NASHVILLE, TN. – Oct. 14, 2019 – ACM “Dick Clark Artist of the Decade” Jason Aldean closed out his 2019 RIDE ALL NIGHT TOUR Friday (10/11) in Arlington, TX, with a monumental night at the Texas Rangers’ Globe Life Park stadium. Serving as the last Country music act to perform at the venue and “engineered for the big, euphoric stadium performance” (Dallas Observer), Aldean delivered new music from his forthcoming studio album 9 (Macon Music/Broken Bow Records) to be released Nov. 22, including the album’s fiery lead single “We Back.” As the 30-city trek came to a close, Aldean was joined by tour mates Kane Brown, Carly Pearce, Dee Jay Silver and invited Texas’ Giovannie & The Hired Guns along to kick off the night.
The multi-Platinum entertainer is know to make “fan fervor reach a roar” (Times Colonist), while “bringing his live show to massive crowds in arenas and stadiums” (Rolling Stone) and his 2019 RIDE ALL NIGHT TOUR was no exception.
“The setlist was a veritable hit parade, a carefully curated collection of 23 songs that touched on every album in his catalog.” – Charlotte Observer
“His sets are always strong, energetic, filled with all of his radio hits and he’s nothing if not consistent. He’s a solid and reliable performer.” – OC Register
“Warm, energetic and animated as he bounced between three microphone stands in his low-slung cowboy hat and called to the revelers in the back of the venue.” – Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
“He could, literally, play nothing but No. 1 songs for his entire set and fans would leave happy after almost two hours of music.” – Gaston Gazette
Aldean’s a card-carrying member of Country’s elite headliners whose incendiary tours are nearing legendary status. He returns to Las Vegas on December 6-8 for JASON ALDEAN: RIDE ALL NIGHT VEGAS at Park Theater at Park MGM. In January, Aldean will launch the 2020 WE BACK TOUR with special guests Morgan Wallen, Riley Green and Dee Jay Silver. For more information visit www.JasonAldean.com.
Photo credit: John ShearerPhoto credit: John Shearer
Nashville, TN – October 14, 2019 – Current multi-CMA Awards nominee, People’s Choice Awards nominee and CMT 2019 Artists of the Year honoree Thomas Rhett checked off another milestone as he concluded his VERY HOT SUMMER TOUR with a sold out hometown show at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena on Saturday (10/12). Headlining Bridgestone for the first time, Thomas Rhett stacked the night with “surprise-filled” (Tennessean) moments including welcoming Little Big Town onstage for their collaboration “Don’t Threaten Me With A Good Time,” followed by HARDY joining for the newly-released “Nothing Out Here” and Florida Georgia Line’s Tyler Hubbard for the Thomas Rhett co-written Florida Georgia Line hit “Round Here.” With production including a thrust that spanned the length of the arena, pyro and confetti, the entertainer’s hit-packed set brought the “sold-out, almost exclusively millennial and on their feet throughout the music” crowd Saturday night (Tennessean).
Little Big Town | Photo Credit:John Shearer HARDY | Photo Credit:John Shearer Florida Georgia Line’s Tyler Hubbard | Photo Credit:John Shearer
“At the top of his musical game” (Winnipeg Free Press), Thomas Rhett “brought the audience to their feet” over the course of his 40-city tour “where they remained until the encore 90 minutes later” (US Weekly), as he sold more ]]]] 775,000 tickets to his sold-out VERY HOT SUMMER TOUR in 2019. Fans were treated to nonstop showmanship as the in-demand entertainer had a natural “charm, voice and presence that were all perfect” (OnMilwaukee) and cruised through his catalog of multi-PLATINUM hits and new music from his history-making fourth album CENTER POINT ROAD (The Valory Music Co).
Photo credit: John ShearerTourmates Rhett Akins, Russell Dickerson, Dustin Lynch – Credit: Spencer Combs
“Deafening screams echoed throughout PNC Music Pavilion…the atmosphere was electric” – Charlotte Observer
“You wonder why Rhett isn’t a finalist for entertainer of the year for 2019’s CMA Awards.” – MinneapolisStar Tribune
“These sweet tunes — less than a month old but with plenty of admirers Wednesday — fit right in with set-list staples like “Sixteen” and “Die a Happy Man,” which drew swooning singalongs from the sold-out crowd of about 23,000. Like summer’s (eventual) return, Rhett’s country stardom has long seemed inevitable.” – Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
“While other arena-rocking country dudes are cranking out party anthems, he’s carved out a successful niche as modern country’s family man.” – The Tennessean
“The “Craving” star sure brought the heat for his performance” – The Des Moines Register
“He’s the reigning ACM male artist of the year, and hit singles keep pouring out of him. Nearly all of the songs he played during his 90-minute show have spent time at or near the top of country charts.” – St. Louis Post Dispatch
“Thomas Rhett has achieved many goals in an impressive career that has already resulted in a slew of No. 1 hits and awards. But in Chicago on Saturday night (Sept. 14), the Georgia native proved he’s poised to make himself Entertainer of the Year soon.” – Taste of Country
Up next, Thomas Rhett will be honored and performing at CMT’s 2019 Artists of the Year special live from Nashville on October 16 (10/16 at 7:00P CT on CMT). This year marked the release of Thomas Rhett’s fourth studio album CENTER POINT ROAD, which connects fans to his past, weaving together autobiographical stories with familiar sounds that have propelled his meteoric career. The follow up to his GRAMMY-nominated, PLATINUM-selling No. one album LIFE CHANGES that has surpassed one billion streams, CENTER POINT ROAD is a return to Thomas Rhett’s roots. All those moments and more are revealed through a series of deeply-personal twists and turns – but this project isn’t about pining for glory days. It’s about knowing where you came from and who you really are, regardless of how much has changed. It’s about pushing forward, chasing crazy dreams and raising a family, and staying true to yourself in the process. The album’s lead single “Look What God Gave Her” recently soared to No. One and is RIAA-certified PLATINUM, following a slew of RIAA-certified PLATINUM and GOLD chart-toppers, bringing Thomas Rhett’s No. One tally at Country radio to 13 as his “emotional epic” (Billboard) current Top 15 single “Remember You Young” continues its fast climb at radio. Thomas Rhett was named Country radio’s most played artist of 2018, following a CMA Triple Play award for penning three No. One songs within a 12-month period, adding to his collection of trophies from the Country Music Association, Academy of Country Music, Billboard Music Awards, CMT Music Awards and more. For more information on new music and upcoming tour dates, visit ThomasRhett.com.
