Eric Church Announces 2017 Holdin’ My Own Tour

Country Superstar Eric Church will be hitting the road in 2017 on his Holdin’ My Own Tour. The country superstar revealed the exciting news via Facebook Live last night, 8/9, prior to taking the stage at the iconic Red Rocks Amphitheater.

Church is bringing a couple of changes to his headlining tour in the new year. There will be no opening acts during the tour. Instead, Eric will “hold his own” and play two sets with an intermission in between.

Additionally, there will be changes to the ticketing process for this tour. Church is a huge advocate of eliminating scalpers from obtaining tickets to re-sell for his shows. The only pre-sales that will occur will be directly through the fan club, and a larger allotment of tickets will be available to Church Choir Members. There will be no credit card, venue or radio pre-sales for any of the concert dates. Church Choir Members will need to pre-register and be verified in order to obtain pre-sale tickets. For more information, please visit www.ericchurch.com.

“In this era where growing inequality seems to be the norm, we wanted to do everything within our power to put the advantage back in the hands of true fans rather than those that take advantage of the system, and by extension our people,” said John Peets, Church’s manager. “It was important to us to invest time into evaluating and redesigning the ticket buying process and build the technology to level the playing field.”

This new course of action will give Church Fans a greater opportunity to attend his shows, all while paying face value for the tickets. If this new model proves to be effective, concert goers may start to see this as the new norm.

“The way this album came together mandated we release it as a surprise, straight to our fans, as it was important for me to deliver the music the same way the creativity hit me—directly and swiftly.” said Church. “What I didn’t anticipate is that it left me scratching my head a little as this year was supposed to be spent writing.”

Pre-sale registrations for Eric Church’s Holdin’ My Own Tour is going on now and will continue through 11:59 p.m. CT on Tuesday, Aug. 23.

2017 Holdin’ My Own Tour Dates:
Friday, January 13: Lincoln, Neb. Pinnacle Bank Arena
Saturday, January 14: Sioux Falls, S.D. Denny Sanford Premier Center
Sunday, January 15: Grand Forks, N.D. Ralph Engelstad Arena
Thursday, January 19: Des Moines, Iowa. Wells Fargo Center
Friday, January 20: Minneapolis, Minn. Target Center
Saturday, January 21: Green Bay, Wis. Resch Center
Wednesday, January 25: Philadelphia, Pa. Wells Fargo Arena
Friday, January 27: Brooklyn, N.Y. Barclays Center
Saturday, January 28: Boston, Mass. TD Garden
Tuesday, January 31: Kansas City Mo. Sprint Center
Thursday, February 2: Tulsa, Okla. BOK Center
Friday, February 3: Dallas, Texas. American Airlines Center
Thursday, February 16: Duluth, Ga. Infinite Energy Center
Friday, February 17: Birmingham, Ala. Legacy Arena at BJCC
Thursday, February 23: Indianapolis, Ind. Bankers Life Fieldhouse
Friday, February 24: Cleveland, Ohio. Quicken Loans Arena
Saturday, February 25: Auburn Hills, Mich. The Palace at Auburn Hills
Tuesday, February 28: London, ONT Budweiser Gardens
Thursday, March 2: Toronto, ONT Air Canada Centre
Friday, March 3: Ottawa, ONT Canadian Tire Centre
Saturday, March 4: Montreal, QUE Bell Centre
Tuesday, March 7: Winnipeg, MB MTS Centre
Thursday, March 9: Saskatoon, SK SaskTel Centre
Friday, March 10: Edmonton, AB Rexall Place
Saturday, March 11: Calgary, AB Scotiabank Saddledome
Tuesday, March 14: Vancouver, BC Rogers Arena
Thursday, March 16: Portland, Ore. Moda Center
Friday, March 17: Spokane, Wash. Spokane Arena
Saturday, March 18: Tacoma, Wash. Tacoma Dome
Wednesday, March 22: Bozeman, Mont. Brick Breeden Fieldhouse
Friday, March 24: Boise, Idaho. Taco Bell Arena
Saturday, March 25: Salt Lake City, Utah. Vivint Smart Home Arena
Tuesday, March 28: Phoenix, Ariz. Talking Sticks Resort Arena
Thursday, March 30: Sacramento, Calif. Golden 1 Center
Friday, March 31: Los Angeles, Calif. STAPLES Center
Tuesday, April 4: Casper, Wyo. Casper Events Center
Wednesday, April 5: Denver, Colo. Pepsi Center
Friday, April 7: Wichita, Kan. INTRUST Bank Arena
Saturday, April 8: Omaha, Neb. CenturyLink Center Omaha
Wednesday, April 12: Moline, Ill. iWireless Center
Thursday, April 13: Chicago, Ill. Allstate Arena
Friday, April 14: Milwaukee, Wis. BMO Harris Bradley Center
Thursday, April 20: Buffalo, N.Y. First Niagara Center
Friday, April 21: Pittsburgh, Pa. CONSOL Energy Center
Saturday, April 22: Cincinnati, Ohio. US Bank Arena
Thursday, April 27: Uncasville, Conn. Mohegan Sun Arena
Friday, April 28: Uncasville, Conn. Mohegan Sun Arena
Saturday, April 29: Manchester, N.H. Verizon Wireless Arena
Thursday, May 4: Tampa, Fla. Amalie Arena
Friday, May 5: Jacksonville, Fla. Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena
Thursday, May 11: Grand Rapids, Mich. Van Andel Arena
Friday, May 12: Peoria, Ill. Peoria Civic Center
Saturday, May 13: St. Louis, Mo. Scottrade Center
Thursday, May 18: Reading, Pa. Santander Arena
Friday, May 19: Washington, D.C. Verizon Center
Saturday, May 20: Greensboro, N.C. Greensboro Coliseum Complex
Friday, May 26: Nashville, Tenn. Bridgestone Arena
Saturday, May 27: Nashville, Tenn. Bridgestone Arena

Dierks Bentley To Kick-Off NFL Season Opener with Live Performance

Football season is right around the corner and Dierks Bentley will help kick-off the upcoming NFL season on September 8 with a special live performance. The 2016 NFL KICK OFF PRESENTED BY HYUNDAI will feature the country superstar throughout a sixty minute pre-game show at the Sports Authority Field at Mile High in Denver, CO, where the season will launch with Super Bowl Champions the Denver Broncos taking on the Carolina Panthers. The special will air on NBC and the NFL Network on September 8 at 7:30 pm ET.

