concerts

Country spitfire Miranda Lambert wrapped her On Fire Tour over the weekend in Pelham, Alabama, finishing a crazy year of road work, during which she performed to more than a million people. To help commemorate a successful tour, fellow country star Patty Loveless joined Lambert on stage Friday night (Oct. 5) in Atlanta.

Well, it's not like it wasn't expected. George Strait will launch his final big tour January 18, 2013 in Lubbock, TX with special guest Martina McBride.

We're only 15 days away from Bootfest 2012 and this year's festival is going to be even better than last year's (and you remember how much fun we had last year)!

Be careful in concert parking lots, people! On Thursday (Sept. 6), two concertgoers were run over by an SUV in the parking lot of the PNC Banks Arts Center in Holmdel, N.J. after taking in the Jason Aldean and Luke Bryan gig at the venue.

One time active military member and hit singer Craig Morgan is putting his kind heart to use once again for the troops, as he has signed on to be part of the Jack Daniel’s/USO Care Package Stuffing Party set for Aug. 28 in Fort Hood, Texas.

After spending the past two years touring with the likes of Taylor Swift, Billy Currington, Lady Antebellum and Gavin DeGraw, David Nail is finally setting out on his own headlining trek this fall.

It’s something that every artist dreams about, but now Dierks Bentley doesn’t have to dream anymore because it’s a reality. This week (Aug. 16), Bentley and his band played to a sold out crowd at Morrison, Colo.’s iconic Red Rocks Amphithetre to a total of 9,450 fans who came to party.

If you were to ask Kip Moore about his 2012 at this point, he wouldn’t argue that it’s been the best year of his life and career. But it’s about to get a whole lot better this fall when he hits the road with Eric Church on his Blood, Sweat and Beers Tour, also featuring Justin Moore.

Summer will round out nicely for the Cadillac Black, who have just signed on to open some shows for Dierks Bentley. Bentley’s Back to College Tour will have him — and TCB — hitting SEC campuses at the end of August. The new dates mark the second time that the Cadillac Black has hit the road with Bentley, the first being the Country and Cold Cans Tour, which also had them opening for the Eli Young

Las Vegas’ Venetian Hotel is said to be making an announcement this week about the biggest musical event in its history — and we think it’s safe to assume that they’ll be publicizing a Tim McGraw and Faith Hill residency in Sin City.

Thompson Square and Phil Vassar are two of the artists confirmed so far for Charlie Daniels’ 11th Anniversary of the Charlie Daniels Band and Friends Concert. The 2012 Christmas 4 Kids benefit will take place on Monday, Nov. 19 at the historic Ryman Auditorium in Nashville.

As expected, the Kenny Chesney and Tim McGraw trek, the Brothers of the Sun Tour, has surpassed the one million mark in ticket sales. The tour launched in June and has quickly become one of the summer’s hottest shows, regardless of genre. Pollstar recently named the tour as the highest-grossing trek of the summer, topping other big name artists including Roger Waters, Coldplay and the Dave Matthew