Lonestar saddles up for more shows as new album nears
Country quartet Lonestar will pass the time leading up to the mid-September release of its new album by tackling a late-summer tour, and will back the new set with a fall outing.
The current leg of the in-progress trek runs until Sept. 7, after which the band takes a break from the road in preparation for the Sept. 13 release of the new studio set "Coming Home." A handful of post-release shows are also lined up, and more dates are expected. Details are included below.
"Coming Home," the follow-up to last year's "Let's Be Us Again," features the single "You're Like Comin' Home." The song's music video is scheduled to premiere Thursday (8/4) on CMT, according to Lonestar's website.
Last month, Lonestar shot the "You're Like Comin' Home" video near Austin, TX, in 98-degree heat. The band was "literally tethered to the back of a flatbed truck and were playing and singing as they rolled along the highway," according to the group's website. Initially, a miniature, remote-controlled chopper camera was used to get some aerial shots, but was grounded after it veered too close to lead singer Richie McDonald's head. A cameraman tethered to the exterior of a full-size helicopter was brought in for the rest of the shoot.
"I felt like Tom Cruise in the 'Mission Impossible' films while shooting this video," McDonald said in a statement. "It was an amazing experience and a real first for all of us on a video set to be on a moving truck with a helicopter flying right overhead."
August 2005
2 - Turlock, CA - Stanislaus County Fair
4 - Temecula, CA - Pechanga Resort & Casino
5 - San Diego, CA - Humphrey's by the Bay
6 - Henderson, NV - Sunset Station Hotel/Casino
8 - Ventura, CA - Ventura County Fair
10 - Phoenix, AZ - Dodge Theatre
11 - Tucson, AZ - Anselmo Valencia Amphitheatre
12 - Albuquerque, NM - Sandia Casino
13 - Sterling, CO - Logan County Fair
17 - Rama, Ontario - Casino Rama
18 - Adrian, MI - Lenawee County Fair
20 - Hiawassee, GA - Anderson Music Hall
25 - Cohasset, MA - So. Shore Music Circus
26 - St. Leonard, MD - Leonard Volunteer Fire Department
27 - Pittsburgh, PA - Point State Park
28 - Salamanco, NY - Seneca Allegany Casino
September 2005
1 - Sault Ste. Marie, MI - Vegas Kewadin Casino
2 - Elkhorn, WI - Walworth County Fair
3 - Davenport, IA - John O'Donnel Stadium
4 - Van Wert, OH - Van Wert County Fair
7 - Huron, SD - South Dakota State Fair
16 - Danville, VA - Carrington Pavilion
17 - Frederick, MD - Great Frederick Fair
24 - Marksville, LA - Mari Center @ Paragon Casino Resort
29 - Omaha, NE - Rivercity Roundup
October 2005
28 - Kansas City, MO - American Royal Rodeo
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