Paisley

Brad Paisley capped off his American Saturday Night Tour in North Charleston, South Carolina last night with the usual pranks and surprises.  Unfortunately, for Brad, he suffered a painful surprise ending.

In the final moments of what was a near flawless show Paisley tripped and took a hard fall on the stage.   Some concert goers thought the fall – during his hit Alcohol – was planned but quckly saw Paisley’s look of pain (or anger? embarrassment?) on the HD Giant screens.    Paisley immediately wrapped up the show with a grimace and left the stage.    All post show meet and greets were cancelled with management telling fans he was headed to the hospital.

Later Brad took to his Twitter page to tell fans he was OK, thought he had broken ribs, and says there are MEET and GREETS in it for the first one to post the fall on You Tube.

Indeed one fan reported seeing an ambulance backstage by the busses immediately following the show.

Most fans agree the spill did not look too bad or serious from the crowd.

The rest of the show was sprinkled with the pranks that Paisley tour has become known for… funny photo shopped  photos popping up on the big screen and on stage surprises.

Justin Moore was surprised with very girly pictures of himself in a tu-tu and photo shopped on women’s bodies during his tough guy song “I Can Kick Your Ass.”    During “Hank It”  another pic of Justin and Hank Jr’s heads on toddler bodies flashed on the screen.

Later Paisley was greeted by Moore onstage wearing a cutoff Paisley t-shirt and a team of men in Speedos charged the stage during Paisley’s “Water.”

Kix and Ronnie took to a live stream on their website (and below) to make a special announcement Thursday.

The last stop on Brooks & Dunn’s Last Rodeo tour, their last concert ever, will be Aug. 10 at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena.

Announced at Thursday’s (2/25) Country Radio’s Sony/Nashville Luncheon, the show will benefit the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum’s All For The Hall initiative. All tickets will be $25, go on sale Saturday (3/6) and will be available at livenation.com,

ticketmaster.com and brooks-dunn.com.

Keith Urban did a similar (notlast) show for the Hall in 2009 and webcast it live.

Live video by Ustream

The Big Dog Daddy, Toby Keith is turning up a bit of corporate synergy with is new Show Dog Universal  labelmate Trace Adkins… Toby Keith will resume his American Ride tour with Trace Adkins on June 19^th in Holmdel, New Jersey. The 39-city tour concludes on September 25^th in Boston. A complete list of tour dates are below:

June 19 – Holmdel, NJ

Trace Adkins Joins Toby Keith

June 20 – Cleveland, OH

July 10 – Raleigh, NC

July 11 – Charlotte, NC

July 15 – Sioux Falls, SD

July 16 – Minneapolis, MN

July 17 – St. Louis, MO

July 18 – Des Moines, IA

July 22 – Boise, ID

July 23 – Portland, OR

July 24 – Seattle, WA

July 25 – Vancouver, BC

July 29 – Sacramento, CA

Aug. 1 – Fresno, CA

Aug. 6 – Mountain View, CA

Aug. 7 – San Diego, CA

Aug. 8 – Phoenix, AZ

Aug. 12 – Albuquerque, NM

Aug. 13 – Denver, CO

Aug. 14 – Salt Lake City, UT

Aug. 20 – Scranton, PA

Aug. 21 – Philadelphia, PA

Aug. 22 – Pittsburgh, PA

Aug. 26 – Moline, IL

Aug. 27- Cincinnati, OH

Aug. 28 – Indianapolis, IN

Aug. 29 – Detroit, MI

Sept. 2 – Atlanta, GA

Sept. 3 – Tampa, FL

Sept. 4 – West Palm Beach, FL

Sept. 9 – Toronto, Ontario

Sept. 10 – Darien Lake, NY

Sept. 11 – Washington, DC

Sept. 16 – Kansas City, MO

Sept. 17 – Omaha, NE

Sept. 18 – Chicago, IL

Sept. 23 – Albany, NY

Sept. 24 – Hartford, CT

Sept. 25 – Boston, MA

Wy and Naomi Tour Again

Legendary country soul diva Wynonna Judd announced Saturday on The CBS Early Show, Saturday edition that she will reunite with her mother, Naomi Judd, for a final “The Judds” tour.   The tour has been rumored for a few months.

