Brad Paisley has announced the dates for his World Tour 2022.
Brad also shared that he’ll be covering the North American dates with guests Tracy Lawrence, ScottyMcCreery, Tenille Townes and Caylee Hammack.
The “World” part of his tour will see Morgan Evans out with Brad.
Check out the dates for Brad Paisley’s tour.
May 27 Uncasville, CT Mohegan Sun Arena May 29 Windsor, ON The Colosseum at Caesars Windsor June 2 Pittsburgh, PA The Pavilion at Star Lake * June 3 Philadelphia, PA Waterfront Music Pavilion* June 4 Bethel, NY Bethel Woods Center for the Arts* June 10 Simpsonville, SC CCNB Amphitheatre at Heritage Park* X June 11 Virginia Beach, VA Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater at Va. Beach *X June 24 Greeley, CO Greeley Independence Stampede – Island Grove Regional Park June 25 Fort Hall, ID Shoshone-Bannock Hotel Casino June 26 Airway Heights, WA Northern Quest Resort & Casino July 15 Glasgow, Scotland SSE Hydro ++ July 16 Dublin, Ireland 3Arena ++ July 19 Tilburg, Netherlands 013 Poppodium ++ July 20 Copenhagen, Denmark Royal Arena ++ July 22 Bergen, Norway Bergenhus Festning ++ July 24 Trondheim, Norway Kristiansten Festning ++ July 27 Gothenburg, Sweden Liseburg Amusement Park July 29 Gavle, Sweden Furuviksparken July 31 Schwetzingen, Germany Schlossgarten Open Air August 12 Albuquerque, NM Sandia Resort Casino – Sandia Amphitheatre August 13 Tucson, AZ Ava Amphitheatre August 18 Murphys, CA Ironstone Amphitheatre X August 19 Irvine, CA FivePoint Amphitheatre X August 19 Temecula, CA Pechanga Resort Casino – Pechanga Summit X August 24 Put In Bay, OH Bash on the Bay Country Music Festival August 25 Syracuse, NY St. Joseph’s Health Amphitheater at Lakeview XX August 26 Niagara Falls, ON Fallsview Casino Resort – Niagara Falls Entertainment Centre September 17 McHenry, IL Splash into Country – Rise Up McHenry Date TBA Willowbank, QLD CMC Rocks September 26 Brisbane, QLD Brisbane Entertainment Centre ++ September 29 Melbourne, VIC Rod Laver Arena++ October 1 Deniliquin, NSW Deni Ute Muster October 2 Mareeba, QLD Savannah In The Round October 5 Sydney, NSW Qudos Bank Arena++ October 8 Auckland, New Zealand Spark Arena ++
*Tracy Lawrence & Tenille Townes ++ Morgan Evans X Tracy Lawrence & Caylee Hammack XX Scotty McCreery & Caylee Hammack
Congrats to Cody Johnson who not only has his first number-one song thanks to “‘Til You Can’t” – but now it’s his first multiweek chart topper.
While the song is having a big impact on fans, the music video is really bringing the message of “‘Til You Can’t” front and center.
Cody says, ““Honestly, I’ve never really been into music videos a whole lot it was not…you know, it’s not like necessarily like ‘Oh, I want to make a music video.’ When I saw this video after it was through I was like ‘Wow.’ It’s so powerful and so well done, I was very proud of it.”
Congrats to Cody Johnson – sitting on top of the Billboard country airplay chart for the second week in a row with “‘Til You Can’t.”
Congrats to avid bike rider Dierks Bentley who accomplished a major trek by completing a 100-mile ride this week.
Dierks first joked, “Gosh Darn 100 miler (109 if you get lost)in the books.”
Dierks then shared more of what was involved in his long adventure, “9340 vertical. 3 flats and a cracked rim. Epic long day starting with a creek crossing at 7am and 40 degrees. Ice blocks for feet the first couple hours. With the flats etc and getting lost it was a 10 1/2 hour adventure.”
To sum up, Dierks adds, “It was…..fun?”
Dierks brought fans along on the adventure and updated them on his social media…
Matt Stell was just one of the many country music artists who took part in the annual C2C Music Festival in the UK. It was his first experience playing the event, and to say that he was blown away by the reception he received by the crowds overseas…well, Matt was almost ready to not come home.
