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Brad Paisley firms up tour plans

Published March 16, 2007 01:35 PM

By Kym Kilgore / LiveDaily Contributor

After a little bit of tweaking, the itinerary appears to be set for Brad Paisley [ tickets ]'s Bonfires & Amplifiers tour, which kicks off in late April.

The country star will play a few shows in March before launching the North American outing with support acts Jack Ingram, Kellie Picker and Taylor Swift. The trek will hit cities all over the US (along with Vancouver, British Columbia) through August. Details are listed below.

Paisley has also been announced as the grand-finale performer of June's CMA Music Festival in Nashville--his only gig this year in Music City, according to his website.

The concerts will give the singer/songwriter/guitarist a chance to preview new music from his forthcoming album, which is due this summer. The first single from the new set, "Ticks," is streaming at his MySpace page.

Paisley's latest record, "Time Well Wasted," scored him the 2006 Country Music Association's Album of the Year award. The set is the Grammy-nominated singer's fourth straight platinum album and his second double-platinum, with total sales topping 8 million, according to a press release.

On the touring front, Paisley's Time Well Wasted outing last year drew more than 750,000 fans, making it Pollstar's No. 4 country tour of the year.

Along with all the other accolades, the performer, who became a father last month, is up for the Academy of Country Music's Top Male Vocalist honor at the May 15 awards ceremony.

[Note: The following tour dates have been provided by artist and/or tour sources, who verify its accuracy as of the publication time of this story. Changes may occur before tickets go on sale. Check with official artist websites, ticketing sources and venues for late updates.]

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, IN - 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
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 - Darien Center, NY - Darien Lake Performing Arts Center
10 - Nashville, TN - CMA Music Festival
22 - Grand Junction, CO - Country Jam USA
23 - Greeley, CO - Greeley Stampede
24 - Albuquerque, NM - Journal Pavilion
28 - Lemoore, CA - Tachi Palace Hotel & Casino

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
29 - Bethel, NY - Bethel Woods Center for the Arts

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
31 - Essex Junction, VT - Champlain Valley Exposition