Nashville, TN – Charity Bomb and AEG Presents are proud to announce Strange 90s Nashville, a benefit concert taking place on November 23rd at Marathon Music Works. All tickets, including a very limited amount of VIP packages are available now at http://bit.ly/S90sNashville.
All proceeds will go to Nashville organization The Beat of Life, a homegrown organization that provides therapeutic songwriting and music programs with the most talented musicians teaching children and inmates how to write and perform music as a preventive and coping mechanism. For more information on The Beat Of Life, please visit: http://www.thebeatoflife.org/.
A spin-off of Charity Bomb’s flagship event, Strange 80s, Strange 90s Nashville features a confluence of musicians, songwriters and rock stars collaborating to perform the anthems of this golden decade in a real-life recreation of the era. Confirmed performers include: Jeffrey Steele, Ira Dean, Matt Warren, James Otto, Dez Dickerson (The Revolution). Additional performers will be announced in the coming weeks. For more information, please visit: www.strange90s.com
In addition to once in a lifetime performances, the evening will feature amazing opportunities for concert-goers to time warp back to the 90s complete with Tony Hawk Pro-Skater 360 Virtual Reality Experiences, Saved By the Bell pop-up Diner, Vans Skate ramps, iconic 90’s accessories and costume giveaways, live graffiti walls and more.
“We’ve been dying to get into Nashville and when found The Beat of Life, it made perfect sense” shares Nathan Leone, Director of Operations for Charity Bomb. “We are working to get Emotional Intelligence worked into our schools curriculum, and this goal is directly in line with the extraordinary work that The Beat of Life does — teaching songwriting skills to prisoners and school kids as a means to cope w anger, anxiety, depression etc. They also represent the best of Nashville both as a compassionate community and as a gifted music powerhouse.”
“On behalf of our entire team at The Beat of Life, we are far beyond honored to be partnering with Charity Bomb as the beneficiary charity for Strange 90’s” shares Founder and CEO Jeni Dominelli. “At The Beat of Life, our tagline – ‘Music Can Save A Life’ – expresses our core belief that music is not only an extraordinary form of entertainment but also has the ability to transform and potentially even save lives. Bringing The Beat of Life and Charity Bomb together for what will surely be an explosive and magical night holds the potential for the impossible to happen… as music becomes the great unifier to help us heal our troubled world.”
Charity Bomb provides entertainment with a purpose. Our mission is: to identify the challenges of overlooked or under-serviced constituencies, enlist the most effective and honest specialists in that field, and form partnerships to design and execute an immediate, intermediate and long-term plan for resolving a particular issue or challenge.
Charity Bomb earns our donations. This is achieved by creating custom experiential auctions and producing highly conceptualized benefit events involving celebrity talent. Charity Bomb then deploys the funds generated to our thoroughly vetted partnering organization.
Their purpose is to connect the needs of our constituents to their respective resources, while we systematically search to unveil a permanent antidote to a cause.
Charity Bomb is a creative organization, tethered to the virtues of transparency and altruism. Launched in 2018, Charity Bomb was founded by three, life-long friends who share the virtues of fatherhood, philanthropy, musicianship, music lovers, music industry professionals, small business owners, entrepreneurs, and Fear Factor champions. Our motivation is to help.
ABOUT STRANGE ENTERTAINMENT
Welcome to the Wonderful World of STRANGE Entertainment! The benefit concert arm of Charity Bomb Inc, Strange Entertainment is a live music production company that specializes in creating unique, fundraiser events for various mental health organizations. Every performance features a rotating cast of marquis rock stars and entertainers forming supergroups to perform short sets of covers that are inline with the event’s theme. *see Strange 80s, Strange 90s, Strange 90s Nashville. Since the debut of Strange 80s in 2017, Strange Ent. has raised over $200,000 for our partnering organizations.
