Nashville – (January 14, 2014) – Reigning ACM Entertainer of the Year Luke Bryan is kicking-off the New Year with the announcement of his first-ever headline stadium shows, which will take place this summer on his “That’s My Kind of Night Tour.” The stadium dates are: June 21 in Pittsburgh, Penn. at Heinz Field; Lincoln Financial Field on August 15 in Philadelphia, Penn. and on August 31 in Chicago, Ill. at Soldier Field. The tour’s second leg will launch on May 3 in Vancouver, BC at Rogers Arena and will run through October.
Luke, along with Brian O’Connell, President, Live Nation Nashville, revealed the stadium dates this morning during a press conference held at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena where Luke is busy rehearsing for the tour’s first-leg kick off on January 16th in Columbus, Ohio. Fans can purchase tickets beginning Jan. 24 for select cities on the second leg of the tour as part of Live Nation’s Country Megaticket at www.Megaticket.com.
Dierks Bentley will be a special guest on two of the stadium shows and opening acts for all dates on the 2014 “That’s My Kind of Night Tour” are Cole Swindell and Lee Brice.
This morning’s press conference was streamed live at www.lukebryanlive.com and may still be viewed online. Fans can continue to check www.lukebryanlive.com for opportunities to enter to win fly away promotions to the stadium shows.
Bryan wrapped 2013 having sold-out all dates on his “Dirt Road Diaries Tour,” performing for 1.3 million fans and will begin 2014 with all nineteen shows on the first leg dates of the “That’s My Kind of Night Tour” selling out as well. All additional dates through the end of the year, including festival shows, were also announced this morning and all 2014 concerts are listed below.
2014 “That’s My Kind of Night Tour” – First Leg- all shows are sold-out!
1-16 Columbus, OH Schottenstein Center
1-17 Lexington, KY Rupp Arena
1-18 Knoxville, TN Thompson-Boling Arena
1-23 Uncasville, CT Mohegan Sun Arena
1-24 Uncasville, CT Mohegan Sun Arena
1-25 New York City, NY Madison Square Garden
1-30 Lubbock, TX United Spirit Arena
1-31 Oklahoma City, OK Chesapeake Energy Arena
2-6 Moline, IL iWireless Center
2-7 Cedar Falls, IA UNI-Dome
2-8 Omaha, NE CenturyLink Center
2-13 Greensboro, NC Greensboro Coliseum Complex
2-14 Wilkes Barre, PA Mohegan Sun Arena
2-15 Atlantic City, NJ Atlantic City Boardwalk Hall
2-28 Fargo, ND Fargodome
3-1 Bismarck, ND Bismarck Civic Center Arena
3-2 St. Paul, MN Xcel Energy Center
3-7 Memphis, TN FedEx Forum
3-8 Bossier City, LA CenturyLink Center
2014 “That’s My Kind of Night Tour”- Second Leg
3-17 Houston, TX Houston Rodeo**
4-13 Ft. Lauderdale, FL Tortuga Music Festival**
4-27 Indio, CA Stagecoach**
5-3 Vancouver, BC Pepsi Live at Rogers Arena
5-4 Kelowna, BC Prospera Place
5-6 Dawson Creek, BC Encana Event Centre
5-9 Calgary, AB Scotiabank Saddledome
5-10 Edmonton, AB Rexall Place
5-24 Baton Rouge, LA Bayou Country Superfest**
5-29 Charlotte, NC PNC Music Pavilion
5-30 Washington, D.C. Jiffy Lube Live
5-31 Washington, D.C. Jiffy Lube Live
6-1 Holmdel, NJ PNC Bank Arts Center
6-6 Virginia Beach, VA Farm Bureau Live
6-7 Raleigh, NC Walnut Creek Amphitheatre
6-8 Raleigh, NC Walnut Creek Amphitheatre
6-12 St. Louis, MO Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
6-13 St. Louis, MO Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
6-15 Jacksonville, FL Florida Country Superfest**
6-19 Detroit, MI DTE Energy Music Theatre
6-21 Pittsburgh, PA Heinz Field (Dierks Bentley special guest)
6-24 Oshkosh, WI Country USA**
6-27 Manhattan, KS Country Stampede**
7-11 Craven, SK Craven Country Jamboree**
7-12 Fort Loramie, OH Country Concert at Hickory Hill Lakes**
7-18 Monticello, IA Great Jones County Fair**
7-19 Eau Claire, WI Country Jam USA**
7-24 Birmingham, AL Oak Mountain Amphitheatre
7-25 Atlanta, GA Aaron’s Amphitheatre at Lakewood
7-26 Atlanta, GA Aaron’s Amphitheatre at Lakewood
8-2 Bowmanville, ON Boots and Hearts Music Festival**
8-15 Philadelphia, PA Lincoln Financial Field
8-16 Darien Center, NY Darien Lake Performing Arts Center
8-17 Saratoga Springs, NY Saratoga Performing Arts Center
8-21 Cleveland, OH Blossom Music Center
8-22 Cleveland, OH Blossom Music Center
8-23 Cincinnati, OH Riverbend Music Center
8-24 Cincinnati, OH Riverbend Music Center
8-29 Indianapolis, IN Klipsch Music Center
8-30 Indianapolis, IN Klipsch Music Center
8-31 Chicago, IL Soldier Field (Dierks Bentley special guest)
9-11 Manchester, NH Verizon Wireless Arena
9-12 New York City, NY Madison Square Garden *sold-out
9-13 Hartford, CT XFINITY Theater
9-18 San Antonio, TX AT&T Center
9-19 Houston, TX Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
9-20 Dallas, TX Gexa Energy Pavilion
9-26 Tampa, FL MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre
9-27 West Palm Beach, FL Cruzan Amphitheatre
10-16 Sacramento, CA Sacramento Valley Amphitheatre
10-17 Concord, CA Sleep Train Pavilion at Concord
10-18 Mountain View, CA Shoreline Amphitheatre
10-23 Phoenix, AZ Ak-Chin Pavilion
10-24 San Diego, CA Sleep Train Amphitheatre
10-25 Los Angeles, CA Hollywood Bowl
**Festival dates (not “That’s My Kind of Night Tour” date / line up)
Audio / Luke Bryan (emotional tour announcement)
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Luke Bryan (emotional tour announcement) OC: …next level. :29
“It’s kinda hard for me not to get emotional about what we’re fixing to announce. When I moved to Nashville, I had dreams of becoming where I’m at and when I see artists like George Strait, and Kenny Chesney and Garth Brooksand all of the artists that have kind of paved the way for guys like me to dream and to pick certain venues to take it to the next level, and we got some interesting venues we’re gonna take it to the next level …”
