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Kenny Chesney just announced his 2024 ‘Sun Goes Down Tour’ that will send him to stadiums all over North America along with special guests Zac Brown Band, Megan Moroney and Uncle Kracker.That includes a pit stop at East Rutherford, NJ’s MetLife Stadium on Saturday, Aug. 17.“I can’t wait to get back out there in stadiums across the country,” the 55-year-old shared on Instagram.“There’s nothing like 60,000 members of the No Shoes Nation singing these songs… It’s gonna be awesome.”And if you want to sing along to “American Kids,” “Get Along” and so many more timeless hits live, you can grab tickets for all 19 upcoming concerts as soon as today.Although inventory isn’t available on Ticketmaster until Friday, Nov.

Country Music Association Awards — one of five awards he’s up for Wednesday night at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena — but he’s hardly fresh off the farm.In fact, the Antioch, Tennessee native, behind hits such as “Need a Favor” and current single “Save Me,” started his recording career as a rapper with the hip-hop group SNO, back in 2011 — long before making his country debut with the chart-topping “Son of a Sinner” in 2022.So really, the only thing “new” about the artist born Jason DeFord is his genre of choice.“There’s something poetic about a 39-year old man with a 300-song release catalog being nominated for the CMA New Artist award,” Jelly Roll told The Post on a break from award show rehearsals. “It encapsulates my feelings this week, whether I win it or not.”The music biz vet is the second most-nominated artist on Music City’s biggest night, trailing only Lainey Wilson — “My dance partner at country radio right now,” Jelly Roll points out — with whom he’s up for Musical Event of the Year, for “Save Me.” What’s more, the dude with the country music tradition-bucking tattooed face is also opening the festivities — singing Single of the Year nominee “Need a Favor.”“It’s the honor of all honors.

Country Bay Music Festival swoops into Key Biscayne, FL’s Miami Marine Stadium bringing with it one last hurrah of summer vibes.Just a few of the major headliners set to make you feel like it’s mid-July include Thomas Rhett, Sam Hunt, Lee Brice, Elle King and Chris Young.They’ll be joined by Lainey Wilson, Randy Houser, Chris Lane, Locash and Breland.In total, 22 acts will take the stage over the course of the two-day weekend.And if you want to get in on the action, it isn’t too late to scoop up your Country Bay tickets.At the time of publication, general admission passes start at $180 before fees on Vivid Seats.Sound like the fest for you?We’ve got all the information you’re looking for and more about Country Bay 2023 below.All prices listed above are subject to fluctuation.All the best prices on passes for the Country Bay Music Festival can be found here:Note: The New York Post confirmed all above prices at the publication time. All prices are in US dollars, subject to fluctuation and include additional fees at checkout.)Vivid Seats is a verified secondary market ticketing platform, and prices may be higher or lower than face value, depending on demand.

Morgan Wallen is going to take his back-to-back gigs at Atlanta’s Truist Field “One Night At A Time.”The popular country singer is headlining at the Braves’ ballpark on Friday, Nov. 10 and Saturday, Nov.

told GQ.The “You Should Probably Leave” hitmaker revealed that he’s been sober for years now, and these days his pre-show ritual consists of vocal exercises alone.“I like to tell people that I got into a drinking contest with myself in my 20s, and I lost,” he said.“When you’re younger, you feel like you have to do certain things in order to occupy some of these spaces, to make yourself feel like you’re legit. You want to feel things.

Chris Stapleton can’t stay away from the stage.The eight-time Grammy winner — who’s also touring with George Strait next summer — just announced yet another leg of his ongoing ‘All-American Road Show Tour’ from March through August 2024 to promote his upcoming album “Higher.”Along the way, he’ll stop into Camden, NJ’s Freedom Mortgage Pavilion on Thursday, June 6 and Darien Center, NY’s Darien Lake Amphitheater on Thursday, July 11.He’s bringing some A-List talent along for the ride, too.Willie Nelson & Family, Sheryl Crow, Lainey Wilson, Elle King and Turnpike Troubadours are just a few of the special guests he tapped for the sprawling trek.Other big names set to join Stapleton include The War And Treaty, Marcus King, Nikki Lane, Marty Stuart, Allen Stone and Grace Potter.And if you need tickets to catch Chris and co. on the road next year, you can grab them right here, right now.Although inventory isn’t available on Ticketmaster until Friday, Nov.

