Hill (Soul2Soul), Shawn Mendes, Ed Sheeran, Blake Shelton, Strait, Taylor Swift, and The Lumineers. Over his 50-year career, he has promoted a variety of acts including the Dixie Chicks, Led Zeppelin, Metallica, and Nickelback.

Messina began booking small shows as a high school student. Building a solid reputation, he moved onto club and theatre acts in and around New Orleans and the Gulf Coast. In 1975 Messina moved to Houston and (with longtime friend and mentor, Allen Becker) co-founded PACE Concerts. Under his direction, PACE Concerts gained regional and national acclaim among artists, agents, artist management and competing promoters. As the company evolved from PACE Concerts to SFX then to Clear Channel Entertainment, Messina established himself as one of the country’s preeminent promoters. In addition to promoting club, arena and stadium acts, Messina conceived and created the George Strait Country Music Festival, Ozzfest (along with Sharon Osborne), Texxas Jam, Van Halen’s Monsters of Rock and the Fleetwood Mac reunion tours. Since establishing The Messina Group, Messina has been the exclusive concert promoter for Chesney, Strait and Swift.

Messina is known for special events and record-setting stadium concerts such as the Jimmy Buffett—George Strait—Alan Jackson triple headliner at Texas Stadium and the opening event at Cowboys Stadium featuring Strait. Strait’s final sellout show at AT&T Stadium, The Cowboy Rides Away, set record numbers with over 104,000 tickets sold in 2014. Swift’s 1989 World Tour saw five sold-out shows at Staples Center, setting a record for the artist with the most sold-out shows at the venue (16) and all of them sold out instantly. Chesney has played 135 stadiums during his career and is ranked in the Top Ticket Sellers of the past 25 years, while only headlining the last 14. Messina has received numerous awards and honors throughout his career from the Academy of Country Music, Billboard, International Entertainment Buyers Association (IEBA), Performance Magazine, Pollstar, the T.J. Martell Foundation, and Venues Today.

The CMA Touring Lifetime Achievement Award is for an individual who has accomplished the highest level in the country music field of touring. The award was established to recognize an individual who has achieved both prominence and stature at the highest level. The individual receiving this Award has positively impacted and contributed to the growth of touring throughout a course of years that have proven to have an unprecedented historical impact on country music fans and the industry alike, and whose presence will have a long-term positive impact on country music and CMA for generations to come. The CMA Touring Awards, originally called the SRO Awards, were created by the CMA Board of Directors in 1990 to honor outstanding professional achievement within the touring industry. The SRO Awards were renamed the CMA Touring Awards in 2016.

Jerrod Niemann will return to host the CMA Touring Awards ceremony in January.

Final nominees for the 2018 CMA Touring Awards are as follows (in alphabetical order):

CATEGORY 1 – BUSINESS MANAGER OF THE YEAR
Renee Allen – Arnie Barn, Inc.
Julie Boos – Flood, Bumstead, McCready & McCarthy, Inc.
Legina Chaudoin – O’Neil Hagaman, PLLC
Jamie Cheek – Flood, Bumstead, McCready & McCarthy, Inc.
Dwight Wiles – Wiles + Taylor & Co., PC

CATEGORY 2 – COACH/TRUCK DRIVER OF THE YEAR
Ron Easley – Jason Aldean
Caleb Garrett – Luke Bryan
Larry “Big” Garten – Lee Brice
Larry Phye, Jr. – Chris Stapleton
John Stalder – Kenny Chesney

CATEGORY 3 – FRONT OF HOUSE (FOH) ENGINEER OF THE YEAR
Kirk Kelsey – Keith Urban
Billy Moore – Eric Church
Chris Rabold – Kenny Chesney
Chris Stephens – Jason Aldean
Ian Zorbaugh – Old Dominion

CATEGORY 4 – LIGHTING DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR
Philip Ealy – Kenny Chesney
Justin Kitchenman – Luke Bryan
Gavin Lake – Eric Church
Will Lowdermilk – Darius Rucker
Mac Mosier – Chris Stapleton