Check out the video recap of his adventures in Europe.
One of the songs that they were singing along to at C2C is Matt Stell’s current single “Boyfriend Season.”
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – As the Volunteers enter their second week of spring ball, student-athletes on the defensive line have made strides in their on-field progression and their leadership. Defensive line coach Rodney Garner, as well as redshirt-junior defensive lineman Elijah Simmons and junior defensive lineman/linebacker Tyler Baron talked with the media Monday afternoon following Tennessee’s fourth spring practice.
On Elijah Simmons being in better shape and what that means for him…
“I think Elijah definitely has done a good job losing some weight that he had gained. I think he’s probably down 20 pounds, 25 pounds. Now we have to get his motor to mirror the weight loss. The motor is still running at that same weight. So, that’s the next thing is to get him to move like he’s lighter than what he was and what he was doing before. It is good to see that he did have the discipline to do what they’ve asked him to do in the training room, weight room, conditioning, nutritionist, and all that. Now we just have to keep moving the needle in the right direction.”
Vols DE Tyler Baron / Credit: UT Athletics
On how familiarity with returning players has helped so far…
“All of us have to reassess everything we’re doing. Our expectations, I think maybe we exceeded some expectations last year, but it’s still not the expectations we want, that we came to the University of Tennessee for. We’ve got to raise the bar and we’ve got to continue to raise the bar. I don’t think any of those young men, when they signed to come Tennessee, signed to come and be a part of a 7-6 program. Right? They said they wanted to come and compete for championships, SEC championships, national championships. I know that’s what I want. I know that’s what Tennessee wants. I know that’s what the expectation is. So, we’ve got to continue to reassess everything we’re doing and make sure we are continuing to move the needle in the right direction.”
On if he’s seen anything different from Tyler Baron this spring…
“I wouldn’t single out just Tyler. I think there were times when all of us weren’t consistent enough to be on the field, including him but not just him. I have been pleased with Tyler thus far this spring. He’s been more in line with what we want to do. He’s practicing harder. He’s been competing. I think he’s trying; he’s straining, just like all the guys. We just have to continue to raise our standards and we have to expect more from each other. They have to expect more from me and I’ve got to expect more from them.”
On what he’s seen from Omari Thomas and future expectations for him …
“I think Big O is a tremendous leader. It’s like I told him in the meeting room the other day, he’s been crowned one of the faces of the program, I guess. If you’re going to be that – to whom much is given, much is required. So, he has to make sure that everything he does meets those types of expectation. Every play that he makes, it’s going to be scrutinized. So, he’s got to make sure he’s on top of his game and he’s improving his game to where he can help himself become more of an elite level, championship level, defensive lineman in this league.”
On what he has seen from the younger defensive linemen…
“I’m glad that they came in January. It gives them an opportunity to get acclimated to what college football is all about, the expectations. I think both young men (Jordan Phillips and Tyre West) have talent, have ability. I think they have the want-to. Now, they just have to learn how to do it and how to do it the Tennessee way, and the standards that we expect, and the effort that it’s going to take to go out and compete and play at a championship level. I’ve been pleased with both young men. I think they’re smart. I think they’re grasping the system. So, obviously, them coming in and when we get to fall camp, they’ll be more seasoned veterans where they can hopefully have an opportunity to have some type of an impact on our team.”
On expectations and if anyone is meeting them…
“You know I want to make sure I am clear on this; all the guys are working hard. We have to grow, and we have to get better and that is what is expected. Time waits for no one. So, we have to go out there every day and our goal is that when we hit that field, we want to be better today than we were yesterday. We then need to go look at the film to see if we met that standard that day, or did we not. I do know this; we are too talented not to get better every day because our opponents are getting better. We are not going to stay the same. So, we have to get better, and we have to strain and get comfortable being uncomfortable so we can be comfortable later. And that is the standard, that is the expectation. I am not saying that guys are not working at it, but this is going to be the ongoing case and I don’t think there will ever be satisfaction.”
