Lady Antebellum announced today that the final leg of their Own The Night 2012 World Tour will roll into Australia this September for 3 shows.
Tickets will go on sale at 9 a.m. local time on Friday, June 15, with pre-sale tickets available from Tuesday June 12.
"We've been anxiously waiting to announce that we're going back to Australia," said Lady A's Dave Haywood. "We were over there a little bit over a year ago with Keith Urban, and it was honestly one of the best experiences of our performing career."
Shows are:
Sept. 25 - Melbourne - Palais Theatre
Sept. 28 - Brisbane - Convention Centre
Oct. 1 - Sydney - Opera House
Lady A has sold 850,000 tickets on the first leg of the tour, which continues on to Cleveland, Pittsburgh and Rochester, N.Y. this weekend.
Join John Michael Montgomery for fun in the sun at the Coyote Country Festival held June 28th through July 5th in Cancun Mexico’s Grand Oasis Hotel & Resort.
Montgomery will join other Country acts including Montgomery Gentry, Bo Bice, Josh Gracin, Colt Ford and more for this festival that takes place around the resort in areas including the Beach Deck, Coyote Bar, pool-side along their 1/4 mile long pool and more! Oasis Hotels & Resorts are the quintessential Mexican ALL-INCLUSIVE resorts. Included with your room rate are all meals, beverages and gratuities.
June 30th is the date to catch John Michael Montgomery, who has produced more than 30 singles on the Billboard country charts including two number one country singles of the year: “I Swear” and “Sold (The Grundy County Auction Incident).” Tickets are $40 per person for his show.
Tickets for all artists appearing during the Coyote Country Festival can be purchased in advance through Oasis Hotels & Resorts. A valid confirmation number showing a booking at an Oasis Hotel during this time period is required to make a purchase. For more information, call (770) 662-1815, e-mail jbrockmeyer@oasishotels.com or visit funjet.com/deals.
Travel agents with clients that are big country music fans can take advantage of a special discount negotiated by Oasis Hotels & Resorts with Funjet Vacations, which provides $100 off per booking for stays of four nights or longer at the Grand Oasis Cancun. Agents can book directly through Funjet Vacations or VAX with promo code COYOTE. For more information, visit funjet.com.
Oasis Hotels has also negotiated special discounted rates with Delta Air Lines and American Airlines just for this festival. The rates can be booked online with the promo code NM9US4 at delta.com or promo code 5462EH at aa.com.
Third Annual “Darius and Friends” concert and golf tournament has been announced for Monday, June 4, and Darius Rucker is pleased to announce friends Rodney Atkins, Clint Black, Sunny Sweeney, Chuck Wicks and special surprise guests will join him at the concert event benefiting St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. The Wildhorse Saloon in downtown Nashville is once again hosting the evening with doors opening at 6:00 pm and the concert beginning at 7:30 pm.
“We’ve had so much fun the last two years with friends jamming on stage for a great cause,” says Rucker. “I’m excited to continue that tradition with this year’s event.”
Rucker is currently in the studio with producer Frank Rogers working on his follow-up to his 2010 release Charleston, SC 1966 and his now-platinum debut, Learn To Live (2008).
Event posters and t-shirts will be available on-site with all sales, along with all ticket sales from the night, going directly to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital to support their continued success and mission to find cures and save children struggling against deadly diseases. A limited number of tickets remain and may be purchased at the Wildhorse Saloon (615.902.8200) and on www.ticketmaster.com.
Tim McGraw will kick off The Brothers of the Sun Tour with Kenny Chesney armed with new music to share with fans in stadiums all summer. The tour starts this Saturday, June 2 at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, FL.
“I’ve got a new record label and a full tour schedule, and I’m coming in loaded with some brand new songs,” said McGraw. “I definitely feel a sense of renewed energy. Everyone has been asking me about new music, but I’ve been pretty tight lipped up until now. Saturday night in Tampa, the cat will be out of the bag.”
With 32 No. one singles over the course of his career and his current “Better Than I used To be” tracking on the same course, McGraw’s set will be also be jam packed with hits and fan favorites, including “Felt Good On My Lips,” “Southern Voice,” “Live Like You Were Dying, “Real Good Man” and many more.
