JOURNEY SETS EXTENSIVE 2020 NORTH AMERICAN TOUR WITH THE PRETENDERS 

Five Month Tour Kicks Off Friday, May 15 

Tickets on Sale Friday, November 8 at 10 AM

FRIDAY, JUNE 26, 2020

TICKETS ON SALE FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 8 AT 10AM! 

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Club Fitness Box Office at Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre will be open November 8, 9, 11 only with No Service Fees 

JOURNEY - Neal Schon (founding member and lead guitarist), Ross Valory (co-founding member and bassist), longtime members Jonathan Cain (keyboardist) & Steve Smith (drummer), and Arnel Pineda (lead singer) – have set an extensive North American tour in 2020 with the PRETENDERS that will feature all new production and hits from start to finish. The 60+ date tour, produced by Live Nation, begins Friday, May 15, through Saturday, September 12, and tickets go on sale Friday, November 8, at 10 AM. All times are local. 

 Fans can expect to hear iconic Journey classics such as “Lights,” “Faithfully,” “Any Way You Want It,” “Open Arms,” “Wheel In The Sky,” “Separate Ways (Worlds Apart),” and the seminal “Don’t Stop Believin’,” which is the top-selling digital catalog track in history, as well as Pretenders’ hits such as “I’ll Stand By You,” “Back On The Chain Gang,” “Brass In Pocket,” “Don’t Get Me Wrong,” “2000 Miles,” “My City Was Gone,” “Middle of the Road,” and many more. 

American Express® Card Members can purchase tickets for select shows before the general public beginning Monday, November 4, at 10 AM through Thursday, November 7, at 10 PM. Citi and other local presales will start on November 5, at 10 AM. 

A limited number of LaneOne Premium Packages will also be available, including amazing seats, transportation, preferred entrance and more. 

 PRETENDERS cross the bridge between punk, new wave and pop music like no other band, with genre-defining songs like “I'll Stand By You,” “Back On The Chain Gang” and “Don't Get Me Wrong.” 

The band has sold over 25 million albums and founder & leader Chrissie Hynde is one of contemporary music's greatest songwriters. Chrissie’s 2015 memoir Reckless: My Life As a Pretender, was hailed by the New York Times upon its release as "honest and distinctive… a love letter to rock and roll." 

After delivering 2016’s unflinchingly head-strong Alone album (produced by the Black Keys’ Dan Auerbach), the Pretenders continue to tour worldwide. 

JOURNEY is one of the most popular American rock bands of all time, creating some of the bestknown songs in modern music. Since the group’s formation in 1973, the band has earned 19 top 40 singles and 25 Gold and Platinum albums and has sold nearly 100 million albums globally. 

Their Greatest Hits album is certified 15 times-Platinum, bringing Journey into the elite club of Diamondcertified award holders. 

The band continues to tour and record into the 21st century, performing concerts for millions of fans worldwide, and received the prestigious Billboard "Legends of Live" touring award. 2018’s massive co-headlining tour with Def Leppard was the band’s most successful tour to date, landing them in the Top 10 year-end touring chart with more than 1 million tickets sold. In 2017, Journey was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. 

In March 2019, Journey released a live DVD/CD set from their concert at the Budokan in Tokyo, featuring the first-ever performances of the band’s “Escape” and “Frontiers” albums in their entireties. Journey received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, was inducted into the Hollywood Bowl Hall of Fame, and is the subject of the award-winning documentary, “Don’t Stop Believin’: Everyman’s Journey.” 

