ArizonaRealCountry.com 19 March 2018 Sponsored by Cowtown Boots • Phoenix • Tempe • Tucson 96.3 Real Country Concert Page Venue: Celebrity Theatre 440 North 32nd St, Phoenix, AZ 85008 (602) 267-1600 MIDLAND April 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: 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 June 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. Venue: Talking Stick Resort Arena 201 E Jefferson St, Phoenix, AZ 85004 (602) 379-2000, talkingstickresortarena.com THE MAVERICKS March 11, 2018 Enjoy the eclectic sounds of The Mavericks in The Showroom at Talking Stick Resort on Saturday, March 10, 2018 and Sunday, March 11, 2018 in Scottsdale. They’ve just been nominated for a Grammy for Best Americana Album, Brand New Day and Raul Malo has been nominated for Best American Roots Song with “I Wish You Well.” Blending country, Latin and rockabilly influences, groove into hits like “Dance The Night Away” and “All You Ever Do in Bring Me Down.” Venue: Gila River Arena 9400 W Maryland Ave, Glendale, AZ 85305 (623) 772-3800, gilariverarena.com SUGARLAND May 31, 2018 GLENDALE, AZ (January 9, 2018) – Award-winning Country duo Sugarland announced today their highly- anticipated return to the stage with the Still The Same Tour, beginning this Spring in the US. With numerous Grammy, ACM and CMA Awards, chart-topping hits and MULTI- PLATINUM sales, the pair’s Jennifer Nettles and Kristian Bush will bring their new live show to 48 cities, with a stop in Glendale, AZ on May 31 at Gila River Arena. The first leg of the tour will feature opening acts Brandy Clark and Clare Bowen, while Frankie Ballard and Lindsay Ell will accompany the pair for the second half. Venue: Wild Horse Pass Hotel & Casino 5040 Wild Horse Pass Blvd, Chandler, AZ 85226 (800) 946-4452, wingilariver.com RODNEY CARRINGTON April 20, 2018 Rodney Carrington is a multi-talented comedian, actor, singer and writer who recorded eight major record label comedy albums, which have sold millions of copies. Rodney then released three new albums on his own record label called Laughter’s Good Records. An album of new songs and material entitled Laughter’s Good debuted at Number One on the Overall Comedy Charts. According to Pollstar, Rodney has been one of the top ten highest grossing touring comedians for the last ten years and among the top 5 the last several years. Rodney is on track to be in the top 5 again in 2017 as he regularly performs to sold out crowds across the US, Canada, and even Australia. All of the above follow on the heels of Rodney’s previous projects and accomplishments. He starred in his own TV sitcom Rodney, which ran for two seasons on ABC. He also co-wrote and co-starred with Toby Keith in the feature film Beer for My Horses which won the Tex Ritter Award from the ACM. Rodney added “author” to his list of accomplishments with the release of his first hard cover book entitled Rodney Carrington, Coming Clean published by Hatchette Books. Carrington has appeared on countless other TV shows, including the ACA (American Country Awards) and hosting the American Country New Year’s Eve Live show on FOX. He also won “Supporting Character of the Year” from the CMT Music Video Awards for his appearance on the Trace Adkins’ music video “I Got My Game On.” “We are thrilled to head back out on the road together as this has been a long time coming for the both of us!” said Nettles. “And to have Brandy, Clare, Frankie and Lindsay join us will make our return really special.” “Can’t wait to get back out there and share our new music with the best fans on earth!” Bush continued. “It will be great to hear everyone singing the old favorites along with us all summer.”