Musicians: 5 Seconds of Summer, Eagles of Death Metal, Alice in Chains, Deap Vally, Anberlin, Enter Shikari, Anthrax, Fall Out Boy, Ataris, Falling in Reverse, Black Veil Brides, Filter, Bowling for Soup, Bush, No Doubt, Flaming Lips, Go Gos, Goldfinger Good Cop Bad Cop, Katy Perry, Korn, The Interruptors, Bones UK, Chvrches, Weezer, Janes Addiction, The Offspring, Judas Priest, Papa Roach, Linkin Park, The Regrettes, Gavin Rossdale, Bush, Stephan Perkins, Jane’s Addiction, Marilyn Manson, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Metallica, Otto, Nsync, Ok Go!, Smashing Pumpkins, Pearl Aday, Slayer, Slipknot, Steel Panther, Stray Cats, Stone Sour, Sugarcult, Sum41, Taking Back Sunday, Tenacious D, Velvet Revolver, Wallows, Weird Al Yankovic, When in Rome, The Word Alive.
Actors: Sarah Silverman, Finn Wolfhard, Braedon Lemasters, Dylan Minnette, Chelsea Talmadge, David Hasselhoff, Thomas Payne, Jack Black.
About The Beat of Life
The Beat of Life’s mission is to create songwriting programs for Nashville’s most vulnerable, challenged, and overlooked populations -harnessing the power of music to speak to the most critical social issues in the world today. Essentially, it is a merging of the music industry/community and the human/social service sector. Our three signature programs include “Redemption Songs” – our prison music program for the incarcerated, “Beautiful Minds” – our mental health songwriting program for those in residential treatment or hospitals battling depression, mental illness, and suicide, and “Sing It To Stop It” – our youth-based programming designed to address the most harmful themes our children and teens are facing today: school violence, bullying/exclusion, anger, hate/prejudice, addiction, eating disorders, and their own forms of mental illness, depression, anxiety, self-harm, and suicide.
Country star to perform at 35th annual Symphony Ball on December 14;
Symphony President & CEO Alan D. Valentine will also receive honorary Harmony Award
Nashville, Tenn. (October 14, 2019) – Laura Kimbrell and Amy Jackson Smith, chairmen of the 2019 Symphony Ball fundraiser, have announced that country music recording artist Kelsea Ballerini will receive the 2019 Nashville Symphony Harmony Award.
Ballerini will receive the award and perform during the 35th annual Symphony Ball on Saturday, December 14, 2019, at Schermerhorn Symphony Center. Presented annually by the Symphony and selected by a dedicated committee, the Harmony Award recognizes individuals who exemplify the harmonious spirit of Nashville’s musical community.
“Few artists can boast of such a meteoric rise to start their career like Kelsea Ballerini, who has already had an incredible impact on country music, thanks to her unique talent and a string of history-making hits,” said Kimbrell. “A strong, confident woman who serves as a wonderful role model – not to mention a native Tennessean who Music City is proud to call one of its own – Kelsea is a worthy addition to the prestigious list of past Harmony Award winners, and we can’t wait for her performance at the Symphony Ball in December.”
Kimbrell and Jackson Smith also announced that Symphony president and CEO Alan D. Valentine will be presented with an honorary Harmony Award at the event, in recognition of his 20-plus years of service to the organization and the Middle Tennessee community.
“Alan’s passion, dedication and leadership over the past two decades has expanded the Nashville Symphony’s footprint in Middle Tennessee, while also helping to significantly elevate its profile across the country and around the world,” noted Jackson Smith. “It is fitting that on a night when we’re honoring one of music’s rising stars, we’re also recognizing a veteran like Alan for his invaluable contributions to both the Nashville Symphony and our entire community.”
Since her Gold-certified, full-length debut The First Time in 2015, Ballerini has consistently made history while elevating country music for a new era. The vocalist, songwriter and performer is the only female country artist ever to achieve three consecutive No. 1 songs from a debut album, and her total streams to date exceed 2 billion. In addition to earning two GRAMMY® nominations, Ballerini has won two Academy of Country Music (ACM) Awards and iHeartRadio’s Best New Artist Award, and was welcomed by the Grand Ole Opry as its youngest current member.
Ballerini’s 2017 release Unapologetically marked her second Top 5 debut on the Billboard Top 200, and in addition to touring alongside everyone from Kelly Clarkson to Keith Urban, she ascended to an arena headliner on The Miss Me More Tour. Ballerini’s newest single, “homecoming queen?,” continues to climb the country charts, with her third full-length release slated for 2020 on Black River Entertainment.
Valentine joined the Nashville Symphony in June 1998 and has presided over an unprecedented period of growth for the organization, highlighted by construction of the world-renowned Schermerhorn Symphony Center in 2006, as well as 13 GRAMMY® Awards and 24 GRAMMY® nominations, more than 30 critically acclaimed recordings, two Carnegie Hall performances, an East Coast tour, an Emmy Award-winning television broadcast and numerous national radio appearances. He has overseen two capital and endowment campaigns that generated more than $145 million, and under his leadership, the Symphony has repeatedly set new records for ticket sales and fundraising in recent years.