“THE 53RD ANNUAL CMA AWARDS” ADDS NOT-TO-BE-MISSED PERFORMANCES AND COLLABORATIONS BY KELSEA BALLERINI, BROOKS & DUNN WITH BROTHERS OSBORNE, GARTH BROOKS WITH BLAKE SHELTON, DAN + SHAY, KACEY MUSGRAVES WITH WILLIE NELSON, LADY ANTEBELLUM AND HALSEY, OLD DOMINION, BLAKE SHELTON, AND THOMAS RHETT Country Legend Willie Nelson Returns to the CMA Awards Stage for the First Time Since 2012 for a Special Performance with Kacey Musgraves Country Music’s Biggest Night™ to Air Live from Bridgestone Arena Wednesday, Nov. 13 on the ABC Television Network

NASHVILLE—“The 53rd Annual CMA Awards” has announced additional performances and collaborations by Kelsea Ballerini, Brooks & Dunn with Brothers Osborne, Garth Brooks with Blake Shelton, Dan + Shay, Kacey Musgraves with Willie Nelson, Lady Antebellum and Halsey, Old Dominion, Blake Shelton, and Thomas Rhett. Country Music’s Biggest Night™, hosted by Carrie Underwood with special guest hosts Reba McEntire and Dolly Parton, airs live from Bridgestone Arena in Nashville Wednesday, Nov. 13 at 8/7c on the ABC Television Network. Brooks & Dunn, an 18-time CMA Awards winner and two-time nominee this year, will perform their hit song “Hard Workin’ Man” with Brothers Osborne, the reigning CMA Vocal Duo of the Year and four-time nominee this year. Brooks & Dunn are also recent inductees into the Country Music Hall of Fame. Brooks, an Entertainer of the Year nominee this year, and Shelton, a three-time nominee this year, will perform their CMA Musical Event of the Year nominated hit, “Dive Bar.” Three-time nominee this year, Musgraves welcomes long-time friend and 10-time CMA Awards winner Nelson to the CMA stage to perform a heartwarming collaboration that fans will soon see has been decades in the making. Nelson last performed on the CMA Awards stage in 2012 in honor of receiving the inaugural CMA Lifetime Achievement Award. In a never-before-seen collaboration, Halsey makes her first-ever CMA Awards appearance, joining six-time CMA Awards winner Lady Antebellum to perform a genre-defying mashup. Female Vocalist of the Year nominee this year, Ballerini is set to perform her latest hit single “homecoming queen?,” while Dan + Shay, a three-time nominee this year, will perform their CMA Single of the Year nominated song “Speechless” from their CMA Album of the Year nominated album Dan + Shay. Old Dominion, reigning CMA Vocal Group of the Year and nominee again this year in the category, will bring their hit “One Man Band” to the CMA Awards stage, while Thomas Rhett, a two-time nominee this year, will perform “Remember You Young” from his CMA Album of the Year nominated album Center Point Road. In addition to his performance with Brooks, Shelton will also hit the stage to perform his three-time nominated single “God’s Country.” Previously announced performers include Eric Church, Luke Combs, Miranda Lambert, Reba McEntire, Maren Morris, Dolly Parton with for KING & COUNTRY and Zach Williams, P!NK and Chris Stapleton, Carrie Underwood, and Keith Urban. Additional performers and presenters will be revealed in the coming weeks. "The 53rd Annual CMA Awards” is a production of the Country Music Association. Robert Deaton is the Executive Producer, Alex Rudzinski is the Director, and David Wild is the Head Writer. For more information on “The 53rd Annual CMA Awards,” please visit CMAawards.com and follow CMA on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. Fans can listen to music featuring the CMA Awards nominees and performers, on Amazon Music, Apple Music, Pandora, Spotify, Vevo and YouTube. To celebrate "The 53rd Annual CMA Awards," the official merchandise line featuring tees, sweatshirts and other gifts is now available online. Fans can order by Tuesday, Nov. 5 to receive before the show. Merchandise will also be sold on-site at Bridgestone Arena on Wednesday, Nov. 13. About CMA Awards The first “CMA Awards Banquet and Show” was held in 1967. The following year, the CMA Awards was broadcast for the first time – making it the longest running, annual music awards program on network television. The CMA Awards have aired on ABC since 2006. ABC is the network home of the CMA Awards and CMA’s other two television properties, “CMA Fest” and “CMA Country Christmas.” Kelsea Ballerini Photo Credit: Piper Ferguson Brooks & Dunn Photo Credit: Miller Mobley Brothers Osborne Photo Credit: John Peets  Garth Brooks Photo Credit: Blue Rose, Inc.= Blake Shelton Photo Credit: Andrew Accles  Dan + Shay Photo Credit: Catherine Powell Kacey Musgraves Photo Credit: Alexa King Willie Nelson Photo Credit: Pamela Springsteen Lady Antebellum Photo Credit: Dove Shore Halsey Photo Credit: Ryan McGinley Old Dominion Photo Credit: Mason Allen   Thomas Rhett Photo Credit: John Shearer The official key art revealed for “The 53rd Annual CMA Awards,” hosted by Carrie Underwood with special guest hosts Reba McEntire and Dolly Parton live from Bridgestone Arena in Nashville Wednesday, Nov. 13 at 8/7c on the ABC Television Network. Photo Credit: Mark Seliger/ABC “The 53rd Annual CMA Awards,” hosted by Carrie Underwood with special guest hosts Reba McEntire and Dolly Parton, broadcasts live from Bridgestone Arena in Nashville Wednesday, Nov. 13 at 8/7c on the ABC Television Network. Photo Credit: Mark Seliger/ABC “The 53rd Annual CMA Awards,” hosted by Carrie Underwood with special guest hosts Reba McEntire and Dolly Parton, broadcasts live from Bridgestone Arena in Nashville Wednesday, Nov. 13 at 8/7c on the ABC Television Network. Photo Credit: Mark Seliger/ABC

