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Taylor who? Brad sells out within an hour

Oh sure, Taylor Swift tends to sell out super fast, but that doesn't mean she's the only superstar selling out coliseum shows.

Saturday, tickets for Brad Paisley's "American Saturday Night Tour" stop January 24th at the U.S. Cellular Coliseum sold out in less than one hour according to the Coliseum.

"We are extremely excited to be in a market that continues to thrive and purchase tickets at an extremely fast pace on top-quality entertainment that we bring to the U.S. Cellular Coliseum," said Vice President/General Manager Bart Rogers. "Because of the time frame these types of shows continue to sell out in, allows us to market our facility to the music world as the place for top performers to play."

A few Keith Urban 2010 tour dates

 

Urban Country Blog had the first 2010 tour dates announced for Keith Urban so I figured I'd share them with you. 

March 24, 2010 - Indio, CA - Empire Polo Club

May 29, 2010 - Baton Rouge, LA - Bayou Country Superfest

June 27, 2010 - Grand Junction, CO - Country Jam USA

July 10, 2010 - Fort Loramie, OH - Country Concert 30th Anniversary

July 30, 2010 - Sweet Home, OR - Oregon Jamboree

September 4, 2010 - Essex, VT - The Champlain Valley Exposition

I'm sending out bring-your-tour-to-Idaho vibes even as we speak to Keith.  Let's hope it works.

And here's Keith singing Kiss A Girl on The Today Show yesterday.

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Two country giants getting ready to head out on tour

 

  

 
Wow, now here's a powerhouse duo if I ever heard of one. 

It's been announced that George Strait and Reba McEntire will be teaming up to tour in 2010. 

“I can’t wait to get back out there and perform some of my new favorites from Twang along with hits the fans already love,” says Strait. “And with my friend Reba, we will make it a really spectacular night.”  Spectacular night may be an understatement if you ask me.  The last concert the two country greats teamed up together for was when they opened the brand new Dallas Cowboys' new stadium in Arlington, Texas earlier this year and that one sold out in about an hour so I have a feeling this is going to be one hot ticket next year. Check out the upcoming dates below.

Date City Venue       22-Jan Baltimore, MD 1st Mariner 23-Jan Greensboro, NC Coliseum 29-Jan Knoxville, TN Thompson Boling 30-Jan Charlottesville, VA JPJ Arena 5-Feb Phoenix, AZ US Airways 6-Feb Las Vegas, NV MGM 18-Feb St Louis, MO Scottrade Center 19-Feb Wichita, KS Intrust Bank Arena 20-Feb Tulsa, OK BOK Arena 25-Feb Atlanta, GA Philips Arena 26-Feb Orlando, FL Amway Arena 4-Mar Memphis, TN FedEx Forum 5-Mar New Orleans, LA New Orleans Arena 6-Mar Little Rock, AR Verizon 26-Mar Portland, OR The Rose Garden 27-Mar Tacoma, WA Tacomadome 8-Apr Omaha, NE Qwest Center 9-Apr Kansas City, MO Sprint Center 10-Apr Des Moines, IA Wells Fargo Arena

Tim McGraw's new sponsor is finger-licking good

Mmmmm, steakkkkk.

Sorry, momentary stomach break there. 

Outback Steakhouse has announced that it is officially partnering with Tim McGraw to sponsor his 2010 Southern Voice Tour.

The steakhouse is launching "Outback's Rewards Program," exclusive to Outback Steakhouse customers, in January 2010 which will allow the company's loyal customers to earn points to be applied towards Tim McGraw merchandise, concert tickets, VIP passes, music downloads and an opportunity to register for the text and win sweepstakes. Additionally, the Rewards Program will include special Outback Steakhouse food promotions and much more. Four lucky sweepstakes winners will receive an all-expense paid trip for two to Australia to attend Tim McGraw's live performance.

Very cool. If only there was an Outback within 40 miles of me, I'd definitely be gettin' myself some points.   

"Outback Steakhouse is thrilled to partner with Tim McGraw on his 2010 Southern Voice Tour and feel it is a natural fit as we both share a deep commitment and passion to giving back to our communities," said Jeff Smith, president of Outback Steakhouse. "This partnership will allow Outback Steakhouse to offer our valued customers exclusive Tim McGraw Southern Voice Tour perks," adds Jeff Smith. Tim McGraw's Southern Voice Album, in stores now, will include an offer in the first one million CDs, to receive $5 off your purchase of an entree at Outback Steakhouse.

