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Brad Paisley rolls with 'Bonfires & Amplifiers'
Country star Brad Paisley returns to the road this spring for the Bonfires & Amplifiers Tour, which will also feature Texas honkey-tonker Jack Ingram, "American Idol" finalist Kellie Pickler and 17-year-old singer/songwriter/guitarist Taylor Swift .
The outing, which launches in late April and will be presented at , has 37 dates on the books through August, hitting cities all over the US and one in Canada, with more concerts to be added, according to a press release. Confirmed shows, including a few March gigs before the tour kickoff, are listed below.
Paisley started 2007 with news that his latest award-winning album, "Time Well Wasted," had been certified double-platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America. The 2005 release is the Grand Ole Opry member's fourth straight platinum album and second double-platinum, with combined sales of all of his albums topping 8 million, a press release said.
"Time Well Wasted" has spawned three No. 1 singles, including "She's Everything," which is in its third week atop Billboard's Hot Country Song chart. That tune and a couple of others from the album are streaming at Paisley's MySpace page
The singer's 2006 Time Well Wasted outing brought more than 750,000 fans through the turnstiles, making it Pollstar's No. 4 country tour of the year.
In October, Paisley put out his first holiday album, "Brad Paisley Christmas," which made it to No. 8 on SoundScan's Country Album Sales chart, according to the singer's website.
