Brad Paisley announced the first leg of his highly anticipated 2013 tour, Beat This Summer Tour presented by Cracker Barrel Old Country Store®. The tour kicks off in St. Louis, Mo. on May 9 and will hit over 29 cities in the United States and Canada during the summer months. Cracker Barrel Old Country Store® is the title sponsor of the tour. Special guests will be Chris Young and Lee Brice. More information and details of the tour will be announced soon.
Paisley is proud to partner with Live Beyond by donating $1 from each ticket sale. Live Beyond is a Nashville nonprofit with a mission to provide medical care, clean water, nutritional support and development activities to impoverished communities in Haiti. Go to www.livebeyond.org for more information or to donate.
“Teaming up with Brad Paisley for this tour is exciting for everyone at Cracker Barrel because he is one of the most highly-regarded modern-day entertainers, and his connection with country music fans, our brand, and our guests is such a phenomenal fit,” says Cracker Barrel Marketing Manager Julie Craig. “The tour integration itself is the largest we’ve ever launched as a brand, and we’re thrilled that the Cracker Barrel Old Country Store® exclusive music program is helping to bring this amazing tour experience to thousands of fans."
Paisley is a critically acclaimed singer, songwriter, guitarist and entertainer, which has earned him three GRAMMYs, 14 Academy of Country Music Awards, 14 Country Music Association Awards including Entertainer of the Year for 2010, 3 ASCAP Country Music Songwriter/Artists awards and numerous other awards. He is a proud member of the Grand Ole Opry. Since his first #1 single in 1999 he has placed 21 singles at the top of the charts, the latest being his current single “Southern Comfort Zone.” Paisley’s upcoming album, Wheelhouse, will be released on April 9. Paisley produced the album and wrote or co-wrote all of the tracks. His 2012 Virtual Reality World Tourplayed to over one million fans in the U.S. and Europe.
Beat This Summer Tour presented by Cracker Barrel Old Country Store® dates are as follows - Visit Tour Page
May 9 | St. Louis, MO | Verizon Wireless Amphitheater |
May 10 | Indianapolis, IN | Klipsch Music Center |
May 11 | Chicago, IL | First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre |
May 16 | Holmdel, NJ | PNC Bank Arts Center |
May 17 | Boston, MA | Comcast Center |
May 18 | Hartford, CT | Comcast Theatre |
May 31 | Toronto, ONT | Molson Canadian Amphitheatre |
June 1 | Pittsburgh, PA | First Niagara Pavilion |
June 2 | Saratoga Springs, NY | Saratoga Performing Arts Center |
June 6 | Cincinnati, OH | Riverbend Music Center |
June 7 | Charlotte, NC | Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre |
June 8 | Raleigh, NC | Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion |
June 21 | West Palm Beach, FL | Cruzan Amphitheatre * |
June 22 | Tampa, FL | Live Nation Amphitheatre * |
June 23 | Atlanta, GA | Aaron’s Amphitheatre at Lakewood * |
June 28 | Virginia Beach, VA | Farm Bureau Live |
June 29 | Washington, DC | Jiffy Lube Live |
July 12 | Darien Center, NY | Darien Lake Performing Arts Center |
July 13 | Ft. Loramie, OH | Country Concert at Hickory Hills Lake |
July 20 | Twin Lakes, WI | Country Thunder Festival Grounds |
July 27 | Dallas, TX | Gexa Energy Pavilion |
July 28 | Houston, TX | Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion |
Aug. 1 | Denver, CO | Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre |
Aug. 2 | Salt Lake City, UT | USANA Amphitheatre |
Aug. 16 | Mission, BC | Rockin’ River Festival-Mission Raceway Park* |
Aug. 17 | Brownsville, OR | Williamette Country Music Festival * |
Aug. 22 | Mountain View, CA | Shoreline Amphitheatre |
Aug. 23 | Sacramento, CA | Sleep Train Amphitheatre |
Aug. 24 | San Bernardino, CA | San Manuel Amphitheatre |
*Lee Brice is not on this date.
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