The Symphony Ball is Nashville’s premier winter social event and one of the Nashville Symphony’s two annual fundraisers. Since its inception in 1985, the Ball has raised millions for the Symphony, sustaining the organization’s mission of inspiring, entertaining, educating and serving through excellence in musical performance.
Past recipients of the Harmony Award include Chet Atkins, Mike and Linda Curb, Rascal Flatts, Béla Fleck, Vince Gill, Amy Grant, Faith Hill and Tim McGraw, Wynonna and Naomi Judd, Toby Keith, Miranda Lambert, Lyle Lovett, Martina McBride, Brad Paisley, Dolly Parton, LeAnn Rimes, Michael W. Smith, Marty Stuart, Taylor Swift, Steven Tyler, Carrie Underwood, Keith Urban, Steve Winwood and Trisha Yearwood.
The GRAMMY® Award-winning Nashville Symphony has earned an international reputation for its innovative programming and its commitment to performing, recording and commissioning works by America’s leading composers. The Nashville Symphony has released more than 30 recordings on Naxos, which have received 24 GRAMMY® nominations and 13 GRAMMY® Awards, making it one of the most active recording orchestras in the country. The orchestra has also released recordings on Decca, Deutsche Grammophon and New West Records, among other labels. With more than 140 performances annually, the orchestra offers a broad range of classical, pops and jazz, and children’s concerts, while its extensive education and community engagement programs reached 45,000 children and adults during the 2018/19 season.
(October 11, 2019 – Nashville, TN) Country music star and quintessential family man, Walker Hayes is giving fans a heartwarming look into his beautifully chaotic life at home with the release of the music video for his latest single, “Don’t Let Her”.
The music video takes us through a typical day at the Hayes’ home – the warmth of making family breakfast, a rambunctious tribe of six children running around and most notably, the strong loving bond between a husband and wife who built a life together.
“This video is the rawest thing I have ever put out,” says Hayes. “No makeup, no lights, no production, no storyline – just a camera filming a day at our house. I’m so grateful to share this piece of my life with you guys.”
Written by Walker, with Andrew DeRoberts and multi GRAMMY-award winning producer and Songwriter Shane McAnally, and produced by McAnally and DeRoberts, “Don’t Let Her” is both an uplifting and devastatingly honest song that chronicles a conversation between Walker and a hypothetical man taking his place if something were to happen to him.
Up next, Hayes is headed to the United Kingdom as part of the “Introducing Nashville” line-up, taking the sound of Music City to fans overseas.
For additional information on Walker Hayes and upcoming show dates, please visit:
Monument Records recording artist, Walker Hayes, is a singer/songwriter originally from Mobile, Alabama. Hayes recently released his single, “Don’t Let Her,” a devastatingly powerful love letter about his wife, illustrated through a heartfelt conversation between Hayes and the hypothetical man that may take his place should anything happen to him. The single follows Hayes’ latest hit “90’s Country.” His debut album boom. was released in December 2017, which he co- produced with GRAMMY Award winning producer and songwriter, Shane McAnally. The 10 track album includes the RIAA certified Platinum Top 10 hit, “You Broke Up With Me” as well as the highly anticipated follow up single, “Craig,” which was nominated for Song of the Year at the 2018 AIMP Nashville Awards. During the fall of 2018, Walker headed overseas with Old Dominion for his first-ever European tour. Hayes has joined the likes of Kelsea Ballerini’s Unapologetically Tour and been on the road with Dan + Shay, Thomas Rhett, Old Dominion and more. In January 2019, Walker set out on his headlining, Dream On It tour. For more information on Walker and upcoming shows, please visit: www.walkerhayes.com
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Platinum-selling recording artist Brantley Gilbert celebrated the release of his fifth studio album Fire & Brimstone, via The Valory Music Co., with a packed week of activity including stops at the iHeart Theater in New York for an intimate “iHeartCountry Album Release Party” with his fans, a fiery performance on Fox & Friends and headlined the Tootsies’ 59th Anniversary Birthday Bash in Music City.
He shows no signs of slowing down as he gears up for a Monday Night Football appearance Oct. 14, performing at Lambeau Field at the Detroit Lions vs. Green Bay Packers game that will air on ESPN during the Genesis-sponsored halftime show.
Hailed by NPR for performances that “pack a punch,” Gilbert gave Nashville a taste of Fire & Brimstone as he headlined Tootsies’ 59th Anniversary Birthday Bash on Oct. 9, opening with fan favorites “Kick It in the Sticks” and “Country Must Be Country Wide,” before peppering in new tracks “Fire’t Up” and “Bad Boy.”
The rowdy Broadway crowd was delighted as Gilbert introduced Lindsay Ell to perform current Top 10 and climbing single, “What Happens in a Small Town.”
Before performing “One Hell Of An Amen,” Gilbert dedicated it to veterans, service men and women and their families, as well as those fighting cancer: “Whether you’re a patient, a doctor or a nurse, a friend or a family member, we all like to think we go through it together.”
