Category Archives: Concerts

Best of the West Musicians on Call Benefit Google Hangout

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CMchat Hosts Live Google Hangout Before Best of the West Musicians on Call Benefit In Nashville! The 2nd Annual “Best of the West” benefit concert is taking Nashville, TN by storm on Monday, February 25th, and CMchat has teamed up with event organizers to bring country fans a LIVE Google + hangout before the show kicks off! CMchat’s Jessica Northey will be sitting down with special guest performers Stoney LaRue, Trent Willmon, Kristen Kelly, Ryan Beaver, Bleu Edmondson, The Cadillac Three (previously The Cadillac Black), Rob Baird, Brian Keane, Kimberly Kelly and more. CMNB’s MissMolly will be joining in as part of the Twangout panel, and we’ll be streaming the interview session live, right here! So, be sure to come back and tune in at 5:30pm CST! Tune In: LIVE “Best of the West” pre-show Google+ Hangout w/CMchat! About Musicians On Call. Musicians On Call (MOC) was founded in 1999 with the mission of bringing live and recorded music to the bedsides of patients in healthcare facilities. To date, its volunteers have played for over 350,000 people nationwide. Musicians On Call continues its mission through room-to- room hospital performances by both local musicians and national celebrities as well as the CD Pharmacy Program. Find more on the official musicians on call webpage. About CMchat. CMchat is the largest country music centric social media community, and its growing! Follow #CMchat on Twitter to stay up to speed on all things country, and tune in to Google+ every Monday night for special exclusive interviews with country stars, industry folks, and more!

New Kansas City Country Music Festival

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First-Ever Flatlands Country Music Festival To Be Held September In Kansas. Marquee Events and Sporting Club announced last week a new country music and camping festival to be hosted at Sporting Park in Kansas City, Kansas. The event, entitled Flatlands Country Music Festival, will take place from September 12-14. Luke Bryan and Toby Keith have been tapped to headline the inaugural festival. Rand Levy of Marquee is promoting Flatlands in partnership with Sporting Club, the ownership group for Sporting Park. Levy is owner of WE Fest, the largest country music and camping festival in the United States. He and his partners have long been interested in bringing the popular event concept into a new market. “When we were first approached to help create a new country music festival in Kansas City, we were blown away by the stadium and the potential for this market,” Levy said. “We’re very confident both the artists and our audience will have an incredible experience at Flatlands.” Bryan will headline on Friday, September 13 and Keith will be the featured performer the following night. Additional artists confirmed include Rodney Atkins, Kevin Fowler, J.T. Hodges, Love and Theft, Darius Rucker and Thompson Square. The Charlie Daniels Band will headline a free concert on Thursday, September 12 in the Sprint Plaza, an area directly adjacent to the stadium bowl. “We are thrilled to debut the festival with such an amazing lineup of country music stars,” said Andy Tretiak, Chief Marketing Officer of Sporting Club. “This will be a momentous event in Kansas City and Sporting Park is the perfect venue to serve as host.” Tickets and camping passes for the first annual Flatlands Country Music Festival went on sale Friday, February 15 at 10 a.m. CST. Tickets can be purchased by visiting ticketmaster.com. Tickets start at only $99 for the entire music festival. Passes for camping and parking may also be purchased immediately.

New Country Tours: February 2013

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Complete Details on All the Hot New Country Tours Kicking Off This Month! 2013 just might be the year of country music tours, and February marks the start of what will no doubt be some truly awesome concert series! Check out the details for who kicks off when and where this month below. For a run down of who launched their tour last month go here, and if you want a complete list of tours for the year, find them here. Can’t find what you need? No problem! Get all the info you on this year’s tours you could want from this post’s sponsor here. Carrie Underwood brings her Blown Away Tour into 2013 beginning February 13th in Colorado! Scotty McCreery launches his first ever headlining tour on February 14th with his Weekend Roadtrip 2013 Tour featuring special guest Sarah Darling. Jason Aldean Night Train 2013 Tour has its opening date on February 21st. Who are you most excited to catch live on tour in 2013?

