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LUKE BRYAN WRAPS “COUNTRY ON TOUR” AND CLOSES OUT YEAR FULL OF UNIQUE CONCERT EVENTS
Luke Bryan, a five-time Entertainer of the Year and the co-host of “The 57th Annual CMA Awards” taking place November 8 on ABC, wrapped his “Country On Tour” over the weekend closing out another stellar touring year.
Luke’s additional major concert events in 2023 included “Crash My Playa,” the continuation of “Luke Bryan: VEGAS” and “Farm Tour.” During his career Luke has performed for more than 14 million fans.
The “Country On Tour” wrapped Saturday in Charleston, SC and featured many of country music’s up and coming artists like Chayce Beckham, Tyler Braden, Ashley Cooke, Jackson Dean, Jon Langston, Conner Smith, Alana Springsteen, Hailey Whitters, and DJ Rock.
In the last 10 years of touring, Luke has introduced more than 150 artists to his audiences.
Luke will play his final dates of his record-breaking headline engagement at Resorts World Las Vegas, “Luke Bryan: VEGAS,” with six remaining shows- including New Year’s Eve!! – on December 29, 30 & 31, 2023 and January 3, 5 & 6, 2024. Tickets available at axs.com/lukeinvegas.
And also, on sale now, “Crash My Playa” 2024 taking place January 17-20 will feature two Luke headline concerts with special guest appearances by Dierks Bentley and Eddie Montgomery on the final night, as well as headline shows by Jon Pardi and Jelly Roll.
Additional performers include Dustin Lynch, Ernest, Jon Langston, and Mitchell Tenpenny as well as Ashley Cooke, Avery Anna, Lily Rose, Zach Top, Bailey Zimmerman, and DJ Rock. Packages available at CrashMyPlaya.com.
2023 began with the all-inclusive destination concert event in Cancun, Mexico, “Crash My Playa,” which sold-out for the eighth time.
The 36-city “Country On Tour” followed in the spring and included his sixth consecutive sold-out concert in Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena (2023, 2021 and back-to-back concerts in both 2013 and 2017.) He talked to the Tennessean about how he keeps that “special magic” with fans.
This fall Luke brought large-scale concerts into five small towns across the US this fall with his fourteenth “Farm Tour.” Since the tour began in 2009, he has granted 83 college scholarships to students from farming families who are attending the local college or university near the tour stops.
Tour sponsor Bayer continued their #HerestotheFarmer campaign in support of Feeding America® donating seven million meals since the partnership began and sponsor Fendt donates $50,000 to the national FFA organization.
ABOUT LUKE BRYAN
During his career, Luke has amassed a total of 21.7 Billion global streams, 11.5 Million global album sales and 52 Million track sales worldwide.
He is the most digital single RIAA certified country artist of all time with 83 Million units and 15.5M album certified units for a total of 98.5M. He has placed 30 singles at #1 and has accumulated 56 total weeks spent at #1 in his career.
He was recently presented with the SoundExchange Hall of Fame Award in recognition of his standing as one of the most streamed artists in SoundExchange’s 20-year history.
He has placed 30 singles at #1 and has accumulated 56 total weeks spent at #1 in his career.
He was recently presented with the SoundExchange Hall of Fame Award in recognition of his standing as one of the most streamed artists in SoundExchange’s 20-year history.
His headline concert tours have played sold-out shows for millions and millions of fans inclusive of nearly 40 stadium concerts, Farm Tours, Spring Break shows, and eight sold-out ‘Crash My Playa’ destination concert events.
At Luke’s recent sold-out Bridgestone concert- his sixth consecutive-
“key to his success as one of country music’s foremost ambassadors for more than a decade has been his long-perfected onstage blend of lovable goofball, sultry swagger and positive attitude.”
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Luke has won 50+ major music awards including five wins as Entertainer of the Year. Additional awards include six recognitions as a CMT Artist of the Year, NSAI Artist/Songwriter of the Year, the first-ever recipient of the ACM Album of the Decade Award for Crash My Party, seven CMT Music Awards, five Billboard Music Awards, and four American Music Awards—as well as being named Billboard’s Top Country Artist of the 2010s, the Most Heard Artist of the Decade by Country Aircheck, and the Artist Humanitarian Recipient by the Country Radio Broadcasters.
On November 8 Luke and NFL superstar Peyton Manning will return to host “The 57th Annual CMA Awards” to be broadcast live from Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena 8:00-11:00 PM/EST) on ABC.
And in 2024, Luke, Katy Perry and Lionel Richie will return as celebrity judges for their seventh season on ABC’s American Idol.
