Category Archives: Concerts

Pistol Annies Tour

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Tickets Available for Pistol Annies Performance Dates. The new all-girl country music group, Pistol Annies, (also known as Miranda Lambert, Ashley Monroe, and Angaleena Presley) has been well-received by fans and the industry (We over here at CMNB love them!). Their release of a quality debut album, Hell On Heels, has really solidified this group as a force to be reckoned with! So, what we’re all really wondering is…when will their tour be announced? Well, no news on an official tour has been announced just yet! However, Pistol Annies has announced three performance dates in December and tickets will be on sale starting today! A list of the dates and locales is listed below. Click here for ticket information! Pistol Annies Upcoming Performance Dates December 3: Las Vagas, NV, House of Blues Las Vegas December 7: West Hollywood, CA, House of Blues Los Angeles December 8: Bakersfield, CA, Buck Owens’ Crystal Palace

Takin’ a Break with HaleighT-Country Music News Ep5

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Faith Hill, Tim McGraw and Hank Jr. Are Center Stage In Episode 5 of Takin’ a Break with HaleighT! This week HaleighT is chatting about the recent goings-on surrounding 3 people who used to be the biggest thing in country music, Faith Hill, Tim McGraw and Hank Williams Jr. All three have quite a lot going right now, from new music to court battles! So, tune in to hear HaleighT’s take on it! Watch Episode 5 Now! [youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o9R0OoAkMoM]

Luke Bryan Tours with Jason Aldean

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Luke Bryan Co-Headlines My Kinda Party Tour 2012 with Jason Aldean! You know that saying, two for the price of one? Well, country music fans, that is exactly what you will be getting with the 2012 My Kinda Party Tour. Luke Bryan will be joining Jason Aldean on tour next year, and we couldn’t be more excited! Jason and Luke are both terrific performers, create quality country music and are just knocking out hits left and right! A concert that includes Aldean AND Bryan is something I simply wouldn’t want to miss, and I am sure I’m not the only that feels that way! The first confirmed date for both Luke and Jason is February 24th, 2012 at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville. More dates and details will no doubt be released soon! You can check out a list of confirmed tour stops for the My Kinda Party Tour below, and as soon as we know what the dates are, we’ll let you know! Jason Aldean has been nominated for several CMA Awards including: Entertainer of the Year, Male Vocalist of the Year, Single of the Year, Album of the Year and Musical Event of the Year. Luke Bryan has been nominated for New Artist of the Year! Be sure to check out both these stellar artists on November 9th, 2011 on the CMA Award to see how they do, and get ready for what is sure to be a phenomenal tour next year! FIRST ANNOUNCED CITIES ON THE 2012 MY KINDA PARTY TOUR: Cedar Falls, IA Champaign, IL Charlottesville, VA Dayton, OH East Rutherford, NJ Fayetteville, NC Green Bay, WI Greenville, SC Huntsville, AL Jonesboro, AR Kansas City, MO Nashville, TN Oklahoma City, OK Orlando, FL St. Paul, MN Tupelo, MS Wichita, KS

George Strait 2012 Concert Tour

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George Strait unveils concert tour plans for 2012 – Martina McBride to join him! George Strait‘s 2012 concert tour will fire up on January 27th in Lafayette, Louisiana and so far the tour itinerary includes stops in Louisiana, Georgia, Florida, Arizona, Oklahoma, Nevada, Utah and Kansas. The February 4th Las Vegas appearance goes on sale Saturday, October 29th with other ticket on-sale dates announced soon. Martina McBride has been confirmed as a special guest on the tour, so I know I’ll be clamoring for tickets the minute they are released! Event Venue Date/Time George Strait Cajundome Lafayette, LA Friday 1/27/2012 TBD view tickets George Strait CenturyLink Center – LA Bossier City, LA Saturday 1/28/2012 TBD view tickets George Strait US Airways Center Phoenix, AZ Friday 2/3/2012 TBD view tickets George Strait MGM Grand Garden Arena Las Vegas, NV Saturday 2/4/2012 TBD view tickets George Strait The Arena At Gwinnett Center Duluth, GA Friday 2/10/2012 TBD view tickets George Strait Amway Center Orlando, FL Saturday 2/11/2012 TBD view tickets George Strait Bank Of Oklahoma Center Tulsa, OK Thursday 2/16/2012 TBD view tickets George Strait Scottrade Center Saint Louis, MO Friday 2/17/2012 TBD view tickets George Strait INTRUST Bank Arena Wichita, KS Saturday 2/18/2012 TBD view tickets George Strait Wells Fargo Arena – IA Des Moines, IA Friday 2/24/2012 TBD view tickets George Strait Sprint Center Kansas City, MO Saturday 2/25/2012 TBD view tickets

