Tim McGraw nails down 'Live Your Voice' trek

The full itinerary has been rolled out for Tim McGraw 's 2008 "Live Your Voice Tour," which will stop in amphitheaters all over the US this spring and summer.

The outing's official launch is set for May 9 in Tampa, FL, though McGraw has a handful of performances in the next few months, including appearances at RodeoHouston, the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, and Indio, CA's Stagecoach country music festival. His current itinerary comprises nearly 45 dates from coast to coast through early July. Details are listed below.

Special guests Jason Aldean and Halfway to Hazard will open the tour, and McGraw will handpick new artists to showcase on the "StyleSonic Stage" before each show, according to a press release. Concertgoers will also have the opportunity to obtain free downloads of "StyleSonic" music. Details about that will be made available at McGraw's website.

Last fall, the country star and his wife, Faith Hill, wrapped their two-year "Soul2Soul" tour, which turned out to be the most successful multi-year trek in country music history, according to a press release. McGraw also earned plenty of his own honors, winning his 11th Country Music Association Award and his first BMI award as a songwriter, and becoming the only country artist to make Forbes Magazine's 2007 Top 10 earner list.

This year, McGraw is in the running for four Grammy Awards for material off his latest platinum-selling album, "Let It Go." The set, which surfaced last May, is the singer's ninth consecutive record to debut at No. 1 on Billboard's Top Country Albums chart. So far, it has spawned crossover hits including "Last Dollar (Fly Away)," "I Need You" (with Hill), "Suspicions" and "If You're Reading This."

Since 1993, McGraw has logged nine multi-platinum-selling albums, 30 No. 1 hits, three Grammys and a slew of CMA and Academy of Country Music awards. He's also made a second career on the big screen, appearing in the films "Friday Night Lights," "Flicka," "The Kingdom" and the upcoming "Four Christmases," which stars Reese Witherspoon and Vince Vaughn.

[Note: The following tour dates have been provided by artist and/or tour sources, who verify its accuracy as of the publication time of this story. Changes may occur before tickets go on sale. Check with official artist websites, ticketing sources and venues for late updates.]
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February 2008
1 - Pelham, AL - Verizon Wireless Music Center
2 - Scottsdale, AZ - Hotel Scottsdale/Super Jam

March 2008
3 - Houston, TX - Reliant Stadium/Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo
7 - Austin, TX - Beyond the Lights Celebrity Golf Tournament

April 2008
27 - New Orleans, LA - New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival

May 2008
4 - Indio, CA - Empire Polo Field/Stagecoach Festival
9 - Tampa, FL - Ford Amphitheatre
10 - West Palm Beach, FL - Sound Advice Amphitheater
11 - Orlando, FL - TD Waterhouse Centre
15 - Pelham, AL - Verizon Wireless Music Center-Birmingham
16 - Charlotte, NC - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
17 - Raleigh, NC - Walnut Creek Amphitheatre
21 - Cincinnati, OH - Riverbend Amphitheater
22 - Clarkston, MI - DTE Energy Music Theatre
23 - Noblesville, IN - Verizon Wireless Music Center
24 - Tinley Park, IL - First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre
29 - Wichita, KS - venue to be announced
30 - Oklahoma City, OK - Ford Center
31 - Waxahachie, TX - Country Thunder

June 2008
1 - The Woodlands, TX - Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
3 - Charleston, WV - venue to be announced
5 - Holmdel, NJ - PNC Bank Arts Center
6 - Darien Center, NY - Darien Lake PAC
7 - Boston, MA - Bank of American Pavilion
8 - Hartford, CT - New England Dodge Music Center
11 - Atlanta, GA - HiFi Buys Amphitheater
13 - Virginia Beach, VA - Verizon Wireless Virginia Beach Amphitheater
14 - Burgettstown, PA - Post Gazette Pavilion
15 - Bristow, VA - Nissan Pavilion
17 - Kansas City, MO - Sprint Center
19 - Albuquerque, NM - Journal Pavilion
20 - Phoenix, AZ - Cricket Pavilion
21 - Las Vegas, NV - venue to be announced
24 - Seattle, WA - venue to be announced
25 - Portland, OR - Amphitheater at Clark County
27 - Salt Lake City, UT - USANA Amphitheater
28 - Grand Junction, CO - Country Jam USA
29 - Greeley, CO - Greeley Stampede

July 2008
2 - Cuyahoga Falls, OH - Blossom Music Center
3 - Milwaukee, WI - Summerfest
4 - Maryland Heights, MO - Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
5 - Cuyahoga Falls, OH - Blossom Music Center
6 - Burgettstown, PA - Post-Gazette Pavilion

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