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Little Big Town finds 'A Place to Land' and then some

Published February 27, 2008 12:02 PM

By Kym Kilgore / LiveDaily Contributor

Country quartet Little Big Town [ tickets ] has a relentless touring schedule through the summer, as it headlines its own shows, supports a few big-name acts and plays the festival/fair circuit across North America.

From now through late April, the band will mix a few of its own gigs with slots opening for George Strait, Martina McBride and Sugarland all over the US and Canada, and will then focus on a slew of fairs and festivals through August. The full itinerary is listed below.

The band members--Karen Fairchild, Kimberly Schlapman, Phillip Sweet and Jimi Westbrook--are supporting their third album, "A Place to Land," which surfaced in November and reached No. 24 on The Billboard 200. So far, the set has spawned country hit "I'm With the Band," which is streaming at the group's MySpace page.

The new record follows Little Big Town's 2005 platinum-selling breakthrough, "The Road to Here," which was nominated for several Grammy Awards. That set logged four Top 20 hits: "Boondocks," "Bring It On Home," "Good As Gone" and "A Little More You."

Between albums, the bandmates went through a lot of changes; all four got married (Fairchild and Westbrook to one another) and Schlapman and Sweet became parents. The shift in priorities is reflected on "A Place to Land."

"This record is the heart and soul of what we're about," Fairchild commented in the band's bio. "We did a lot of soul searching while making this record. It was a very intense, and very gratifying, experience."

Though Little Big Town has been honored recently as an up-and-coming act, the band is actually celebrating its 10th anniversary this year. After playing and touring together for so song, the members, who share lead vocal duties relatively equally, say their lush harmonies have become second nature.

"I think there's a maturity that comes through because of all the work we've done together," Sweet said. "We've shared so much, and we connect on such a deep level, and you can hear that on this record."

TOUR DATES

February 2008
28 - Richmond, VA - Richmond Coliseum*
29 - Lexington, KY - Rupp Arena*

March 2008
1 - Cleveland, OH - Quicken Loans Arena*
6 - Albuquerque, NM - University Arena*
7 - Lubbock, TX - United Spirit Arena*
8 - El Paso, TX - Briggs Army Airfield
14 - Elizabeth, IN - Caesars Indiana
15 - Nashville, TN - Grand Ole Opry House
17 - Calgary, Alberta - Pengrowth Saddledome**
19 - Edmonton, Alberta - Rexall Place**
20 - Saskatoon, Saskatchewan - Credit Union Centre**
21 - Winnipeg, Manitoba - MTS Centre**
27 - Redding, CA - Redding Convention Center
28 - Oakland, CA - Oracle Arena*
29 - Carson, CA - The Home Depot Center*

April 2008
4 - Baltimore, MD - 1st Mariner Arena*
6 - Burgettstown, PA - Pepsi Cola Roadhouse
10 - Wilmington, NC - Trask Coliseum***
11 - Asheville, NC - Asheville Civic Center***
12 - Knoxville, TN - Knoxville Coliseum***
18 - Estero, FL - Germain Arena**
19 - Jacksonville, FL - Veterans Memorial Arena**
20 - Huntsville, AL - Von Braun Center**
24 - Dayton, OH - Ervin J. Nutter Center***
25 - Cape Girardeau, MO - Show Me Center***
26 - Jonesboro, AR - Arkansas State Convocation Center

May 2008
2 - Corpus Christi, TX - American Bank Center Arena
23-24 - Onamia, MN - Grand Casino Mille Lacs

June 2008
5 - Enterprise, AL - BamaJam Festival
14 - Dubuque, IA - America's River Festival
19 - New Berlin, IL - Sangamon County Fair
20 - Mt. Pleasant, MI - Soaring Eagle Casino
26 - Milwaukee, WI - Summerfest
27 - Manhattan, KS - Country Stampede
28 - Greeley, CO - Greeley Stampede
29 - Grand Junction, CO - Country Jam

July
2 - Del Mar, CA - Del Mar Fairgrounds
4 - Kaneohe Bay, HI - Bayfest Hawaii
12 - Troy, MO - Lincoln County Fairgrounds
13 - Rhinelander, WI - Hodag Country Festival
18 - Eau Claire, WI - Country Jam USA
19 - Kingsport, TN - J Fred Johnson Memorial Stadium
22 - Goshen, IN - Elkhart County Fair
23 - Wheaton, IL - DuPage County Fair
30 - Redmond, OR - Deschutes County Fair

August 2008
1 - Great Falls, MT - Montana State Fairgrounds
2 - Camrose, Alberta - Big Valley Jamboree
5 - Sioux Falls, SD - Sioux Empire Fairgrounds
6 - Sikeston, MO - Jaycee Bootheel Rodeo
7 - Grand Island, NE - Hall County Fair
8 - Detroit Lakes, MN - We Fest
12 - Grants Pass, OR - Josephine County Fair
13 - Lynden, WA - Northwest Washington Fair
14 - Chehalis, WA - Southwest Washington Fair
15 - Eugene, OR - Lane County Fair
23 - Rhinebeck, NY - Dutchess County Fair
24 - Woodstock, VA - Shenandoah County Fair
29 - Elkhorn, WI - Walworth County Fair
30 - Mt. Pleasant, IA - Midwest Old Threshers

* appearing with George Strait
** appearing with Martina McBride
***appearing with Sugarland

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