As if she needed any reason to be any hotter right now, Nashville sensation Lainey Wilson — who leads the nominees for the Nov. 8 Country Music Awards with nine nods — is getting ready to take her show on the road.The 31-year-old singer announced on Friday that she will launch her “Country’s Cool Again” Tour in 2024, beginning with a date at Nashville’s Ascend Amphitheater on May 31.The highly anticipated trek for the “Yellowstone” star will include a June 26 date at New York’s Radio City Music Hall.“Nothing gets me buzzin’ like putting on a show and singing along with the crowd,” Wilson told the Post.“I want to give a big thank you to all of the fans who have continuously showed up and showed out this year.

Gwen Stefani’s going to have the home to herself quite often in early 2024.That’s because her husband, country superstar Blake Shelton, just announced his 17-concert ‘Back To The Honky Tonk Tour’ that will take him all over North America from Feb. 22 through March 29.At all shows, the 47-year-old Oklahoma native will be joined by special guests Dustin Lynch and Emily Ann Roberts.The tour comes on the heels of Shelton’s 2023 ‘Honky Tonk Tour’ which took place in early 2023.

doubled down on his defense of the controversial song “Try That in a Small Town” after it was branded pro-lynching and racist. Aldean, 46, claimed while appearing on the “Coop’s Rockin’ Country Saturday Night” podcast that he was “not sayin’ anything that’s not true.“If you’ve got common sense, you can look at the video and see, I’m not sayin’ anything that’s not true,” the singer added.

Zach Bryan will have very few days off.The popular country singer recently extended his upcoming ‘The Quittin’ Time Tour’ that will send him to arenas and stadiums all over North America from March through December.As of now, the 27-year-old has a whopping 81 (!) gigs lined up next year; that’s 29 more than when the tour was announced back in late August.And if you’re a Zach Bryan fan based in NY or NJ, you’re in luck.In March, he’ll hit Buffalo, NY’s KeyBank Center on March 10, Newark, NJ’s Prudential Center on March 14-15, Brooklyn, NY’s Barclays Center on March 27-28 and Elmont, NY’s UBS Arena on March 30-31.He’ll close the tour with an encore of back-to-back concerts at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center on Dec.

won new artist of the year at the 2022 CMAs, she’s no Nashville newbie.“I got here in 2011 in my little camper trailer, and it was 12 years Aug. 1st.

Hwy 30 Music Festival speeds into the Texas Motor Speedway for four days of good times, great food and drink and lots of country music.Just a few of the stars dishing out the country this year include Zach Bryan, Dierks Bentley, Koe Wetzel, Cody Jinks and Brothers Osborne.They’ll be joined by Shane Smith and The Saints, Charles Wesley Godwin, Ashley McBryde and rockers Gary Clark Jr. and Staind.Plus, Colbie Caillat and Diplo will be there too.In total, 36 acts are set to take the stage at the speedway.And if you want to take part in the four-day extravaganza, it isn’t too late to scoop up last-minute tickets.At the time of publication, four-day passes are going for $127 before fees on Vivid Seats.Single-day passes start at $84 before fees.Need just a little more information before smashing that buy button?Keep scrolling, Fort Worth friends.We’ve got everything you need to know and more about the 2023 Hwy 30 Music Festival below.All prices listed above are subject to fluctuation.A complete breakdown of all the best prices on single and multi-day passes for this year’s Hwy 30 can be found here:(Note: The New York Post confirmed all above prices at the publication time. All prices are in US dollars, subject to fluctuation and include additional fees at checkout.)Vivid Seats is a verified secondary market ticketing platform, and prices may be higher or lower than face value, depending on demand.

George Strait announced a 2024 stadium tour with Chris Stapleton and Little Big Town.After doing a bit of research, our team found tickets for all of his 2024 shows start in the $100 to $200 range.However, for some reason, tickets to Strait’s Oct. 21 ATLive headlining gig at Atlanta, GA’s Mercedes-Benz Stadium alongside Carrie Underwood, Little Big Town and Willie Nelson and Family are shockingly cheap.How cheap?At the time of publication, we found some last-minute seats going for as low as $34 before fees on Vivid Seats.Considering all the country fried star power on hand, that’s a true steal.Reasonably priced lower-level and floor seats are available as well.Want to go to this bargain one-night-only boot stompin’ extravaganza?Keep scrolling.We’ve got everything you need to know and more about the 2023 ATLive below.All prices listed above are subject to fluctuation.A complete breakdown of all the best prices by section at Mercedes-Benz Stadium for ATLive 2023 can be found here:(Note: The New York Post confirmed all above prices at the publication time. All prices are in US dollars, subject to fluctuation and include additional fees at checkout.)Vivid Seats is a verified secondary market ticketing platform, and prices may be higher or lower than face value, depending on demand.