Check out all of Tim's 2010 tour dates here.

I don't know about you but I know what I'll be doing July 29, 2010

Tim McGraw is my mom's favorite singer in the world.  She's in love.  And when I say love I mean love like she would totally take Faith Hill out if the two were in the same room together and Tim walked in.  And I have complete and utter faith that my mom could get the job done.  Well I just read the tour dates for Tim's 2010 Southern Voice Tour and I see Boise is on the list.  Which means that I will be there with my mom and I'll just keep my fingers crossed that Faith Hill, Tim McGraw, and my mom don't end up in the same room or else it could really end up messy. 

Joining Tim will be Lady Antebellum through the entire tour, The Lost Trailers will join them February – April 10th, and then Love and Theft will finish out the dates through August.

Here's Tim's tour dates....

Feb. 11 Omaha, NE Qwest Center Lady Antebellum/The Lost Trailers
Feb. 12 Madison, WI Alliant Energy Center
Feb. 13 Des Moines, IA Wells Fargo Arena
Feb. 19 Roanoke, VA Roanoke Civic Center
Feb. 20 Huntington, WV Big Sandy Superstore Arena
Feb. 21 Reading, PA Sovereign Center Arena
Feb. 25 Columbia, MO Mizzou Arena
Feb. 26 Lexington, KY Rupp Arena
March 5 Texas TBD
March 6 Texas TBD
March 7 Texas TBD
March 25 Vancouver, BC General Motors Place
March 27 Calgary, AB Pengrowth Saddledome
March 28 Saskatoon, SK Credit Union Centre
March 30 Winnipeg, MB MTS Centre
April 8 Tulsa, OK BOK Center
April 9 Little Rock, AR Verizon Arena
April 10 New Orleans, LA New Orleans Arena
April 11 Orange Beach, AL Amphitheatre at the Wharf Lady Antebellum/Love And Theft
April 23 Columbus, OH Nationwide Arena
April 24 Detroit, MI The Palace
May 6 Jacksonville, FL Jacksonville Arena
May 7 Tampa, FL Ford Amphitheatre
May 8 West Palm Beach, FL Cruzan Amphitheatre
May 14 Birmingham, AL Verizon Wireless Music Center
May 15 Atlanta, GA Lakewood Amphitheatre
May 20 Spokane, WA Spokane Arena
May 21 Seattle, WA Tacoma Dome
May 22 Portland, OR Rose Garden
May 25 Fresno, CA Save Mart Center
May 28 Sacramento, CA Sleep Train Pavilion
May 29 Mountain View, CA Shoreline Amphitheatre
June 2 Albuquerque, NM Journal Pavilion
June 3 Phoenix, AZ Cricket Pavilion
June 4 San Diego, CA Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre
June 5 San Bernardino, CA San Manuel Amphitheatre
June 11 Wichita, KS InTrust Bank Arena
June 12 Dallas, TX Superpages.com Center
June 17 Cleveland, OH Blossom Music Center
June 19 Chicago, IL First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre
June 26 St Louis, MO Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
June 27 Kansas City, MO Sprint Center
July 8 Pittsburgh, PA Post Gazette Pavilion
July 9 Philadelphia, PA Susquehanna Bank Center
July 10 Washington, DC Nissan Pavilion at Stone Ridge
July 15 Holmdel, NJ PNC Bank Arts Center
July 16 Hartford, CT Comcast Theatre
July 17 Mansfield, MA Comcast Center
July 29 Boise, ID Idaho Center
July 30 Salt Lake City, UT USANA Amphitheatre
July 31 Denver, CO Fiddler's Green
Aug. 5 Cincinnati, OH Riverbend Music Center
Aug. 6 Darien Center, NY Darien Lakes PAC
Aug. 7 Toronto, ON Molson Amphitheatre
Aug. 13 Charlotte, NC Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
Aug. 14 Raleigh, NC Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion
Aug. 15 Virginia Beach, VA Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre

Some Jason Aldean tour dates for you

Jason Aldean has added some new tour dates, here's what he has coming up. 

