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GARY ALLAN AND SHERYL CROW ANNOUNCE CO-HEADLINING TOUR. (AUDIO)

GARY ALLAN AND SHERYL CROW ANNOUNCE CO-HEADLINING TOUR. (AUDIO)

Nashville, TN — June 24, 2013 — Sheryl Crow and Gary Allan confirmed this morning the two have plans to co-headline the Free And Easy Tour this fall. Shows at The Greek Theatre in Los Angeles, the Santa Barbara Bowl and the Rabobank Arena in Bakersfield were announced today.  Tickets for the shows will go on sale this Saturday, June 29th.

Sheryl Crow and Gary Allan are a can’t-miss touring combo and a perfect pairing.  Crow is a nine-time GRAMMY award-winning artist with over 35 million records sold.  Her debut country single “Easy” is off her forth-coming Warner Bros. Records release, Feels Like Home, due out September 10. This marks the first country album of Crow’s celebrated career. Allan is a maverick in the mainstream country world.  A surfer whose upbringing in Southern California taught him the art of blending rock and country seamlessly in his live shows.  With five platinum albums under his belt, Allan topped the Billboard Country Album chart as well as the Billboard 200 Pop Album Chart in February with his new album Set You Free.

“Sheryl and I met while doing some guitar pulls earlier this year and started talking about doing something together.  The timing seemed right and ‘Free and Easy’ just came natural to us both,” said Allan.  “If we’re near you, come on out.  It’s going to be a good time.”

“I love Gary’s music,” said Crow. “He puts on the kind of show that I like to go see so I am thrilled to be out with him on tour, and really look forward to be able to perform my new music to the country fans this fall.”

Dates announced this morning:

Sept 13            Santa Barbara Bowl, Santa Barbara, CA   
Sept 14            The Greek Theatre, Los Angeles, CA
Sept 15            Rabobank Arena, Bakersfield, CA

Additional dates are scheduled to be announced soon.

About Sheryl Crow:
Since the release of her seven-times Platinum, GRAMMY award-winning debutTuesday Night Music Club, Sheryl Crow has performed duets with musical luminaries such as Sting and Mick Jagger, released seven studio albums (each charting Top 10, four of them platinum-plus), a quadruple-platinum greatest hits collection and a Christmas album. Her latest album, Feels Like Home, is set to release September 10 on Warner Bros. Records. The album was recorded in Nashville, Tenn. and was produced by GRAMMY award-winner Justin Niebank. She has also been nominated for an additional 27 GRAMMYs, her most recent for 2008’s critically acclaimed Detours. Crow is a cancer survivor, has performed for President Obama and is a passionate supporter of a variety of environmental and health-related charities, including the NRDC, The Breast Cancer Research Foundation and The World Food Program. Crow has sold more than 35 million records worldwide.

About Gary Allan:
With the allure of a modern day outlaw, Gary Allan has won over legions of fans with his signature blend of rugged vocals, rebellious lyrics and raucous live performances.  He has sold over 7 million albums and released five platinum and gold albums in a row including three that topped the Billboard Country Albums Chart, with his latest, SET YOU FREE, also topping the Billboard 200.  Allan has topped the singles charts with five #1 hits at country radio and has nearly a dozen Top 10 hits to his credit.  He has been described as “dark and dreamy” in Entertainment Weekly, “soulful and rough around the edges” in Playboy and deemed a “maverick” byRolling Stone.  He has sold out venues as a headliner from coast to coast, appeared onThe Tonight Show with Jay LenoLate Night with Jimmy FallonLive with Kelly and Michael and Jimmy Kimmel Live and has landed on the covers of Country Weekly,Pollstar and People magazine.  While becoming a force on the country music scene, Allan has remained true to his artistic voice each step of the way.

Audio / Gary Allan (tour with Sheryl Crow)

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AUDIO: Backstage at a press conference at this year’s CMA Music Festival Tour, Gary Allan revealed plans to tour with Sheryl Crow.

Gary Allan (tour with Sheryl Crow) OC: …too late. [laughs] :08
“We’re gonna tour with Sheryl Crow during the fall. Everybody’s like, ‘You’re not supposed to say that.’ Too late.” [laughs]