Brad Paisley rolls with 'Bonfires & Amplifiers'
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Country star Brad Paisley returns to the road this spring for the Bonfires & Amplifiers Tour, which will also feature Texas honkey-tonker Jack Ingram, "American Idol" finalist Kellie Pickler and 17-year-old singer/songwriter/guitarist Taylor Swift .
The outing, which launches in late April and will be presented at , has 37 dates on the books through August, hitting cities all over the US and one in Canada, with more concerts to be added, according to a press release. Confirmed shows, including a few March gigs before the tour kickoff, are listed below.
Paisley started 2007 with news that his latest award-winning album, "Time Well Wasted," had been certified double-platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America. The 2005 release is the Grand Ole Opry member's fourth straight platinum album and second double-platinum, with combined sales of all of his albums topping 8 million, a press release said.
"Time Well Wasted" has spawned three No. 1 singles, including "She's Everything," which is in its third week atop Billboard's Hot Country Song chart. That tune and a couple of others from the album are streaming at Paisley's MySpace page
The singer's 2006 Time Well Wasted outing brought more than 750,000 fans through the turnstiles, making it Pollstar's No. 4 country tour of the year.
In October, Paisley put out his first holiday album, "Brad Paisley Christmas," which made it to No. 8 on SoundScan's Country Album Sales chart, according to the singer's website.
March 2007
21-22 - Rama, Ontario - Casino Rama
31 - Gainesville, FL - K Country Jamboree
Bonfires & Amplifiers Tour
April 2007
26 - Chattanooga, TN - UTC McKenzie Arena
27 - Statesboro, GA - Paulson Stadium
28 - Columbus, GA - Columbus Civic Center
May 2007
3 - Evansville, IL - Roberts Stadium
4 - Moline, IL - The Mark of the Quad Cities
6 - Champaign, IL - Assembly Hall
10 -Maryland Heights, MO - UMB Bank Pavilion
11 - Bonner Springs, KS - Verizon Wireless Arena
12 - Dallas, TX - Smirnoff Music Center
17 - Bakersfield, CA - Rabobank Arena
18 - Mountain View, CA - Shoreline Amphitheater
19 - Marysville, CA - Sleep Train Amphitheatre
20 - Fresno, CA - Save Mart Center
22 - Vancouver, British Columbia - GM Place
24 - Spokane, WA - Spokane Arena
25 - Ridgefield, WA - The Amphitheater at Clark County
26 - Auburn, WA - White River Amphitheatre
June 2007
7 - Noblesville, IN - Verizon Wireless Arena
8 - Cuyahoga Falls, OH - Blossom Music Center
9 - Mansfield, MA - Tweeter Center
10 - Darien Center, NY - Darien Lake PAC
22 - Grand Junction, CO - Country Jam USA
23 - Greeley, CO - Greeley Stampede
24 - Albuquerque, NM - Journal Pavilion
July 2007
19 - St. Clairsville, OH - Jamboree in the Hills
20 - Raleigh, NC - Alltel Pavilion
21 - Charlotte, NC - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
27 - Uncasville, CT - Mohegan Sun Arena
28 - Hershey, PA - Giant Center
29 - Bethel, NY - Bethel Woods PAC
August 2007
2 - Orlando, FL - Orlando Centroplex
3 - Jacksonville, FL - Jacksonville Arena
4 - Atlanta, GA - HiFi Buys Amphitheater
9 - Biloxi, MS - Mississippi Coast Coliseum
10 - Birmingham, AL - Verizon Wireless Music Center
11 - Antioch, TN - Starwood Amphitheatre
23 - St. Paul, MN - Minnesota State Fair
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