ERIC CHURCH BRINGS ‘BLOOD, SWEAT & BEERs’ 

To CHAIFETZ ARENA 

ON FRIDAY, APRIL 20

tickets go on-sale on Friday, January 20 at 10 a.m. at metrotix.com

(St. Louis – January 13, 2012) Country music’s ‘Chief’ Eric Church makes a stop at Chaifetz Arena at Saint Louis University during his 2012 Blood, Sweat & Beers Tour with special guests Brantley Gilbert and Blackberry Smoke on Friday, April 20 at 7:30 p.m.

Tickets are $34.75 and $42.50 and go on-sale on Friday, January 20 at 10 a.m. at MetroTix.com, charge by phone at             314-534-1111       and the Chaifetz Arena Box Office. VIP tour packages are available for purchase through EricChurch.com.

With word-of-mouth long fueling Eric Church’s sweat-soaked, sold-out crowds, he had a personal record-breaking year in 2011. His third release, Chief hit the No. 1 spot atop the Billboard Top 200 and Country Album charts, selling over 145,000 albums in its first week. Chief also produced Church’s highest charting singles including “Homeboy” peaking as the No. 13 Billboard Country Song and “Drink in My Hand” which is currently the No. 5 Billboard County Song and No. 40 on the Billboard Top 100.  Church won a 2011 ACM award for Top New Solo Vocalist and was nominated for Top New Artist.

Church catapulted into national success with the release of his debut country album, Sinners Like Me, which produced radio hits “How ‘Bout You,” “Two Pink Lines,” and “Guys Like Me.”  His follow-up, Carolina, went on to sell over 500,000 copies and was certified Gold. Carolina spawned top hits “Love Your Love The Most,” “Hell on the Heart” and “Smoke A Little Smoke.” 

Brantley Gilbert made his debut at No. 2 on the Billboard Country Albums chart upon releasing Halfway to Heaven Deluxe in September and along with the original has already sold over 300,000 albums to date. His first single “Country Must Be Country Wide,” recently scored the No. 1 Billboard Country Song. As a celebrated songwriter, Gilbert has penned three No. 1 hits – Jason Aldean’s “My Kinda Party” and “Dirt Road Anthem,” as well as his own “Country Must Be Country Wide.” He received his first nomination at the 2011 CMA Awards for Song of the Year.  Blackberry Smoke is a southern rock band hailing from Atlanta, Georgia who supported the Zac Brown Band during their 2011 summer tour.