JJ Wilde Feels “The Rush” In Provocative New Video “Soul-stirring” (Ones to Watch) breakout artist set to open for Jimmy Eat World in 2020 Watch the video for “The Rush” HERE

Get ready to feel “The Rush” in emerging alt-rock singer JJ Wilde’s sweltering new video. The “soul-stirring” (Ones to Watch) vocalist channels rockstar aesthetics and makes them her own in the video, where we see the long-haired rising rock badass sprawled on a bed surrounded by models, rocking out in the middle of an adoring crowd, smoking a joint, and riding a motorcycle into the night. The exciting visual, bolstered by the road tested swagger JJ Wilde has become known for, is sure to send shockwaves through your system. After cutting her teeth on the road opening for The Struts, The Glorious Sons, Reignwolf, and Incubus (all within less than a year after she released her debut single “Wired”), she’s embarking on her first headlining U.S. tour supporting her debut EP Wilde Eyes, Steady Hands (out via BMG/Black Box) this week. JJ has been confirmed as an opener for Jimmy Eat World’s 2020 Canadian Tour, yet another co-sign from prominent alt-rockers for one of the genre’s most exciting new voices. “The Rush” is the latest single off JJ Wilde’s Wilde Eyes, Steady Hands, crossing one million streams on Spotify. The four-song collection is a cathartic, rousing and well-varied amalgamation of pure, "fiercely unapologetic" (Atwood) rock n roll. It strikes the perfect balance between raucousness and sincerity, mixing together sweltering odes to independence with warmer self-reflective moments (like "State of Mind" which finds JJ confronting her imperfections, knowing she'll eventually learn from her mistakes). She pairs her earnest songwriting with her instantly memorable, velveteen rasp and full-throttle guitar. Atwood Magazine said that "such an artistry is hard to come by" praising "State of Mind" and first single "Wired" as "a kind of high-octane affirmation that she’s holding nothing back from her audience" (w/ the latter track being also featured on a variety of Spotify's most important rock playlists, including widely-streamed "New Noise," "New Music Friday Canada," and "Fierce Femmes"). JJ Wilde U.S. Headlining Fall 2019 Tour Dates 10/30 - Nashville, TN @ The Basement 11/1 - Indianapolis, IN @ Hi-Fi Indy 11/3 - Detroit, MI @ The Shelter 11/4 - Cleveland, OH @ House of Blues 11/5 - Philadelphia, PA @ Milkboy 11/6 - Bethlehem, PA @ Blast Furnace Room 11/8 - Washington, DC @ Songbyrd 11/9 - Pittsburgh, PA @ The Smiling Moose 11/11 - Cambridge, MA @ Middle East Upstairs 11/12 - New York, NY @ Mercury Lounge 11/14 - Chicago, IL @ Cobra Lounge 11/15 - Minneapolis, MN @ 7th Street Entry 2020 Canadian Dates Supporting Jimmy Eat World 4/23- Halifax, NS @ The Marquee Ballroom 4/25- Quebec City, QC @ Imperial Bell 4/26- Sherbrooke, QC @ Theatre La Granada 4/28- Montreal, QC @ Corona Theatre 4/29- Ottawa, ON @ Bronson Centre Theatre 5/01- Kingston, ON @ The Ale House 5/02- Kitchener, ON @ Elements 5/03- London, ON @ London Music Hall   ####

