ArizonaRealCountry.com 19 February 2018 Sponsored by Cowtown Boots • Phoenix • Tempe • Tucson Venue: Talking Stick Resort Arena 201 E Jefferson St, Phoenix, AZ 85004 (602) 379-2000, talkingstickresortarena.com MIRANDA LAMBERT Feb. 17, 2018 Nashville, TN -- Vanner Records/RCA Records Nashville GRAMMY Award-winner Miranda Lambert announces her new Livin’ Like Hippies Tour that will make a stop in Phoenix, AZ on Saturday, February 17 at Talking Stick Resort Arena. The Livin’ Like Hippies Tour receives its name from the lyrics of Lambert’s aptly titled song “Highway Vagabond” which appears on The Nerve side of Lambert’s 24-song, double album, The Weight Of These Wings. The new album, The Weight Of These Wings, is the Texas native’s sixth studio album and since its release in November 2016 the record has been certified PLATINUM by the RIAA, spawned two GRAMMY Award nominations for its lead single “Vice,” been awarded the ACM Album of the Year, and most recently racked up FIVE nominations for Lambert at the upcoming CMA Awards including a coveted Album of the Year nod. Joining Lambert on the Livin’ Like Hippies Tour for all dates is Capitol Records Nashville’s Jon Pardi. In addition to Pardi, for select dates, Lambert has tapped Brent Cobb, Turnpike Troubadours, Lucie Silvas, The Steel Woods, Sunny Sweeney, Ashley McBryde and Charlie Worsham to perform. Venue: Dell E. Webb Center for the Performing Arts 1090 S. Vulture Mine Rd,Wickenburg, Arizona 85390 928-684-6624 NEAL MCCOY Mar. 4, 2018, 7:30 PM Known as an electrifying showman, country singer Neal McCoy’s career got started in 1993, when he charted back-to-back # 1 singles “No Doubt About It” and “Wink” from his platinum-certified debut album. Over his 30-year career, the proud Texan has released ten studio albums and 34 singles, scoring seven Top Ten hits. McCoy’s high- energy performance is packed with fan favorites like “You Gotta Love That,” “Billy Has His Beer Goggles On” and “The Shake.” Venue: Celebrity Theatre 440 North 32nd St, Phoenix, AZ 85008 (602) 267-1600 MIDLAND Apr. 27, 2018 Phoenix, AZ – Celebrity Theatre welcomes country’s Texas trio Midland to its circular stage at 8 p.m. on Friday, April 27th. Tickets on sale at www.celebritytheatre.com. Midland’s well received album debut On The Rocks has taken the breakout country trio from playing honky tonk bars in Texas to Massachusetts’ Gillette Stadium with Kenny Chesney in front of 55,000 people. Released in September 2017, On the Rocks is a 13-song collection that polishes the grit and sweat of the dive bar stage with a pop-country sheen. It generated their first number one country single (which also happenened to be their first single, period) “Drinkin’ Problem.” They performed on The Tonight show Starry Jimmy Fallon alongside Little Big Town and Kacey Musgraves, whom they’ll accompany on an extensive tour later this year. Venue: Talking Stick Resort Arena 201 E Jefferson St, Phoenix, AZ 85004 (602) 379-2000, talkingstickresortarena.com TIM MCGRAW & FAITH HILL July 20, 2018 7:00 pm Following an 80 date North American run of sold out shows, Grammy® Award winning superstars Tim McGraw & Faith Hill are showing no signs of stopping as their critically- acclaimed Soul2Soul The World Tour 2017 extends into 2018. Tim McGraw & Faith Hill will make their way to Talking Stick Resort Arena in Phoenix on Friday, July 20th. McGraw and Hill have been dominating the music charts since the early ‘90s. They began touring together in 1996 on McGraw’sSpontaneous Combustion Tour. In 2000, they created the Soul2Soul franchise with their record-breaking “Soul2Soul” tour, becoming that year’s top grossing and most successful U.S. tour. Their success continued in 2006-2007 when “Soul2Soul II” returned to the road, which was the most attended tour of the year in any musical genre and remains the highest grossing multi-year North American tour in country music history. McGraw has sold more than 50 million records worldwide and dominated the singles charts with a stunning 41 number one singles. In addition to multiple nominations and five Grammy® Awards, Hill has won an impressive list of awards, including several Billboard Music, American Music, People’s Choice and Country Music Association Awards. Venue: Chase Field 401 E Jefferson St, Phoenix, AZ 85004 azchasefield.com KENNY CHESNEY Trip Around The Sun Tour 2018 with Thomas Rhett Old Dominion Brandon Lay Jun. 23, 2018 Country star Kenny Chesney gradually built up a significant following via hard work, pop-friendly ballads, and a likable “Average Joe” persona. Chesney was born in Knoxville, Tennessee in 1968 and raised in the nearby small town of Luttrell, best known as the home of Chet Atkins. He grew up listening to both country and rock & roll, but didn’t get serious about music until college, when he studied marketing at East Tennessee State University. He received a guitar as a Christmas present and set about practicing, and was soon performing with the college bluegrass band. He soon started writing songs as well and played for tips in local venues — most often a Mexican restaurants. 96.3 Real Country Concert Page