STARS OF CMT’S “NASHVILLE” EXTEND 2017 CONCERT TOUR
TO INCLUDE DATES IN THE U.S.
AUGUST 2 – RED HAT AMPHITHEATER RALEIGH
Clare Bowen, Chris Carmack, Charles Esten and Jonathan Jackson
To Play 11 US Dates in July and August
Stars of the hit CMT series “Nashville” will embark on a fourth U.S. concert tour this summer, playing 11 shows in July and August. The U.S. tour comes on the heels of a highly successful 10-show international tour that has already sold out multiple concerts in the UK and Ireland.
Launching July 23 in Orlando, FL, the tour is set to feature cast members Clare Bowen, Chris Carmack, Charles Esten, and Jonathan Jackson. Esten was just announced as the host of the upcoming “2017 CMT Music Awards.” Tour stops will feature songs from the series as well as the artists’ original material.
Nashville In Concert will play Red Hat Amphitheater in Raleigh on August 2. Tickets go on sale this Friday May 5 at 10am at livenation.com, the Duke Energy Center and Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek box offices, Ticketmaster, and by phone 800-745-3000. A limited number of VIP Packages including cast meet & greets will be available for all shows.
“This tour has become a celebration of everything fans around the world appreciate about the TV series ‘Nashville,’” said Opry Entertainment President Steve Buchanan. “Our audience loves the stories the series tells and the music used to tell them. The tour brings our storytellers, their music, and fans together in a way that gets more exciting to witness every year, both internationally and here at home.”
For more information, visit http://www.opry.com/nashvilletour.
The second half of Season 5 of “Nashville” is set to premiere on CMT on Thursday, June 1 at 9 p.m. ET/PT, with Season 6 of the series scheduled to begin airing in early 2018. Hulu will continue to bring “Nashville” fans their favorite series 24/7 by making all episodes available to stream just one-day after they air on CMT. Fans can catch up on all past episodes of the series now, only on Hulu.
“Nashville” airs in 225 territories worldwide, including the United Kingdom. In its fifth season in the U.S., the series has been a record-breaker for CMT, where episodes have become the network’s most-watched original series telecasts ever. Since its debut, the show has inspired multiple “Music of Nashville” soundtracks as well as a Christmas album, collectively selling more than a million soundtracks and millions more single tracks to date.