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LUKE BRYAN SELLS OUT MADISON SQUARE GARDEN IN FIVE MINUTES; ADDS A SECOND SHOW. (PRESS RELEASE)

LUKE BRYAN SELLS OUT MADISON SQUARE GARDEN IN FIVE MINUTES; ADDS A SECOND SHOW. (PRESS RELEASE)

Nashville – (November 8, 2013) –  As tickets for Luke Bryan’s 2014 “That’s My Kind of Night Tour” are beginning to be available, news came this morning that his January 25th show at New York City’s Madison Square Garden sold-out in five minutes.  Due to the overwhelming popular demand a second show at Madison Square Garden will be added later on into the tour on Friday, September 12th.  The first leg of the tour will feature Lee Brice and Cole Swindell when it launches January 16th.

Tickets for the Friday, September 12th show will be on sale to the general public on Saturday, November 16th at 10:00am at www.livenation.com, www.ticketmaster.com, or charge by phone at (800) 745-3000.  If tickets remain, they will be available at Madison Square Garden, Beacon Theatre and Radio City Music Hall beginning Sunday, November 17th.

Luke wrapped his sold-out 2013 tour, the “Dirt Road Diaries Tour,” in late October but fans can see him perform on ABC’s American Music Awards on November 24th, on the Tonight Show on November 26th, The Ellen Show on November 27th as well as the CMA Country Christmas special on December 2nd.  On December 3rd, Luke will be honored on the fourth annual CMT Artists of the Year special.

Luke’s career now boasts over four million in album sales with eight #1 singles.  His recent album, Crash My Party, sold 527,783 units in its first week of release in mid-August, making it the largest sales debut for a Country male artist since 2004.  It also topped both the Billboard 200 and Country sales charts and is the fourth highest album to debut across all genres this year.  Additionally, Luke is one of only two country artists that have sold more than a half-million copies of an album in a single week since 2008. This is Bryan’s second consecutive Top 200 #1 album.  Crash My Party has now sold over one million copies and has been certified Platinum by the RIAA. 

For additional information on the tour and ticket on sale dates please go to www.lukebryan.com or www.livenation.com. Fan club presale will begin Tuesday, November 12 at 10am.