TYLER CHILDERS CONFIRMS 2020 “A GOOD LOOK’N TOUR” WITH STURGILL SIMPSON  

TICKETS ON-SALE NEXT FRIDAY

NEW ALBUM COUNTRY SQUIRE RELEASED TO WIDESPREAD CRITICAL ACCLAIM

Acclaimed singer, songwriter and musician Tyler Childers will tour extensively throughout 2020 as part of the newly confirmed “A Good Look’n Tour” with Sturgill Simpson. The tour kicks off February 21 at Birmingham’s Legacy Arena at the BJCC and will continue through the spring including stops at Lexington’s Rupp Arena, Los Angeles’ The Forum, Washington DC’s The Anthem (two nights), George, WA’s The Gorge Amphitheatre, Chicago’s United Center, New York’s Madison Square Garden and Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena among several others. Tickets for the tour go on-sale next Friday, November 8 at 10:00am local time. 

Ahead of the “A Good Look’n Tour” dates, Childers will continue his sold-out “Country Squire Run” headline tour this year with upcoming stops at New York’s Brooklyn Steel (two nights), Chicago’s Aragon Ballroom, Atlanta’s Tabernacle (two nights) and Boston’s House of Blues among several others. Additionally, he will perform three special shows at Pikeville, KY’s Appalachian Wireless Arena on December 27, December 28 and December 31 and will make his headline debut at Nashville’s historic Ryman Auditorium with four special sold-out shows next year: February 6, February 7, February 15 and February 16. See below for complete details.

These performances add to a landmark year for Childers, whose critically acclaimed new album Country Squire debuted at #1 on Billboard’s Top Country Albums chart with over 32,000 equivalent units sold. Released on Hickman Holler Records/RCA Records, the album was produced by Simpson and David Ferguson and recorded The Butcher Shoppe in Nashville. Stream/purchase HERE.

In celebration of the release, Childers recently performed his new single “All Your’n” on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” as well as “Whitehouse Road” as a bonus web exclusive.

Recent critical acclaim for Country Squire…

“…this is gonna be a record that people talk about.”

 

“…internationally lauded Appalachian prophet…”

“Childers remains a force to be reckoned with. A wrecking ball combination of incredibly perceptive songwriting backed by a world-class honky-tonk country band.”

“…excellent…”

“Even if you’re not a country fan, Childers—operating at the peak of
his powers here—is worth embracing.”

“He has a remarkable facility with telling details, which pepper Country Squire
as vividly they did his 2017 breakout Purgatory.”

 “The list of country artists making groundbreaking music these days isn't as
long as it should be, but it has to include Tyler Childers.”

 

“changing modern country music by bringing back what it left behind.”

 

“If Purgatory was Childers hovering between Lawrence County, Kentucky and the rest of the world, Country Squire announces his ascendence into country’s newest royalty.”

 

“his best release yet”

 

 “…a bluegrass-meets-country sound punctuated by Childers’ vivid
writing and twangy vocals.”

 

“With a Springsteenian knack for penning songs that capture the spirit of a
place, he continues on ‘Country Squire’ to show why he’s one of the most
important—and honest—young voices in music.”

“with each short story, Childers captures an honesty that’s undeniably universal.”

“one of the foremost rising talents in country music.”

