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Since his 2019 Double Down Tour , Eric Church has upended the traditional country music live show, doing away with opening acts and choosing instead to carry the night himself by delivering three-hour concerts split into two sets. But for this year’s Outsiders Revival Tour , he was inspired by his own playlist to curate a diverse group of legends, buzz artists, and up-and-comers to join him on the road.

The result touches on all styles under the country umbrella. There’s the hard-nosed Southern rock of Whiskey Myers , the Celtic-influenced red dirt of Shane Smith & the Saints, the Midwest vibes of Hailey Whitters , the genre-hopping of Koe Wetzel, and the twangy yet mainstream country of Lainey Wilson. Other artists on the tour include Jelly Roll, Red Clay Strays, Midland, and Ray Wylie Hubbard.

Church, whose against-the-grain career is the focus of a new exhibit at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, also saw some of himself in the openers he chose.

“Shane Smith was saying, ‘We’ve thought about quitting for a while.’ And I said, ‘Listen, this happens to everybody. You guys are good. You should keep doing it. And I’m glad you’re here. I’m glad you played in front of the people you did,’” Church says. “That was me 20 years ago.”

Church isn’t just introducing his live crowds to the bands he likes. Since last November, he’s also been programming his own SiriusXM channel called Outsiders Radio . It’s a wildly eclectic playlist: On Friday morning, songs by Greta Van Fleet, Whitney Houston, Paul Simon, Steve Earle, and Church himself all played in succession. A yellow legal pad of artists and songs that’s currently on display in the Country Music Hall of Fame exhibit illustrates how he came up with the station’s aesthetic.

“It’s out of my phone, alphabetical,” he says. “That whole [legal pad], you can flip a page and there’s another page, and another page. I told [SiriusXM], ‘These are the songs and you guys can expand, but make this your compass.’”

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Earlier this week, Church also talked to Rolling Stone about his CMA Fest headlining performance, which reinvented past hits and skipped others altogether, leaving some fans unhappy .

“I was shocked because I played the show that I went out there to play,” he said. “We had a timeslot and I went out there to play that slot and try to show a little bit, a peek, as to what I was working on for this tour. I’m not going to [reveal] everything, but I’m going to give a little peek of what this could be.”

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Eric Church Announces 27-Date The Outsiders Revival Tour

The Chief to Headline Amphitheaters This Summer With Curated Lineup of 18 Special Guests

Tickets on sale january 20 at 10 a.m. local time via ticketmaster.com.

It’s a rite of passage for any music fan, seeing “The Chief” live in concert. Known for his marathon sets, the 2022  Billboard  Music Awards’ Top Country Tour honoree  Eric Church  brings his critically acclaimed live show to new audiences in new ways this year, headlining  outdoor  venues throughout the summer with  The Outsiders Revival Tour . Joining the man praised by  POLLSTAR  for “having already long established himself as one of the most successful touring country artists” across varying dates are  Whiskey Myers, Cody Jinks, Jelly Roll, Ashley McBryde, Koe Wetzel, Lainey Wilson, Midland, Parker McCollum, Travis Tritt, Elle King  and  Paul Cauthen,  plus  Jackson Dean, Morgan Wade, Muscadine Bloodline, Shane Smith & The Saints, Hailey Whitters, Ray Wylie Hubbard  and  The Red Clay Strays.

“When I approach touring, I’m always inspired by a new experience, a new way to gather, to express ourselves sonically and visually. Whether it’s solo, in the round, double down; being able to bring a different perspective has always brought out our best creatively,” shared Church. “Well, we have never done an outdoor summer tour. Never headlined amphitheaters. Never brought a summer experience to your town that featured artists we want to share the summer with. Until now. See you in the season of sunshine with some fellow outsiders that shine brightest when the sun goes down.”

Kicking off June 22, the Live Nation produced tour takes the man celebrated by  Forbes  for “offering fans a unique experience each night while conjuring up the unpredictability that used to make concerts unforgettable” to 26 cities across the U.S. and Canada. Tickets to all dates go on sale next Friday, Jan. 20 at 10 a.m. local time via Ticketmaster.com, with presale access available to Church Choir members starting Tuesday, Jan. 17 at 10 a.m. local time.

For more information and to learn how to join the Church Choir, visit  EricChurch.com  and follow on  Facebook  and  Twitter  @ericchurch and  Instagram  @ericchurchmusic.