October 2009
8 - Jonesboro, AR - Arkansas State University Convocation Center
9 - Saint Joseph, MO - Civic Center
10 - Columbia, MO - Mizzou Arena
22 - La Crosse, WI - La Crosse Center
23 - Cedar Rapids, IA - US Cellular Center
24 - Muncie, IN - Emens Auditorium
29 - Danville, IL - David S. Palmer Arena
30 - Murray, KY - Murray State Regional Special Events Center

November 2009
5 - West Plains, MO - West Plains Civic Center
6 - Kearney, NE - Kearney Event Center
7 - Fort Scott, KS - Bourbon County Fairgrounds
12 - Hattiesburg, MS - Forrest County Multi Purpose Center
13 - Bossier City, LA - CenturyTel Center
14 - Southaven, MS - DeSoto Civic Center
19 - Kenansville, NC - Duplin County Events Center
20 - Johnson City, TN - Freedom Hall Civic Center
21 - Florence, SC - Florence Civic Center

No rest for the weary...Taylor plans more tour dates

Taylor Swift had so much fun on her Fearless tour that she just doesn't want it to end, and being that she's the boss she of course gets her wish.

It's been announced that Taylor will be extending her highly successful Fearless tour into 2010.

"We had so much fun on the `Fearless' tour the first time around that we decided that we had to keep going with it," she says. "So we will be relaunching the `Fearless' tour in February in Australia, and then coming back and doing a bunch more cities in America."

The 2010 tour opens Feb. 4 in Brisbane with four more shows in Australia to follow along with nearly 30 cities throughout the U.S. and Canada. Kellie Pickler and Gloriana will also return for the ride as the opening acts.

The 2009 leg of the tour wraps up this weekend.

February 4 — Brisbane, Australia
February 6 — Sydney, Australia
February 8 — Newcastle, Australia
February 10 — Melbourne, Australia
February 12 — Adelaide, Australia
March 4 — Tampa, FL
March 5 — Orlando, FL
March 7 — Sunrise, FL
March 10 — Austin, TX
March 11 — Dallas, TX
March 12 — Corpus Christi, TX
March 18 — Philadelphia, PA
March 19 — Philadelphia, PA
March 20 — Charlottesville, VA
March 26 — Detroit, MI
March 27 — Detroit, MI
March 28 — Cincinnati, OH
March 31 — Oklahoma City, OK
April 1 — Wichita, KS
April 2 — Kansas City, MO
April 6 — Denver, CO
April 7 — Denver, CO
April 10 — Fresno. CA
April 11 — San Jose, CA
April 15 — Los Angeles, CA
April 16 — Los Angeles, CA
April 29 — Lexington, KY
April 30 — Columbia, SC
May 1 — Raleigh, NC
May 6 — Des Moines, IA
May 7 — St. Paul, MN
May 8 — Moline, IL
May 12 — Newark, NJ
May 13 — Newark, NJ
May 14 — Uniondale, NY
May 15 — Uniondale, NY
May 20 — Ottawa, ON
May 21 — Toronto, ON
May 22 — Toronto, ON
May 25 — Houston, TX
May 26 — Houston, TX
June 2 — Washington, DC

Some Lady A tour dates

 

Here's a few Lady Antebellum tour dates for you.

October 2009
1 - London, Ontario - John Labatt Centre (w/Keith Urban)
3 - Toronto, Ontario - Air Canada Centre (w/Keith Urban)
13 - Nashville, TN - Sommet Center (w/Keith Urban)
21 - Phoenix, AZ - Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
22 - Bakersfield, CA - Buck Owens' Crystal Palace
23 - San Jose, CA - Club Rodeo
24 - Lakeside, CA - Rodeo Grounds
30 - Pensacola, FL - Pensacola Interstate Fair
31 - Ladson, SC - Coastal Carolina Fair

November 2009
1 - Dothan, AL - Peanut Fairgrounds
5 - Granite Falls, MN - Prairie's Edge Casino Resort
7 - New Town, ND - 4 Bears Casino and Lodge
14 - Dallas, TX - American Airlines Center

December 2009
4 - Vinton, LA - Delta Downs Racetrack & Casino

Kenny Rogers tour dates

Kenny Rogers is gearing up to do a little touring this fall.  Is he coming near any of you?