 

“As a singer, songwriter, and composer he’s helping to move country away from oft-maligned tropes and bland hooks. And, along with other extraordinarily talented artists, he’s helping to restore heart and quality to a genre rich in tradition and quality.”

 

“…a stunning achievement of form, a modern John Prine album delivered by a son of Appalachia for the sons of Appalachia. If Purgatory was the breakthrough, Country Squire is the one that proves that Childers is here for the long haul, a distinct talent making superlative albums that are layered, beautiful, and nearly perfect.”

 

“…one of country and Americana's finest storytellers…”

In addition to Childers (vocals, acoustic guitar), the album features a number of world-renowned musicians including Stuart Duncan (fiddle, mandolin, banjo), Miles Miller (drums, background vocals) and Russ Pahl (acoustic guitar, electric guitar, pedal steel, Jaw harp, baritone).

Of the mission behind the album, Childers comments, “I hope that people in the area that I grew up in find something they can relate to. I hope that I’m doing my people justice and I hope that maybe someone from somewhere else can get a glimpse of the life of a Kentucky boy.”

 

photo credit: David McClister // album artwork

The release of Country Squire continues a series of breakout years for the Kentucky-native, whose critically acclaimed debut album, Purgatory, was released in 2017. The record—also produced by Sturgill Simpson and David Ferguson—landed on multiple “Best of 2017” lists including NPR Music, Rolling Stone, Noisey, The Bluegrass Situation, Wide Open Country and The Boot. Of the album, NPR Music raves “the intimacy he conjures is his gift, in this private moment made universal, and throughout his remarkable official debut,” while Pitchfork declares “it’s his voice, peppered with both the knowledge of the ages and the innocence of youth, that makes a song…so effective. Then it’s the lyrics, a mix of plain-talk honesty and beguiling metaphors, that tip the scales to timeless.” Since his debut, Childers was named “Emerging Artist of the Year” at the 2018 Americana Music Association Honors & Awards and has been featured on NPR Music’s Tiny Desk Concert series and Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown. Additionally, he’s toured extensively across the world including over 130 sold-out headline shows as well as multiple dates supporting John Prine. He has also performed at several major festivals including Bonnaroo, Lollapalooza, Newport Folk Festival, Austin City Limits and Stagecoach.  

COUNTRY SQUIRE TRACK LIST

1. Country Squire

2. Bus Route

3. Creeker

4. Gemini

5. House Fire

6. Ever Lovin’ Hand

7. Peace of Mind

8. All Your’n  

9. Matthew

TYLER CHILDERS CONFIRMED TOUR DATES

October 29—St. Louis, MO—Stifel Theatre* (SOLD OUT)

October 30—St. Louis, MO—The Pageant* (SOLD OUT)

October 31—Chicago, IL—Aragon Ballroom†

November 2—Milwaukee, WI—Riverside Theater* (SOLD OUT)

November 3—Minneapolis, MN—First Avenue* (SOLD OUT)

November 4—Minneapolis, MN—First Avenue* (SOLD OUT)

November 12-15—Punta Cana, Dominican Republic—All the Best Fest

December 5—Indianapolis, IN—Murat Theatre (SOLD OUT)

December 6—Detroit, MI—The Fillmore‡ (SOLD OUT)

December 8—Toronto, ON—Rebel‡

December 10—Boston, MA—House of Blues (SOLD OUT)

December 11—Philadelphia, PA—The Fillmore (SOLD OUT)

December 13—Washington, DC—The Anthem‡ (SOLD OUT)

December 14—Brooklyn, NY—Brooklyn Steel‡ (SOLD OUT)

December 15—Brooklyn, NY—Brooklyn Steel‡ (SOLD OUT)

December 18—Raleigh, NC—The Ritz‡ (SOLD OUT)

December 19—Charlotte, NC—The Fillmore‡ (SOLD OUT)

December 21—Atlanta, GA—The Tabernacle‡ (SOLD OUT)

December 22—Atlanta, GA—The Tabernacle‡ (SOLD OUT)