Earlier this week, Gilbert treated fans to an intimate performance and Q&A at the iHeartRadio Theater NY on Oct. 7 and followed it up with an explosive morning show appearance on Fox & Friends Oct. 8, performing lead track “Fire’t Up” from Fire & Brimstone.
Next month Gilbert will embark on his Second Annual Kick It in The Ship cruise Nov. 4-Nov. 8, before kicking off his Fire’t Up Tour 2020 Jan. 23, in London, Ontario. For dates and to purchase tickets, visit BrantleyGilbert.com.
About Brantley Gilbert With back-to-back platinum albums and a grassroots following millions strong, Brantley Gilbert has clearly struck a nerve. The Georgia native who started as the defiant life-of-the-party can still go ‘til sunrise, but he’s also emerged as something far greater: the leader of a massive tribe of hard-working, fun-loving believers for whom electric guitar-shredding, rapping, and twang can go hand-in-hand-in-hand. They call themselves the BG Nation, and when the BG Nation watches Gilbert on a stage, they don’t just see a star. They see themselves. Six No. 1 hits punctuate his career: “Country Must be Country Wide,” “You Don’t Know Her Like I Do,” CMA Awards Song of the Year nominee “Dirt Road Anthem,” “My Kinda Party,” “Bottoms Up,” and “One Hell of an Amen.” Gilbert’s landmark record Just As I Am clinched the 2014 American Music Award for Favorite Country Album. Earning praise from the New York Times, NPR, American Songwriter, and more, Gilbert has mined a rich vein of conflict between the party and the pew on all of his albums. Instead of toiling in limbo, unable to enjoy good times for fear of Judgment Day, Gilbert fully lives––rowdy friend, man of faith, devoted husband, smitten new father––just as he is. Highly anticipated Fire & Brimstone, out now (10/4/19) via The Valory Music Co., is Gilbert’s most mature and complex exploration of his world to date. Following this fall’s Not Like Us Tour and his Second Annual Kick It in The Ship cruise, Gilbert embarks on his Fire’t Up Tour 2020 on January 23 in London, Canada with special guests Chase Rice, Dylan Scott and Brandon Lay.
Brantley Gilbert Performs with Colt Ford at Tootsies’ 59th Anniversary Birthday Bash
NASHVILLE, TENN. (October 11, 2019) — Already well-known for their knockout vocals, HOME FREE puts their voices on full display to encourage future generations to step up and make a difference with today’s release of the brand-new video for “What’s the World Coming To?”
Chronicling a young girl’s mission to make the world a better place, the video begins in a classroom, where she finds inspiration for her upcoming science fair project. After learning the unfortunate effects of pollution on the environment, we see her diving into the world of wind power, sketching plans and building a model windmill, which she proudly displays the night of the fair. Flashing forward several years, her project becomes reality, and she stands as a young-adult, examining a massive version of the model she created years prior. WATCH THE VIDEO HERE.
Shot by The Bolo Brothers, the clip is the perfect visual accompaniment to the thought-provoking tune, which was co-written by the group’s bassist, Tim Foust, alongside Eric Arjes and Mark Nesler. “What’s the World Coming To?” serves as one of the 10 original tracks off Home Free’s top-charting album, DIVE BAR SAINTS (Home Free Records).
This weekend, Home Free will wrap the fall leg of their massive DIVE BAR SAINTS WORLD TOUR with back-to-back headlining shows at Nashville’s iconic Ryman Auditorium on Friday (10/11) and Saturday (10/12).
Up next, the quintet has a small winter leg of their DIVE BAR SAINTS WORLD TOUR scheduled before they close out their year in a festive way, embarking on their DIVE BAR CHRISTMAS TOUR at the end of next month. From there, Home Free will continue their DIVE BAR SAINTS WORLD TOUR in the new year, taking the trek overseas and hitting 16 countries with over 100 total shows through October of next year.