CATEGORY 5 – MANAGER OF THE YEAR
Virginia Davis – G-Major Management
Kerri Edwards – KP Entertainment
Clint Higham – Morris Higham Management
Jason Owen – Sandbox Entertainment
Chris Parr – Maverick
John Peets – Q Prime South

CATEGORY 6 – TOUR MANAGER OF THE YEAR
Steve Bryan – Florida Georgia Line
David Farmer – Kenny Chesney
Jason Hecht – Chris Stapleton
Jake LaGrone – Jason Aldean
Jan Volz – Rascal Flatts

CATEGORY 7 – MONITOR ENGINEER OF THE YEAR
Bryan Baxley – Kenny Chesney
Cam Beachley – Miranda Lambert
Johnnie Branham – Chris Stapleton
Joel Stickrod – Darius Rucker
Phil Wilkey – Keith Urban

CATEGORY 8 – PRODUCTION MANAGER OF THE YEAR
Jay Ballinger – Dierks Bentley
Randy “Baja” Fletcher – Keith Urban
Todd Ortmeier – Florida Georgia Line
Jay Schwartz – Rascal Flatts
Ed Wannebo – Kenny Chesney

CATEGORY 9 – PUBLICIST OF THE YEAR
Erin Burr – Big Machine Label Group
Ebie McFarland – Essential Broadcast Media
Tyne Parrish – The GreenRoom
Jensen Sussman – Sweet Talk Publicity
Wes Vause – Warner Music Group

CATEGORY 10 – TALENT AGENT OF THE YEAR
Becky Gardenhire – WME
Kevin Neal – WME
Nate Ritches – Paradigm
Risha Rodgers – WME
Jay Williams – WME

CATEGORY 11 – TALENT BUYER/PROMOTER OF THE YEAR
Ben Farrell – Lon Varnell Enterprises
Ali Harnell – AEG Presents
Patrick McDill – Live Nation Nashville
Brian O’Connell – Live Nation Nashville
Stacy Vee – Goldenvoice

CATEGORY 12 – TOUR CATERER OF THE YEAR
Dega Catering
Concert Kitchen
Hightopps Backstage Grille
HSG Catering
Taste Events Catering

CATEGORY 13 – TOURING MUSICIAN OF THE YEAR
Wyatt Beard – Kenny Chesney
Dan Hochhalter – Dierks Bentley
Mike Kennedy – George Strait
Tully Kennedy – Jason Aldean
Travis Toy – Rascal Flatts

CATEGORY 14 – VENUE OF THE YEAR
Alabama Theatre – North Myrtle Beach, SC
Ascend Amphitheater – Nashville, TN
Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion – Gilford, NH
Red Rocks Amphitheatre – Morrison, CO
Ryman Auditorium – Nashville, TN

CATEGORY 15 – TOUR VIDEO DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR
Zack Clevenger – Rascal Flatts
Jay Cooper – Kenny Chesney
Houston Creswell – Dierks Bentley
Ryan Rushing – Luke Bryan
Mark Willcox – Chris Stapleton

Maggie Rose To Open For Kelly Clarkson On The Meaning Of Life Tour

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Photo Credit: Ford Fairchild

Maggie Rose is gearing up for a busy 2019 already, with plenty of dates on the books including several as direct support for Kelly Clarkson’s The Meaning Of Life Tour in the Spring of 2019. The tour will also feature fellow Nashville artist Kelsea Ballerini.

Rose will also perform on the Cayamo cruise, which sets sail in February with roots-music performers including Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit, Dawes, Emmylou Harris among others. Touring in support of her critically-acclaimed album Change The Whole Thing, she has also been tapped to join O.A.R. for a performance close to her hometown in Washington, D.C. on December 15.

Rose has been named a YouTube Emerging Artist, a Pandora Artist To Watch and is currently being featured in the National Land O’Lakes ad campaign focused on women’s empowerment.