Eric Church 2023 Tour Dates

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April 14*   Fort Lauderdale, Fla. / Fort Lauderdale Beach Park                        Tortuga Music Festival

June 16*    Central Point OR / Jackson County Expo. Rogue Music Fest          Rogue Music Festival

June 17*    Santa Rosa, Calif. / Sonoma County Fairgrounds                           Country Summer Music Festival

June 22     Milwaukee, Wisc. / American Family Insurance Amphitheater       Elle King

June 23     Detroit, Mich. / Pine Knob Music Theatre                                      Ashley McBryde, The Red Clay Strays

June 24     Cleveland, Ohio / Blossom Music Center                                       Ashley McBryde, The Red Clay Strays

June 30     Charleston, S.C. / Credit One Stadium                                           Parker McCollum, Morgan Wade

July 1        Virginia Beach, Va. / Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater  Parker McCollum, Morgan Wade

July 7        Toronto, Ontario / Budweiser Stage                                               Koe Wetzel, Shane Smith & The Saints

July 8        Pittsburgh, Pa. / The Pavilion at Star Lake                                     Koe Wetzel, Shane Smith & The Saints

July 13*    Minot ND / North Dakota State Fair                                              North Dakota State Fair

July 14      Cincinnati, Ohio / Riverbend Music Center                                    Travis Tritt, Muscadine Bloodline

July 15      St. Louis, Mo. / Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre                           Travis Tritt, Muscadine Bloodline

July 28      Dallas, Texas / Dos Equis Pavilion                                                Midland, Ray Wylie Hubbard

July 29      Austin, Texas / Germania Insurance Amphitheater                         Midland, Ray Wylie Hubbard

Aug. 4       Raleigh, N.C. / Coastal Credit Union Music Park                           Cody Jinks

Aug. 5       Bristow, Va. / Jiffy Lube Live                                                       Cody Jinks

Aug. 11     Indianapolis, Ind. / Ruoff Music Center                                         Cody Jinks

Aug. 12     Chicago, Ill. / Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre                             Cody Jinks

Aug. 13*   Des Moines, Iowa / Iowa State Fairgrounds                                   Jackson Dean

Aug. 18     Orange Beach, Ala. / The Wharf Amphitheater                              Lainey Wilson, Jackson Dean

Aug. 19     Orange Beach, Ala. / The Wharf Amphitheater                              Lainey Wilson, Jackson Dean

Aug. 25     Holmdel, N.J. / PNC Bank Arts Center                                          Whiskey Myers

Aug. 26     Philadelphia, Pa. / Freedom Mortgage Pavilion                              Whiskey Myers

Sept. 8      Portland, Ore. / RV Inn Style Resorts Amphitheater                       Jelly Roll, Hailey Whitters

Sept. 9      George, Wash. / Gorge Amphitheatre                                            Jelly Roll, Hailey Whitters

Sept. 15     Albuquerque, N.M. / Isleta Amphitheater                                       Paul Cauthen, Hailey Whitters

Sept. 16     Phoenix, Ariz. / Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre                        Jelly Roll, Paul Cauthen

Sept. 22     Atlanta, Ga. / Ameris Bank Amphitheatre                                      Whiskey Myers

Sept. 23     Charlotte, N.C. / PNC Music Pavilion                                            Whiskey Myers

Sept. 29     West Palm Beach, Fla. / iTHINK Financial Amphitheatre               Whiskey Myers

Sept. 30     Tampa, Fla. / MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre              Whiskey Myers

Oct. 7*      Bristol, Tenn. / Bristol Motor Speedway                                        Country Thunder Bristol

About Eric Church

Eric Church’s most recent critically acclaimed and chart-topping project, his  Heart & Soul  triple album, is available everywhere now. Featuring the results of a marathon session during which he spent nearly a month writing and recording a song per day while sequestered in rural North Carolina, the trio features his latest Gold-certified No. 1 “Hell of a View” and recent Top 5 hit “Heart On Fire” as well as his latest single, “Doing Life With Me,” climbing the charts at Country radio now.

Just as unique as Church’s approach to recording and releasing music is his tenacity on the road. His latest outing, the 55-city  The Gather Again Tour ,   offered fans an in-the-round show and earned the  Billboard  Music Award for Top Country Tour. Church also performed one-of-a-kind headlining stadium shows at Milwaukee’s American Family Field and Minneapolis’s U.S. Bank Stadium in 2022 and took the field at Tampa Bay’s Raymond James Stadium to perform the National Anthem with R&B star Jazmine Sullivan ahead of Super Bowl LV in 2021. During 2019’s  Double Down Tour  he played back-to-back nights of two unique shows in each market sans opening act, giving every city’s fans six-plus hours of his iconic music. The tour also featured a massive stop at Nissan Stadium in Nashville, where he broke the venue’s concert attendance record with more than 56,000 fans in attendance and became the first artist to sell out the venue with a solo lineup. 

A seven-time ACM Award winner, four-time CMA Award winner (including the 2020 award for Entertainer of the Year) and 10-time GRAMMY nominee, Church has amassed a passionate fanbase around the globe known as the Church Choir as well as a critically acclaimed catalog of music. His previous project, the Gold-certified  Desperate Man , earned a GRAMMY nomination for Best Country Album (his third nod in the category). Prior releases include the Platinum-certified  Sinners Like Me  (“How ’Bout You,” “Guys Like Me”) , Carolina  (“Smoke a Little Smoke,” “Love Your Love the Most”) and  Mr. Misunderstood  (“Record Year,” “Round Here Buzz”), the Double-Platinum certified  The Outsiders  (“Like a Wrecking Ball,” “Talladega”) and the 3x Platinum-certified  Chief  (“Springsteen,” “Drink In My Hand”) ,  as well as 30 Gold, Platinum and multi-Platinum certified singles.

