Toby Keith gears up for 'Biggest & Baddest Tour'
The Ford Trucks-sponsored "Biggest & Baddest Tour" is scheduled to kick off June 19 in Birmingham, AL, and visit amphitheaters and fairs across the US, as well as Craven, Saskatchewan's Country Jamboree, through mid-September. Since last check, dates have been added in Stateline, NV; Mansfield, MA; Holmdel, NJ; and Syracuse, NY. Details are listed below.
Country duo Montgomery Gentry, which is roaring up the radio charts with the title track from its forthcoming album, "Back When I Knew It All," will support the trek, as will newcomers Carter's Chord, Mica Roberts and Trailer Choir.
Keith is currently riding high on his latest hit, "She's a Hottie," which is included on his forthcoming best-of album, "Toby Keith 35 Biggest Hits." The two-disc collection, due May 6, spans the performer's entire career, starting with his first No. 1 song, 1993's "Should've Been a Cowboy," and running through the 2006 chart-topper "A Little Too Late."
The country star also continues to support last summer's "Big Dog Daddy," which was his third set to debut at the top of The Billboard 200. The record spawned the fastest-rising single of Keith's career, "High Maintenance Woman," as well as the hits "Love Me If You Can" and "Get My Drink On."
The performer, who is currently on his annual USO tour, made headlines this week after he and his band came under fire alongside US troops stationed at a military base in Kandahar, Afghanistan. Keith's agent told The Oklahoman the singer was playing his song "Weed With Willie" last Thursday (4/24) when mortar fire sent the band and about 2,500 soldiers in the crowd running for cover. They hunkered down for about an hour, during which time Keith posed for photos and signed autographs, and then he returned to the stage to finish his set.
June 2008
19 - Birmingham, AL - Verizon Wireless Music Center
20 - Charlotte, NC - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
21 - Raleigh, NC - Walnut Creek Amphitheatre
27 - West Palm Beach, FL - Cruzan Amphitheatre
28 - Tampa, FL - Ford Amphitheatre
July 2008
10 - Phoenix, AZ - Cricket Wireless Pavilion
13 - Craven, Saskatchewan - Country Jamboree
24 - Paso Robles, CA - California Mid-State Fair
27 - Stateline, NV - Harvey's Outdoor Arena
31 - Maryland Heights, MO - Verizon Wireless Amphitheater St. Louis
August 2008
1 - Tinley Park, IL - First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre
2 - Noblesville, IN - Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
3 - Burgettstown, PA - Post-Gazette Pavilion
8 - Scranton, PA - Toyota Pavilion at Montage Mountain
9 - Bristow, VA - Nissan Pavilion
15 - Virginia Beach, VA - Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
16 - Camden, NJ - Susquehanna Bank Center
17 - Mansfield, MA - Tweeter Center for the Performing Arts
21 - Meadville, PA - Crawford County Fair
22 - Holmdel, NJ - PNC Bank Arts Center
23 - Darien Center, NY - Darien Lake Performing Arts Center
28 - Syracuse, NY - NY State Fair
29 - Allentown, PA - The Great Allentown Fair
30 - Essex Junction, VT - Champlain Valley Exposition
September 2008
1 - St. Paul, MN - Minnesota State Fair Grandstand
11 - Atlanta, GA - Lakewood Amphitheatre
13 - Cuyahoga Falls, OH - Blossom Music Center
18 - Albuquerque, NM - Journal Pavilion


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