NASHVILLE, Tenn., Feb. 22, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Musical worlds
will collide this summer as superstar Country duo FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE, Hip-hop icon
NELLY and breakout star CHRIS
LANE embark on the groundbreaking, genre-busting THE
SMOOTH TOUR 2017, presented by Old Camp Whiskey and sponsored by
Advance Auto Parts.
Offering an unparalleled night of crossover hits, the super tour
begins June 2 in Austin, Texas, with stops nationwide in cities
like San Diego, Denver and Tampa. THE SMOOTH TOUR ends with a two-night
stand October 20 – 21 in Alpharetta, Georgia, just outside Atlanta, a melting pot for inventive
collaborations. Tickets to 39 select shows are on sale now as part
of Live Nation's Megaticket, with more information available at
Megaticket.com. Live Nation is the official promoter of the tour
and remaining dates go on sale beginning February 24.
"It's good to be back out on tour with some of our best friends,
Nelly and Chris Lane," exclaims
FGL's Brian Kelley. "If it's any
indication of our ballpark tour a couple years ago, this should be
the party of the year! We are excited to see and connect with all
of our fans, and make as many memories as we can."
FGL and Nelly first collaborated on a remix of the duo's epic
2012 debut single, "Cruise," a DIAMOND-certified hit that reached
#4 on Billboard's all-genre Hot 100 chart. Since then, they have
teamed up for numerous concert and award show appearances. Lane
broke out in 2015 with his addictive GOLD-certified #1 debut,
"Fix," and is currently out on FGL's 2017 DIG YOUR ROOTS TOUR.
FGL's electrifying 2017 DIG YOUR ROOTS TOUR is on the road now,
selling out shows in support of their chart-topping BMLG Records
DIG YOUR ROOTS album. The project has already delivered
back-to-back #1 singles with the 2X PLATINUM-certified "H.O.L.Y." –
which spent an incredible 18 weeks atop Billboard's Hot Country
Songs chart – and GOLD-certified "May We All" (featuring
Tim McGraw). The duo's third
chart-rising single, "God, Your Mama, And Me," is a knockout
collaboration with Backstreet Boys. Watch the new music video
here: smarturl.it/GYMAMpremiere. To date, the undeniable duo
has notched 12 chart-topping singles.
List of confirmed dates, cities, and venues on THE SMOOTH
TOUR 2017 to date:
JUNE
June 2 –
Austin, TX @ Austin360
Amphitheater
June 3 – Dallas, TX @ Starplex Pavilion
June 15 – Wantagh, NY @ Northwell Health at Jones Beach
Theater
June 16 – Darien Center, NY @ Darien Lake Performing
Arts Center
June 17 – Philadelphia, PA @ BB&T Pavilion
June 24 – Indianapolis, IN @ Klipsch Music Center
June 25 – St. Louis, MO @ Hollywood Casino
Amphitheatre
JULY
July 21 –
Raleigh, NC @ Coastal Credit Union
Music Park at Walnut Creek
July 22 – Hershey, PA @ Hershey Park Stadium
July 23 – Saratoga Springs, NY @ Saratoga Performing
Arts Center
July 27 – Tulsa, OK @ BOK Center
AUGUST
August 3 –
Charlotte, NC @ PNC Music
Pavilion
August 4 – Virginia Beach, VA @ Veterans United Home
Loans Amphitheater at Virginia
Beach
August 5 – Bristow, VA @ Jiffy Lube Live
August 10 – Bethel, NY @ Bethel Woods Center for the
Arts
August 11 – Cleveland, OH @ Blossom Music Center
August 17 – Holmdel, NJ @ P.N.C. Bank Arts Center
August 18 – Hartford, CT @ Xfinity Theater
August 19 – Pittsburgh, PA @ KeyBank Pavilion
SEPTEMBER
September 7 –
Anaheim, CA @ Honda Center
September 8 – San Bernardino, CA @ Glen Helen Amphitheater
(formerly San Manuel Amphitheater)
September 9 – San Diego, CA @ Mattress Firm Amphitheatre
September 10 – Phoenix, AZ @ Ak-Chin Pavilion
September 14 – Wheatland, CA @ Toyota Amphitheatre
September 15 – Concord, CA @ Concord Pavilion
September 16 – Mountain View, CA @ Shoreline Amphitheatre
September 21 – Kennewick, WA @ Toyota Center
September 22 – Missoula, MT @ Adams
Center
September 23 – Bozeman, MT @ Brick Breeden Fieldhouse
September 29 – Salt Lake City, UT @ USANA Amphitheatre
September 30 – Denver, CO @ Pepsi Center
OCTOBER
October 1 –
Albuquerque, NM @ Isleta
Amphitheater
October 6 – Seattle, WA @ White River Amphitheatre
October 7 – Portland, OR @ Sunlight Supply
Amphitheater
October 12 – Jacksonville, FL @ Jacksonville Veterans
Memorial Arena
October 13 – Tampa, FL @ MIDFLORIDA Credit Union
Amphitheatre
October 14 – West Palm Beach, FL @ Perfect Vodka
Amphitheater
October 19 – Birmingham, AL @ Oak Mountain Amphitheatre
October 20 – Alpharetta, GA @ Verizon Amphitheater
October 21 – Alpharetta, GA @ Verizon Amphitheater
For more information on Florida Georgia
Line and THE SMOOTH TOUR, visit floridageorgialine.com.
