Gretchen Wilson gets to work on summer trek, new album

Country singer Gretchen Wilson has put together a summer tour that will take her through nearly 30 North American cities

The performer is set to kick things off June 4 in Nashville, as she joins the star-studded lineup of Marty Stuart's Late Night Jam. From there, she'll visit a host of US clubs, festivals, fairs and casinos from the Midwest to the East Coast through late August. Wilson will wrap the summer in Canada with shows in Nova Scotia and Ontario. She's also started on her fall/winter schedule, with a Chicago date booked in October and a two-night stand in Las Vegas in December. Details are listed below.

Wilson continues to support her third album, "One of the Boys," which surfaced a year ago and became her third No. 1 on Billboard's Top Country Albums chart. The set features Top 40 country hits including the title track and "Come to Bed," which was produced by the singer's longtime collaborator, John Rich of Big & Rich.

Meanwhile, Wilson has started work on her fourth album, which has a heavy Southern rock feel to it, according to Great American Country.

"The record is awesome," Wilson told radio show GAC Nights in a recent interview. "It's been like making the record that I was supposed to make the first time around, sort of."

Not that her first time around was anything to sneeze at. In 2004, Wilson burst onto the music scene with her debut, "Here for the Party," which spawned her signature hit, "Redneck Woman," went five-times platinum and won the singer a Grammy for Best Female Country Vocal Performance.

Wilson has been in the news lately for adding high school diploma to her list of accomplishments. The 34-year-old entertainer, who dropped out of school in the ninth grade, passed her General Educational Development exam in April and donned a cap and gown during a Tennessee graduation ceremony last week, according to the Associated Press.

[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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June 2008
4 - Nashville, TN - Ryman Auditorium/Marty Stuart's Late Night Jam
12 - Marion, SC - Carolina Amphitheatre/Marion Country Music Fest
14 - Pryor, OK - Country Fever Fest
15 - Burlington, IA - Burlington Steamboat Days
19 - Somerset, WI - Float-Rite Park/Apple River Country Splash Festival
20 - Walker, MN - Moondance Jam Fairgrounds
21 - Marinette, WI - Porterfield Country Fest
22 - Ionia, MI - Ionia Community Fairgrounds/B-93 Birthday Bash

July 2008
3 - Mashantucket, CT - MGM Grand at Foxwoods Resort and Casino (with John Rich and Cowboy Troy)
4 - Varysburg, NY - Buffalo Hill Village
5 - Atlantic City, NJ - House of Blues
10 - Joliet, IL - Chicagoland Speedway
12 - Madison, NE - Madison County Fairgrounds
18 - Valparaiso, IN - Porter County Fair
19 - Elizabeth, IN - Caesars Indiana/Olympus Outdoor Arena

August 2008
1 - Springfield, MO - Ozark Empire Fair
7 - Westbury, NY - Capitol One Bank Theatre at Westbury
8 - Norfolk, VA - Naval Amphibious Base
9 - Vienna, VA - The Filene Center
16 - Lima, OH - Allen County Fair
20 - Meadville, PA - Crawford County Fairgrounds
22 - Cohasset, MA - South Shore Music Circus
23 - Hyannis, MA - Cape Cod Melody Tent
24 - Hampton Beach, NH - Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom
28 - Choctaw, MS - Silver Star Resort and Casino
29 - Shreveport, LA - Sam's Town Hotel and Gambling Hall
30 - Halifax, Nova Scotia - Halifax Commons Park

September 2008
4 - Windsor, Ontario - Casino Windsor

October 2008
11 - Chicago, IL - Soldier Field Stadium

December 2008
12-13 - Las Vegas, NV - Las Vegas Hilton Theater



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