Reba McEntire, Martina McBride head up Girls’ Night Out

Reba McEntire , Martina McBride , Sara Evans and Jamie O’Neal will join forces for Girls’ Night Out, an outing that’s being billed as the first all-female country music festival tour.

Girls’ Night Out shows will open with an acoustic set by newcomer Carolyn Dawn Johnson, and full sets by O’Neal, Evans, McBride and McEntire will follow.

In January, McEntire took on the lead role of Annie Oakley in the Broadway production of Irving Berlin’s “Annie Get Your Gun.” (McEntire will not perform in the musical from April 9-18 because she will be filming a pilot for the WB television network). She is scheduled to remain in the production through May.

McEntire’s latest album, “So Good Together,” was released in 1999. According to the Recording Industry Association of America, she has sold more than 34 million albums over the course of her career, making her the top-selling female country artist in history.

McBride, whose last album release was 1999’s “Emotion,” has curtailed her touring schedule during the school year because her oldest daughter has entered kindergarten, according to her official website. She has been playing live dates on weekends and during school vacations, however.

Girls' Night Out joins an already crowded country music festival scene that includes the George Strait Chevy Truck Country Music Festival, Brooks & Dunn’s Neon Circus and Wild West Show and the Charlie Daniels Band’s Volunteer Jam.

[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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July
13 - Las Vegas, NV - Mandalay Bay
14 - Chula Vista, CA - Coors Amphitheatre
15 - Los Angeles, CA -Staples Center
18 - Sacramento, CA - Arco Arena
19 - San Jose, CA - San Jose Arena
21 - Portland, OR - Rose Garden
22 - George, WA - The Gorge
25 - Paso Robles, CA - California Mid-State Fair
27 - Phoenix, AZ - America West Arena
28 - Albuquerque, NM - Journal Pavilion
29 - Denver, CO - Fiddler's Green

August
2 - Wantagh, NY - Jones Beach
3 - Reading, PA - Sovereign Center
4 - Hartford, CT - Civic Center Arena
5 - Washington, D.C. - MCI Center
7 - Albany, NY - Pepsi Arena
9 - Detroit, MI - Pine Knob
10 - Chicago, IL - United Center
11 - Cincinnati, OH - Riverbend Amphitheatre
12 - Buffalo, NY - HSBC Arena
16 - Tampa, FL - Ice Palace
17 - Greenville, SC - Bi-Lo Center
18 - Winston-Salem, NC- LJVM Coliseum
19 - Louisville, KY - Kentucky State Fair

 tour dates and tickets
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