Toby Keith to Headline First Show in Nashville in Over a Decade
Toby Keith is ready to make his long-awaited return to Nashville. The country star has announced that he will perform his first headlining concert in Music City in more than a decade this summer.
He'll take the stage at Ascend Amphitheater on July 20 as part of the Toby Keith Interstates & Tailgates Tour that kicked off in 2016. The 2017 leg of the tour launched in May in Keith's native Oklahoma and continues throughout the summer, with his appearance in Nashville serving as the first time he's headlined a show in the city since 2004. Tickets for Keith's show at Ascend go on sale Wednesday (June 28) at 10AM via LiveNation.
Keith has new music to promote, including a wild new single titled "Wacky Tobaccy" that features Willie Nelson in the music video. "Wacky Tobaccy is a slogan, a saying that's been around forever and no one has ever written it in a song. The song is written to the screws, and it fits in with what we do every night with the party crowd," Keith says in a press release. He continues on the road through the fall when the tour wraps up on Oct. 29 in Tucson, Ariz.
Keith's latest studio album, 35 MPH Town, was released in 2015, debuting at No. 2 on Billboard's Top Country Albums chart and landing inside the Top 15 on the Billboard 200 chart. The "Beer For My Horses" singer was also named to Forbes' Top 100 Highest-Paid Celebrities list for 2017, coming in at No. 83 alongside superstar duo Florida Georgia Line.
Toby Keith Interstates & Tailgates Tour Dates 2017:
May 27 -- Durant, Okla. @ Choctaw Casino Resort
June 9 -- Murphys, Calif. @ Ironstone Amphitheater
June 10 -- Del Mar, Calif. @ San Diego County Fair
June 16 -- Chattanooga, Tenn. @ Riverbend Festival
June 17 -- Marion, Ill.@ Black Diamond Harley
June 29 -- Normal, Ill. @ The Corn Crib
June 30 -- Naperville, Ill. @ Ribfest
July 1 -- Greely, Colo. @ Greeley Stampede
July 6 -- Ottawa, Ontario, Canada @ Ottawa Bluesfest
July 7 -- Lansing, Mich. @ Common Ground Music Festival
July 8 -- Varysburg, N.Y. @ Jam in the Valley
July 13 -- Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada @ Shell Place
July 14 -- Cold Lake, Alberta, Canada @ Imperial Oil Place Arena
July 15 - -Craven, Saskatchewan, Canada @ Country Thunder Music Festival
July 20 - -Nashville, Tenn. @ Ascend Amphitheater
July 21 -- Valparaiso, Ind. @ Porter County Fair
July 28 -- Kearney, Neb. @ Buffalo County Fairgrounds
July 29 -- Guthrie Center, Iowa @ Guthrie's River Ruckus
Aug. 3 -- Spokane, Wash. @ Northern Quest Casino
Aug. 4 -- Merritt, British Columbia, Canada @ Rockin' River Music Festival
Aug. 5 -- Duncan, British Columbia, Canada @ Sunfest Country Music Festival
Aug. 6 -- Canton, Ohio @ 2017 Concert for Legends
Aug. 9 -- Brooklyn, N.Y. @ Ford Amphitheatre at Coney Island Broadwalk
Aug. 10 -- Bethlehem, Penn. @ Musikfest
Aug. 12 -- Fort McCoy, Wis. @ Constitution Park
Aug. 25 -- Green Bay, Wis. @ Resch Center
Aug. 27 -- St. Paul, Minn. @ Minnesota State Fair
Aug. 31 -- Put-In-Bay, Ohio @ Bash on the Bay
Oct. 7 -- Atlanta, Ga. @ Crock Fest
Oct. 28 -- Laughlin, Nev. @ Laughlin Event Center
Oct 29 --Tucson, Ariz. @ Anselmo Valencia Amphitheatre
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