On continuing to get student-athletes to play to the standard …
“I think it is definitely going to be harder when you had so far to come from. So, now as you’ve gotten closer … to move those inches, it becomes more difficult. The elite teams, that’s what the elite teams are doing. They’re taking care of the little things. So, every little minute detail does matter. It matters in crucial situations. It matters in tough situations when you lose the game in the fourth quarter and you don’t finish. Just finding a way to strain and finding a way to win. That’s what we’re trying to coach, that mentality, that mindset that we have to find a way to finish and come out on top.”
On how to coach that mindset…
“It is just a competitive thing. We got to keep putting them in competitive situations. We’ve got to keep grinding and we’ve got to keep raising the bar. Let them know that we’re not going to accept mediocrity. I mean, that’s not acceptable, you know. Being average is not what any of us signed up for. I didn’t sign up for it, they didn’t sign up for it. So, just understanding what is goal. We can’t just give it lip service. We have to be about getting it and it is going to hurt. To become great, they’re going to have to grind and they’re going to have to get in there and go through the fire. Go through adversity and find a way to fight through it when they want to quit and when they want to give give up. We got to find a way to go pull through it and their teammates have got to help you pull through it and getting it done together.”
“We do miss Matt. Matt was a great leader and he’s very durable. He worked hard and was always putting the next man up. Obviously, I think Omari has great leadership skills. We need him to take that next step, but he has great verbal skills and leadership skills. He’s natural at that, but now I need for his play to match that. That’s really when you’re a leader, when your play matches it and shows. I think he has a chance to be a good leader. I have seen development out of BY (Byron Young). From where he has come since last year this time. The growth that he’s made, it’s been tremendous, but he still has a long way to go because he was so far off. Just watching him grow as a player and gaining confidence. I don’t think he would ever be a verbal leader, but he can affect the room just by his play and just continuing to master his craft. So, that’s the way that he’s got to help us. Tyler is a young man that should be a good leader for us. Verbally and with his play. So just understanding that, hey, you just can’t talk about it and just be a leader when the lights are on. You have to be a leader when nobody’s looking and doing those little extra things that it takes to be a champion.”
“I’m going into year 33 right now and LaTrell Bumphus is probably one of the finest human beings I’ve had the opportunity to coach. A tremendous young man. I think he’s a special person. He’s not so much a verbal leader at all. I don’t think he really likes that role. I know this year (there has been a) focus on putting him out front and making him be a leader, getting him outside of his comfort zone. It’s been good for him because he’s just a guy who does everything right. You don’t have to worry about it. He’s not going to skip reps, he’s not going to do this. He’s raised right, he’s going to do it right. But now, putting him out front, making him be a leader and challenge others to hold them accountable; it’s been good for him to do that.”
“A few minor things like hands and alignment. I think I’ve come a long way so far. I’ve been working in the offseason so much and been doing pretty good.”
On what motivates him to be better…
“I’m thinking about where I want to be in the future. The drive I have, the things I want to accomplish, and where I want to be. That’s my main motivation. And helping my family out, as well.”
“It’s pretty hard, he coaches us hard, but we also have fun. We do a lot of things together as a whole d-line group, and we have a great connection. We’ve come a long way since we first started; having a new coach, everybody had to adjust to him and we all like him.”
On what being a leader in play and with words entails…
“It entails being somebody that the younger guys, like Jordan Phillips and Tyre West, can look at. Just giving them a model of what it looks like and what they should be doing, as well as what they should not be (doing).”
On becoming an upperclassman and taking the next step…
“Yeah, definitely. It is a reminder in the back of your head that you do not have as much time as you think you do. Just putting in extra work and making sure that I am not missing any opportunities to further myself.”
“It is something I love. I love playing under Coach G. Everybody can say what they want to say but at the end of the day, he is the best at what he does. He cares about us deeply so there is not much more that I could ask for from coach.”
On the bowl loss being a motivating factor this offseason…
“As much motivation as you can get from a situation, to be honest. It is definitely in the back of our minds this spring.”
On what areas he has improved at this offseason…
“Personally, I think that I am getting better at rushing the quarterback. Just effecting and getting the quarterback off his spot. As a unit, you can see we are becoming more of a close-knit unit. And we are just allowing each other to take care of our own responsibilities and not trying to overcompensate for anybody.”
