ROWDY FRIENDS TOUR AMPS UP IN 2010

“The tour is scheduled to commence April 2nd in Charleston, WV with shows each weekend throughout April,” says Vector Management’s, Ken Levitan.

The tour’s initial round of dates will kick off April 2nd, with additional shows spread over the weekends of April and more dates announced. Currently confirmed shows are listed below, and more will be added, according to organizers.

April 2 – Charleston, WV

April 3 – Louisville, KY

April 9 – Bossier City, LA

April 10 – Lafayette, LA

April 17 – Pikeville, KY w/ The Grascals only

Tickets for the shows announced will go on sale Saturday, January 30 at 10:00 am at all venue box office locations as well as TicketMaster locations.

The Rowdy Friends Tour 2010 is co-produced by Red Mountain Entertainment and Blue Deuce Entertainment.

With more than 70 albums to his credit, Williams has a fascinating career to reflect upon for a legend still in his prime.  His discography chronicles a bold profile of growth from adored offspring of a legendary father, to titan of the modern country rock movement in his own right.  For two decades, America has come to its collective feet each fall Monday night when this larger than life superman of a musician looks into the camera and unleashes the national anthem for viewers of Monday Night Football – ‘Are you ready for some football?’  Those simple words have won Williams an entirely new generation of fans and given him the distinction of being the first country performer to ever win an Emmy.  Williams has also been named Entertainer of the Year five-times, but most recently was the recipient of the 2009 Academy of Country Music “Pioneer Award”.

Jamey Johnson is known within the music industry for his penmanship, having written songs that have been recorded by Trace Adkins, George Jones, Joe Nichols, and is the co-writer of the CMA and ACM 2007 Song of the Year “Give It Away,” recorded by George Strait.  But instead of sitting at home counting his royalty checks, Jamey Johnson recorded more than 40 songs during the past year and has become one of the most recognized new names on the Country music scene.  Johnson was nominated for five Academy of Country Music awards in 2009, taking home the ACM Song of the Year honor for his self-penned single “In Color”.  His current album “That Lonesome Song” was recently certified GOLD.

About Eric Church
Capitol Nashville recording artist, Eric Church recently released his widely praised sophomore effort Carolina. The album debuted at #4 on the country charts and yielded the Top 10 single “Love Your Love the Most” and the current single,“Hell on the Heart,” which is Top 25 and climbing. Rolling Stone praised the album’s “surging guitars bolstering good-ol’-boy narratives,” and The New York Times declared, “His music puts rock muscle behind honky-tonk and turns ballads into intimate close-ups.” Carolina follows the breakthrough success of Church’s critically acclaimed first effort Sinners Like Me, which claimed three Top 20 singles and a #1 video. The album earned Church widespread praise from Associated Press, Rolling Stone, People Magazine and The New York Times.

Already among the most beloved and acclaimed of contemporary crossover groups, The Grascals spent two years on the road working with Dolly Parton as both her opening act and her backing band.  They are 2-time IBMA Entertainers of the Year, Emerging Artist of the Year and Song of the Year winners. Their trademark blend of traditional bluegrass and classic country with more modern elements, delivered with vocal and instrumental intensity and virtuosity, also earned them two Grammy nominations for their first two critically-acclaimed albums.