<p><em>With 180+ shows and RIAA Gold certified album, 2016 ACM New Vocal Group of the Year Wraps “on the cusp of superstardom” [</em>Vice<em>]</em></p>
<p>NASHVILLE, Tenn. – In their <em>First Listen </em>feature, NPR dubbed <a title="Old Dominion" href="https://stubhub.prf.hn/click/camref:1100ljXyr/pubref:WPSOldDominion/ar:CMNBAutoLink/destination:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.stubhub.com%2Fold-dominion-tickets%2F">Old Dominion</a>’s <em>Meat &; Candy </em>“first-rate craftsmanship,” yet it was the band’s ability to bring those songs to life in their live show that led to the five-piece being selected for a unique partnership on the touring front &#8212; and the first in history &#8212; with <a title="Stagecoach" href="https://ticketmaster.evyy.net/c/1224809/264167/4272?subId1=WPScmnbStagecoach&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ticketmaster.com%2Fstagecoach-tickets%2Fartist%2F966615&partnerpropertyid=5213910&MediaPartnerPropertyId=5213910">Stagecoach</a>. Aligning with “the biggest country music gathering in the world” (<em><a href="http://ebmediapr.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=8c2b6ee37a9e18082133cda47&;id=8680b8c792&;e=cf1e7f8964">Los Angeles Times</a></em>), <a title="Stagecoach" href="https://ticketmaster.evyy.net/c/1224809/264167/4272?subId1=WPScmnbStagecoach&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ticketmaster.com%2Fstagecoach-tickets%2Fartist%2F966615&partnerpropertyid=5213910&MediaPartnerPropertyId=5213910">Stagecoach</a> tapping <a title="Old Dominion" href="https://stubhub.prf.hn/click/camref:1100ljXyr/pubref:WPSOldDominion/ar:CMNBAutoLink/destination:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.stubhub.com%2Fold-dominion-tickets%2F">Old Dominion</a> as part of the inaugural <em><a title="Stagecoach" href="https://ticketmaster.evyy.net/c/1224809/264167/4272?subId1=WPScmnbStagecoach&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ticketmaster.com%2Fstagecoach-tickets%2Fartist%2F966615&partnerpropertyid=5213910&MediaPartnerPropertyId=5213910">Stagecoach</a> Spotlight Tour </em>was just one in a series of major firsts for the band in what has been a breakout year. The partnership was overwhelmingly successful with 15 of <a title="Old Dominion" href="https://stubhub.prf.hn/click/camref:1100ljXyr/pubref:WPSOldDominion/ar:CMNBAutoLink/destination:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.stubhub.com%2Fold-dominion-tickets%2F">Old Dominion</a>&#8217;s 33-dates, 28-states headlining <em>Meat and Candy Tour </em>stops co-branded with the festival powerhouse, all seeing the band playing to fully packed houses.<br />
<img class="alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-31995" src="http://www.countrymusicnewsblog.com/wp-content/uploads/Old-Dominion-120x100.png" alt="Old Dominion on Country Music News Blog" width="120" height="100" /></p>
<p>“It’s been ridiculous,” shares <a title="Old Dominion" href="https://stubhub.prf.hn/click/camref:1100ljXyr/pubref:WPSOldDominion/ar:CMNBAutoLink/destination:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.stubhub.com%2Fold-dominion-tickets%2F">Old Dominion</a>&#8217;s frontman Matthew Ramsey. “To think of what all we have accomplished as a band… as performers, as songwriters… to connect on that level with so many fans, we’re just so thankful for what this year has brought.”</p>
<p>Just last month the album <em>Entertainment Weekly</em> called “deceptively smart” and “infectious,” <em>Meat &; Candy, </em>was officially RIAA Gold certified in part due to the success of their newly cemented No. 1, “Song For Another Time,” the second chart-topper off their critically-acclaimed major label debut album.</p>
<p>With a 2016 show tally of 182 and over 60,000 fans rocked in North America on the <em>Meat and Candy Tour </em>alone (not including fans they played to on <a title="Kenny Chesney" href="https://stubhub.prf.hn/click/camref:1100ljXyr/pubref:WPSChesney/ar:CMNBAutoLink/destination:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.stubhub.com%2Fkenny-chesney-tickets%2F">Kenny Chesney</a>’s <em>Spread The Love Tour</em>), the band, comprised of lead singer Ramsey, lead guitarist Brad Tursi, multi-instrumentalist Trevor Rosen, bassist Geoff Sprung and drummer Whit Sellers, will kick-off 2017 joining <a title="Miranda Lambert" href="https://stubhub.prf.hn/click/camref:1100ljXyr/pubref:WPSMLambert/ar:CMNBAutoLink/destination:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.stubhub.com%2Fmiranda-lambert-tickets%2F">Miranda Lambert</a> on her <em>Highway Vagabon Tour. </em></p>
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