Maggie Rose Tour Dates 2019:
12/6: Dallas, TX; The Granada Theater
12/7: Houston, TX; The Green Room at Warehouse Live
12/8: Nachitoches, LA; Downtown Riverbank
12/15: Washington, D.C.; Anthem***
12/22: Bethesda, MD; Bethesda Blues & Jazz
12/27: Uncasville, CT; Mohegan Sun – Wolf Den
1/11: St. Louis, MO; Old Rock House
2/10: Tampa, FL; Cayamo Cruise^^
2/18-23: Isla Mujeres, MX; Island Time Music Festival
3/7: Lexington, KY; The Burl
3/8: Cleveland, OH; Grog Shop
3/9: Allentown, PA; PPL Center**
3/14: Uncasville, CT; Mohegan Sun Arena**
3/15: Uncasville, CT; Mohegan Sun Arena**
3/21: Baltimore, MD; Baltimore Soundstage
3/28: Columbus, OH; A&R Music Bar
3/29: Louisville, KY;Zanzabar
3/30: Chicago, IL; S.P.A.C.E.
**Kelly Clarkson Direct Support
***O.A.R.
^^Jason Isbell, Emmylou Harris, Dawes + more

Kenny Chesney Adds Caroline Jones To Songs For The Saints Tour

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As Kenny Chesney prepares for his upcoming Songs for the Saints 2019 Tour, he has offered an opening slot to newcomer Caroline Jones.

The Florida-based Jones’ latest album Bare Feet debuted at No. 15 on the iTunes Chart. A multi-instrumentalist, Jones learned to play mandolin, banjo, harmonica and Dobro slide guitar by watching YouTube videos. She is signed to Jimmy Buffett’s Mailboat Records. That Buffett connection is how she met Chesney.

“I met Caroline at the ‘Trying To Reason’ Hurricane Relief Benefit that Jimmy Buffett did last year, and she struck me as being so pure in her approach to the business and so pure in her intention as a songwriter,” Chesney says of his tourmate. “I wanted to help someone willing to work outside the system, to give them the opportunity to be heard and seen. Caroline is so fresh, so filled with life and so consumed by her music, she seemed like the perfect person because of everything No Shoes Nation is about.”

“Kenny has shown genuine kindness and support to me and my vision for myself as an artist,” says Jones of her addition to the Songs for the Saints 2019 Tour. “He is a songwriter, and a person of integrity and philanthropy, in addition to being one of the greatest live entertainers out there. I am really honored to be a part of his tour and be introduced to No Shoes Nation.”

“Our tours have always been about bringing different kinds of music to No Shoes Nation,” Chesney says. “We’ve taken Grace Potter out; Old Dominion who’s gone on to do great things; Drummie Zeb from the Wailers came out and played with us; Uncle Kracker for a couple summers. It’s about mixing things up, giving people all kinds of music. And this year with David Lee Murphy and Caroline Jones, we’ve got both ends of the spectrum, which I know No Shoes Nation is going to love.”

Tickets for the Songs for the Saints 2019 Tour go on-sale Dec. 7 at 10 a.m. local. Blue Chair Bay Rum returns as the presenting sponsor for Kenny Chesney’s arena tour.

Aaron Lewis To Kick Off 2019 With New Acoustic Tour

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Aaron Lewis is giving his fans something a little different on his new The State I’m In Tour, which kicks off Jan. 24 in Dallas. The stripped-down, 24-city tour will feature acoustic songs and stories as Lewis opens up with some personal tales from the stage. Fans who purchase tickets to the new shows will also receive a physical copy of his new album, The State I’m In (The Valory Music Co.), due out in 2019.

“My music is very first person, very autobiographical,” said Lewis. “It’s from my life experiences that I draw inspiration for my songs. This acoustic tour gives me the opportunity to share the stories behind my songs with my fans and play them stripped down, like I wrote them.”