Sam Hunt is headed back to the outskirts.The popular country singer just announced his 17-concert arena ‘Outskirts Tour’ with special guests Brett Young and Lily Rose from February through April.‘Outskirts’ will be a bit of a victory lap for the 38-year-old Hunt; in summer 2023, he toured with Young and Rose on his ‘Summer On The Outskirts Tour.’“I sat back for the last three months and enjoyed every second of the time I got to spend with these wonderful people,” he shared on Instagram about the summer run of shows.And if you want to enjoy every second with Hunt, Young and Rose on their next run of shows, you can grab tickets to catch him live in 2024 as soon as today.Although inventory isn’t available on Ticketmaster until Friday, Oct.

Brothers Osborne by returning to The Anthem on Saturday, Oct. 14, for the first time since 2021.

Dancing With the Stars, was unceremoniously quashed.“I stood on Dancing with the Stars, in between Ariana Grande and Meghan Trainor, and all the while behind the scenes I’m being told I’m not a superstar and all these things,” he says. “Boys Like You” cleaned up on the music apps — Spotify alone shows it at 70 million streams — but “they wouldn’t take it to the radio because of fear, because I would’ve been a boy singing about a boy on American radio in 2015. And for some reason that was just too edgy for even the biggest names in music.“Really,” he continues, “what it would’ve been is groundbreaking and historic.

GoldenSky Festival will drop into Discovery Park for two days of country music, good vibes and great times.And yes, this year’s lineup is stacked.Eric Church, Jon Pardi, Maren Morris, Jordan Davis and Wynonna Judd are atop the bill.They’ll be joined by Parker McCollum, Lainey Wilson, Eli Young Band, Ingrid Andress and Megan Moroney.In total, 25 acts will take the stage over the two-day weekend.Given all the talent slated to perform on Saturday and Sunday, we’re happy to report that last-minute tickets are shockingly cheap.At the time of publication, we found some two-day passes going for as low as $80 before fees on Vivid Seats.Single-day passes start at $97 before fees.Yes, you read that right. Two-day passes are cheaper.Want to get in on the boot-scootin’ mid-October party before it’s too late?We’ve got everything you need to know and more about the 2023 GoldenSky Festival below.A complete breakdown of all the best prices on single and multi-day passes for the GoldenSky Festival can be found here:(Note: The New York Post confirmed all above prices at the publication time. All prices are in US dollars, subject to fluctuation and include additional fees at checkout.)Vivid Seats is a verified secondary market ticketing platform, and prices may be higher or lower than face value, depending on demand.

his Instagram to celebrate their 27th wedding anniversary, posting a photo of the two of them on the night they met.“This is the very first picture ever taken of us, the very first time we ever met back in spring of 1994. This was backstage of the “New Faces” show at the Country Radio Seminar……I fell for you in an instant,” he wrote. “I fall for you everyday, every time you walk into the room, every time I see you in our 3 beautiful daughter’s smiles.

told E! News. “It’s a little bit of a roller coaster.

months after his death.Jacobs died by suicide in February at age 49. The country singer reportedly did not take part in the service.“While this celebration was long in coming, it was necessary for us, his parents, to cope with the shock of his passing, and to work through adjusting to this life without our beloved son.

CoJo will be back in the saddle next year.36-year-old country star Cody Johnson just announced the first leg of his upcoming ‘The Leather Tour’ that will send him to venues all over North America from January through June 2024.The 13-concert trek — which will likely expand soon — is named after his upcoming ninth studio album “Leather.”“This round of songs… is the best..I have ever recorded,” the 36-year-old singer said in a statement. “Each album should outdo the last one.”And while Johnson is bringing his very best to the stage, he’s not going it alone.Along the way, he’ll be joined by special guests Justin Moore, Chris Janson and Dillon Carmichael.Need tickets ASAP?We’re here to help make that happen.Although inventory isn’t available on Ticketmaster until Friday, Oct.

Tim McGraw sold out.After announcing his 2024 ‘Standing Room Only Tour’ featuring special guest Carly Pearce in early August, the legendary country performer had to add an additional 11 shows to his schedule to keep up with demand from fans.“You asked for it… so we added more shows from coast to coast!” the “1883” star shared on Instagram.Along the way, he’ll stop into Buffalo’s KeyBank Center on Saturday, May 4 and Long Island’s UBS Arena on Thursday, May 9.And if you want tickets to see him perform “I Like It, I Love It,” “Highway Don’t Care,” “Something Like That” and hits from his recently released 2023 album “Standing Room Only” at one of his many, many gigs live, you can scoop seats up as soon as today.Although inventory isn’t available on Ticketmaster for the 11 new dates until Friday, Sept.

Morgan Wallen is doing it all over again in 2024.The popular and controversial country singer just added an additional ten stadium shows from April 4 to Aug. 8 to his ongoing, international ‘One Night At A Time Tour’ calendar.