1 | Wilmington, DE – The Grand Opera House 2 | Boston, MA – Lynn Auditorium 3 | Albany, NY – Palace Theatre 4 | Portland, ME – Westbrook Performing Arts Center 6 | Glenside, PA – Keswick Theatre 7 | Pittsburgh, PA – Carnegie Music Hall 8 | Atlantic City, NJ – Harrah’s Resort Atlantic City (18+) 9 | Buffalo, NY – UB Center for the Arts 10 | New York, NY – Town Hall 30 | Nederland, TX – Nederland Performing Arts Center +
DECEMBER 2019
1 | Shreveport, LA – The Strand Theatre + 4 | Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Symphony Hall + 5 | Birmingham, AL – Concert Hall at BJCC + 6 | Tifton, GA – John Hunt Auditorium + 7 | Spartanburg, SC – Spartanburg Memorial Auditorium + 8 | Raleigh, NC – Meymandi Concert Hall + 11 | Knoxville, TN – Tennessee Theatre + 12 | Wabash, IN – Honeywell Center + 13 | Troy, OH – Hobart Arena + 14 | Akron, OH – Akron Civic Theatre + 15 | Detroit, MI – Masonic Cathedral Theatre + 18 | Salina, KS – Tony’s Pizza Events Center + 19 | Omaha, NE – Orpheum Theater + 20 | Fargo, ND – Scheels Arena + 21 | Brookings, SD – Swiftel Center + 22 | Mankato, MN – Mankato Civic Center +
JANUARY 2020
30 | Brisbane, QLD – The Triffid 31 | Melbourne, VIC – 170 Russell
FEBRUARY 2020
1 | Sydney, NSW – Metro Theatre 21 | Leuven, Belgium – Het Depot 23 | Amsterdam, Netherlands – RAI Theatre 24 | Hamburg, Germany – Fabrik 25 | Copenhagen, Denmark – Hotel Cecil SOLD OUT! 26 | Skive, Denmark – Skive Theater 28 | Stockholm, Sweden – Göta Lejon SOLD OUT! 29 | Gothenburg, Sweden – Concerthouse
MARCH 2020
1 | Oslo, Norway – Oslo Konserthus SOLD OUT! 3 | Cologne, Germany – E-Werk 4 | Hannover, Germany – Capitol-Hochhaus Hannover 6 | Berlin, Germany – Columbia Theater 7 | Warsaw, Poland – Klub Proxima 9 | Prague, Czech Republic – Lucerna Music Bar 10 | Vienna, Austria – Arena Wien 12 | Milan, Italy – Serraglio 13 | Munich, Germany – Alte Kongresshalle 14 | Zurich, Switzerland – X-TRA 15 | Paris, France – La Maroquinerie 17 | Manchester, England, UK – O2 Ritz Manchester 18 | Glasgow, Scotland, UK – Saint Luke’s 19 | Birmingham, England, UK – O2 Academy 20 | London, England, UK – O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire
APRIL 2020
16 | Oxford, AL – Oxford Performing Arts Center 17 | Charleston, SC – Charleston Music Hall 18 | North Myrtle Beach, SC – Alabama Theatre 19 | Fayetteville, NC – Crown Theater 22 | Paducah, KY – Carson Theater 23 | Effingham, IL – Effingham Performance Center 24 | Dubuque, IA – Five Flags Center 25 | St. Louis, MO – Touhill Performing Arts Center 26 | Rockford, IL – Coronado Performing Arts Center 29 | Rochester, MN – Mayo Civic Center Presentation Hall 30 | St. Cloud, MN – Paramount Center for the Arts
MAY 2020
1 | Milwaukee, WI – Northern Lights Theater 2 | Wisconsin Dells, WI – Crystal Grand Music Theatre 3 | Duluth, MN – The DECC 5 | Eau Claire, WI – Pablo Center at the Confluence 6 | Wausau, WI – Grand Theater 9 | Waukegan, IL – Genesee Theatre 12 | Missoula, MT – Dennison Theatre 13 | Ogden, UT – Peery’s Egyptian Theater 14 | Cheyenne, WY – Cheyenne Civic Center 15 | Grand Junction, CO – Avalon Theatre 16 | Denver, CO – Paramount Theatre
SEPTEMBER 2020
9 | Surrey, BC – Bell Performing Arts Centre 10 | Kelowna, BC – Kelowna Community Theatre 11 | Calgary, AB – Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium 16 | Lethbridge, AB – ENMAX Centre 17 | Saskatoon, SK – TCU Place 18 | Regina, SK – Conexus Arts Centre 19 | Winnipeg, MB – Burton Cummings Theatre 22 | North Bay, ON – Capitol Centre 23 | Guelph, ON – River Run Centre 24 | London, ON – London Music Hall 25 | Toronto, ON – The Danforth Music Hall 26 | Niagara Falls, ON – Fallsview Casino Resort 28 | Ottawa, ON – Algonquin Commons Theatre 29 | Montreal, QC – Corona Theatre 30 | Sherbrooke, QC – Granada Theatre
ABOUT HOME FREE: All-vocal Country entertainers Home Free have made their mark on the music scene, racking up nearly 600,000 album equivalents globally; embarking on major international tours; amassing 318+ MILLION YouTube views; and being declared “Country music fans’ favorite a cappella group” (Taste of Country). Their fifth studio album, DIVE BAR SAINTS (Home Free Records) arrived at #2 on the Billboard Country Album Sales Chart. Now, the group has their massive DIVE BAR SAINTS WORLD TOUR on tap through 2020, plus the DIVE BAR CHRISTMAS TOUR. Home Free’s extensive catalog spotlights five additional Top 10 albums, including TIMELESS, FULL OF (EVEN MORE) CHEER, FULL OF CHEER, COUNTRY EVOLUTION, and their breakout debut CRAZY LIFE (2014), which hit #1 on iTunes Country chart and #4 overall following their victory on NBC’s The Sing-Off. With praise rolling in from the likes of Perez Hilton, Country Living, FOX & Friends, Rolling Stone, and AXS.com, the extraordinary showmen have continued to electrify crowds with a one-of-a-kind live show while their harmony-laden versions of hits by John Mayer, Blake Shelton, Keith Urban, Maren Morris, The Oak Ridge Boys, and more have built a loyal fanbase.
LOS ANGELES (October 11, 2019) – Kiefer Sutherland has announced new tour dates for the month of December. The headlinging seven-date West Coast run will include stops in Los Angeles, Phoenix, Las Vegas, and more (full itinerary below). Tickets for all shows will go on sale today (October 11) at 10:00am PST. For additional information and to purchase tickets, click here.