McGraw recently launched HomeFront, in partnership with Chase and Operation Homefront, to award mortgage-free homes to wounded warriors and servicemembers in need at each of his summer tour dates. The first home will be given away in Tampa with 24 others to follow throughout the summer.
Country music fan favorites Vince Gill, Jake Owen and Florida Georgia Line have officially joined the line-up of performers for the 8th Annual Stars For Second Harvest benefit on Tuesday, June 5, 2012 at the historic Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, TN.
Songwriters Dallas Davidson and Rodney Clawson will join Craig Wiseman on stage for the songwriter round.
Concert tickets are on-sale now for $50.00 and $35.00 via ticketmaster.com, ryman.com or by phone 800-745-3000. For preferred VIP seating please contact the Second Harvest Food Bank at 615-329-3491. Proceeds from the concert to benefit the Second Harvest Food Bank of Middle Tennessee in their efforts to feed hungry people and work to solve hunger issues in our community.
If you wait until the day of the show they will lower the ticket prices to $25. The $25 tickets can only be purchased if you walk up to the Ryman box office (in other words, you can’t do this online or by phone).
This is a FANTASTIC show you will NOT want to miss!
Hunter Hayes will hit Nashville next week for a series of CMA Music Festival appearances and live performances. Nominated for “Breakthrough Video of the Year”, Hayes will kick off the week on Wednesday, June 6th at the 2012 CMT Music Awards. On Thursday, June 7th at 11 am, Hunter will sign for fans at The Warner Sound booth inside the Nashville Convention Center. Following the signing, Hayes and his band will perform a nearly two hour set, billed “Music City’s Most Wanted LIVE” at 6PM at Downtown Nashville’s a Venue.
On Saturday June 9th, Hunter will share the stage with superstars Eric Church, Luke Bryan, and Faith Hill, making his career debut at LP Field on Country Music’s Biggest Stage. Wrapping his week in Nashville, Sunday, June 10, as newly announced Martin Guitar Brand Ambassador, Hunter will make a stop at the Martin Guitar tent on Broadway at 1:30PM before making his way to his SOLD OUT “Coffee Break Experience” with fans later that afternoon.
CMT announced earlier this week that Hayes will be featured in the upcoming new episode of CMT CROSSROADS: JOE WALSH & FRIENDS, starring the Rock great/guitarist Joe Wash from The Eagles, accompanied by Kenny Chesney, Brad Paisley, Sara Evans, Luke Bryan and Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top. The artists will pay homage to Walsh, performing his hits and Eagle’s classics, including “Life’s Been Good to Me,” “In The City” and more. The show premieres on Saturday, June 23rd at 11 PM ET.
Alan Jackson will release his much anticipated album Thirty Miles West on June 5. It is his debut album on ACR (Alan’s Country Records)/EMI Records Nashville and is produced by long-time producer and friend, Keith Stegall. Jackson will be launching his new album in New York City with performances on NBC’s The Today Show and CBS’s Late Show With David Letterman.
Jackson will also be featured on GAC’s Noteworthy at the Opry this Sat., June 2 9:00pm ET. The show will be centered around performances by Jackson from his new cd Thirty Miles West and also some of his past hits. The show will also include a special rendition of one his most memorable hits by fellow Opry member Carrie Underwood.
David Nail and the Nashville School of the Arts Chamber Choir spent this morning preparing for their upcoming performance at next week’s CMA Music Festival. Nail and the choir, under the direction of Walter Bitner, will come together for a very special performance of the title track of his album The Sound of a Million Dreams to kick-off the Nightly Concerts at LP Field’s Opening Ceremonies on Thursday, June 7th. The Nashville School of the Arts has been a recipient of funds from CMA’s Keep the Music Playing program, which benefits music education in Metro Nashville Public Schools. Nail, the son of a highly regarded high school band director, is a life-long supporter of music education.
Country music fans are putting their favorites on the list of the Top 20 Concert Tour rankings. Lady Antelbellum came in 6th last week. Miranda Lambert is at number 8, followed by Blake Shelton in the number 9 spot. Jeff Dunham's show earned the 10th highest amount in ticket sales. Bruce Springsteen had the biggest concert box office draw last week.