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Eric Church Announces Concert With Morgan Wallen as His Opener

"Looking forward to this one, @morganwallen!" Church wrote on social media.

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Eric Church and his fans will have “one hell of a night” at Minneapolis’ U.S. Bank Stadium when the “Chief” brings his high-energy live show to the venue on Saturday, June 11. The “Heart on Fire” singer announced on Wednesday (March 2) his second official headlining stadium show of the summer, dubbed “One Hell of a Night,” and will welcome Morgan Wallen and Ernest for the concert.

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“Looking forward to this one,  @morganwallen !” Church wrote on social media in his announcement.

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Wallen responded in his own post by sharing the the announcement and captioning it: “ If you know much about me, you know how big of a deal this is. One of the greatest honors in my career to be opening for  @ericchurchmusic .”

Church previously teased the announcement on social media by sharing a photo of himself onstage with Wallen, from Wallen’s surprise appearance at Church’s Philadelphia show in October 2021, as part of Church’s current The Gather Again tour. During that concert, Wallen and Church collaborated on songs including Wallen’s “Sand in My Boots,” “Whiskey Glasses,” and “Quittin’ Time,” a track Church has a writing credit on that appears on Wallen’s Dangerous: The Double Album project.

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Church who is a co-writer on Wallen’s hit release Dangerous: The Double Album , previously denounced the “Wasted on You” singer’s use of the N-word after a video surfaced of Wallen using the slur in early 2021. “That was indefensible. I was heartbroken when it happened,” Church told Billboard in April 2021. “I think Morgan’s trying to work on that and on himself. And I hope he does.”

Meanwhile, Ernest and Wallen are at No. 21 on Billboard ‘s Hot Country Songs chart with Ernest’s “Flower Shops,” featuring Wallen. The song will be included on Ernest’s upcoming project Flower Shops (The Album) , set to release March 11. As a songwriter, Ernest was a contributor to 11 tracks on Wallen’s Dangerous: The Double Album .

Church will also headline a stadium show in Milwaukee over Memorial Day weekend on Saturday, May 28, with Brothers Osborne and Parker McCollum joining him at American Family Field.

Tickets for Church’s Minneapolis stadium show featuring Wallen and Ernest will go on sale March 11 at 10 a.m. local time.

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Eric Church is currently touring across 1 country and has 19 upcoming concerts.

Their next tour date is at Chief's on Broadway in Nashville, after that they'll be at Hollywood Bowl in Hollywood.

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Eric put on a spectacular show last night in Dallas on his Double Down Tour. He hit the stage around 8:30, took a 20 min break in the middle & played till almost midnight. Very high energy! Wonderful light show! My 2nd EFC concert & my family with me was there 4th. We also have tickets in June to see him in Washington. I can’t wait. If you have the opportunity I highly recommend going to his concert.

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Eric Church was the first ever country concert I've been to.. He rocked it hard... The BEST concert I've ever been to.. His music has helped me through an extremely hard time in my life and I love him. I'm greatful for him and his music... I can't wait to see him again. I hope I get a chance to tell him face to face how he's helped me over come my trials and tribulations.. god bless him and the group and his family...

Eric is an amazing performer. He plays to the audience and is apparent how much fun & enjoyment he has while performing. He started at 8:25 p.m., took a 20 minute intermission and then performed until 11:45 p.m. I believe he sang in excess of 30 songs. His band & backup singer were absolutely wonderful.It was a night I will have in my memory forever. I loved every part of his performance.

The only negative of the night was all of the drunk audience members. Their vulgar language, lack of respect for their surroundings & others were disappointing. But thanks to Eric & his performance made it tolerable.

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Once Again Eric Church Goes Independent for Concert Openers

Trigger Random Notes Brandy Clark , Brothers Osborne , Drive By Truckers , Dwight Yoakam , Eric Church , JD McPherson , Rascal Flatts , Taylor Swift , The Cadillac Three , The Lone Bellow , The Outsiders Tour --> 61 Comments

Getting crowds warmed up on various legs of Eric Church’s upcoming tour include long-time Southern-rocking songwriting geniuses The Drive-By Truckers , throwback old-school rock and roller JD McPherson , heartfelt up-and-coming indie roots act The Lone Bellow , burgeoning country music duo Brothers Osborne , and The Cadillac Three —a completely unintuitive stable of talent from a sector of the industry that regularly uses opening slots as bargaining chips with other labels, or showcases for their prepackaged upcoming stars.

