NASHVILLE,TN.(Top40 Charts/ CMA) - It's the ultimate country powerhouse pairing as superstars
Alan Jackson and
Brooks & Dunn announce their 2007 co-headlining tour, spanning nearly 30 coast-to-coast dates from May through October, with the excitement kicking off May 10 in Virginia Beach, VA.
For more than 15 years, these two GRAMMY-winning acts have laid the foundation for today's country music – collectively scoring more than 50 No 1 singles, with album sales approaching 80 million units. This year's tour delivers an incredible combination for the fans, teaming two of country music's most acclaimed and popular entertainers.
Three-time CMA Entertainer of the Year Alan Jackson topped the album charts not once, but twice, in 2006, with the success of Precious Memories and Like Red on a Rose. Like Red on a Rose was produced by Alison Krauss, includes the current single, 'A Woman's Love,' and has become one of the most critically lauded albums of Jackson 's career. Jackson has earned his place as one of music's most respected voices and accomplished songwriters, having penned 21 of his 31 No 1 singles, including his Best Country Song GRAMMY winner, 'Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning).' With more nominations than anyone in CMA history, and album sales now in excess of 48 million, he continues to solidify his place as the preeminent solo country artist of his generation.
The most-awarded act in CMA and ACM history, superduo Brooks & Dunn continue to demonstrate the freshness and dynamic energy that have made them one of country music's hottest acts, on the road and on the charts. With more than 30 million albums sold, the duo delivered some of the best music of their career with their most recent album, the Platinum-certified Hillbilly Deluxe. The disc not only launched their 23rd No 1 single, 'Play Something Country,' but also their multi-award winning smash, 'Believe,' (co-written by Dunn) which swept four ACM and CMA categories over the past year, including Song of the Year. For the second year in a row, Toyota Tundra sponsors Brooks & Dunn.
The tour will also feature opening acts Jake Owen and Catherine Britt. One of the top-selling new male artists of 2006, Jake Owen toured with such artists as Kenny Chesney, Brad Paisley, and Carrie Underwood, as he was propelled into the spotlight with his smash single, 'Yee Haw,' and the current Top 30 title track from his RCA Nashville debut album, Startin' with Me.
Australian beauty Catherine Britt is on the airwaves with 'What I Did Last Night,' the first single from her upcoming RCA Nashville debut album. A gifted songwriter and performer, Catherine's arrival in Music City inspired noted music writer Chet Flippo to praise her as 'the most talented newcomer to hit Nashville in years – period.'
The tour will run through October 21 in Orlando, with dates in cities from Los Angeles to Albany, including stops in Chicago, Denver, Houston, Dallas, Phoenix, and Washington, D.C.
Subject to change, a complete list of markets and dates is as follows:
Alan Jackson/Brooks & Dunn Tour Dates 2007
5/10 Virginia Beach, VA Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
5/11 Charlotte, NC Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
5/12 Raleigh, NC Walnut Creek Amphitheatre
5/18 Toronto, ONT Air Canada Centre
5/19 Columbus, OH Germain Amphitheatre
5/20 Cincinnati, OH Riverbend Amphitheatre
6/1 St Louis, MO Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
6/2 Chicago, IL First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre
6/3 Kansas City, MO Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
6/8 Hartford, CT New England Dodge Music Center
6/10 Washington, DC Nissan Pavilion
8/24 Little Rock, AR Alltel Arena
8/25 Birmingham, AL BJCC Arena
8/26 Atlanta, GA HiFi Buys Amphitheatre
9/7 Houston, TX The Woodlands
9/8 Dallas, TX Smirnoff Music Centre
9/9 Oklahoma City, OK Ford Center
9/28 Holmdel, NJ PNC Bank Arts Center
9/29 Albany, NY Pepsi Arena
10/5 Denver, CO Pepsi Center
10/6 Albuquerque, NM Journal Pavilion
10/7 Phoenix, AZ Cricket Pavilion
10/12 Concord, CA Sleep Train Amphitheatre
10/13 Los Angeles, CA Hyundai Pavilion at Glen Helen
10/14 San Diego, CA Coors Amphitheatre
10/19 W Palm Beach, FL Sound Advice Amphitheatre
10/20 Tampa, FL Ford Amphitheatre
10/21 Orlando, FL Waterhouse Centre
