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Tour Dates:
6/11/2008 to 10/18/08
Approximate Running Time:
2 hours
Venue(s):
June 2008
11 - Albuquerque, NM - Journal Pavilion
12 - Phoenix, AZ - Cricket Pavilion
13 - San Diego, CA - Coors Amphitheatre
14 - Irvine, CA - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
19 - Fresno, CA - Save Mart Center
20 - Mountain View, CA - Shoreline Amphitheatre
21 - Sacramento, CA - Sleep Train Amphitheatre
26 - Indianapolis, IN - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
28 - Holmdel, NJ - PNC Bank Arts Center
July 2008
11 - Cincinnati, OH - Riverbend Music Center
12 - Bristow, VA - Nissan Pavilion
17 - St. Clairsville, OH - Jamboree in the Hills
18 - Charlotte, NC - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
19 - Raleigh, NC - Walnut Creek Amphitheatre
24 - Hartford, CT - New England Dodge Music Center
25 - Scranton, PA - Toyota Pavilion at Montage Mountain
26 - Hershey, PA - Giant Center
August 2008
1 - Kansas City, MO - Sprint Center
2 - Dallas, TX - Superpages.com Center
9 - Detroit Lakes, MN - WE Fest
15 - St. Louis, MO - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
16 - Louisville, KY- Kentucky State Fair Freedom Hall
22 - St. Paul, MN - Minnesota State Fair Grandstand
23 - Chicago, IL - First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre
29 - Cleveland, OH - Blossom Music Center
30 - Philadelphia, PA - Susquehanna Bank Center
31 - Virginia Beach, VA - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
September 2008
18 - Atlanta, GA - Lakewood Amphitheatre
19 - Tampa, FL - Ford Amphitheatre
20 - West Palm Beach, FL - Cruzan Amphitheatre
25 - Providence, RI - Dunkin Donuts Center
26 - Uncasville, CT - Mohegan Sun Arena
27 - Manchester, NH - Verizon Wireless Arena
October 2008
2 - Gainesville, FL - Stephen C. O’Connell Center
3 - Birmingham, AL - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
4 - Biloxi, MS - Mississippi Coast Coliseum
17 - Houston, TX - Woodlands Pavilion
18 - San Antonio, TX - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
Latest Album:
Time Well Wasted
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Biography:
Like many up-and-coming artists in Nashville, Paisley earned extra money by singing and playing on demos. One of these attracted the attention of Arista Nashville's A&R Department. After a series of meetings and phone calls -- during which each party proclaimed its affection and esteem for the other -- Paisley added his name to the Arista roster.
The newcomer made his mark in 1999 with the single "He Didn't Have to Be," co-written with friend Lovelace. The song, which detailed the story of Lovelace's real-life relationship with his stepson, gave Paisley his first No. 1 single and helped his debut album Who Needs Pictures go platinum (for sales of 1,000,000 copies).
In 2000, Paisley won the Country Music Association's Horizon Award and the Academy of Country Music's best new male vocalist trophy and received his first Grammy nomination in 2001 in the all-genre best new artist category. He made his Grand Ole Opry debut May 28, 1999, and after 40 some appearances, he was inducted into the Opry on Feb. 17, 2001.
In 2002, he released his follow-up album Part II. According to Paisley, Part II picks up right where Who Needs Pictures left off, literally. "The fiddle that fades out at the end of the first record leads you into the first song on Part II," he says. "I pictured someone putting them in the CD player and playing them back to back." The album garnered his third No. 1 hit with the hilarious "I'm Gonna Miss Her (The Fishing Song)." The video included several celebrities in cameos, including his wife, actress Kimberly Williams-Paisley, whom he married in 2003
Paisly's third album, Mud on the Tires, arrived in 2003. It featured the hit "Celebrity," which poked fun at fame and reality television. The surprise hit, though, was a duet with Alison Krauss, "Whiskey Lullaby." The tale of double suicide due to alcoholism, the song won CMA honors for its writers Bill Anderson and Jon Randall, as well as for music video (directed by Rick Schroder) and musical event.
In 2005, he released Time Well Wasted, which included the hit "Alcohol," as well as another powerful collaboration, "When I Get Where I'm Going," with Dolly Parton on harmony vocals. The album also included "The World" and "She's Everything." In 2006, it won the CMA award for album of the year; "When I Get Where I'm Going" won for vocal event. Brad Paisley Christmas was also released in 2006.