This is the second time Eric Church has shocked onlookers by his selection of openers. In April of 2014 when Church announced the initial dates of “The Outsiders” tour, he tapped upstart songwriter and performer Brandy Clark, the legendary Dwight Yoakam, and once again Brothers Osborne to fill the slots. But at least that time Brandy Clark was already very much a part of the Nashville industry and was on the brink of signing to a major label, and Dwight clearly had his days in the mainstream spotlight. To sport acts like JD McPherson and The Lone Bellow on tour seems especially mindful of looking for talent where others aren’t.

However the effectiveness of these opening slots turning on fans to these worthy artists is in the eye of the beholder. The theory of music osmosis doesn’t always hold true. Some who went to Eric Church’s shows more to see Dwight or Brandy complained that the sound was too low, and many people weren’t paying attention. As it usually is with openers, they are required to be quieter, play shorter sets, and play many times when folks are still filing in to venues. In fact this was what got Eric Church in trouble when he was once opening for Rascal Flatts (which resulted in Taylor Swift getting the gig, and the rest is history). But even if it’s 20% of Eric Church’s sold out crowds that walk away remembering the openers, the boost for these bands is undeniable.

Yes, fans of these opening bands would rather see their favorite acts play where they don’t have to squint to see them on stage. But there will be plenty of time for that from these acts in the future, with hopefully a few more folks in the audience after the Eric Church boost.

Tour Dates & Openers:

(*) Brothers Osborne

(**) Drive-By Truckers

(***) The Cadillac Three

(****) JD McPherson

3/4/15 Austin, TX | Frank Erwin Center **

3/10/15 Washington, DC | Verizon Center **

3/18/15 Ft. Wayne, IN | Allen County War Memorial Coliseum **

3/28/15 Tampa, FL | Amalie Arena***

4/7/15 Grand Forks, ND | Ralph Engelstad Arena *

4/8/15 Winnipeg, MB | MTS Centre *

4/10/15 Saskatoon, SK | SaskTel Centre *

4/11/15 Calgary, AB | Scotiabank Saddledome *

4/12/15 Edmonton, AB | Rexall Place *

4/14/15 Vancouver, BC | Pepsi Live at Rogers Arena *

4/15/15 Seattle, WA | KeyArena at Seattle Center *

4/24/15 Hampton, VA | Hampton Coliseum ****

Additional dates, where the openers have not been announced yet:

3/12/15 Albany, NY | Times Union Center

3/13/15 Wilkes-Barre, PA | Mohegan Sun Arena

3/17/15 Bloomington, IL | U.S. Cellular Coliseum

3/20/15 Rosemont, IL | Allstate Arena

3/21/15 Cincinnati, OH | U.S. Bank Arena

3/27/15 Jacksonville, FL | Veterans Memorial Arena

3/26/15 Tallahassee, FL | Donald L. Tucker Civic Center

4/23/15 Raleigh, NC | PNC Arena

4/30/15 Boston, MA | TD Garden Arena

5/1/15 Buffalo, NY | First Niagara Center

5/2/15 Newark, NJ | Prudential Center

5/7/15 Lexington, KY | Rupp Arena

5/8/15 Columbia, MO | Mizzou Arena

6/12/15 Orange Beach, AL | Amphitheater at the Wharf

8/27/15 Syracuse, NY | New York State Fair

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Love it. Would love to see more major and mid-major artists doing the same thing. Generally, labels use opening slots as a way to push their own agenda (which could still be happening here, no telling). But Maybe, just Maybe, artists will begin to recapture the lineups at their shows and start throwing in artists that may be otherwise unheard of and don’t necessarily line up with the mainstream.

Definitely be good to see exposure spots going to those who wouldn’t get it through the normal Nashville system anyhow.

I’m looking forward to the show in Cincinnati. Hopefully Brothers Osborne will end up opening that show. I saw them open for David Nail with their full band and saw them for free (with about 30-40 people) as just a duo and they were great both times. I had a chance to meet them and talk to them after the free show. The radio station setup a meet and greet contest but since the crowd was small enough they told the station they didn’t care about who won or not and that they’d hang around long enough to meet everyone that came. Their EP was one of the best country releases in 2014.

I am constantly floored by the talent that Eric has open for him. I’ve seen Robert Earl Keen open for him, as well as Brandy and Dwight. JD McPherson seems so out of left field, but The Lone Bellow have opened up for Dwight in the past, so I wouldn’t be surprised if Dwight introduced them to him. I’m hoping for either McPherson or the Lone Bellow for the Boston date. It’s great that a big name like Eric church is getting these names out there.

DBT opening for Church is just depressing.

No it’s not. It gets them exposed to people who otherwise might not hear their music. There’s not a single way it’s a bad thing.