Jimmy Buffett died of skin cancer, sales of the legendary songwriter’s tracks collectively rose over 7,000%, according to to data from Luminate published by Billboard.For the tracking week dated Sept. 1 through Sept.

new relationship with actor Chase Stokes.Country singer Ballerini, 30, celebrated her boyfriend Stokes’ birthday by revealing the first message she ever sent the “Outer Banks” actor.Her message might not win points for originality, but you can’t say it didn’t work. She messaged Stokes on Instagram at 1 a.m.

Kane Brown will be on the road and in the air all 2024 long.The popular country singer just announced his 31-concert ‘In The Air Tour’ that will send him all over North America from March through September.Along the way, the 29-year-old Chattanooga native is slated to stop into Newark, NJ’s Prudential Center on March 30 and Buffalo, NY’s KeyBank Center on April 6.He won’t be going it alone either.On select dates, Brown will be joined by boot scootin’ stalwarts Tyler Hubbard, Jon Pardi, Chris Young, Bailey Zimmerman, Cole Swindell, Parmalee, Locash and Raelynn.Best of all, if you want to get your hands on tickets to hear chart topping hits like “Heaven,” “Thank God,” “Bury Me In Georgia” and so many more live ASAP, you can grab them as soon as today.Although inventory isn’t available on Ticketmaster until Thursday, Sept. 28, fans who want to ensure they have tickets ahead of time can purchase on sites like Vivid Seats before tickets are officially on sale.Vivid Seats is a secondary market ticketing platform, and prices may be higher or lower than face value, depending on demand.They have a 100% buyer guarantee that states your transaction will be safe and secure and will be delivered before the event.A complete calendar including all tour dates, venues and links to tickets for the ‘In The Air’ tour can be found below.Brown has just one concert left this calendar year.It’s a doozy though.He’ll headline at Las Vegas’ 2023 iHeartRadio Music Festival alongside Foo Fighters, Travis Scott, Fall Out Boy, Lil Wayne, Kelly Clarkson and more.You can grab last-minute tickets for the two-day extravaganza on Sept.

Dan + Shay met at a party in 2012.Now, a little over a decade later, the country-pop duo are embarking on their sixth tour together in support of their upcoming album “Bigger Houses.”The 19-city ‘The Heartbreak On The Map Tour’ will take the Nashville-based group along with special guests Ben Rector and Hailley Whitters to venues all over North America from February through April 2024.That includes a stop at Newark, NJ’s Prudential Center on Friday, April 12 for the newest judges on NBC’s “The Voice.”And if you need tickets to hear the three-time Grammy winners live next year, you can grab them as soon as today.Although inventory isn’t available on Ticketmaster until Friday, Sept. 22, fans who want to ensure they have tickets ahead of time can purchase on sites like Vivid Seats before tickets are officially on sale.Vivid Seats is a secondary market ticketing platform, and prices may be higher or lower than face value, depending on demand.They have a 100% buyer guarantee that states your transaction will be safe and secure and will be delivered before the event.A complete calendar including all tour dates, venues and links to buy tickets for ‘The Heartbreak On The Map Tour’ can be found below.On Sept.

according to WVLT. The country-folk singer expressed in a rant in multiple Facebook posts that he wants his shows to be an affordable low-cost experience, calling the meet-and-greet fee “horses—t” and “supposed to be free.”“I apologize for the price at Cotton Eyed Joe,” Anthony said Tuesday. “Have a friend of mine trying to help me book gigs.

rocks the big city at the big daddy of arenas — Manhattan’s Madison Square Garden — and the diamond-selling diva still has no idea what she’s going to wear at her sold-out concert. That’s right — the ’90s style icon is flipping the fashion script on each night of her “Queen of Me” tour, pulling and repurposing pieces from her own closet on a wardrobe whim.“It’s always a bit of being on the edge with the looks every night because there’s no wearing it twice,” she says.

George Strait went on a brief, summer stadium tour.2024 will be no different.The 71-year-old country icon just announced he will perform nine concerts from May through December next year.That includes a huge gig at East Rutherford, NJ’s MetLife Stadium on Saturday, June 8.And like last year, he’ll be bringing along fellow big name headliners Chris Stapleton and Little Big Town with him.“I’ve always said we have the best fans in the world,” Strait said in a press release. “To see so many of them show up for these shows just makes us want to keep bringing them more.”Need tickets to catch The King of Country perform “All My Ex’s Live In Texas,” “Check Yes Or No,” “Amarillo By Morning” and so many more mega hits live today?Now you can.Although inventory isn’t available on Ticketmaster until Friday, Sept.