About Florida Georgia
Line:
Since introducing their breakout vibes in 2012,
FGL has earned prestigious honors from the AMA, ACM Awards, CMA
Awards, Billboard Music Awards and CMT. Their previous BMLG Records
releases – 2X PLATINUM debut HERE'S TO THE GOOD TIMES and
PLATINUM ANYTHING GOES – have attributed to sales surpassing
26 million tracks and more than 3.5 million albums worldwide. With
their massive debut, FGL's "Cruise" is the only country single to
ever be certified DIAMOND for sales exceeding 10 million copies and
overtook the record for longest #1 on Billboard's Hot
Country Songs chart.
About Nelly:
Diamond Selling, Multi-platinum, Grammy
award-winning rap superstar, entrepreneur, philanthropist, and
actor, Nelly, has continually raised the bar for the entertainment
industry since stepping on the scene in 2000 with his distinctive
vocals and larger-than-life personality. RIAA ranks Nelly as the
fourth best-selling rap artist in American music history with 21
million albums sold in the United
States while Billboard referred to Nelly as the
number three Top Artist of the Decade. Nelly's COUNTRY
GRAMMAR album and his song "Cruise" with FGL, both achieved
Diamond status in 2016, making him one of six rappers to achieve
such status. Along with starring in another season of top rated
Real Husbands of Hollywood
and filming the second season for Nellyville, Nelly also
added sports commentator in 2016 to his list of accomplishments
with Fox Sports which makes him one of few actors with three
television shows airing at one time. Nelly was featured in a unique
opportunity to perform alongside the country's most prestigious
orchestras including St. Louis,
Columbus and Pittsburgh garnering great reviews. Some
of his biggest hits include: "Hot in Here," "Dilemma" [feat.
Kelly Rowland], "Country Grammar,"
"Ride Wit Me," "Just a Dream," "Cruise," "The Fix" sampling
Marvin Gaye, and summer sixteens
dance anthem "Millionaire" with Cash Cash and Digital Animal Farm.
The music mogul has also left his mark in other aspects of the
industry, sustaining his hugely successful women's clothing line,
Apple Bottoms, and he is part owner of the Charlotte Bobcats with
Michael Jordan. Currently he
supports Make a Wish and is the only rapper/music artist to own his
own college, EI University, which provides education surrounding
the music industry while Nelly himself provides scholarships.
About Chris
Lane:
Chris Lane
continues to turn heads with "For Her," catapulting his devoted
second single to #1 on the iTunes Top Country Songs chart following
a special performance on season 21 of ABC's The Bachelor.
The follow-up to his #1, GOLD-certified smash debut "Fix" –
claiming over 30 million streams on Spotify and 7.4 million views
on Vevo – both songs are featured on his Big Loud Records debut
album, GIRL PROBLEMS, produced by superstar studio ace
Joey Moi (Florida Georgia Line). Gaining recognition for
his jaw-dropping falsetto vocals mixed with a smooth
R&B-meets-country vibe, Lane was named one of MusicRow
Magazine's 2017 Next Big Thing Artists and is nominated for the
2017 iHeartRadio Music Awards Best New Country and ACM
Awards New Male Vocalist of the Year. Lane's profile is on
the rise thanks to his national TV debut on Late Night with
Seth Meyers and shout-outs from
massive industry names like Bryan
Cranston (Breaking Bad), Selena Gomez, Florida
Georgia Line, Lucy Hale,
Daughtry and more. The Kernersville,
NC, native has landed coveted opening slots on tours with
Dustin Lynch and Rascal Flatts, and
is now igniting fans nationwide on Florida
Georgia Line's 2017 DIG YOUR ROOTS TOUR.
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