I think what they’re implying is that Eric Church should be opening for DBT, even though Eric Church sells out arenas on a consistent basis and DBT can’t sell out a 500+club in Rhode Island (all due respect to DBT). Fans of McPherson said the same things in comments on his facebook page. I like some of DBT and all of McPherson’s songs, but I’m sure they’re reveling in this prospective exposure and not concerning themselves with the fans who think they’re too big for Eric Church (who could invite Jason Aldean on his tour and sell out tickets immediately, but chooses to not.)

I don’t know that hoptowntiger94 is implying that. Another possibility is that he loves DBT and can’t stand Eric Church, including his personal, and the notion of them in a subservient position to Church is a little depressing.

I have seen plenty of examples of the sentiment you describe (Church should open for them!) on the DBT Facebook page, though. Silly stuff. Or that they are “selling out!” Nevermind that in 2014, they made one of the best albums of their career and are still killing it live.

“Persona”, not “personal.”

Mr. Williams – My sentiments are more aligned with your assessment.

No one can doubt that Church is much bigger than the DBTs. I agree his asking them to open does provide them the opportunity to be exposed to a larger group than they are likely to otherwise. And it’s not that the DBTs are better than Church, but they are. Eric has four pretty solid studio albums but if you took the DBT discography and create four albums from their best work it would put most of what Church has done to shame. I know, what about when (if) Church has as many albums as the DBTs? I still think you’d be hard pressed to create four albums worth of material from Eric that would be equal to four albums of the DBTs best.

This is in no way, IMO, a rip on Church who is one of the few “country” artists of the past decade I can stomach. What this is is an acknowledgement of the sustained brilliance of the DBTs and a condemnation of an industry that allows performers like them languish while so much shit is being glorified by so many morons.

At the same time there’s hundreds of full time touring bands and artists who look at the success a project like the Driver By Truckers have had and wish they could attain that level of support. There is no justice in modern day music.

I can’t speak for the other acts, but DBT sells out every show they play all over the country. Their fans are extremely loyal and spend lots of money. I routinely travel a couple hundred miles with my buddies for a show. I don’t think they necessarily need the exposure. Not too long ago Patterson Hood and Mike Cooley (DBT’s founding members and primary songwriters) played an acoustic show for charity with Jason Isbell. That show sold out in a matter of minutes. I guess I don’t understand the reason to play for a group where only 20% appreciate what you do as opposed to a packed house at a smaller venue where everyone is there (potentially for multiple nights) to hear you because they love what you’re doing.

The point is to play in front of people who haven’t heard you yet so you can increase your fan base.

Maybe – but there is also the risk of alienating the existing fan base. I would never go see a smaller act that I love open up for a bigger act that I don’t. (Again, that’s just me and I’ve admitted this is a selfish sentiment.) I’m not saying I wouldn’t go see that artist again in a smaller venue or buy their music subsequently, but once the atmosphere is one I no longer enjoy (as with big festivals and shows – again, me personally) I wouldn’t.

But The Drive By Truckers or any indie act who opens on a big arena tour aren’t doing it to perform for the folks who already know about them. In fact they probably don’t want you to come in fear of you being disappointed in the experience. They’re doing it to get their art out to new people, which should be the desire of any artist.

It’s like when I used to work for Home Depot years and years back. They said they didn’t wan to put mom and pop hardware stores out of business, because if they had people walking into their stores the size of two football fields looking for one screw, or one latch, those people would be disappointed in the experience, and they wouldn’t make any money off of them anyway.

One of the big factors that led to the rise of Sturgill Simpson in 2014 was opening for Zac Brown Band. DBT’s will get some new fans, be back playing clubs/theaters soon, Eric Church fans will be exposed to some cool music, and everyone wins. That’s the way I see it.

And their getting paid. It’s a chance for them to get out there and play some music for a large audience and not front the bill. But, yeah not for us fans. I went to see DBT when the opened for Tom Petty in 2010. That was a bit strange itself, I can’t imagine sitting next to Eric Church fan!

Too true! It’s so funny that in our world, the DBT are superstars and I just take it for granted that everyone should know the words to Isbell’s “Codeine” whenever I cover it, but then I realize that to the Bud Light-drinkers who have Jason Aldean ringtones, DBT is an “underground” band that’s like a new thing. It will be interesting to see how receptive the typical Eric Church crowds are to them.

I went to see DBT when the opened for Tom Petty in 2010. That was a bit strange itself, I can”™t imagine sitting next to Eric Church fan!

I could see how that would a little strange. I love Tom Petty and could see how having DBT open for him might be the wild card that would help me overcome my bias against big arena shows. Still, I would imagine that a lot of the casual Petty fans would just ignore them. If they were up there playing Zip City (maybe my favoite song by anybody in the last 20 – 25 years) to an indifferent crowd, that would be weird for me.