December 27—Pikeville, KY—Appalachian Wireless Arena

December 28—Pikeville, KY—Appalachian Wireless Arena

December 31—Pikeville, KY—Appalachian Wireless Arena

January 17, 2020—Dublin, Ireland—The Grand Social

January 18, 2020—Manchester, UK—Manchester Academy 2

January 19, 2020—Glasgow, UK—St. Luke’s & The Winged Ox

January 21, 2020—London, UK—O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire

January 22, 2020—Nijmegen, Netherlands—Doornroosje

January 24, 2020—Copenhagen, Denmark—Pumpehuset

January 25, 2020—Oslo, Oslo—Vulkan Arena

January 26, 2020—Stockholm, Sweden—Slaktkrykan

January 28, 2020—Berlin, Germany—Franz

January 29, 2020—Amsterdam, Netherlands—Paradiso Noord

February 6, 2020—Nashville, TN—Ryman Auditorium# (SOLD OUT)

February 7, 2020—Nashville, TN—Ryman Auditorium# (SOLD OUT)

February 15, 2020—Nashville, TN—Ryman Auditorium§ (SOLD OUT)

February 16, 2020—Nashville, TN—Ryman Auditorium^ (SOLD OUT)

February 21, 2020—Birmingham, AL—Legacy Arena at the BJCC+

February 22, 2020—Asheville, NC—US Cellular Center+

February 25, 2020—Knoxville, TN—Knoxville Civic Coliseum+

February 28, 2020—Lexington, KY—Rupp Arena+

February 29, 2020—Detroit, MI—Masonic Temple Theatre+

March 4, 2020—Pittsburgh, PA—Petersen Events Center+

March 6, 2020—Charlotte, NC—Spectrum Center+

March 7, 2020—Duluth, GA—Infinite Energy Center+

March 10, 2020—Charleston, SC—North Charleston Coliseum+

March 13, 2020—Hampton, VA—Hampton Coliseum+

March 14, 2020—Philadelphia, PA—The Met+

March 15, 2020—Washington, DC—The Anthem+

March 16, 2020—Washington, DC—The Anthem+

March 18, 2020—Toronto, ON—Coca-Cola Coliseum+

March 20, 2020—Columbus, OH—Nationwide Arena+

March 21, 2020—St. Louis, MO—Chaifetz Arena+

March 22, 2020—Southaven, MS—Landers Center+

March 27, 2020—Dallas, TX—American Airlines Center+

March 28, 2020—Austin, TX—Frank Erwin Center+

March 29, 2020—Sugarland, TX—Smart Financial Center+

April 1, 2020—Independence, MO—Silverstein Eye Centers Arena+

April 3, 2020—Chicago, IL—United Center+

April 4, 2020—Minneapolis, MN—Armory+

April 9, 2020—Omaha, NE—Baxter Center+

April 10, 2020—Madison, WI—Veterans Memorial Coliseum+

April 23, 2020—Tulsa, OK—BOK Center+

April 25, 2020—Denver, CO—Pepsi Center+

April 28, 2020—Salt Lake City, UT—Maverik Center+

April 29, 2020—Missoula, MT—Adams Center+

May 1, 2020—Portland, OR—Memorial Coliseum+

May 2, 2020—George, WA—The Gorge Amphitheatre+

May 5, 2020—San Francisco, CA—Bill Graham Civic Auditorium+

May 8, 2020—Los Angeles, CA—The Forum+

May 15, 2020—Boston, MA—TD Garden+

May 16, 2020—New York, NY—Madison Square Garden+

May 22, 2020—Nashville, TN—Bridgestone Arena+

May 24, 2020—Louisville, KY—KFC Yum! Center+

*with special guest Courtney Marie Andrews

†with special guests Robert Earl Keen and Courtney Marie Andrews

‡with special guest Liz Cooper & The Stampede

#with special guest TBA

§with special guest Larry Cordle

^with special guest Daughter of Swords  

+“A Good Look’n Tour” with Sturgill Simpson

BOLD on-sale next Friday, November 8 at 10:00am local time

www.tylerchildersmusic.com