New York, NY (Top40 Charts) Before
Hank Williams Jr. had the rowdy Nissan Stadium crowd in unison to "Family Tradition," the country icon was presented with a Gold RIAA plaque for more than 500,000 sales of the single as well as a Platinum RIAA plaque for more than 1,000,000 sales of "A Country Boy Can Survive."
Hank Jr., who recently released his 37th studio album IT'S ABOUT TIME (Nash Icon Records), also performed his latest latest single, "The Party's On" and "Are You Ready for the Country" with Eric Church. Bocephus also brought
Justin Moore and
Chris Janson on stage to perform "Born to Boogie."
Hank Jr.'s 2016 shows have all been SOLD OUT and he continues to add additional dates (see tour schedule below). This summer Hank Jr. will co-headline a special limited summer tour with
Chris Stapleton when the two music renegades visit 8 cities with dates lined up in Houston, Austin, West Palm Beach,
Detroit (Clarkston), Cleveland, Indianapolis and Cincinnati.
Fans can keep up with Hank Jr. by visiting hankjr.com, Facebook,Twitter and Instagram.
HANK WILLIAMS JR. ON TOUR:
*denotes stops with Chris Stapleton
June 17 - The Corn Crib - Normal, Ill.
June 18 -
Black Diamond Harley Davidson - Marion, Ill.
July 14 - Mystic Lake Casino & Hotel - Prior Lake, Minn.
July 16 - Harrah's Hotel & Casino - Council Bluffs, Iowa
July 17 - Madison Co. Fairgrounds - Madison, Neb.
Aug 05 - MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre - Tampa, Fla.*
Aug 06 -
Coral Sky Amphitheater - West Palm Beach, Fla.*
Aug 12 - Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion - Houston, Texas* (SOLD OUT)
Aug 13 - Austin360 Amphitheater - Austin, Texas* (SOLD OUT)
Aug 16 - Rockingham Co. Fair - Harrisonburg, Va.
Aug 19 - Blossom
Music Center - Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio*
Aug 20 - DTE
Energy Music Theatre - Clarkston, Mich.* (SOLD OUT)
Aug 26 - Klipsch
Music Center - Noblesville, Ind.*
Aug 27 - Riverbend
Music Center - Cincinnati, Ohio* (SOLD OUT)
Sep 03 - Legend Valley - Thornville, Ohio
Sep 16 - Charter Amphitheater - Simpsonville, S.C.
Sep 17 - Brimstone Recreation - Huntsville, Tenn.
Sep 24 - Laughlin Events Center - Laughlin, Nev.
Sep 25 - Ava Amphitheater - Tucson, Ariz.
ABOUT HANK WILLIAMS JR.:
Hank Williams Jr.'s extremely impressive resume has spawned 70 million albums sold worldwide, six PLATINUM albums, 20 GOLD albums, 13 No. 1 albums and 10 No. 1 singles. Marking 52 years since his first album in 1964, Hank Jr. released IT'S ABOUT TIME(Nash Icon Records) on January 15. In addition to the history-making "Are You Ready for the Country," the project includes new tunes such as "Dress Like an Icon," "Just Call Me Hank," "It's About Time," and "The Party's On" as well as re-recorded versions of classics "Mental Revenge" and "Born to Boogie" with Brantley Gilbert,
Justin Moore and
Brad Paisley on guitar. IT'S ABOUT TIME is Hank Jr.'s 37th album in his five-decade career. He continues to add accolades to an extremely impressive resume, which includes ACM Entertainer of the Year, CMA Entertainer of the Year and BMI Icon in addition to winning a GRAMMY and being inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame. As a touring artist, Hank Jr. was a pioneer in bringing arena rock production values to country music, and he remains one of the most consistent ticket sellers in music, period, as generation after generation gets turned on to one of the most dynamic live performers ever to take the stage.
