Fleetwood Mac christened the building on March 14, 1980 and throughout its history Rosemont, Illinois’ now-dubbed Allstate Arena has housed some of the greatest names in entertainment. Everyone from The Allman Brothers to The Rolling Stones, Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band to The Eagles and McCartney have fashioned the arena a touring mainstay in America’s heartland, but last night (March 20,2015), and nearly 35 years to the day since its opening, 7-time GRAMMY nominee Eric Church set the new bar for live concert attendance with 18,626 fervent fans assembled for his The Outsiders World Tour.
Archive | March 21, 2015
Eric Church Amasses Record Crowd of 18,626 at Allstate Arena
Darius Rucker Announces Sixth Annual “Darius And Friends” Benefit Concert For June 8, 2015
For the sixth year in a row, Platinum-selling country artist Darius Rucker will host his annual “Darius and Friends” benefit concert in Nashville, Tenn. on Monday, June 8 at the Wildhorse Saloon, benefiting St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. The event has received an overwhelming response in past years, with consistent sellouts and over $439,000 raised in total, and fans have come to look forward to kicking off CMA Fest with Rucker and his friends. Friends performing with Darius in past years have included Luke Bryan, Radney Foster, Randy Houser, Jamey Johnson, Charles Kelley (Lady Antebellum), Dustin Lynch, Justin Moore, Jerrod Niemann and Kenny Rogers, among others. The lineup for this year’s event will be announced in the coming weeks.
BUCKY COVINGTON APPEARS ON DAYTIME MEDICAL TALK SHOW THE DOCTORS WITH HIS DAUGHTER
(L to R) Kennedy Taylor Covington, Katherine Cook, Bucky Covington, Dr. Jen Ashton, Dr. Travis Stork
Photo Credit: The Doctors
Country Star and American Idol Finalist Bucky Covington appeared on an episode of the daytime medical talk show The Doctors on Friday February 27th, with his family to raise awareness about a cause that is very close to their hearts: the use of a heart medication to help with a rare form of birthmark requiring treatment. Bucky’s infant daughter Kennedy was diagnosed with Infantile Hemangiomas at 3 weeks old. After conferring with specialists, Bucky and fiancé Katherine decided that the best choice for their daughter would be to start a treatment process to reverse the advancing of the birthmark preventing permanent damage to the skin.
NRA COUNTRY TAPS JON PARDIAS FEATURED ARTIST FOR MARCH
Rising country star and outdoor enthusiast Jon Pardi has been chosen as NRA Country’s Featured Artist for March. The California native has received high praise for his debut album,Write You A Song, featuring hits “Up All Night” and “Missin’ You Crazy.” Pardi was hand-picked by country legend Alan Jackson to join him on his 25th anniversary Keepin’ It Country Tour this spring, hitting Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena on April 11th, presented by NRA. In between touring with Alan Jackson and selling-out his own headlining shows, Pardi is writing and recording music for his upcoming sophomore album.
Rascal Flatts Wrap Vegas Residency
Superstar vocal group Rascal Flatts’ Vegas residency wrapped this weekend, following a nine-show run at The Joint at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino. The first-ever country residency to take place at the intimate venue featured show-stopping performances receiving critical praise, with Las Vegas Sun touting it as a “straightforward jam session with one of country music’s biggest acts in the past decade.” For their last show, the trio brought out surprise guest Vince Neil of Mötley Crüe for a ground shaking version of “Kickstart My Heart.”
AXS TV Launches Music Festival Microsite
AXS TV is gearing up for the 2015 music festival season with a robust interactive microsite, that launched Thursday, March 19. Logging on to www.axs.tv/festivals, viewers will have access to broadcast alerts, blogs, lineups and more, giving them everything they need to know in time for the network’s exclusive coverage of Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival, Stagecoach, New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, Rock On The Range, and Firefly. Starting Wednesday, April 1, viewers will be able mark the days with an on-air countdown clock, leading up to the season kickoff at Coachella on Friday, April 17.
Randy Houser Debuts First Episode of “House Band TV”
Stoney Creek Records’ Randy Houser is gearing up for a big year on the road with Luke Bryan and he’s taking fans along for the ride with the launch of House Band TV, a bi-weekly web series that debuted March 19.Before the First Note, “The Big Revival” Hits A Million
It’s been a year in the making, and people are obviously ready for Kenny Chesney’s The Big Revival Tour. With his first tour in two years not kicking off until next week, the man The Los Angeles Times called “The People’s Superstar” has already surpassed the one million ticket mark.