Dierks Bentley is currently out on his Somewhere on a Beach Tour showcasing his new single “Different For Girls,” the latest release from his new album BLACK.

Jake Owen’s American Love Debuts at No.1 on Billboard’s Top Country Albums Chart

Jake Owen’s latest studio album, American Love, made its debut at the top of Billboard’s Top Country Albums chart and No. 4 on the all-genre Billboard 200 chart. The new album features eleven new tracks, including his latest single “American Country Love Song” which is currently making a steady climb on the charts.

“What an awesome feeling to wake up and find out that AMERICAN LOVE is the No. 1 country album,” says Jake. “And, I can’t believe that it debuted at No. 4 on the Billboard 200 chart. That’s a first for me and I’m so pumped about that. I poured my heart and soul into making this album and I’m thrilled to know that people like it. We are forging ahead on this great journey. I love that so many people are on this path with me.”

Owen had a pretty spectacular release day as he spent it spreading the love in Minot, ND. Check out his album release day recap video below.

Jake Owen American Love - CountryMusicRocks.netAmerican Love is available now in retail stores and digital music outlets. Grab your copy today!!

Brad Paisley Reveals Baby’s Gender During Concert In St. Louis

Brad Paisley experienced a “first” on-stage this past weekend. While performing in St. Louis, a couple had a sign that read, “He or She? Brad will you tell me.”

The couple, Monica and Kyle Thayer, joined Paisley on stage so he could reveal to them, and thousands of others, the gender of their baby. The envelope was sealed up tight, but once Brad managed to get it opened, he shared the exciting news that the happy couple is expecting a baby boy.

After the show, Paisley tweeted, “Okay, the baby gender reveal thingy tonight in St. Louis was about the coolest thing ever. We’ve got video of it, we’ll post it in a bit.”


What a memorable experience for Monica and Kyle Thayer, as well as Brad Paisley and all the fans that witnessed the exciting moment!

Brothers Osborne Announce Their Headlining “The Dirt Rich Tour”

Get ready, Brothers Osborne will be hitting the road this fall as they just announced their first headlining tour, The Dirt Rich Tour. With over 25 dates announced, the country duo will be hitting several major markets across the nation including, New York, Dallas, Los Angeles, Cleveland, and more.

“‘Dirt Rich’ is a song on the record that makes a statement about who we are and where we come from,” says John. “We felt it was an appropriate title for the tour because it really defines who we are.””

TJ adds, “We have been fortunate to be a part of some really great tours but this one is especially exciting because we’ve been building towards this for a while. We can’t wait to perform more of our material in an intimate setting with the fans out there. It’s going to be a blast.”

Joining John and TJ on tour for select dates will be LANco and Lucie Silvas. Tickets go on sale, Friday, August 12, and can be purchased at dirtrichtour.brothersosborne.com.

For details and more, please visit BrothersOsborne.com.

THE DIRT RICH TOUR Dates:
Sep. 22 Rosemont, IL Joe’s Live
Oct. 13 Asbury Park, NJ The Stone Pony*
Oct. 14 Rochester, NY Anthology*
Oct. 15 Buffalo, NY University of Buffalo*
Oct. 19 Madison, WI Orpheum Theatre*
Oct. 20 Minneapolis, MN Cabooze*
Oct. 21 Milwaukee, WI The Rave*
Oct. 22 Detroit, MI St. Andrews Hall*
Oct. 26 Columbia, MO The Blue Note*
Oct. 27 Kansas City, MO Uptown Theater*
Oct. 28 Indianapolis, IN Deluxe*
Nov. 4 New York, NY Irving Plaza*
Nov. 10 Philadelphia, PA TLA*
Nov. 11 Cleveland, OH House of Blues*
Nov. 12 Louisville, KY Mercury Ballroom*
Nov. 17 Atlanta, GA Terminal West*
Nov. 18 Greensboro, NC Cone Denim Entertainment Center*
Nov. 19 N. Myrtle Beach, SC House of Blues*
Nov. 25 Denver, CO Summit Music Hall**
Nov. 26 Lewiston, ID Clearwater River Casino**
Nov. 27 Boise, ID Egyptian Theatre**
Nov. 30 Vancouver, BC Commodore Ballroom**
Dec. 2 Portland, OR Roseland Theater**
Dec. 3 Chico, CA Senator Theater**
Dec. 7 San Francisco, CA The Fillmore**
Dec. 9 Sacramento, CA Ace of Spades**
Dec. 10 Riverside, CA Riverside Municipal Auditorium**
Dec. 15 Los Angeles, CA Belasco**
Dec. 16 San Diego, CA House of Blues**
Dec. 17 Las Vegas, NV House of Blues**
Jan. 7 Dallas, TX House of Blues*
Jan. 14 Orlando, FL House of Blues*
*Featuring LANco
**Featuring Lucie Silvas