As part of CBS News’ broadcast plans leading up to Super Bowl XLIV, THE EARLY SHOW, Saturday edition broadcast from Lummus Park in South Beach. The broadcast, anchored by Chris Wragge and Erica Hill, featured a special live performance by Wynonna Judd.

Five-time GRAMMY winner Wynonna Judd first gained fame as part of one of the most successful musical duos of all time, The Judds. She also holds multiple gold, platinum and multi-platinum certifications from the RIAA in excess of 30 million units sold for albums released throughout her illustrious 25-year career. In addition to her countless musical achievements, Wynonna became a New York Times best-selling author in 2005 with the release of her long-awaited autobiography, Coming Home to Myself, released in conjunction with her live CD and DVD, Her Story: Scenes from a Lifetime.

Tour Dates to be announced soon.

Michael Rosen is the executive producer of THE EARLY SHOW, Saturday edition.

2009's Summer In 3D

Los Angeles:   He knew when he decided to start shooting in 3-D, his stadium shows were something special. Even more than the high energy, good time celebrations of life the way people really live and love it, Kenny Chesney sensed that what he was sharing with his fans… what he had built with his band, crew and management team… was more than one great big rock show.

And then he got to Sony Studios in Los Angeles to work on placing the various audio tracks in the surround sound and look at the color-adjustments for the 3-d edit, which is done on a full-sized cinema screen. That was when it, “Kenny Chesney: Summer in 3-D,” really hit the 4-consecutive Academy of Country Music and 4-time Country Music Association Entertainer of the Year.

“All of a sudden, I’m hearing the music all around me… and then when I saw the images up on that giant screen… all I could think of were all the lives that had come together to get me to that point,” the obviously moved singer/songwriter from Luttrell, TN said standing outside the soundstage. “I’ve been looking at this footage for months now… in both 2-D and 3-D, so I know it pretty well. But when you see it like that, especially when you see the fans’ faces looking out from the screen…

“Well, you see the people singing along, reaching up, clapping along – and it just hits you: these aren’t people who’re here because they like the songs. They’re here because they believe in what we’ve built, too… because they were a big part of this: telling their friends, coming back, playing me in their trucks, on the way to things that were such a part of their lives.

“To see that kind of passion… To be able to really see those faces where I can just stand there and take it all in… Now that is something I don’t see very much, and I go to a lot of shows, and watch a lot of crowds, but the folks who come out for us, well, it’s something I can’t explain, but I can’t wait for the fans to get to see themselves, to get to see what me and the guys get to see every night! It’s cool…”

With a national opening April 21, Chesney is under the gun to get all the editing and sweetening done in time for the prints to be manufactured. Though the process can be tedious, Chesney says that his time in California has really kicked him into overdrive.

“Anyone who knows me knows I’m not afraid of the work – and I very much care about the quality of what I do,” he explains. “Some things are harder than others… Some things take more time… But honestly, I can’t think of very many things I’ve been as fired up about finishing and getting out to the fans. The places these cameras go, the way the songs and the people are captured… This truly is closer than you can get with a ticket, but it’s also the chance to see things from a perspective that’s not just mine, but where none of us could ever go…”

A Toast to the 2000's For Kenny

Nashville: While he’s the only country act in Pollstar’s Top Tours of 2009’s Top 10 – finishing at #6 with a gross of $71.1 million, Keith Urban being next at #16 – but more impressively, after only 8 of the new century’s first 10 years spent as a headliner, the high energy performer still came in as the #2 most attended and #3 highest earning tour of the 21st century’s first decade. Granted 5 of those years saw Kenny Chesney headlining multiple NFL stadiums, but it’s still an achievement he finds staggering.