Carrie Underwood Continues Blown Away Tour in February 2013

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Carrie Underwood Continues Her Popular Blown Away Tour with Dates Starting February 2013! Carrie Underwood kicked off her Blown Away Tour last year, and it was extremely well received by fans (no surprise!). Underwood will be taking the popular tour into 2013 by kicking off a series of dates this month that will continue through June, so far. The first date hits Colorado Springs, CO on February 13th! Notably, Carrie will be making a stop in the UK’s O2 arena to headline the first ever Country 2 Country Music Festival in March! Get complete ticket info below.

Thunder On The Mountain 2013 Daily Schedule

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Thunder On The Mountain Festival in The Ozarks Announces 2013 Daily Schedule. The Thunder On The Mountain Festival will kicking off June 6-8, 2013 on Mulberry Mountain in Northwest, AR, and in case we hadn’t mentioned it enough yet, we’re really excited! This brand new country music festival boasts a fantastic line-up, and now, we have the daily schedule breakdown for all those fans who are just excited as us!! Head on over to the official festival website for your ticket info! Read why this festival is helping transform the country scene in Northwest Arkansas! Thunder On The Mountain Daily Lineup Schedule: THURSDAY JUNE 6 Big & Rich Thompson Square Randy Houser Kevin Fowler Greg Bates Bucky Covington Roger Creager Reckless Kelly Aaron Watson The Cadillac Black Sturgill Simpson John D. Hale Band Matt Stell FRIDAY JUNE 7 Luke Bryan Montgomery Gentry Easton Corbin Pat Green Kevin Fowler Casey Donahew Band Todd Snider Reckless Kelly Cody Canada & The Departed Aaron Watson LoCash Cowboys Moonshine Bandits Sunny Ledfurd Bleu Edmondson John D. Hale Band SATURDAY JUNE 8 Toby Keith Justin Moore Gretchen Wilson Colt Ford Randy Rogers Band Josh Abbott Band Moonshine Bandits Lost Trailers Stoney LaRue The LACS JT Hodges Clayton Anderson Adam Craig Band Brandon Jenkins Matt Stell The Sarah Hughes Band Lance Carpenter

Justin Moore Announces First Headlining Tour

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Justin Moore Kicks Off His Outlaws Like Me Tour March 14. Justin Moore announced today that he will be hitting the road for his very first headlining tour, Outlaws Like Me. The first date will be March 14 in Pikeville, KY with Dustin Lynch and Jon Pardi. “Man, I’m excited to be headlining our first tour. Over the last few years I have been out with some of the best artists in our genre and I have learned so much from each of them. I’m ready to take everything they have taught me to build our show. It’s going to be a blast I can’t wait!” -Moore Fans can get ready to hear their favorites including Moore’s three #1 hits “Small Town USA,” “If Heaven Wasn’t So Far Away,” and “Til My Last Day.” Moore will also be giving a preview of new music from his upcoming album, due out later this year.

Country Music Blog Rodeo: 2013 North of Nashville – The Ozarks Go Country

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2013 North of Nashville – The Ozarks Go Country with New Festivals, More Concerts and Local Talent On The Rise! To answer the question of what will be big for country music in 2013, I decided to look close to home, Fayetteville, AR that is, and the closely surrounding area, the Ozarks, River Valley, etc. With so much already happening this year from big album releases to even bigger tours to country stars new and seasoned shining brighter than ever, I think you’ll be hard pressed to find someone who doesn’t think the next few months are going to be huge for country music. What has me excited though, is the potential for our area up here, north of Nashville, to become a go to spot for for all things country music! Local Festivals: Thunder On The Mountain. If there is one thing we’re excited about in Northwest Arkansas for 2013, it’s the upcoming and brand new country music festival, Thunder On The Mountain! Nestled into the beautiful Mulberry Mountain, this fest will encapsulate the best of the area: beautiful views, a wonderful landscape and live country music! The festival claims a really impressive line-up that includes Toby Keith, Luke Bryan, JT Hodges, Big & Rich, Montgomery Gentry, Justin Moore, Gretchen Wilson, Easton Corbin and so many, many more. Taking place June 6th – 8th, this festival is going to be one of the major events for the surrounding states of the summer! We’re proud to welcome them to our backyard, and can’t wait to experience the new country fest front and center. Local Venues: The Amp & Georges Majestic Lounge. Truth be told, there are a lot of amazing venues in “our area” (which we broadly claim to be anywhere between the Ozarks, Northwest Arkansas, OKC, Tulsa and everything in between!) from the newly opened Longhorn Saloon in Ft. Smith, AR to the historic Cain’s Ballroom in Tusa, OK, on any given weekend there is going to be a country concert to attend. Today, though, I want to highlight two specific venues, mere miles from our HQ in Fayetteville, The Amp (Arkansas Music Pavilion) and Georges Majestic Lounge. Last year, The Amp hopped locations moving from a concrete spot to greener pastures, and it’s clear they are on the verge of unleashing something big. This something “big” has a whole lot to do with a whole lot more country acts coming to this area. In 2012 they quietly unveiled the 1st ever Taste of Country Festival bringing such popular folks as Miranda Lambert along with the Pistol Annies, Randy Houser, noteworthy songwriter Chris Knight and on the rise Adam Hood. Outside of this one night shindig, they also brought other big names to the area like Hank Williams Jr. and Luke Bryan. Their new concert season will kick off in the spring, and they already have Little Big Town scheduled as the first country act to perform on the new grounds in 2013. If last year is any indication, Continue reading Country Music Blog Rodeo: 2013 North of Nashville – The Ozarks Go Country→

