Martina McBride readies shed tour
Country star Martina McBride has tweaked her schedule a bit and added several dates to her summer/fall "Waking Up Laughing Tour," which gets under way this week.
The under-the-stars outing is set to launch Friday (7/11) in Clarkston, MI, and visit more than 30 amphitheaters across the US into mid-October. Since last check, shows have been added in Gilford, NH; Missoula, MT; Bakersfield, CA; Albuquerque, NM; and Red Wing, MN. An updated itinerary is listed below.
Texas-based singer/songwriter Jack Ingram, who appeared on McBride's arena tour earlier this year, will continue as special guest, and newcomers Chris Young and Jason Michael Carroll will take turns in the opening slot.
McBride's 2007 "Waking Up Laughing" jaunt was one of the year's Top 10 tours across all genres, according to a press release. The album of the same name surfaced last year and debuted at No. 3 on The Billboard 200. It has spawned McBride's fastest-selling single to date, "Anyway," as well as the radio hits "How I Feel" and "For These Times."
In April, the Grammy-winning songstress released her first live set, "Martina McBride: Live in Concert," which includes an eight-song CD and a DVD recorded last September at Moline, IL's i wireless Center. The film has aired across the country on the PBS-TV series "Great Performances."
McBride, a four-time Country Music Association Vocalist of the Year, has sold more than 16 million albums and charted 22 Top 10 singles during her 15-year career, according to her bio.
July 2008
11 - Clarkston, MI - DTE Energy Music Theatre
12 - Darien Lake, NY - Darien Lake Performing Arts Center
13 - Gilford, NH - Meadowbrook US Cellular Pavilion
17 - Selma, TX - Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
18 - Dallas, TX - Superpages.com Center
19 - Woodlands, TX - Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
24 - Harrington, DE - Delaware State Fair
25 - Wantagh, NY - Nikon at Jones Beach Theater
31 - Missoula, MT - Adams Center
August 2008
1 - West Valley City, UT - USANA Amphitheatre
2 - Denver, CO - Fiddler's Green
8 - Concord, CA - Sleep Train Pavilion
9 - Wheatland, CA - Sleep Train Amphitheatre
10 - Kelseyville, CA - Konocti Field Amphitheater
12 - Bakersfield, CA - Buck Owens' Crystal Palace
14 - Albuquerque, NM - Journal Pavilion
15 - Phoenix, AZ - Cricket Wireless Pavilion
16 - Irvine, CA - Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
28 - Birmingham, AL - Verizon Wireless Music Center
29 - Maryland Heights, MO - Verizon Wireless Amphitheater St. Louis
30 - Tinley Park, IL - First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre
September 2008
19 - Hartford, CT - New England Dodge Music Center
20 - Camden, NJ - Susquehanna Bank Center
26 - Burgettstown, PA - Post Gazette Pavilion
27 - Bristow, VA - Nissan Pavilion
October 2008
3 - Charlotte, NC - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
4 - Raleigh, NC - TWC Music Pavilion at Walnut Creek
5 - Virginia Beach, VA - Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
10 - Tampa, FL - Ford Amphitheatre
11 - West Palm Beach, FL - Cruzan Amphitheatre
18 - Red Wing, MN - Treasure Island Resort
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