Last month, Sutherland released Reckless & Me Special Edition, a deluxe edition of his 10-song Reckless & Me album, via BMG. Reckless & Me Special Edition includes the original album along with a bonus disc featuring Sutherland’s full concert in Berlin, Germany that was recorded on March 1, 2019 at SchwuZ. The live disc captures an energetic and dynamically-tight set from Kiefer and his band. Click here to watch a live performance of “Something You Love” from the show.
Reckless & Me Special Edition can be purchased and streamed digitally on all DSPs here. A physical CD release of the deluxe package is set for Friday, November 1 in the U.S. For more information and full track listen, read a recent press release here. Reckless & Me delivers Sutherland’s Americana and country rock-infused songwriting style and highlights his gift of soulful storytelling. On the bonus disc, Live In Berlin, Sutherland gets to dive deeper into storytelling and reveals some personal anecdotes behind the songs.
The official music video for “Something You Love” can be watched here.
Click here to watch a video incorporating tour footage for “This Is How It’s Done.”
Watch Kiefer Sutherland perform “Something You Love” on NBC’s “TODAY” here.
Catch Kiefer Sutherland on the road:
DATE
CITY/STATE
VENUE
Tue, December 10
Albuquerque, NM
Sunshine Theater
Wed, December 11
Phoenix, AZ
The Crescent Ballroom
Thur, December 12
Winterhaven, CA
Quechan Casino
Sat, December 14
Las Vegas, NV
Red Rock Casino
Sun, December 15
Napa, CA
JaM Cellars Ballroom
Mon, December 16
Solana Beach, CA
Belly Up
Wed, December 18
Los Angeles, CA
The Troubadour
Some praise for Reckless & Me: “Kiefer Sutherland is ready to show the music world how it’s done.” –Mitchell Peters, Billboard, March 9, 2019
“…a collection of freewheeling honky-tonk anthems that will speak to every outlaw soul…Reckless & Me standouts that embody the freedom that touring life provides include his current single ‘This Is How It’s Done,’ opener ‘Open Road’ and ‘Something You Love.’ His take on Patty Loveless’ ‘Blame it On Your Heart’ is irresistible, and ‘Agave’ offers a Bonnie-and-Clyde storyline that’s set south of the border with salsa undertones and blues-rock guitar riffs that make it sound like two songs in one.” –Lauren Tingle, CMT, April 23, 2019
“Kiefer Sutherland has shared his anthemic new ‘Something You Love’…Springsteen-esque and hard-charging…” —The Boot, March 22, 2019
“…his infectious brand of Americana/country-rock and his whiskey-soaked growl…produced by Jude Cole, Reckless & Me also highlights Sutherland’s master storytelling ability, particularly on songs like ‘Something You Love,’ ‘Open Road’ and the locomotive-like ‘This Is How It’s Done.’ All of which lend themselves equally well to both the record and live performance.” –James Wood, Guitar World, April 4, 2019
“Kiefer Sutherland proves he’s a storyteller with his new album Reckless & Me… Sutherland proves he’s a true artist with the ability to tell his story across multiple art forms in a compelling way.” –Cillea Houghton, Sounds Like Nashville, April 23, 2019
Parton Performed Two Sold-Out Shows Tonight To Cap A Week-Long Salute NBC Television Special “Dolly Parton: 50 Years at the Grand Ole Opry” To Air Tues., Nov. 26
October 12, 2019 – NASHVILLE, TN – The Grand Ole Opry celebrated Dolly Parton’s 50th anniversary as an Opry member tonight with two sold out shows honoring arguably country music’s greatest global ambassador.
The superstar performed on both sold-out shows tonight, capping the week-long celebration of Parton’s impact on music and the Opry. The Opry star performed some of her biggest hits for the sold-out crowd including “Joshua,” “Jolene,” “My Tennessee Mountain Home,” “Coat of Many Colors,” “Here You Come Again,” “9 to 5,” and “I Will Always Love You.” She also welcomed banjo great Buck Trent, a member of Porter Wagoner’s “Wagonmasters” who played lead guitar on Parton’s classics “I Will Always Love You” and “Jolene,” to perform Wagoner’s “Carroll County Accident.”
Select performances from Friday night’s Opry as well as tonight’s show were filmed for an NBC Television special “Dolly Parton: 50 Years at the Grand Ole Opry” which airs Tuesday, Nov. 26 from 9-11 p.m. ET/PT. The special celebrates Parton’s 50 years as a member of the Grand Ole Opry and will feature new interviews as well as performances from Parton and some of her superstar friends who performed in her honor – Dierks Bentley, Emmylou Harris, Chris Janson, Toby Keith, Lady Antebellum, Margo Price, Hank Williams Jr., and others.