Tickets for the new shows go on sale Friday, Dec. 7 at 10 a.m. Lewis achieved critical and commercial success with his last album Sinner, which earned him the No. 1 spot on the Top 200 Albums, Top Country Albums and Top Digital Albums Charts upon its release.

THE STATE I’M IN TOUR DATES
January 24 – Dallas, TX / Majestic Theatre
January 25 – San Antonio, TX / Majestic Theatre
January 26 – Corpus Christi, TX / American Bank Center
February 1 – Galveston, TX / The Grand 1894 Opera House
February 8 – Augusta, GA / Miller Theater
February 9 – Jacksonville, FL / Florida Theatre
February 10 – Tampa, FL / Tampa Theatre
February 11 – Melbourne, FL / King Center
February 22 – Virginia Beach, VA / Sandler Center
February 23 – Rocky Mount, VA / Harvester Performance Center
February 28 – Durham, NC / Carolina Theatre
March 1 – Charleston, SC / Charleston Music Hall
March 2 – Macon, GA / Grand Opera House *
March 8 – Springfield, MO / Gillioz Theatre
March 9 – Oklahoma City, OK / The Criterion
March 10 – Davenport, IA / Adler Theatre
March 21 – Madison, WI / Barrymore Theatre
March 22 – New Buffalo, MI / Four Winds Casino
March 23 – Milwaukee, WI / Eagles Ballroom
March 24 – Sioux Falls, SD / The District
March 27 – Joliet, IL / Rialto Square Theatre
March 28 – Tiffin, OH / The Ritz Theatre
March 30 – Elkhart, IN / Lerner Theatre
April 6 – Manistee, MI / Little River Casino

Hootie & The Blowfish Sign With UMG Nashville, Announce New Tour

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Hootie & The Blowfish. Photo: Todd & Chris Owyoung

Twenty-five years after releasing their iconic hits including “Hold My Hand,” “Let Her Cry,” and “Only Wanna Be With You,” rock band Hootie & The Blowfish have announced they will embark on the 2019 Group Therapy Tour, beginning May 30 in Virginia Beach, Virginia. The 44-city tour will welcome Barenaked Ladies in the opening tour slot.

The tour marks the group’s first official outing in more than a decade, and will feature a stop at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena on Sept. 7.

Hootie & The Blowfish, led by Darius Rucker, Mark Bryan, Dean Felber and Jim “Soni” Sonefeld, has also announced they have signed to Universal Music Group Nashville, home to Rucker’s solo country efforts.

The group’s debut album, Cracked Rear View, released in July 1994, launched a whirlwind of success for the group. The album has now been certified by the RIAA as 21x Platinum and the fifth-most certified studio album of all time, while Hootie & The Blowfish have earned two Grammys and sold over 25 million albums.

“Once the four of us met and started playing shows, we toured for years before signing a record deal,” reflects Rucker who, in the 10+ year break since their last formal tour and nearly 15 years since their last studio album as a band, has charted nine No. 1 singles on country radio.

Felber notes, “Having those shows at fraternity houses, clubs and dive bars under our belt prepared us for success to a degree, and it’s something we’re proud of – that we put in the work – but what matters to me the most is that we’re still a band all these years later. We’ve never stopped being a band.”

“We were content playing clubs and small theaters, so playing to three-, four- and five-times that size was incredible, and we’re looking forward to that feeling again on this tour,” Sonefeld echoes.

Bryan adds, “There’s nothing like playing music live. For the first time in nearly 20 years we’ll be coming back to Columbia, South Carolina where it all began,” before Rucker interjects, “and we’re ready to rock.”

