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The Country Throwdown Tour, one of the biggest country tours of the year, just announced their 2012 lineup. While the star-studded run was fronted last year by its crowning jewel Willie Nelson, this year’s showcase will display the talents of Gary Allan, Justin Moore, Rodney Atkins, Josh Thompson, Eric Paslay and Sunny Sweeney.
June of 2011 marked the beginning of seven-time Grammy Award-winner Randy Travis‘ 25th year in the music industry. To commemorate that silver anniversary, Travis released his ‘Anniversary Celebration‘ record with Warner Bros., and he’s just announced a 2012 North American tour to let fans in on the celebration.
Kenny Chesney and Tim McGraw are reportedly planning a 2012 tour that will be tough to beat. The country superstars are rumored to be finalizing details on a co-headlining show that will rival the 2011 dates Chesney did with the Zac Brown Band.
Miranda Lambert has been burning up the country music scene with her red-hot career, so when it came time for her to put together her new tour for 2012, it was only fitting to call it the On Fire Tour.
Slowly but surely, dates for Blake Shelton‘s much-anticipated 2012 Well Lit and Amplified Tour are being announced, and fans will be happy to know that the trek will begin as early as January. Though the ‘Honey Bee’ hitmaker will be headlining his run, he won’t be going out alone — Shelton is packing up his favorite ‘The Voice’ runner-up Dia Frampton and country crooner Justin Moore for the ride.
Lady Antebellum haven’t even launched the first leg of their Own the Night Tour yet, but they are already gearing up for the second leg in 2012. The new arena dates run from January 27 in Tulsa, Okla. through June 29 in Indianapolis, Ind., and will feature Darius Rucker and Thompson Square sharing opening act duties.