Between shows, at a backstage reception with Parton’s fellow Opry members, friends, family and artists who participated in Dolly Week, Tennessee’s Governor Bill Lee presented her with a proclamation declaring October 12 as Dolly Parton Day. About Dolly Parton Dolly Parton is the most honored and revered female country singer-songwriter of all time. Achieving 25 RIAA certified Gold, Platinum, and multi-Platinum awards, she has had 26 songs reach No. 1 on the Billboard country charts, a record for a female artist. Parton recently became the first Country artist honored as Grammy MusiCares Person of the Year given out by NARAS. She has 41 career Top 10 country albums, a record for any artist, and she has 110 career-charted singles over the past 40 years. In 2014 the RIAA recognized her impact on recorded music with a plaque commemorating more than 100 million units sold worldwide – and in 2016 her No. 1 album Pure & Simple, which topped the Billboard Top Country Albums and Americana/Folk Albums charts and debuted at No. 1 in the U.S., Canada, U.K. and Australia, added to that massive tally. She has garnered eight Grammy Awards, including a 2017 win with Pentatonix for their collaboration on her iconic 1974 hit “Jolene”; 10 Country Music Association Awards, including Entertainer of the Year; five Academy of Country Music Awards, also including a nod for Entertainer of the Year; four People’s Choice Awards; and three American Music Awards. In 1999, Parton was inducted as a member of the coveted Country Music Hall of Fame.
In 2008 Parton launched her return to touring on a global scale with Backwoods Barbie World Tour, the first of many sold-out arena tours, returning her to Billboard Boxscore’s Top 10 Country Tours of the Year. Her 2016 movie “Christmas Of Many Colors: Circle Of Love,” was nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Television Movie. In 2017, Parton released her first children’s album, I Believe In You, on Dolly Records through her partnership with Sony Music Nashville; the project’s proceeds benefit The Dollywood Foundation’s Imagination Library, a non-profit that in August 2019 gave away over 1.4M books, and has given away a total of over 125M books to date to children from birth to five years of age in the United States, Canada, Australia and the UK. In 2018, Parton received her first two Emmy Awards as the organization recognized her lifetime of giving with the Governor’s Award and the award for Best Community Service Program lauding her 2016 telethon “Smoky Mountains Rise,” which raised more than $13 million for her My People fund, which provided financial assistance to victims of massive wildfires in Gatlinburg, Tenn. Parton recently collaborated with producer Linda Perry on the soundtrack for the Golden Globe nominated film Dumplin’ starring Jennifer Aniston and Danielle MacDonald. In addition, Netflix will be releasing an eight part anthology film series called Heartstrings thru her Sandollar Productions in association with Magnolia Hill Productions, with each individual film based on one of Dolly’s masterful songs. This will be released on Netflix in the fall of 2019.
Up next, Dolly has partnered with IMG on an exclusive marketing/branding deal for 2020. Next year will also mark the 33rd anniversary season for Dollywood, her theme park in Pigeon Forge, Tenn., which since 1986 has hosted more than 2 million visitors annually. About the Grand Ole Opry The Grand Ole Opry® is presented by Humana®. Opry performances are held every Friday and Saturday of the year, with Tuesday night shows through December 11 plus seasonal Wednesday and Thursday Opry Country Classics performances. To plan an Opry visit, call (800) SEE-OPRY or visit opry.com. The Opry presents the best in country music live every week from Nashville, Tenn. Celebrating nine decades of entertainment, the Opry can be heard at opry.com and wsmonline.com, Opry and WSM mobile apps, SiriusXM Satellite Radio, and its flagship home, 650 AM-WSM. The Grand Ole Opry is owned by Ryman Hospitality Properties (NYSE: RHP). For more information, visit opry.com.
Mrs. Jimmy Carter, President Carter, Trisha Yearwood and Garth Brooks. Photo credit: Chris Hollo for Grand Ole Opry
Nashville- (October 12, 2019)– President and Mrs. Jimmy Carter visited the Grand Ole Opry last night while in Nashville for a weeklong build marking the 36th year of their Habitat for Humanity Jimmy & Rosalynn Carter Work Project. In a surprise moment, Opry members Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood introduced them on stage. Brooks and Yearwood have served as Habitat ambassadors for more than a decade and worked alongside the Carters at the build site.
President Carter had previously visited the Opry House as Governor of Georgia and again during his presidential term. President Richard Nixon was the first U.S. President to visit the Opry when he attended the opening night of the Grand Ole Opry House in 1974. President Nixon, who sang and played piano at the Opry that night, is the only President to have performed on the Opry stage.
Opry favorites provided the lunchtime entertainment at the Habitat build site as they performed behind the Opry mic stand for more than 300 volunteers each day Monday – Friday. More than 20 houses were built in North Nashville as part of the project.
About the Grand Ole Opry The Grand Ole Opry® is presented by Humana®. Opry performances are held every Friday and Saturday of the year, with Tuesday night shows through December 11 plus seasonal Wednesday and Thursday Opry Country Classics performances. To plan an Opry visit, call (800) SEE-OPRY or visit opry.com. The Opry presents the best in country music live every week from Nashville, Tenn. Celebrating nine decades of entertainment, the Opry can be heard at opry.com and wsmonline.com, Opry and WSM mobile apps, SiriusXM Satellite Radio, and its flagship home, 650 AM-WSM. The Grand Ole Opry is owned by Ryman Hospitality Properties (NYSE: RHP). For more information, visit opry.com.
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