2019 Group Therapy Tour
May 30 Virginia Beach, Va. | Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater
May 31 Raleigh, N.C. | Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek
June 1 Atlanta, Ga. | Cellairis Amphitheatre at Lakewood
June 6 Orange Beach, Ala. | The Wharf
June 7 Tampa, Fla. | MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre
June 8 West Palm Beach, Fla. | Coral Sky Amphitheatre
June 13 Austin, Texas | Austin360 Amphitheater
June 14 Houston, Texas | The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion presented by Huntsman
June 15 Dallas, Texas | Dos Equis Pavilion
June 19 Phoenix, Ariz. | Ak-Chin Pavilion
June 21 Chula Vista, Calif. | North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre
June 22 Las Vegas, Nev. | T-Mobile Arena
June 23 Irvine, Calif. | FivePoint Amphitheatre presented by Mercury Insurance
June 25 Los Angeles, Calif. | Hollywood Bowl
June 28 Wheatland, Calif. | Toyota Amphitheatre
June 29 Mountain View, Calif. | Shoreline Amphitheatre
July 11 Englewood, Colo. | Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre
July 13 Maryland Heights, Mo. | Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre
July 14 Rogers, Ark. | Walmart AMP
July 19 Monticello, Iowa | Great Jones County Fair
July 20 Cincinnati, Ohio | Riverbend Music Center
July 21 Burgettstown, Penn. | KeyBank Pavilion
July 26 Cleveland, Ohio | Blossom Music Center
July 27 Bristow, Va. | Jiffy Lube Live
July 28 Camden, N.J. | BB&T Pavilion
August 2 Guilford, N.H. | Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion
August 3 Mansfield, Mass. | Xfinity Center
August 4 Saratoga Springs, N.Y. | Saratoga Performing Arts Center
August 8 Columbia, Md. | Merriweather Post Pavilion
August 9 Canandaigua, N.Y. | Constellation Brands-Marvin Sands Performing Arts Center: CMAC
August 10 New York, N.Y. | Madison Square Garden
August 16 Detroit, Mich. | DTE Energy Music Theatre
August 17 Noblesville, Ind. | Ruoff Home Mortgage Music Center
August 18 Des Moines, Iowa | Iowa State Fair
August 22 St. Paul, Minn. | Minnesota State Fair
August 23 East Troy, Wis. | Alpine Valley Music Theatre
August 24 Tinley Park, Ill. | Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre
August 29 Toronto, Ont. | Budweiser Stage
August 30 Hershey, Penn. | Hersheypark Stadium
August 31 Hartford, Conn. | XFINITY Theatre
September 5 Charlotte, N.C. | PNC Music Pavilion
September 6 Birmingham, Ala. | Oak Mountain Amphitheatre
September 7 Nashville, Tenn. | Bridgestone Arena
September 13 Columbia, S.C. | Colonial Life Arena

Logan Mize To Join Russell Dickerson, Carly Pearce On The Way Back Tour

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Logan Mize has been tapped to join co-headliners Russell Dickerson and Carly Pearce on their TheWay Back Tour starting Jan. 24 in Cleveland, Ohio. Mize’s most recent single, “Better Off Gone,” is featured on Spotify’s Hot Country, New Boots, Wild Country and Chillin’ On A Dirt Road playlists as well as similar lists on Apple Music, Amazon Music, Pandora and YouTube, and his video for “Better Off Gone” has been viewed more than 470,000 times. “Better Off Gone” will impact country radio on Feb. 4.

“We’ve spent a lot of time touring on our own for most of 2018,” Mize said. “So, looking forward to next year, I’m anxious to get out there with new and old friends alike. We’re excited and very grateful that Russell and Carly have asked us to come along and share their audience. This is going to be a fun one!”

Mize’s Better Off Gone Tour will conclude 2018 with 16 shows across the West Coast before joining forces with Dickerson and Pearce in January.