The event runs from Friday through Sunday at The Sugar Mill in New Orleans, the host city of this year’s men’s Final Four.
The 3X3U National Championship pits 16 four-man teams representing every Division I basketball conference against each other in a three-day, 3-on-3 tournament. These teams, comprised of players who have exhausted their collegiate eligibility, will compete for a $150,000 prize pool. The games are viewable live on Twitter and ESPN2/ESPNU.
John Fulkerson / Credit: UT Athletics
Fulkerson is one of four players who will be a member of the “Dirty South” team, made up of SEC and Southern Conference players. Fulkerson’s teammates will be revealed later this week.
Joining the Dirty Southin team in “Pool B,” are the #B1GMACtion (Big Ten/Mid-American), SUNs of Anarchy (Atlantic Sun/Sun Belt) and the Summit Valley Oop’n (Summit League/Ohio Valley).
Teams play each squad in their respective pool on April 1 and April 2 before all 16 head to the knockout stage on April 3, with the top two teams from each pool receiving byes to the quarterfinals. The winning team from each pool-play game win $1,000. Victories in the first two knockout rounds net another $1,000, a quarterfinal win is worth $5,000, a semifinal triumph is another $10,000, and the team that takes home the tournament title will add $50,000 to its winnings.
Fulkerson concluded his Tennessee career earlier this month with an SEC-record 165 games played. The Kingsport, Tennessee, native averaged 7.5 points and 4.7 rebounds per game this season. In January, Fulkerson became the 53rd member of Tennessee’s 1,000-point club, and he finished his career with the seventh-best career field-goal percentage in program history (.556).
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – After sweeping top-ranked Ole Miss on the road, Tennessee had two players earn SEC weekly honors on Monday, as announced by the league office.
Starting pitchers Chase Dollander (SEC Pitcher of the Week) and Chase Burns (SEC Freshman of the Week), were both recognized after stellar outings in Oxford over the weekend.
This marks the first time that UT has ever had a player named SEC Pitcher of the Week and SEC Freshman of the Week in the same week.
Dollander was lights out for the third straight weekend in Saturday’s series-clinching win over the Rebels, earning the win to improve to 4-0 on the year. The sophomore right hander pitched a career-high 6.1 shutout innings while allowing just three hits and a walk against one of the SEC’s most dangerous lineups. Dollander finished the night with 10 strikeouts, marking his fourth outing this season with double-digit punchouts. He currently leads the SEC with 54 strikeouts and ranks second nationally in strikeouts per nine innings (16.02) this year.
Dollander is the first Vol to win conference pitcher of the week honors since Sean Hunley did so last year on March 29.
Burns was incredible in Tennessee’s series-opening win on Friday, silencing a sold-out crowd throughout the night in his first-career SEC road start. The freshman right hander set a new career high with 11 strikeouts and did not allow a single walk while giving up just two hits and one run in seven innings, which was also a career high.
By earning the win, Burns improved to 5-0 on the year, which is tied for the best mark in the SEC. In his three starts against Power 5 opponents this season, Burns is averaging 10.0 strikeouts per game, compared to just 5.0 per game against non-Power 5 competition. The Gallatin, Tennessee, native took a perfect game into the fifth inning before allowing a single and had a shutout intact until giving up a solo home run in the seventh inning.
Burns is the second UT player to be named freshman of the week this season, joining Jared Dickey, who has done it twice.
Tennessee, which is now ranked No. 1 in the country by D1Baseball.com and Baseball America, hosts Western Carolina on Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. Ticket are available at AllVols.com.
After the passing of Jeff Carson this weekend, Michael Ray shared today “I’ve tried being ok but this doesn’t seem real!”
Michael is a fan of Jeff’s and as a tribute posted a video of the two of them singing Jeff’s “The Car” – with the caption “Getting to sing ‘The Car’ with you will always be one of my most cherished moments. I love you, man. Watch out for us brother we’re gonna need it!”
It was 2 years ago on one of his episodes of Honky Tonk Tuesday Michael Ray had Jeff Carson as a guest – watch the two country stars start their conversation at the 20 minute mark.