October 2009
1 - Snoqualmie, WA - Snoqualmie Casino
2 - Wenatchee, WA - Town Toyota Center
3 - Butte, MT - Butte Civic Center
4 - Enoch, Alberta - River Cree Resort & Casino
7 - Modesto, CA - Gallo Center for the Arts
8 - Temecula, CA - Pechanga Resort & Casino
9 - Reno, NV - Silver Legacy Resort Casino
10 - San Francisco, CA - Warfield Theatre
11 - Primm, NV - Star of the Desert Arena

November 2009
5 - Houston, TX - Jones Hall for the Performing Arts
14 - Red Wing, MN - Treasure Island Resort & Casino
27 - Bossier City, LA - Horseshoe Casino & Hotel Riverdome
29 - Fort Pierce, FL - Sunrise Theatre
30 - Kissimmee, FL - Silver Spurs Arena at Osceola Park

December 2009
1 - Saint Petersburg, FL - Mahaffey Theater
3 - Red Bank, NJ - Count Basie Theatre
5 - Uncasville, CT - Mohegan Sun Arena
6 - Shippensburg, PA - H. Ric Luhrs Performing Arts Center
7 - Verona, NY - Turning Stone Resort & Casino
10 - Jamestown, NY - Jamestown Savings Bank Arena
13 - West Point, NY - Eisenhower Hall Theatre
15 - Youngstown, OH - Covelli Centre
17 - Bloomington, IL - US Cellular Coliseum
18 - Detroit, MI - Fox Theatre
19 - Reading, PA - Sovereign Center
20 - Lowell, MA - Lowell Memorial Auditorium
22 - Rochester, NY - Auditorium Theatre
23 - Westbury, NY - The Capitol One Bank Theatre at Westbury

Luke Bryan starts a Farm Tour

Reader Megan wanted me to let all of you know about a great project that Luke Bryan has going on.  From the press release she sent me...

Luke Bryan will stage his inaugural Farm Tour show on Oct. 5 in Statesboro, Ga. The idea came from Bryan as a way to give back to a charity or organization in local farming communities. These special one-off shows will continue throughout Bryan's career with additional dates already planned for 2010. Further details on these Farm Tour shows will be announced at a later time. GAC's Top 20 will film their show on site in Statesboro.

"Being from a rural farming community, the Farm Tour is something I have envisioned for a very long time," said Bryan. "I love the thought of setting up on a farm and building our own little world, starting small and growing it each time. We can never do enough to bring awareness to the hard working farmers of this country."

The Oct. 5 Farm Tour event will be staged at Hurricane Plantation in Claxton, Ga., a suburb of Statesboro, with monies raised going to a scholarship fund for students at Georgia Southern University, Bryan's alma mater. Tickets are available online Thursday, Sept. 10 at lukebryan.com and also hard tickets available Sept. 12 at Harry's BBQ & Seafood in Hagan, Ga. Great American Country will film the Top 20 Countdown Show from the show.

The show kicks off Bryan's "Doin' My Thing" album launch where he plans to head to multiple cities in a two week timeframe to meet his fans and play new music. The CD drops Oct. 6.

And as a bonus, here's Luke's tour dates...

September 2009
11 - College Station, TX - Wolf Pen Creek Amphitheater
17 - Clarkston, MI - DTE Energy Music Theatre
18 - Nashville, TN - Backstage at the Tin Roof
19 - Knoxville, TN - Tennessee Valley Fair
23 - Dover, OH - Tuscarawas County Fairgrounds
25 - Marietta, GA - North Georgia State Fair
26 - Altamont, IL - Effingham County Fairgrounds

October 2009
1 - Lawrenceburg, TN - Middle Tennessee District Fair
2 - Colbert, GA - Tucker Plantation
3 - Doswell, VA - State Fair of Virginia
5 - Statesboro, GA - Hurricane Branch Plantation
6 - Leesburg, GA - Lee County High School Stadium
7 - Charlotte, NC - Coyote Joe's
8 - Greenville, SC - Blind Horse
9 - Tampa, FL - Dallas Bull
10 - Duluth, GA - Wild Bills
12 - Augusta, GA - Country Club
13 - Chicago, IL - Joe's Bar
14 - Minneapolis, MN - Fine Line
29 - Estero, FL - Germain Arena
30 - Jacksonville, FL - Mavericks at the Landing

November 2009
28 - Charlotte, NC - Coyote Joe's

December 2009
5 - Milledgeville, GA - Capitol City