Last year I went to see Marshall Crenshaw and the Bottle Rockets in a 500 seat “listening room” type venue. The Bottle Rockets played a hour long set and then backed Marshall Crenshaw on his set. Now, I like Marshall Crenshaw quite a bit and was looking forward to seeing him live too, but I was mainly there for the Bottle Rockets. The table next to me seemed to be full of people who maybe liked Marshall Crenshaw in college (like me!) and were out for night of nostalgia. They were all chatting away (not cool in this particular venue) while the Bockets Rockets played their heart out. No sense paying any attention to the opening act.

As I have nothing good to say about folks who go to big arena shows and/or shop at Home Depot conventional wisdom tells me I can no longer comment on this thread.

As someone who has opened for bigger acts (at least bigger than our band) I always appreciate the opportunity to grow our fanbase and the paycheck is usually a wee bit bigger too. Remember at the end of the day they are WORKING musicians. People might feel differently if they had to pay the dues musicians pay just to get a paying gig much less a decent paying gig. If Eric Church is puling the strings on who the openers are (and I get the feeling he is) then bravo for him. I think he genuinely likes what they are doing and is lending a hand to their careers. I don’t see alot of people doing that regardless of profession or path.

eric church is like the bruce springstine/david alen coe/david lee roth/bob dillon of the new genarashun all n won. he is a tru modern visionary an shud have won the 2014 scm artist of the yeer just for san destino risin all by its self.

san destino risin was a tru work of art lite yeers ahed of other country artists. it was like the whos tommy an beetles magical mistery tour an willies barbarosa all roled in to won.

won day alot of people will look back an say dad gum eric church was tryly a outsider an a all time classic an the rest of us will say we told ya so.

yur tryn’ 2 hard

And, how ’bout that Tide now??

dont meen nothin. those were big 10 refs that were cleerly in ohio states pocket. hard to beet the refs an the oposin teem. god bless coach saben. god bless the sec. betcha we win it all next yeer. ROLE TIDE!

Eric Church had The Cadillac Three as openers on his European tour early last year too. Whoever goes to these shows are in for a treat.

It could be fiscally smart too. Not saying that Eric Church is doing this for money reasons, but (I am not well-informed on how much certain acts make) I could see some of these artists needing less money to play certain shows. Correct me if I am wrong, please

I doubt that’s a significant factor, but it does go the other way. These openers will get a little bigger check for opening a big arena show than they do headlining smaller venues.

With any luck, the country music Jesus will open for Eric Church!

I went and saw Eric in Greenville, SC for the sole purpose of seeing Dwight Yoakam. I’ve been a Dwight fan from the beginning and I didn’t want to miss the opportunity to see him in my hometown. Dwight was awesome, and I was pleasantly surprised with some of Eric Church. He’s not really my cup of tea, but he put on an energetic show. My advice to anyone interested in seeing one of these opening acts is to give it a shot.

Nice swing through Western Canada.

He’ll do well there.

I went to see Eric in November and it was one of my favourite shows in a long time. I’ve been a Dwight fan since I was quite young and was very excited about that. I was very aware of Brandy Clark (due in part to this site) however I had not had a lot of exposure. Despite the opener atmosphere I was in complete awe of Brandy and immediately bought 12 stories on iTunes following the show (and it’s been on heavy rotation since). So I am extremely grateful for who Eric had as his openers. Also Eric took and signed a sign I had made (I know concert signs are lame, but im proud to be lame ) proving once again to me that he appreciates his loyal fans 🙂

What was on your sign?

It was made to look like a Candian flag and said “We Pledge Allegiance to the Hag”. He took it up on stage with him and held it when he played that song.

I’d sign that

Dont be embarrassed about being lame… I was the lame girl in new hampshire 5 rows back from the stage who got SO excited when he saw me going nuts and was pointing and waving at me – my husband said “yeah, ok!” and I said no, I looked around me to see who he was pointing at,looked back, and he was laughing at me for looking around, and pointing right at me!

On another note – I am a HUGE Eric Church fan. I know his “Outsiders” thing is kind of overblown, but I do like that he does things that are different, and his songs have more substance to them than driving to the river in a truck in the moonlight. I know that a lot of his music doesn’t really qualify as “country,” but I would so much rather listen to it than any other bro-country out there. I also love that he is choosing non-mainstream artists to open for him. I had heard of Brandy Clark, but fell in love when I saw her in NH in October, and now shes a constant on my playlist. (She had a meet-and-greet after her set and I’m KICKING myself for not going after the fact!) And I had never heard of the Drive By Truckers – but now am checking them out and liking them!

Well he’s coming to my area but the opening act hasn’t been announced yet. Honestly i’ll take any of them. You’ll have to excuse me but I am unfamiliar with the Drive by Truckers. Where is a good place to start in their discography?

Zack I’d start with their strong trio of early oughts albums Southern Rock Opera, Decoration Day and The Dirty South. All three writers Patterson Hood, Mike Cooley and Jason were at the top of their creative game.

I agree those are the big three as far as DBT are concerned. I would rate their latest (English Oceans) at #4. Also, Pizza Deliverance (right before Southern Rock Opera) is pretty close to being a great album.

