Here Come the 2012 Tours: First Up, Brad Paisley

After recently wrapping his highly successful 2011 tour Brad Paisley has announced his tour for next year – “The Camobunga! 2012 World Tour”. The tour kicks-off Jan. 12 in Grand Rapids, MI with special guests The Band Perry and Scotty McCreery.

Reigning CMA Entertainer of the Year and Grand Ole Opry member Brad Paisley is a consummate singer, songwriter, guitarist and entertainer, which has earned him three GRAMMYs, 14 Country Music Association Awards and 14 Academy of Country Music Awards. He has placed 20 singles at the top of the charts, the latest a duet with Carrie Underwood, “Remind Me.” Paisley’s current album,This Is Country Music, debuted at #1 on Billboard’s Top Country Albums chart and is Paisley’s sixth consecutive studio album to debut as the nation’s country best-seller.

Here are the complete dates and venues:

Thu 01/12/12 Grand Rapids, MI Van Andel Arena

Fri 01/13/12 Milwaukee, WI Bradley Center

Sat 01/14/12 Saint Paul, MN Xcel Energy Center

Thu 01/19/12 Kansas City, MO Sprint Center

Fri 01/20/12 Wichita, KS Intrust Bank Arena

Sat 01/21/12 Denver, CO Pepsi Center

Thu 01/26/12 Nampa, ID Idaho Center

Fri 01/27/12 Salt Lake City, UT Maverik Center

Sat 01/28/12 Las Vegas, NV Mandalay Bay Events Center

Thu 02/09/12 Spokane, WA Spokane Arena

Fri 02/10/12 Eugene, OR Matthew Knight Arena

Sat 02/11/12 Tacoma, WA Tacoma Dome

Thu 02/16/12 Lubbock, TX United Spirit Arena

Fri 02/17/12 Las Cruces, NM Pan American Center

Thu 02/23/12 Madison, WI Alliant Energy Center Mem. Coliseum

Fri 02/24/12 Moline, IL I Wireless Center

Sat 02/25/12 Springfield, MO JQH Arena

Thu 03/01/12 Baltimore, MD 1st Mariner Arena

Fri 03/02/12 Knoxville, TN Thompson-Boling Arena

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Member Review: Brad Paisley

Here's a somewhat short review from member Bill O'Day:

Brad Paisley traded fiery licks with his fiddle player and rolled through such hits as Water, the spectacular opener which spoofed Jaws and Space Odyssey, The World, Online and the lovely, painfully sobering Whiskey Lullaby.


U.S. star Alison Krauss made a virtual appearance to duet with Paisley on that one, a quiet and effective use of his tour's multi-projection stage magic.


The strongest magic was the star, guitar, fan, band roof-rais-ing combination on Alcohol in the encore.


Paisley was everywhere, too. He went deep into the audience and showed a rare ability to play stellar solos while fans were touching his big white hat dur-ing these forays into the crowd.


Paisley is so good one-on-one that he might want to reduce the visual, big screen side of his productions. There were lots of monster trucks in the mud and cartoon Godzillas pooping on cartoon bandmembers and various Paisley alter egos all over the background images.


Sometimes, the images are cute. The fish swimming all over behind Paisley on I'm Gonna Miss Her (The Fishin' Song) do have the song's hero hooked.


Second on the bill was Darius Rucker, who was the singer for 1990s big-selling band Hootie The Blowfish.


Rucker had the hits and sing-alongs for a solid 45 minutes. Like Niemann, Rucker was up there on the screens, something non-headliners don't always enjoy. When you hear covers of Hank Williams Jr. and Prince in the same set, you can safely say the star is making the point.


Rucker's point with those choices was he can do it all. He can countrify the Hootie hits -- such as Hold My Hand and Let Her Cry -- and then stroll the stage for his solo blasts, includ-ing Don't Think I Don't Think About It.


"I just got a question -- where are all the crazy girls at?" Rucker asked early in his set.


The answer was loud and obvious -- everywhere. 

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H2O Now Frozen Over for Paisley

As any of his fans can tell you, Brad Paisley’s current outing is called the H2O World tour. But now with a fresh string of winter dates on the routing, the country star has tweaked the name to H2O Frozen Over Tour.

But Paisley’s sure to keep those audiences warm. With Darius Rucker continuing as special guest and Jerrod Niemann opening up the shows, Paisley’s tour is a sure bet to keep those arena temperatures fired up no matter what it’s like outside.