“I remember how good it felt when I was selling out small halls and bars, and you can tell everyone “I sold the show out…,” Chesney says with a laugh. “You know that idea that there are no more tickets left, no matter how small the venue, it’s exciting – and you can feel it in the crowd. So, when you start playing bigger and bigger places, you want to keep that… the energy you have, and the excitement when you hear you’ve gone clean in a venue.”

“But even as you’re hearing that stuff, there’s still some sense of, well, it’s not real. You sell out Foxboro’s Gillette Stadium 5 years in a row – it’s not ho-hum…. and it’s still more things people say than real until you walk out onstage, hear the crowd and go, ‘WOW!’ Because in a weird way, these numbers – especially to a guy from Luttrell, TN who thought they had it made playing the Turf in Nashville one New Year’s Eve – are surreal.”

Ironically, the only act who outdrew Chesney for the decade was good friend and duet partner Dave Matthews, well established as a headliner in the last 90s. For sheer gross, Celine Dion’s historic Vegas residency put her at #2 – with DMB earning $529 million, Dion bringing in $522 million and Chesney earning an impressive $455 million with aggressively low ticket prices. Rounding out the decade’s Top 10 are stalwarts Bruce Springsteen, the Rolling Stones, U2, Madonna, the Eagles, Elton John and Jimmy Buffett.

“You look at those names, and you look around,” the 4-consecutive Academy of Country Music and 4-time Country Music Association Entertainer of the Year concedes. “Every name on that list is a serious performer whose songs have made a mark on how people live their lives, how they mark their passages – and to be on a list with those sorts of icons really makes me pause and think about all of it…

“Because to be honest, for me and the guys, it’s really more about the next show, the next chance to get up onstage and rock. That energy… the way the fans throw it back at us, sing these songs like they are their lives… well, that is, hands down, the greatest feeling in the world!’

The names on the 2009 list are pretty impressive, too. With U2’s stadium-only tour coming in at #1, it’s Bruce Springsteen, Elton John & Billy Joel, Britney Spears and AC/DC making the top 5 – and the Jonas Bros, Dave Matthews, Fleetwood Mac and Metallica closing out the Top 10 tours of the year. With a 3-D moving coming in April, who knows what 2010 holds for country’s biggest draw?

She Won Entertainer Award too!

The always flawless Carrie Underwood gets behind her number one selling “Play On” CD with the 45 City Play On Tour.

Along with the 2009 ACM Entertainer of the Year’s batch of hits from three albums (and Idol) she’ll welcome Craig Morgan and Sons of Sylvia as openers.  Tickets on sale starting Friday (the 18th of this month).

Take a look-see at these here dates:

Mar. 11: Reading, Pa. (Sovereign Center)
Mar. 12: Albany, N.Y. (Times Union Center)
Mar. 13: Providence, RI. (Dunkin Donuts Center)
Mar. 15: Portland, Maine (Cumberland County Civic Center)
Mar. 16: Bridgeport, Conn. (Arena at HarborYard)
Mar. 19: Atlantic City, N.J. (Boardwalk Hall)
Mar. 20: Mashantucket, Conn. (MGM Grand Theater at Foxwoods)
Mar. 21: Worcester, Mass. (DCU Center)
Mar. 23: Hamilton, Ontario (Copps Coliseum)
Mar. 24: Kanata. Ontario (Scotiabank Place)
Mar. 26: Trenton, N.J. (Sun National Bank Center)
Mar. 27: Amherst, Mass. (Mullins Center)
Mar. 29: Wilkes Barre, Pa. (Wachovia Arena)
Mar. 31: Rochester, N.Y. (BlueCross Arena)
Apr. 1: Pittsburgh, Pa. (Petersen Civic Center)
Apr. 3: Pikeville, Ky. (Eastern Kentucky Expo Center)
Apr. 6: Columbus, Ohio (Schottenstein Center)
Apr. 7: Peoria, Ill. (Peoria Civic Center)
Apr. 9: Indianapolis, Ind. (Conseco Fieldhouse)
Apr. 10: Rockford, Ill. (Rockford MetroCentre)
Apr. 12: Ft Wayne, Ind. (Allen County War Memorial)
Apr. 13: Saginaw, Mich. (Dow Events Center)
Apr. 14: Lansing, Mich. (Breslin Student Events Center)
Apr. 23: Grand Rapids, Mich. (Van Andel Arena)
Apr. 24: Toledo, Ohio (Lucas County Arena)
Apr. 25: Cincinnati, Ohio (US Bank Arena)
Apr. 27: Richmond, Va. (Richmond Coliseum)
Apr. 28: Charleston, W.Va. (Charleston Civic Center)
Apr. 30: Fayetteville, N.C. (Crown Coliseum)
May 1: Columbia, S.C. (Colonial Life Arena)
May 2: Augusta, Ga. (James Brown Arena)
May 4: Tallahassee, Fla. (Tallahassee County Civic Center)
May 5: Pensacola, Fla. (Pensacola Civic Center)
May 7: New Orleans, La. (Lakefront Arena)
May 8: Lafayette, La. (Cajundome)
May 10: Beaumont, Texas (Ford Park Events Center)
May 12: Austin, Texas (Frank Erwin Center)
May 13: Corpus Christi, Texas (American Bank Center)
May 15: Tucson, Ariz. (Tucson Arena)
May 18: Fresno, Calif. (SaveMart Center)
May 20: Sacramento, Calif. (ARCO Arena)
May 21: Reno, Nev. (Reno Events Center)
May 22: Las Vegas, Nev. (Orleans Arena)
May 29: Everett, Wash. (Comcast Arena at Everett Events Center)
May 30: Spokane, Wash. (Spokane Arena)

After about 20 years the duo Kix Brooks and Ronnie Dunn are hitting the road for the final time in 2010.   They have titled the tour “The Last Rodeo” and it promises to be quite a ride with Jason Aldean opening until mid-June and Gary Alan (he’s ran with B&D back on the Neon Circus Tour).

Now the question is — will the fans buy the tickets?

Here’s the first set of tour dates:

April 23 Sacramento
April 24 Mountain View, Calif.
April 25 Indio, Calif.
April 30 Spokane, Wash.
May 1 Tacoma, Wash.
May 2 Vancouver, Wash.
May 4 Calgary
May 5 Edmonton, Alberta
May 6 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
May 14 St. Paul
May 15 Bloomington, Ill.
May 16 Columbus, Ohio
May 21 Phoenix
May 22 Albuquerque
May 27 Wichita
May 28 Tulsa
May 29 Dallas
May 30 Baton Rouge
June 3 Charleston, W.Va.
June 4 Charlotte
June 5 Raleigh, N.C.
June 11 Tampa
June 12 West Palm Beach, Fla.
June 13 Jacksonville
June 17 Hershey, Pa.
June 18 Virginia Beach
June 19 Washington
June 25 Hartford, Conn.
June 26 Boston
June 27 Bethel, N.Y.
June 29 Milwaukee

Tim McGraw

Tim McGraw is everywhere on TV and the internet these days.

He’s supporting a great new CD called Southern Voice and he’s taking the next step to getting face time by adding a big fat concert tour on top of his film schedule. Look for trio Lady Antebellum and The Lost Trailers to open some shows.

Here’s the announcement:

On February 11^th, 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 11^th and conclude at Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre in Virginia Beach, VA on August 15^th. For information regarding the online ticket request period and general public on-sale dates, check this web site. Members of McGrawFan, the official tour club will get early access to pre-sale tickets for the entire tour: www.mcgrawfan.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 27^th 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 29^th performance on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show.”

