Country Archive

Keith Urban Reignites the Fuse with Brett Eldredge, Jerrod Niemann
March 12, 2014
Despite currently fulfilling his duties as a judge on Fox’s “American Idol”, Keith Urban is set to follow his stint in the judge’s chair with a concert tour just in time for summer. The Raise ‘Em Up tour’s US leg is scheduled for lift off at The Borgata in Atlantic City, New Jersey on July

So Who is Playing CMA Festival 2014? We Have the Answer
March 7, 2014
We find ourselves in the thick of the festival announcement season. All the summer festivals are busy getting out their lineups in an effort to ramp up ticket sales as the fans sit in cold houses, dreaming of heat waves and nights spend swaying to the music. For country music, there is no better festival

Toby Keith Tells You to Shut Up and Hold On
March 4, 2014
As the prophecy foretold, or rather, as he promised, Toby Keith had a big announcement for fans on Monday (March 3rd), and he didn’t bail on that promise. The star is embarking on a 2014 tour in just a few short months, as revealed to fans via YouTube. Keith used a video of fans of

Eric Church Serves Up Six Free Shows in Two Days
February 13, 2014
Eric Church has got a busy couple of days coming up, and his fans in Indianapolis, Indiana, Rootstown, Ohio, Chicago, Greenville, South Carolina, Charlotte, North Carolina and Atlanta are set to reap the benefits. The country star has been baiting fans with numerous videos in the run up to the release of his new album,

Jake Owen Fills Summer with Days of Gold Tour
February 12, 2014
Country star Jake Owen has just revealed a series of tour dates in support of his latest album Days of Gold. The 55 city trek kicks off on March 20th with a show in Brookings, South Dakota and will see Owen makes stops in New York, Virginia Beach, Buffalo, Wichita, and Atlanta among others, before
Nickel Creek Unveils New Album, Spring Concert Tour
February 4, 2014
It’s a good day for Nickel Creek fans, as the band announced that they’re reuniting after a lengthy hiatus, with a new album and tour in the works. “WE’RE (as they say) GETTING THE BAND BACK TOGETHER, Y’ALL!!! A record, a tour…” Band member Chris Thile wrote in a tweet that was retweeted yesterday by

Tim McGraw Set for Summer Tour with Cassadee Pope
January 27, 2014
“The Voice” season three champion Cassadee Pope has just announced that she’ll be accompanying Tim McGraw on the road for his ‘Sundown Heaven’ tour. Tweeting last Friday, Pope said: “Oh ya know. Just gunna join @TheTimMcGraw for the #SundownHeavenTown Tour! More details coming soon!! :D worth the wait, right?!” Exact tour dates are yet to

Rascal Flatts, Sheryl Crow, Gloriana Take to the Road This Summer
January 23, 2014
Country music heroes Rascal Flatts have teamed up with newly crowned country music queen Sheryl Crow to embark on a tour with country upstarts Gloriana. The tour is due to kick off with a show in St. Louis on May 16th, and will see the all star country music collective make stops in Chicago, Boston,

Country Music Gets Documentary Treatment by Ken Burns
January 21, 2014
PBS documentary maker Ken Burns is planning on creating a documentary series which is set to examine the roots of country music and how it has changed from its beginnings through to the present day for a multi-episode series due to air on public broadcasting. The country series explores the question, “what is country music.”