All Aboard! Jason Aldean's Night Train Tour Rolls into Town
by STEPHANIE CRIDER
Country music fans are in
for a treat on Jan. 23 when
Jason Aldean and guests Florida
Georgia Line and Tyler Farr roll
into the Crown for the Jason
Aldean: 2014 Night Train Tour.
The tour has rated 5-star reviews
across the country and promises
to be a night to remember.
"We are more than excited
to have both Jason Aldean and
Florida Georgia Line coming
to the complex," said Jim
Grafstrom, general manager of
the Crown. "It is a show that
essentially has two headliners.
Both acts are highly acclaimed
and are doing fantastic business.
We are fortunate to have them on
the same bill. It is going to be a
great show."
A native of Macon, Ga., Aldean Jason Aldean, pictured above, is set to perform
at the Crown on Jan. 23.
learned to play the guitar from
his dad. He would visit his dad
in the summertime and practiced
all day while his father was at
work. Inspired by George
Strait, Hank William's Jr.
and Alabama, Aldean knew
he wanted to be a performer
when he was just 14 years
old. After he graduated
high school he continued
to perform locally, and with
bandmate Justin Weaver,
began writing songs.
When he was 21, Aldean
moved to Nashville. In
2004 he signed with Broken
Bow records and released
the album Jason Aldean in
2005. "Hicktown," "Why"
and "Amarillo Sky" became
big hits and in 2006, the
Academy of Country Music
Awards named him Top
New Vocalist of the Year.
In 2007, he released his
Tyler Farr, pictured above, will perform with Jason Aldean and Georgia
next album: Relentless,
Florida Line.
which raced to the top of
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the charts with "Laughed until We Cry" and "Johnny Cash."
The album Wide Open followed in 2009 and was also a
chart topper with "She's Country." The singles "Big Green
Tractor" and "The Truth" followed, netting Aldean three
nominations at the CMT Music Awards that year. My Kinda
Party was released and Aldean's duet "Don't You Wanna
Stay" with Kelly Clarkson went double platinum. The album
also won him two CMA awards including the Album of the
Year. His latest album, Night Train debuted at the top of the
US Billboard 200 chart.
Indeed, it has been a good year for the entertainer as the
Night Train tour has sold out stadiums across the U.S., and
fans have posted rave reviews about the high-energy shows.
Florida Georgia Line, known for hits like "Cruise" and
"Get Your Shine On," bring additional star power to the
show. Composed of
Tyler Hubbard and
Brian Kelly, Florida
Georgia Line hit
it big in 2012
with "Cruise" and
continue to pump
out fan-friendly
tracks.
Hubbard and
Kelly met at
Belmont University
in Nashville. The
two attended the
university and
between classes
they would write
songs together. It
wasn't long before
they were playing
in local clubs and
before they knew
Florida Georgia Line, pictured above, is scheduled to
it, the duo signed
perform with Jason Aldean as part of the Night Train Tour. on with Big Loud
Mountain record
label.
Born and raised in Garden City, Mo., Tyler Farr is no stranger to
the music stage. He's a songwriter, authoring "Hey Ya'll," for Colt
Ford. He's been playing the guitar since he was 16 and is known for
his hit single "Redneck Crazy."
The show starts at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are between
$29.75 and $59.75 and are available at www.
jasonaldean.com, www.
STEPHANIE CRIDER, Editor COMticketmaster.com or www. MENTS? Editor@upandcomingweekly.
livenation.com.
com.
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