Jack – good additions. English Oceans was a quality album. Heck I’d throw Patterson Hood’s solo release Heat Lightning Rumbles In the Distance in for good measure. There you go Zack dive in and enjoy.

Zack – DBT earlier albums are my favorites. Beware, this band had undergone many line-up changes throughout the years; so where they are today is very different sonically and artistically as opposed to when they started in the 90’s. For me it’s ‘Pizza Delivererance,’ ‘Gangstabily,’ and ‘The Dirty South’- awesome albums. But if you are going to see them in concert (especially in an abbreviated opening set), I bet you will get a heavy dose of ‘Enlish Oceans.’ So, start there.

An article about Eric Church’s unusual opener choices without any mention of Halestorm…?

Well, they aren’t exactly an independent artist, are they? Oh, and while Lzzy Hale might have one of the best rock voices in recent memory, her and her bandmates don’t exactly tear the instruments apart. Very very boring rock and roll, and it does not do justice to her vocals. They might have the most boring drummer on the planet not named Lars Ulrich.

Yeah… My point was just that it’s unusual for a country artist like Eric Church to have a modern hard rock band like Halestorm open for him on tour, and that this may warrant mention in a discussion of Eric Church’s openers.

Also, there’s nothing wrong with a “boring” drummer. Lars Ulrich is an incompetent drummer, and there’s a lot wrong with that.

I have seen Halestorm live, I am sorry but I just can’t understand where you would call the drummer boring I thought he was a great performer but that’s just my opinion.

“Energy” is overrated when all he plays is basic bullshit. Their recordings have some of the most boring drumming I’ve ever heard. I’ve seen them live, as well. I think I’ve heard high school kids play his drum solo.

Dude sucks, and he holds the band back, but he’s Lzzy’s brother, so that puts a dent in things.

I mentioned Halestorm in the article I did about Eric Church’s openers in April 2014 when Halestorm was part of that leg. Didn’t really see it as pertinent here, but shouldn’t be taken as a slight.

At least the opening part of his shows has some authenticity with real “outsiders”.

While I’ve always thought it to be a strange mix to have Halestorm as opener to the guy above saying they are boring rock and roll band as is their drummer, you have obviously never been to one of their shows, they are one of the if not the most energetic newer rock bands in years in a live setting and Arejay Hale is an absolute wild man behind the drum set.

I agree!! I seen them a couple of years ago at a Rock festival & he definitely brought the energy I was impressed.

I come to this site a lot because I share many of the same opinions and it is also an amazing place to be introduced to fantastic music. However, reading this thread (and others in the past) I would have to say some of you posting are ridiculously self righteous. I am an Eric Church fan. With that sentence alone many of you have now passed judgement on me that I am a young, uneducated, bud lite drinking, woo girl with a “Jason Aldean ring tone” . I respect the fact that Trigger and many others really don’t appreciate what Eric is doing or has done, and that’s fine, everyone is entitled to their own opinion. What my problem is, is the assumption, based on very little facts, that anyone who does enjoy Eric church must be a bro music loving idiot. I grew up on nothing but country music, I have been to stadium shows and outdoor festivals but have also been to many small venues to see independent or lesser known artists. Judge me all you want, but Judge not, that ye be not judged. And based on some of the posters I assume you all to be complacent hipsters with douchey hair cuts and ironically tight pants 😉

I agree the lumping of Eric Church in with the other “bros” (though he didn’t do himself any favors when he partnered with Aldean and Luke Bryan on “The Only Way I Know’) is shortsighted and unfair, and I hope I have never done that or implied that. Eric is his own animal, and for all the criticism I’ve levied his way, I also gone out of my way to praise him when he does something of value.

I second that – respectfully 😉 I am a huge Eric Church fan as well. I know hes incredibly full of himself, and not everything he does can qualify as country, but I don’t really see him in the same light that I see Jason Aldean, FGL, Thomas Rhett, Blake Shelton, Luke Bryan, Chase Rice, Cole Swindell… and the list goes on! He seems to really care about the music makes and what goes into his albums, whether you like the music or not.

With bro-country acts being about the only openers radio plays, Eric has to go with indies to avoid bro-country. I’ve lost count of the number of new bros radio played past much better country artists, mostly women.

Eric Church is alright, but I’ll summarize the addition of indie acts to his tour as this: looking to gain some street cred with actual country fans, non-bro country fans, and “smart country fans”.

I like some of Church’s material, but he’s trying way too hard to be “an outsider”.

News flash, Eric: when you label yourself an “outsider”, not only does it look lame, but it makes people doubt you.

I’m more than willing to give the guy kudos for any good work he does, but at this point, buying into his hype about being a trailblazer is as ill-advised as it is preposterous.

Church is a somewhat more evolved, slightly ahead of the curve mainstream artist who clued into the fact that bro country was on the way out and jumped ship while the getting was still good.