Dierks Bentley Miles & Music

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Dierks Bentley’s 6th Annual Miles & Music for Kids Happening October 16th! The 6th Annual Miles & Music for Kids hosted by Dierks Bentley is taking place on October 16th! This charity event is an hour long motorcycle ride that includes a live performance at the end of the road! The ride will start at the Harley-Davidson of Columbia, wind through the back roads of Tennessee, and end in downtown Nashville. “The back roads are great. But the coolest part of the whole ride is going down Hillsboro Road and not having to stop one time going through Green Hills.” -Dierks Bentley After this uninterrupted journey through Tennessee back roads, Bentley will be joined by Eli Young Band, Josh Thompson and Colt Ford at the Riverfront Park for a live performance! Bentley has opted to expand the benefit to include other cities besides Nashville, like Chicago, Phoenix, Atlanta, Seattle and others. All the proceeds raised in each are donated to the children’s hospital in that area. For Nashville this hospital is the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt. Tickets include the ride, concert and a T-shirt and run for $50. For those who only wish to attend the concert, tickets are $20. All tickets are available through Ticketmaster.

Sugarland Returns to Indiana

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Sugarland Performs Free Concert in Indiana. Sugarland will be returning to Indiana, and performing a free concert at the Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis on October 28th. This is intended to honor the previous ticket holders of the August 13th show at the Indiana State Fair that was met with disaster. There will be a first-come, first-serve “presale” from October 10th at 10am ET to October 14th at midnight ET for those previous ticket holders to claim tickets. After these dates, tickets will be open to the general public. Fans who purchased tickets for the State Fair show through telephone, Ticketmaster or the Indiana State Fair will receive unique passwords by email or phone to redeem their tickets for the new concert date.Fans who participated in the Sugarpass fan club presale will receive an email with ticket redemption instructions for use on Sugarlandmusic.com. Original Sugarpit ticketholders will have first priority to choose Sugarpit for this show as well. Previous ticketholders who do not receive an email or who purchased their tickets in person at the ISF box office or other outlet should contact Ticketmaster at 800-745-3000 beginning October 10th at 10 am ET to request seats. Proof of original purchase in the form of a receipt is recommended. Doors on the night of the performance will open at 6:30pm, and the show will begin at 7:30pm Fans will have the opportunity to contribute to the Indiana State Fair Remembrance Fund throughout the night. This concert will be the last stop on Sugarland’s 2011 Incredible Machine Tour.

Martina McBride on Invitation Only

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Martina McBride Next Star on CMTs Invitation Only. Martina McBride will be the next country star featured on CMT‘s “Invitation Only“. The series features one artist per episode and includes that star’s performances of their all time hits as well as their newer music. Each episode also includes an informal question and answer sessions between the artists and fans. The episode is taped in Nashville with a small, live studio audience. Martina will be the artist taking the stage in the upcoming episode, and she will be performing her hits like “This One’s for the Girls,” “Love’s the Only House” and “Wrong Baby Wrong” in addition to new singles “I’m Gonna Love You Through It” and “Teenage Daughters”. Her most recent singles are off of her album, Eleven, which will be released on October 11th. Martina’s episode of “Invitation Only” will air Monday, October 17th at 10pm/11pm ET/PT on CMT.

Taylor Swift Performs with Usher and T.I.

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Taylor Swift Continues to Stretch Genres, Performs with Usher and T.I. Well, I have been harping on this whole Justin Bieber invading the country scene tangent for some time now. The last I said about this, I kind of left Taylor Swift off the hook. However, Taylor may just be contributing more heavily to the undermining of the country genre that I believe is going on, than maybe I originally thought. At a recent concert in Atlanta, GA that took place Saturday, October 1st, Taylor welcomed two guest performers to the stage, pop-icon Usher and rapper T.I. With Usher, Taylor performed his hit “Yeah“, and with T.I., she performed his hit “Live Your Life“. First, I would like to point out that this combination would be more impressive if Usher and T.I. were performing one of Taylor’s songs rather than their own hit singles. This, however, is pretty much unimaginable, and highly unlikely to take place. Similarly, it really doesn’t make sense that Taylor would choose these two guests, and perform these two songs in particular. Nothing about either song really has any connection to or resonance with the country genre. It is simply bizarre. Secondly, these songs are completely inappropriate for a live event. I honestly don’t know how Usher and T.I. get away with performing these songs live, when they perform on their own tours (and I like both of these artists and both of these songs! This is not a biased point of view). It may be the quality of the videos I watched, but there isn’t any chemistry between Taylor and either of these gentlemen and the sound quality is terrible. These really should be relegated to playing in the car or at the club. I appreciate that Taylor is trying to branch out, stretch her musical boundaries, etc. She might consider trying to stick closer to her genre a little more, though, until she gets some more experience with different types of music under her belt. I know she has done some very funny rap sketches in the past, but those were supposed to be funny. I really don’t think it qualifies her to perform with rappers. Watch a video of the Usher Performance Below [youtube:www.youtube.com/watch?v=w51HmLAymug] Watch a video of the T.I. Performance Next [youtube:www.youtube.com/watch?&v=4xmooPermwA]

