Brad Paisley follows Strait fest with solo dates

Published May 9, 2001 02:24 PM

By Christina Fuoco / LiveDaily Contributor

Brad Paisley [ tickets ] has planned a massive tour around the May 29 release of his sophomore effort, the appropriately titled "Part II."

To follow his gigs as part of George Strait's country music festival, Paisley has scheduled shows through October, including a handful of Grand Ole Opry and county fair appearances. (Paisley was inducted into the Opry on Feb. 17.)

His first album, "Who Needs Pictures" (BMG/Arista), brought to radio four hit singles: "Me Neither," "He Didn’t Have to Be," "We Danced" and the title track. At this Wednesday’s Academy of County Music Awards, Paisley is up for Top Male Vocalist, Album of the Year and Song of the Year ("We Danced"). He is also slated to perform at the ceremony.

His 2000 stable of awards includes the CMA Horizon Award, ACM Top New Male Vocalist, TNN Country Weekly Music Awards’ Discovery Award, Song and Video of the Year (for "He Didn’t Have to Be"), R&R Readers’ Poll’s Best New Artist, and Gavin Breakthrough Artist of the Year.

[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.]

May
12 - Kansas City, MO - Arrowhead Stadium (Strait Festival)
13 - St. Louis, MO - Riverpoint Amphitheatre (Strait Festival)
18 - Nashville, TN - Grand Ole Opry
19 - Milwaukee, WI - Miller Park (Strait Festival)
20 - Pittsburgh, PA - Post-Gazette Pavilion at Star Lake (Strait Festival)
25 - Nashville, TN - Grand Ole Opry
26 - Tinley Park, IL - Tweeter Center (formerly New World Music Theatre; Strait Festival)
27 - Louisville, KY - Papa John’s Stadium (Strait Festival)

June
7 - Comstock, NE - Wind Mill Festival
9 - San Antonio, TX - Alamodome (Strait Festival)
10 - Irving, TX - Texas Stadium (Strait Festival)
12 - Nashville, TN - Wildhorse Saloon (party for Chely Wright)
14 - Nashville, TN - Gibson Bluegrass Showcase
23 - Richland Center, WI - Star Spangled Celebration
24 - Cadott, WI - Chippewa Valley Country Festival
29 - Dickinson, ND - Dickinson Recreation Center
30 - Dauphin, Manitoba, Canada - Dauphin Countryfest

July
1 - Grande Prairie, Alberta, Canada - Evergreen Park
4 - Rogersville, TN - Rogersville 4th of July Celebration
6 - Fort Loramie, OH - Country Concert at Hickory Hills Lake
12 - Manchester, IA - Delaware County Fair
19 - Beatrice, NE - Gage County Fair
20 - Oklahoma City, OK - Six Flags Frontier City Theatre
21 - Madison, NE - Madison County Fairgrounds
25 - Kirksville, MO - Northeast Missouri Fair
27 - Jackson, WY - Teton County Fair
28 - Great Falls, MT - Montana State Fair
31 - Corvallis, OR - Benton County Fair

August
1 - Santa Rosa, CA - Sonoma County Fair
3 - Yuba City, CA - Yuba Sutter Fair
4 - Palmdale, CA - Marie Kerr Park
6 - Ventura, CA - Ventura County Fair
10 - San Diego, CA - Humphrey’s
11 - San Mateo, CA - San Mateo County Fair
14 - Grants Pass, OR - Josephine County Fair
15 - Chehalis, WA - Southwest Washington Fair
16 - Lynden, WA - Northwest Washington Fair
17 - Boise, ID - Western Idaho Fair
29 - Canfield, OH - Mahoning County Fair
30 - Clio, MI - Clio Area Amphitheatre
31 - Watertown, NY - Watertown Fairgrounds

September
11 - Wooster, OH - Wayne County Fair
14 - Peshawbestown, MI - Leelanau Sands Casino
16 - West Springfield, MA - Eastern States Exposition

October
6 - Elkins, WV - Mountain State Forest Festival