10.23.2009
LOVE AND THEFT TO OPEN FOR TIM McGRAW IN 2010
Tickets For Select Markets Go On Sale Beginning November 6th at
LiveNation.com; Outback Steakhouse And Associate Tour Sponsor Fritos
Will Join With McGraw To Raise Funds For Neighbor's Keeper
McGraw
Performs Tomorrow on "TODAY"; Additional Television Appearances Include
"The Jay Leno Show," "Ellen" And CMT's "INVITATION ONLY"
On
February 11th, 2010, Tim McGraw and his band, the Dancehall Doctors,
will kick off an extensive North American tour in support of his new
album, Southern Voice, which was released this week by Curb Records.
The "Southern Voice" tour, promoted nationally by Live Nation, will
commence at Qwest Center in Omaha, NE on February 11th and conclude at
Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre in Virginia Beach, VA on August 15th. For
information regarding the online ticket request period and general
public on-sale dates, please visit http://www.timmcgraw.com/.
"I'm real excited to have this opportunity to hit the road next year
with the 'Southern Voice' tour and look forward to playing new songs
and old favorites for all my fans," says McGraw, who will perform
tomorrow morning on "TODAY" as part of the Toyota Concert Series on
Rockefeller Plaza. On October 27th he'll appear on "The Jay Leno Show,"
where McGraw will be joined by Gregg Allman for a very special
rendition of "Southern Voice." McGraw will close out the week with an
October 29th performance on "The Ellen DeGeneres Show." On November
13th, CMT will premiere "INVITATION ONLY: TIM MCGRAW," a one-hour
special featuring McGraw performing before a small studio audience and
taking questions from fans.
Lady Antebellum will be a special
guest on the entire tour. The Lost Trailers will open shows from
February 11th - April 10th while Love And Theft will open from April
11th - August 15th. Lady Antebellum took country music by storm with
the release of their now PLATINUM certified debut on Capitol Records
Nashville in 2008, which spawned the hit singles "Love Don't Live Here"
and "Lookin' For A Good Time" as well as the GOLD certified #1 smash "I
Run To You." With "Best New Artist" trophies from both the Country
Music Association and the Academy of Country Music in 2008, two
GRAMMY® nominations for the 51st Annual GRAMMY Awards and countless
other award nominations, it comes as no surprise they were the only
country act recognized as one of iTunes' Best New Artists of 2008.
Lady Antebellum's current single "Need You Now" is the fastest rising
single of their career quickly setting the pace for their upcoming
sophomore release NEED YOU NOW due in stores Jan. 26, 2010. BNA
Records' The Lost Trailers were named "Most Played New Group" in 2008
(Mediabase). Their album's title track, "Holler Back," stayed in the
Top 10 for over a month last summer and their latest single, "Country
Folks Living Loud," is climbing the charts. Love And Theft's debut
album, World Wide Open, recently opened inside the Top 10 on the
country albums chart and the band's Top 10 and climbing hit single
"Runaway" claims the biggest first week digital single sales for any
debut country act this year.
Outback Steakhouse will present the
"Southern Voice" tour and the Fritos brand from Frito-Lay is associate
tour sponsor. Sharing McGraw's commitment to helping others, Outback
Steakhouse, the innovative restaurant chain, and Fritos, one of
America's most loved brands, see the partnership as yet another
opportunity to strengthen the communities they are part of. The two
sponsors will join forces with Tim to raise funds for The Neighbor's
Keeper Fund of the Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee, a
charitable fund created by Tim and his wife, Faith Hill.
"This
partnership is truly a natural fit as Outback and Tim both share the
commitment and passion of giving back to our communities," says Jeff
Smith, president of Outback Steakhouse, which will also raise funds
along the tour route for Friedreich's Ataxia Research Alliance (FARA)
and other local charities.
With Southern Voice, McGraw once
again pushes the bounds of his artistry with characteristic honesty,
grit and soul, qualities that have throughout history exemplified the
Southern voice. Recorded in Nashville with his longtime producer, Byron
Gallimore (Faith Hill, Sugarland), Southern Voice is McGraw's first
studio album in two and a half years, following Let It Go, which
debuted at No. 1 on The Billboard 200 in April of 2007. McGraw recently
gave the title track, which is his current single, its national
television debut on "NFL OPENING KICKOFF 2009 PRESENTED BY EA SPORTS,"
which was simulcast on NBC and NFL Network.
McGraw has sold over
40 million units and dominated the charts with 30 #1 singles. He's won
three GRAMMYs, 14 Academy of Country Music Awards, 11 Country Music
Association Awards, 10 American Music Awards, three People's Choice
Awards and numerous other awards. McGraw is featured on the cover of
the November issue of Men's Journal, which is on newsstands now.
His
multi-faceted career also encompasses film. McGraw launched an
impressive acting career with 2004's "Friday Night Lights," which he
followed with "Flicka" (2006), "The Kingdom" (2007) and "Four
Christmases" (2008). He co-stars with Sandra Bullock in the upcoming
film "The Blind Side," scheduled for release on November 20th.
TIM MCGRAW - 2010 "SOUTHERN VOICE" NORTH AMERICAN TOUR - Presented by
Outback Steakhouse
02/11Omaha, NE
02/12 Madison, WI
02/13 Des Moines, IA
02/19 Roanoke, VA
02/20 Huntington, WV
02/21 Reading, PA
02/25 Columbia, MO
02/26 Lexington, KY
03/05 Texas, TBD
03/06 Texas, TBD
03/07 Texas, TBD
03/25 Vancouver, BC
03/27 Calgary, AB
03/28 Saskatoon, SK
03/30 Winnipeg, MB
04/08 Tulsa, OK
04/09 Little Rock, AR
04/10 New Orleans, LA
04/11 Orange Beach, AL
04/23 Columbus, OH
04/24 Detroit, MI
05/06 Jacksonville, FL
05/07 Tampa, FL
05/08 West Palm Beach, FL
05/14 Birmingham, AL
05/15 Atlanta, GA
05/20 Spokane, WA
05/21 Seattle, WA
05/22 Portland, OR
05/25 Fresno, CA
05/28 Sacramento, CA
05/29 Mountain View, CA
06/02 Albuquerque, NM
06/03 Phoenix, AZ
06/04 San Diego, CA
06/05 San Bernardino, CA
06/11 Wichita, KS
06/12 Dallas, TX
06/17 Cleveland, OH
06/19 Chicago, IL
06/26 St Louis, MO
06/27 Kansas City, MO
07/08 Pittsburgh, PA
07/09 Philadelphia, PA
07/10 Washington, DC
07/15 Holmdel, NJ
07/16 Hartford, CT
07/17 Mansfield, MA
07/29 Boise, ID
07/30 Salt Lake City, UT
07/31 Denver, CO
08/05 Cincinnati, OH
08/06 Darien Center, NY
08/07 Toronto, ON
08/13 Charlotte, NC
08/14 Raleigh, NC
08/15 Virginia Beach, VA









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