Parmalee Headline 2013 Country Gone Wild Tour

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Country Rockers Parmalee Headline 2013 Country Gone Wild Tour. New on the scene country rockers, Parmalee have been tapped to headline the 2013 Country Gone Wild Tour which will kick off February 15th in Ladson, SC! The family group, Matt and Scott Thomas (Lead Vocals/Guitar and Drums, respectively), cousin Barry Knox (Bass) and life-long best friend Josh McSwain (Guitar), has been together since 2001, but just began gaining traction with the recent single, “Musta Had a Good Time.” They’ll be joined on the road by Bush Hawg. Find more on Parmalee here. Get tour dates below! Watch: Parmalee “Musta Had A Good Time” Official Music Video. 2013 Country Gone Wild Tour Dates: Feb. 15 Ocean Restaurant & Events/Ladson, SC Feb. 16 Bucked Up Super Saloon/Kernersville, NC Feb. 21 The Altar Bar/Pittsburgh, PA Feb. 22 The Bluestone/Columbus, OH Feb. 23 Dusty Armadillo/Rootstown, OH Mar. 2 Phase 2/Lynchburg, VA Mar. 15 Joe’s on Weed St./ Chicago, IL Mar. 16 The Rave/Milwaukee, WI

Rascal Flatts Cancel Shows Due to Illness

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Rascal Flatts Forced to Cancel and Reschedule Weekend Shows Due to Illness. Rascal Flatts who just kicked off the 2013 dates for their Changed Tour have been forced to cancel and reschedule shows slated for this weekend. Fans tickets will be good for the reschedule dates, and the new dates will still feature opening act, The Band Perry. Ticket holders who can’t attend the rescheduled concerts will be able to receive a refund.The following shows are impacted: Rascal Flatts Rescheduled Dates Friday, January 18th (Tulsa, OK) moved to —> Saturday, August 10th Saturday, January 19th (Wichita, KS) moved to —> Friday, August 9th We wish Rascal Flatts a speedy recovery, and hope that all the fans can attend the rescheduled dates without too much conflict!

Luke Bryan 2013 Dirt Road Diaries Tour New Dates

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Luke Bryan Announces Second Leg of 2013 Dirt Road Diaries Tour After Selling Out First Leg! In October of last year, Luke Bryan made a huge announcement and let fans know he would be launching his first ever headlining tour the 2013 Dirt Road Diaries Tour! If anyone had any doubt as to whether this country singer could pack a stadium, they can doubt no more. Bryan has added a complete second leg to the tour that will run from May 17th through October 26th as he has completely sold out the originally scheduled first leg! This is really big news for a first time headliner, but we can’t say that we’re surprised (It’s no secret Luke is one of our favorites!). Bryan wants fans to know that whether you see him on the first leg or the second leg, you’re guaranteed a heck of show! “I feel like I have waited a lifetime to take my own show on the road. The band and I have a lot of exciting things in store for the fans and are eager to get it started!” -Luke Bryan Opening guests Florida Georgia Line and Thompson Square who kicked of the first leg of the Dirt Road Diaries will stay on for the newly added dates! In between tour dates though, you can catch Luke co-hosting the 2013 ACM Awards with Blake Shelton! Current Luke Bryan Tours and Tickets