Tim McGraw & Faith Hill Hold Bread & Water Show In Chicago

NASHVILLE, TN. (Top40 Charts/ Curb Records) - After Tim McGraw and Faith Hill performed their Jeep Presents 'Soul2Soul Tour 2007' show to fans at the United Center in Chicago on Friday night July 13th, the couple hosted a 'Bread & Water' show in front of several thousand fans at the downtown House of Blues. Music started around 12:30am and wrapped at 4:30am. The special show was announced via WUSN radio in Chicago on Friday morning. Fan lines began forming around House of Blues early that morning and by show time hundreds of fans had to be turned away due to the building's crowd capacity.

After rousing performances from Halfway to Hazard with tunes such as ZZ Top's "Tush" and Lance Miller's rendition of Tom Petty's "Southern Accents," McGraw took the stage to join his band the Dancehall Doctors, who were performing "Every Time I Roll The Dice." From there, McGraw performed Steve Miller's "the Joker" and was joined then on stage by Chicago 's own Jim Belushi, who was jamming on harp. Faith entered the stage as a 'background singer' for Tim's Elvis infused 'Suspicions Minds' and then took the spotlight to sing an Arthea Franklin medley of 'Think' and 'Do Right Man' followed by a soul-stirring rendition of 'Bridge Over Troubled Water.' Belushi later took the stage again to perform "Sweet Home Chicago ."

McGraw's infamous 'Bread & Water' shows, which were started by McGraw in 2000, are intimate club gigs that allow McGraw, Hill and band to perform material of their choosing – everything from their own hits to Boz Scaggs and Aretha Franklin. Highlights from years past have included surprise guest appearances by Kid Rock, Peyton Manning, Sheryl Crow and Reba McEntire.

All proceeds from this 'Bread & Water' show will benefit the Mercy Home for Boys and Girls of Chicago as well as the couple's Neighbor's Keeper Foundation, www.neighborskeeper.org. For more information on the 'Soul2Soul Tour 2007' go to www.soul2soul2007.com.