Red Bow Records artist Chase Bryant has announced an initial list of tour dates for 2016, including both headlining shows and a special guest appearance on Kip Moore’s Wild Ones Tour.

Bryant is set for dates starting Jan. 15 in Morgantown, West Virginia, and running through July 30 in Duncan, British Columbia, with more to be announced soon.

The “Little Bit of You” singer is slated to perform at several major country music festivals including Tortuga Music Festival in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, Country Jam USA in Grand Junction, Colorado and Country Thunder USA in Twin Lakes, Wisconsin.

Bryant recently wrapped a run on superstar Tim McGraw’s Shotgun Rider Tour.

See below for an initial list of 2016 concerts, both new and previously announced.

1/15 – Schmitt’s Saloon – Morgantown, West Virginia
1/16 – Prospectors – Mt. Laurel, New Jersey
1/21 – Coyote Joe’s – Shelby Township, Michigan
1/22 – The Bluestone – Columbus, Ohio
1/23 – Dusty Armadillo – Rootstown, OHio
1/28 – The Eagles Ballroom – Milwaukee, Wisconsin*
1/29 – The Intersection – Grand Rapids, Michigan *
1/30 – Bogart’s – Cincinnati, Ohio *
1/31 – Wolf Den @ Mohegan Sun – Uncasville, Connecticut
2/4 – Hartman Arena – Park City, Kansas *
2/5 – Uptown Theatre – Kansas City, Missouri *
2/6 – 7 Flags Event Center – Clive, Iowa *
2/11 – Granada – Lawrence, Kansas
2/12 – Grizzly Rose – Denver, Colorado *
2/18 – Buck Owen’s Crystal Palace – Bakersfield, California
2/19 – The Brandin’ Iron – San Bernardino, California
4/7 – Country Thunder USA – Florence, Arizona
4/17 – Tortuga Music Festival – Fort Lauderdale, Florida
6/3 – Country Summer Festival – Santa Rosa, California
6/16 – Country Jam USA – Grand Junction, Colorado
7/16 – Craven Country Jamboree – Craven, Saskatchewan
7/21 – Country Thunder USA – Twin Lakes, Wisconsin
7/29 – Oregon Jamboree – Sweet Home, Oregon
7/30 – Sunfest Country – Duncan, British Columbia

* Denotes Wild Ones Tour appearance

 

CAA’s Nashville office has added agent Brian Hill. This marks a return to CAA for Hill, who is a former CAA Trainee and 24-year industry veteran. He previously worked at Paradigm.

Hill represents Kevin Fowler, Jack Ingram, Eli Young Band and LOCASH, all of whom join him at CAA.

Hill’s is one of three recent additions, including Adam Brill to CAA’s Los Angeles office and Ben Buchanan to CAA’s Toronto office.

“Adam, Ben, and Brian are proven successes in discovering and nurturing the careers of emerging artists,” said Rob Light, Managing Partner and Head of CAA Music. “They will thrive within CAA’s collaborative model of client service.”

Clint Black will hit the road for a 12-city Christmas tour, set to launch Tuesday, Dec. 1 in The Villages, Florida. The special holiday concerts will hit New Mexico, Nevada, Arizona, Iowa, Missouri and Oklahoma before concluding on Sunday, Dec. 20 at The Woodlands in Texas.

Black will perform songs from his recently released On Purpose in addition to music from both of his Christmas albums, Looking for Christmas and Christmas With You. Both featured Black-penned Christmas songs including “Milk and Cookies,” “Coolest Pair” and “The Kid.”

“The Christmas album was a very special album for me,” said Black. “Now (December) is really the only time of year that I can play these songs for people, so I feel compelled to get out there and play!”

CLINT BLACK 2015 CHRISTMAS PERFORMANCES:

December 1 — The Villages, Florida Sharon L. Morse PAC
December 2 — Clearwater, Florida The Capitol Theatre
December 4 — Pompano Beach, Florida Isle Casino
December 5 — Saint Augustine, Florida Saint Augustine Theater
December 10 — Roswell, New Mexico Pearson Auditorium
December 11 — Sante Fe, New Mexico Buffalo Thunder Resort
December 12 — Laughlin, Nevada Avi Resort & Casino
December 13 — Wickenburg, Arizona Del E Webb Center
December 17 — Spencer, Iowa Clay County Events Ctr
December 18 — St. Louis, Missouri River City Casino
December 19 — Enid, Oklahoma Chisholm Trail Expo Ctr
December 20 — The Woodlands, Texas Dosey Doe

Kenny Chesney marked his eighth win at the Billboard Touring Conference and Awards this week (Nov. 18-19) at the Roosevelt Hotel in New York City.

The touring star’s Big Revival Tour 2015 was the first tour after Chesney took off for a year and earned the entertainer his record achievement, Billboard Top Package Award. Joining Chesney this year for his mostly stadiums, some arenas and a few amphitheaters Big Revival 2015 Tour were Jason Aldean, Eric Church, Jake Owen, Brantley Gilbert, Old Dominion, Cole Swindell and Chase Rice – as well as Miranda Lambert at Chicago’s Soldier Field.

“We put a lot of thought into every year’s tour,” Chesney said of the honor. “It’s not just about bringing the music out to the No Shoes Nation, though obviously that’s what this relationship has been built on. It’s about how to create an experience every year that stands out, that’s worth remembering, that gives people a chance to love life, love music and have fun. This many years in, it’s still a thrill to be recognized for this part of what we do.”

Chesney first won the honor for 2005’s Somewhere in the Sun Tour, which featured Gretchen Wilson, Uncle Kracker and Pat Green. His next six tours also swept the category, starting with 2006’s The Road and The Radio Tour with Dierks Bentley and others, 2007’s Flip Flop Summer Tour with Sugarland, Pat Green, Brooks & Dunn and Sara Evans, then 2008’s Poets & Pirates Tour had a rotating cast of Keith Urban, Brooks & Dunn, Sammy Hagar, Gary Allan, Luke Bryan and LeAnn Rimes, followed by 2009’s Sun City Carnival with Miranda Lambert, Lady Antebellum, Sugarland and Montgomery Gentry, 2011’s Goin’ Coastal with Zac Brown Band, Uncle Kracker and Billy Currington and finally 2012’s all-stadium Brothers of the Sun Tour with Tim McGraw, Grace Potter and the Nocturnals, and Jake Owen.

“One of the best things about these tours, especially the stadium shows, is taking out artists who’re starting to make an impact and exposing them to a lot of people,” Chesney says. “It’s like turning your friends onto all kinds of bands – like when you’re young and music and sports is all that matters. Turning people on to great music is one of the coolest things, and it makes putting these packages together something that’s more than just a formula or who’s hot.”

Chesney is already leaning into 2016 with a dozen Spread the Love Stadium dates announced, which are already set to feature Miranda Lambert, Sam Hunt and Old Dominion.