Carrie Underwood to play T.D. Banknorth Garden February 23rd!

Nashville, TN – (October 27, 2015) – Seven-time Grammy winner and Pollstar’s three-time top female country touring artist, Carrie Underwood, who just released her fifth studio album, Storyteller, will launch a new arena tour in 2016 to take her new music on the road. The Storyteller Tour -Stories in the Round, in association with award-winning cosmetics brand ALMAY, will kick off on January 30 in Jacksonville, Florida, playing 40 arenas across the U.S. and Canada.

“I can’t wait to play new music from Storyteller for the fans,” shares Underwood. “I am so blessed to have this career and get to do to the things I do, but there is nothing like that moment when I get to step onto the stage to sing and all the fans are singing along with me.”

The Storyteller Tour – Stories in the Round will be Underwood’s first tour “in the round.”  With the stage in the middle of the arena floor, the 360-degree setting will allow fans on all sides of the arena to get a very intimate and unique concert experience.  Barry Lather (Rihanna, Mariah Carey, Usher, Michael Jackson) is the tour’s Creative Director and Butch Allen (Metallica, The Eagles, Eric Church, No Doubt) is Production Designer.

The North American tour, promoted by AEG Live, will include special guests Easton Corbin and The Swon Brothers. Tickets will be available forThe Storyteller Tour beginning Friday, November 6 at 10am local time at www.aeglive.com. Fans who buy Carrie’s new album, Storyteller, through her online store, www.carrieunderwood.fm, will receive a code for early access to tour tickets. Please go to www.carrieunderwood.fm for up-to-date information including on-sale timing and soon-to-be-announced VIP packages.

Underwood has arranged for a donation of $1 from each ticket sold at the U.S. dates of The Storyteller Tour to be contributed to the C.A.T.S Foundation to help aid its causes including Checotah, Oklahoma’s education and literacy programs. Established in 2009, the C.A.T.S. (Checotah Animal, Town, and School) Foundation helps with general causes, needs, and services in the area of Checotah, Oklahoma, Carrie’s hometown, to directly impact the community.

Underwood also has previously-announced festivals scheduled in 2016, including international dates in Ireland, England, and Scotland for the C2C Festival.

Kip Moore brings Wild Ones to Boston on Friday!

Fresh off the Sounds of Summer tour with Dierks Bentley and Maddie & Tae, Kip Moore is returning to the road in support of his much anticipated sophomore album, 'Wild Ones'.  Moore's first single, 'I'm to Blame' reached the top 100 on Billboard's Country Chart.

Moore will be playing a sold out show at Boston's House of Blues on Friday night.  For more dates, visit www.kipmoore.net/tour

Eric Church, Brad Paisley, and Sam Hunt to Headline Big Barrel Country Music Festival June 24-26

DOVER, DE (Oct. 26) – The second annual Big Barrel Country Music Festival will take place June 24-26, 2016 at The Woodlands of Dover International Speedway. The festival will feature headliners Eric Church, Brad Paisley, and Sam Hunt as well as Hank Williams, Jr., Tyler Farr, Eli Young Band, Martina McBride, The Band Perry, Lee Brice, and many more. 

Returning in 2016 are fan-favorite attractions including Harvest Moon Dance Hall, The BBQ Pit, and The Big Barrel Market. The family-friendly area, The Patch, will also return complete with The Stable, Big Barrel’s on-site petting zoo.

Tickets go on sale on Friday, October 30 at 10am EST through BigBarrel.com. Three-day general admission passes start at $149 and kids eight and under are free. Camping packages go on sale at that time. Guests can choose from RV packages, tent camping or The Corral Club, which includes a private air-conditioned tent. Payment plans are available.  Complete festival information can be found at BigBarrel.com. 

Big Barrel Country Music Festival is a chance to kick back with friends and family, drop the tailgate, pop open a cold one and enjoy three days of America’s favorite country artists.

Brad Paisley announces winter leg of "Crushin' It" World Tour - Two New England dates scheduled.

Brad Paisley has announced his 2016 winter leg of his highly successful “Crushin’ It World Tour,” which kicks off January 21 in Jonesboro, AR.  The tour will continue across the United States and Canada during the winter months. Special guests will be breakout country artist Eric Paslay and new country sensation Cam. Brad Paisley is a critically acclaimed singer, songwriter, guitarist and entertainer whose talents have earned him numerous awards, including three GRAMMYs, two American Music Awards, 14 Academy of Country Music Awards and 14 Country Music Association Awards (including Entertainer of the Year), among many others. He has been a proud member of the Grand Ole Opry since 2001. Paisley has written 20 of his 23 #1 singles with the first being his 1999 hit “He Didn’t Have To Be” and his most recent, “Perfect Storm,” from his chart-topping 2014 album Moonshine in the Trunk.Paisley has recently completed  his highly successful Crushin’ It World Tour for 2015 and the free Country Nation College Tour presented by Zaxby’s. Paisley has partnered with Boot Barn® and developed an exclusive line of jeans, hats, T-shirts, jewelry, belts and woven shirts called Moonshine Spirit by Brad Paisley. Fans can look for him and Carrie Underwood to return as hosts of “Country Music’s Biggest Night™” when “The 49th Annual CMA Awards” airs live from Nashville on Wednesday, Nov. 4 (8:00-11:00 PM/ET) on the ABC Television Network. 

Paisley will be at the Cross Insurance Center in Bangor, ME on January 29th and Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, CT on January 31st.