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Lonestar saddles up for spring, summer shows

Published March 30, 2006 03:26 PM

By Jon Zahlaway / LiveDaily Senior Writer

Country quartet Lonestar [ tickets ] is making plans to spend much of the spring and summer touring the US as the group continues to support last fall's "Coming Home."

The band is scheduled to get things started in the South early next month, and has booked a handful of shows in each of the coming months through September. Details are included below.

Released last September, "Coming Home," the follow-up to 2004's "Let's Be Us Again." The band has said it feels the new set is its most definitive studio collection to date.

"I think we finally have a grasp of what we want to say and how we want to say it," keyboardist Dean Sams said in a press release. [Group frontman] Richie [McDonald] has always been one of the keys to our success--with his voice, and pen, and although with this record it wasn't a conscious effort for us to write everything, it's pretty cool that all but one of the songs was written or co-written by members of the band. I think it shows strength, unity and growth."

"Coming Home" features the cut "Doghouse," which the group delivered to radio stations on Monday (3/27).

[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.]

April 2006
7 - Robinsonville, MS - Sam's Town
8 - Marksville, LA - Mari Center @ Paragon Casino Resort
21 - Biloxi, MS - Biloxi Saenger Theatre
29 - Binghamton, NY - Broome County Arena
30 - Syracuse, NY - Landmark Theatre

May 2006
2 - Uncasville, CT - Mohegan Sun
13 - Merrillville, IN - Star Plaza Theatre
20 - Atlanta, GA - HiFi Buys Amphitheatre

June 2006
2 - Norfolk, VA - Naval Amphibious Base
9 - Winsted, MN - Winstock Country Music Festival
10 - Waukesha, WI - Waukesha Expo Center
17 - Sparta, KY - Kentucky Speedway
24 - Magnolia, OH - Magnolia Festival

July 2006
1 - Murray, KY - Froggy Fest
9 - Fort Loramie, OH - Hickory Hill Lakes
13 - Manchester, IA - Delaware County Fair
14 - Seymour, WI - Outagamie County Fair
15 - Chesaning, MI - Showboat Park
21 - Chautauqua, NY - Institution Amphitheatre

August 2006
5 - Olathe, CO - Olathe Community Park
13 - San Diego, CA - Humphrey's by the Bay
17 - Harrisonburg, VA - Rockingham County Fair
18 - Zanesville, OH - Muskingum County Fair
25 - Princeton, IL - Bureau County Fair

September 2006
24 - West Springfield, MA - Eastern States Exposition