Here are all the new dates:

Thu 01/20/11              Green Bay, WI        Resch Center      

Fri 01/21/11         Fort Wayne, IN     Allen County War Mem. Coliseum    

Sat 01/22/11         Evansville, IN     Roberts Stadium    

Thu 02/10/11         Duluth, GA     The Arena At Gwinnett Center    

Fri 02/11/11         Birmingham, AL     BJCC Arena    

Sat 02/12/11         Lafayette, LA     Cajundome    

Thu 02/17/11         Hershey, PA     GIANT Center    

Fri 02/18/11         Roanoke, VA     Roanoke Civic Center    

Sat 02/19/11         Louisville, KY     KFC Yum! Center    

Thu 02/24/11         Orlando, FL     Amway Center    

Fri 02/25/11         Columbus, GA     Columbus Civic Center    

Sat 02/26/11         Nashville, TN     Bridgestone Arena

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Spring Tours Roll Out, Part Two

As we wrote last time, the phones are ringing off the hook with promoters calling in their tour schedules for the coming months. And it's not just the rock promoters that are going nuts; look who's touring on the country circuit:

• Alan Jackson
• Allman Brothers
• Blake Shelton
• Billy Ray Cyrus
• Brad Paisley
• Brooks & Dunn
• Dierks Bentley
• George Strait
• Houston Rodeo
• Keith Urban
• Kenny Chesney
• K.D. Lang
• Little Big Town
• Merle Haggard
• Montgomery Gentry
• Neko Case
• Oak Ridge Boys
• Taylor Swift
• Vince Gill
• Willie Nelson

and many, many more.

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Brad Paisley | Tour Dates > Enjoy The Show With Backstage Passes

Last month, Brad Paisley played The Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo to a crowd of 73,003 paid attendees. This gave Paisley the prestigious honor of holding the attendance record for any country music artist and the third highest of any genre in the 76 year history of the Rodeo. (Placing first and second is Miley Cyrus – 2007 and 2008).

Brad Paisley is an amazing performer. He has a unique ability to relate to an audience on a personal level, while giving the kind of dynamic performance it takes to fully engage a crowd of that size.

Brad Paisley is touring like a madman during the next 6 months:

Wed 06/11/08 Albuquerque, NM Journal Pavilion
Thu 06/12/08 Phoenix, AZ Cricket Wireless Pavilion
Fri 06/13/08 Chula Vista, CA Coors Amphitheatre
Sat 06/14/08 Irvine, CA Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
Thu 06/19/08 Fresno, CA Save Mart Center
Fri 06/20/08 Mountain View, CA Shoreline Amphitheatre
Sat 06/21/08 Marysville, CA Sleep Train Amphitheatre
Thu 06/26/08 Noblesville, IN Verizon Wireless Music Center
Sat 06/28/08 Holmdel, NJ PNC Bank Arts Center
Fri 07/11/08 Cincinnati, OH Riverbend Music Center
Sat 07/12/08 Bristow, VA Nissan Pavilion At Stone Ridge
Thu 07/17/08 Morristown, OH Festival Grounds
Fri 07/18/08 Charlotte, NC Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
Sat 07/19/08 Raleigh, NC Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion
Thu 07/24/08 Hartford, CT New England Dodge Music Center
Fri 07/25/08 Scranton, PA Toyota Pavilion At Montage Mountain
Sat 07/26/08 Hershey, PA Giant Center
Fri 08/01/08 Kansas City, MO Sprint Center
Sat 08/02/08 Dallas, TX Superpages.com Centre
Sat 08/09/08 Detroit Lakes, MN Soo Pass Ranch
Fri 08/15/08 Maryland Heights, MO Verizon Wireless Amph. St. Louis
Sat 08/16/08 Louisville, KY Freedom Hall
Sun 08/17/08 Burgettstown, PA Post-Gazette Pavilion
Fri 08/22/08 Saint Paul, MN Minnesota State Fair
Sat 08/23/08 Tinley Park, IL First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre
Fri 08/29/08 Cuyahoga Falls, OH Blossom Music Center
Sat 08/30/08 Camden, NJ Susquehanna Bank Center
Sun 08/31/08 Virginia Beach, VA Verizon Wireless Virginia Beach Amphitheater
Thu 09/18/08 Atlanta, GA Lakewood Amphitheatre
Fri 09/19/08 Tampa, FL Ford Amphitheatre @ State Fairgrds.
Sat 09/20/08 West Palm Beach, FL Cruzan Amphitheatre
Thu 09/25/08 Providence, RI Dunkin' Donuts Center
Fri 09/26/08 Uncasville, CT Mohegan Sun Arena
Sat 09/27/08 Manchester, NH Verizon Wireless Arena
Thu 10/02/08 Gainesville, FL Stephen C. O'Connell Center
Fri 10/03/08 Pelham, AL Verizon Wireless Center Birmingham
Sat 10/04/08 Biloxi, MS Mississippi Coast Coliseum
Fri 10/17/08 The Woodlands, TX The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
Sat 10/18/08 Selma, TX Verizon Wireless Amphitheater

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