Heidi Newfield Shes Country Tour

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Heidi Newfield and Bridgette Tatum Kick-Off The She’s Country Tour Heidi Newfield and Bridgette Tatum will be headlining the She’s Country Tour which will be kicking-off in Little Rock, AR on November 2nd. The She’s Country Tour is an all-girl country genre club tour that is being presented by Pendleton Whiskey in association with Paradigm Talent Agency Nashville and 343 Agency. Both Newfield and Tatum have committed to 13 dates so far, which are listed below. “Paradigm Nashville is proud to help launch this unique all-female tour…Heidi and Bridgette both bring high-energy performances and a ‘let’s party’ attitude that are perfectly suited for these venues.” –She’s Country Tour co-producer and Paradigm Nashville co-head, Mike Snider You might know Newfield from her days with the country group Trick Pony whose singles include “Pour Me” and “Its A Heartache“. Or you may know her just for being Heidi Newfield having released a solo debut album, What Am I Waiting For, in 2008 which was nominated for five ACM Awards. Bridgette Tatum released her debut album Sex, Church & Chicken in 2010, and her single “Loud” was chosen as the ACC Football Conference’s 2010 season theme song. Also, Tatum co-wrote Jason Aldean‘s hit “She’s Country“. So, clearly both these ladies have the chops to headline a tour like this. It is extremely refreshing to see a tour like this come together which specifically showcases the female talent, spirit and hard-work in the country genre. Be sure to see if the She’s Country Tour is coming anywhere near you! Initial She’s Country Tour dates include: Nov 2 – Little Rock, AR – Revolution Music Room Nov 3 – Dallas, TX – Glass Cactus Nov 4 – Katy, TX – Mo’s Place Nov 5 – Helotes, TX – Floores Country Store Nov 6 – Austin, TX – Midnight Rodeo Nov 9 – Nashville, TN – LOCATION TBD Nov 10 – Wichita, KS – Denim & Diamonds Nov 11 – Des Moines, IA – Krazee Kafe Nov 12 – Kansas City, MO – Denim & Diamonds Nov 16 – Memphis, TN – Newby’s Nov 17 – Starkville, MS – State Theater Nov 18 – Jacksonville, FL – Mavericks Nov 19 – Atlanta, GA – Peachtree Tavern

The Band Perry Collaborates with Justin Bieber

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The Band Perry Joins Bieber On His Upcoming Christmas Album. It is an epidemic. I am honestly considering calling the CDC (Center for Disease Control). Okay, maybe I’m being just a tad over dramatic here, but country music fans, we have a problem. The Band Perry is collaborating with Justin Bieber on his upcoming Christmas album. Now, maybe if this was the first time this had happened, I would be a little less irritated (or maybe not…). However, I am beginning to notice a trend, and I do not like where it is headed. We have not kept our opinions to ourselves on this topic, over here at the CMNB newsroom. I have discussed this whole Bieber and country music …thing… several times, and HaleighT sounded off on it in her video segment last week (check that out here.) Yet, we’ve really only talked about it in bits and pieces, so right now, I’m going to paint the big picture. So, let’s go over this one more time. Rascal Flatts started this when they collaborated with Justin Bieber on his single “That Should Be Me” released in February of 2011 on his Never Say Never album. Then this summer at the 2011 CMT Music Awards, Justin Bieber won the very first award of the evening for this collaboration. I would like to point out two things. First, this award was won by Justin Bieber not Rascal Flatts. Second, this is not a country song. It isn’t even trying to pretend to be a country song. Actually, this song is so not country, it makes Rascal Flatts sound like they are not country. Yet, there we were at the 2011 Country Music Television Awards watching Justin Bieber win the first award of the evening…for not country music. Then just a couple of weeks ago, Justin Bieber popped up at Taylor Swift’s concert in L.A., and they performed a song together. Did they perform one of Taylor’s songs? No, they performed Justin’s “Baby“. (Sidenote, Bieber collaborated with Ludacris on that song. If you remember, Ludacris performed “Dirt Road Anthem” with Jason Aldean at the close of the 2011 CMT Awards. I’m just sayin’.). Shortly after Taylor and Justin’s performance together, we got word that Taylor and Justin are actually recording an original song together. Now, Taylor is known for branching into other genres that are a little less than country oriented (Think The Story of Us, released as a single earlier this year, pretty much 100% Pop. You can kind of hear the banjo in the background, but only if you ignore the drums and electric guitar.) Also, it could be argued that Taylor and Justin already share a substantial fan base (i.e. 13 year-old girls). Still, did she really have to record with Justin Bieber? Are there no other options? Now, The Band Perry is on the Bieber train. That’s three country artists/groups in just under a year. All three collaborating with a teenage pop sensation. My question is: Why? And Continue reading The Band Perry Collaborates with Justin Bieber→