Thu 11/19/09		Highland, CA	San Manuel Indian Bingo & Casino
Thu 02/11/10		Omaha, NE	Qwest Center Omaha
Fri 02/12/10		Madison, WI	Alliant Energy Center Mem. Coliseum
Sat 02/13/10		Des Moines, IA	Wells Fargo Arena
Fri 02/19/10		Roanoke, VA	Roanoke Civic Center
Sat 02/20/10		Huntington, WV	Big Sandy Superstore Arena
Sun 02/21/10		Reading, PA	Sovereign Center
Thu 02/25/10		Columbia, MO	Mizzou Arena
Fri 02/26/10		Lexington, KY	Rupp Arena
Appearing at “Houston Livestock Show And Rodeo / RodeoHouston”
Mon 03/08/10		Houston, TX	Reliant Stadium @ Reliant Park
Thu 03/25/10		Vancouver, BC	General Motors Place
Sat 03/27/10		Calgary, AB	Pengrowth Saddledome
Sun 03/28/10		Saskatoon, SK	Credit Union Centre
Tue 03/30/10		Winnipeg, MB	MTS Centre
Thu 04/08/10		Tulsa, OK	BOK Center
Fri 04/09/10		North Little Rock, AR	Verizon Arena
Sat 04/10/10		New Orleans, LA	New Orleans Arena
Sun 04/11/10		Orange Beach, AL	Amphitheater At The Wharf
Fri 04/23/10		Columbus, OH	Nationwide Arena
Sat 04/24/10		Auburn Hills, MI	The Palace Of Auburn Hills
Thu 05/06/10		Jacksonville, FL	Jacksonville Veterans Mem. Arena
Fri 05/07/10		Tampa, FL	Ford Amphitheatre @ State Fairgrounds
Sat 05/08/10		West Palm Beach, FL	Cruzan Amphitheatre
Fri 05/14/10		Pelham, AL	Verizon Wireless Center Birmingham
Sat 05/15/10		Atlanta, GA	Aaron’s Amphitheatre At Lakewood
Thu 05/20/10		Spokane, WA	Spokane Arena
Fri 05/21/10		Tacoma, WA	Tacoma Dome
Sat 05/22/10		Portland, OR	Rose Garden Arena
Tue 05/25/10		Fresno, CA	Save Mart Center
Fri 05/28/10		Wheatland, CA	Sleep Train Amphitheatre
Sat 05/29/10		Mountain View, CA	Shoreline Amphitheatre
Wed 06/02/10		Albuquerque, NM	Journal Pavilion
Thu 06/03/10		Phoenix, AZ	Cricket Wireless Pavilion
Fri 06/04/10		Chula Vista, CA	Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre
Sat 06/05/10		Devore, CA	San Manuel Amphitheater
Fri 06/11/10		Wichita, KS	INTRUST Bank Arena
Sat 06/12/10		Dallas, TX	Superpages.com Center
Thu 06/17/10		Cuyahoga Falls, OH	Blossom Music Center
Sat 06/19/10		Tinley Park, IL	First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre
Sat 06/26/10		Maryland Heights, MO	Verizon Wireless Amph. St. Louis
Sun 06/27/10		Kansas City, MO	Sprint Center
Thu 07/08/10		Burgettstown, PA	Post-Gazette Pavilion
Fri 07/09/10		Camden, NJ	Susquehanna Bank Center
Sat 07/10/10		Bristow, VA	Nissan Pavilion At Stone Ridge
Thu 07/15/10		Holmdel, NJ	PNC Bank Arts Center
Fri 07/16/10		Hartford, CT	Comcast Theatre
Sat 07/17/10		Mansfield, MA	Comcast Center
Thu 07/29/10		Nampa, ID	Idaho Center
Fri 07/30/10		Salt Lake City, UT	Usana Amphitheatre

Kenny Chesney has announced he’ll be back on the road taking advantage of some of the big music festivals

BamaJam

to get in front of fans without the hassles of having to produce an entire tour.

Kenny will be the headliner of the 2010 Bamajam on June 3rd – 5th in Enterprise AL.

Other performers include Jake Owen and Blackberry Smoke.  More info and ticket info comingsoon to bamajammusicfestival.com.