2019 The Way Back Tour Dates:
Jan. 24: Cleveland, OH; House of Blues
Jan. 25: Madison, WI; The Sylvee
Jan. 26: Fort Wayne, IN; The Clyde Theatre
Jan. 31: Lexington, KY; Manchester Music Hall
Feb. 2: Myrtle Beach, SC; House of Blues
Feb. 21: Baton Rouge, LA; Texas Club
Feb. 22: Nacogdoches, TX; Banita Creek Hall
Feb. 23: Tulsa, OK; Cain’s Ballroom
Feb. 28: Champaign, IL; The City Center
March 1 Grand Rapids, MI; 20 Monroe Live
March 2 Chicago, IL; Joe’s on Weed

Dates Announced For CMT Next Women Of Country Tour 2019

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Tour dates have been announced for the 2019 CMT Next Women of Country Tour, featuring headliner Cassadee Pope. The 11-date tour will launch April 11 in Tampa, Florida, and will also feature openers and fellow Next Women of Country members Clare Dunn and Hannah Ellis. The tour wraps May 4 in Columbia, Missouri.

The tour marks the first-ever headlining tour for Pope, who was named as part of CMT’s inaugural Next Women of Country class in 2013. She is working on her upcoming second album, slated to release in 2019.

CMT first launched its “Next Women of Country” campaign in 2013 in an effort to support and expose developing female talent, both signed and unsigned, in a male-dominated format. The campaign showcases emerging female artists across all CMT screens throughout the year, and in five years since its launch, CMT has expanded the initiative to include five CMT Next Women of Country Tours, anchored by superstar acts including Jennifer Nettles, Martina McBride and Sara Evans, a CMT.com digital series, Next Women of Country Live, and more.

VIP Packages for the CMT Next Women of Country Tour will become available Friday (Nov. 30).

 

For King & Country Plan Burn The Ships World Tour For 2019

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This fall, For King & Country brought fans live performances of the songs from their third studio album, Burn The Ships, by playing at intimate venues across the U.S. In 2019, they will continue the tour at theaters and auditoriums in Georgia, Texas and Tennessee, among other U.S. stops, as well as stops in Australia, New Zealand and Singapore.

The tour launches Jan. 25 at Christchurch, New Zealand’s La Vida Centre and wraps April 20 in Beaumont, Texas.

Burn The Ships 2019 Tour Dates:
Jan. 25 Christchurch, NZ La Vida Centre
Jan. 26 Hamilton, NZ Festival One
Jan. 28 Sydney, AUS Sydney Opera House
Jan. 29 Newcastle, AUS The Grainery
Jan. 30 Brisbane, AUS Riverlife
Jan. 31 Gold Coast, AUS NewLife
Feb. 3 Melbourne, AUS Palais Theatre
Feb. 6 Adelaide, AUS Influencers Paradise
Feb. 7 Perth, AUS Riverview
Feb. 9 Manila, PHL Circuit Makati Concert Grounds
Feb. 11 Bukit Merah, SG Gateway Theatre
March 8 Augusta, GA Bell Auditorium
March 9 Franklin, NC Smoky Mountain Center for the Performing Arts
March 10 Savannah, GA Savannah Civic Center Arena
March 11 Dothan, AL Dothan Civic Center
March 15 Knoxville, TN Knoxville Civic Auditorium
March 17 Chattanooga, TN Tivoli Theatre
March 21 Lafayette, LA Heymann Performing Arts Center
March 22 Birmingham, AL Samford University Wright Center
March 23 Paducah, KY Carson Center
March 24 Wichita, KS Century II Performing Arts Center
March 28 Stamford, CT The Palace-Stamford
March 29 Indiana, PA Kovalchick Complex
March 30 Wheeling, WV Capitol Theatre
March 31 Salisbury, MD Wicomico Civic Center
April 4 Saginaw, MI Dow Eventer Center
April 6 Memphis, TN Orpheum Theatre
April 7 Peoria, IL Peoria Civic Center
April 11 Wichita Falls, TX Memorial Auditorium
April 12 Midland, TX Wagner Noel Performing Arts Center
April 13 Belton, TX Bell County Expo Center
April 14 Amarillo, TX Amarillo Civic Center
April 16 El Paso, TX Abraham Chavez Theatre
April 18 Longview, TX LeTourneau University Belcher Center
April 20 Beaumont, TX Julie Rogers Theatre