Church has also appeared at Lollapalooza and the Austin City Limits Festival. A rarity among current Nashville acts. I’m not sure who his marketing team is or if he comes up with these ideas himself, but he’s doing thing differently. I just wish most of his music didn’t suck so hard.

As a huge Eric church fan I have a hard time accepting any compliments about Eric church from saving country music because they are always so contradicting. He once called Eric church a talentless asshole and then came out and said he outpaces his peers in terms of talent by a longshot. I think he also said that Eric’s fanbase was waning and now is stating he has the most loyal fanbase. Sounds a little contradictory to me…. Which I think is the same insult you often use against Eric if I recall correctly.

Matty, we’ve been down this road before. The reason for the “contradictions” is because through my perspective, Eric Church is a mixed bag. He’s not awful like Florida Georgia Line, but he’s not great like Sturgill Simpson. He has some good songs, and he’s made some poor marketing decisions. I’m not trying to play both sides, I’m just calling balls and strikes as I see them. Each action, each piece of music deserves to be considered on its own merit, and that’s what I strive to do.

Count me in as an Eric Church fan, who does not like the Outsiders album. I would definitely go to one of his live shows though, in fact I’m eyeballing that April show in Vancouver.

I am way to cool, mostly because of my musical listening choices, other than that I’m just a regular douche bag, but none the less, I could never stand in a room and listen to a artist that I appreciate, next to common folks, who are not on my musical listening level, while they wait to hear some drivel. Did I mention, that just because of the music I listen to, it gives me some false sense of self esteem and superiority, so much so, that I’m inclined to put others down, and others choice in music, just because of the digital music links I have clicked on and purchased. This website is where I feel at home, with all the other folks like me.

He’s one hot mess. Love his beard, eyes, hair, smokin” overall good lookin’ face, bod and voice.

There. How’s that.

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Eric Church Talks About Discovering Tour Openers Koe Wetzel And Shane Smith & The Saints: “That’s Who I Listen To”

Well this had to have been one helluva damn country concert.

A couple weekends ago, Koe Wetzel and Shane Smith & the Saints headed up north to Canada with the one and only Eric Church to open a couple shows, which on its face, does seem like a bit of an odd trio in the world of country music.

But, if you’re anything like me, then that’s probably actually a great representation of your country playlist, and sounds like a dream lineup.

And it’s what Eric is doing throughout his entire Outsiders Revival Tour, bringing along the likes of Lainey Wilson, Muscadine Bloodline, Cody Jinks, Whiskey Myers, Travis Tritt and tons more artists from every sub-genre of country you can think of in what makes up an absolutely all-star cast .

During a recent interview with Rolling Stone , Chief revealed that his eclectic group of openers is directly inspired by his personal taste, saying specifically that Koe and Shane Smith are “who I listen to.”

He added that both of them asked how he’d ever even heard of them before when they visited on his bus ahead of their shows in Canada, and seeing as Koe and Shane are both Texas staples and deeply rooted in the music scene there, I’d say that’s a fair enough question because Eric is very much a mainstream artist (who also does things his own way):

“That’s who I listen to. This past weekend, we had Koe Wetzel and Shane Smith & the Saints, and it was interesting.

They both came up on the bus and they were talking about ‘How did you even hear us?’ I said, ‘I like you guys.'”

I mean, what a compliment from one of the biggest country stars of the last 10 or 15 years.

One of the things I love about Eric is how well-rounded his taste is, and he always seems to have his pulse on the best artists in the genre and where the good stuff is, whether it’s coming out of Nashville or not ( Ashley McBryde comes to mind as a quick example).

Eric also said that Shane admitted to him that there have been plenty of times where he felt like quitting, because longevity in the music business is so damn hard and discouraging at times, but Eric says he told them to keep going because “that was me 20 years ago.”

What a guy…

“Shane Smith was saying, ‘We’ve thought about quitting for a while.’

And I said, ‘Listen, this happens to everybody. You guys are good. You should keep doing it. And I’m glad you’re here.

I’m glad you played in front of the people you did. That was me 20 years ago.”

I know I’m probably asking for way too much, but how cool would it be if we could one day get some sort of Koe/Eric collaboration?

I think they could probably come up with something really special…

And it sounds like Koe crossed off a bucket list item getting to open for Chief, saying in typical Koe fashion that he couldn’t believe they let him into Canada, “Much less to play on the same stage as Eric Church.”

We need this lineup in America ASAP…

“I can’t believe they let us into Canada, much less play on the same stage as @ericchurchmusic. Can’t thank him and his crew enough for one hell of a weekend!”

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July 23*    Minot, N.D. / North Dakota State Fairgrounds                                North Dakota State Fair July 28      Dallas, Texas / Dos Equis Pavilion                                                   Midland, Ray Wylie Hubbard July 29      Austin, Texas / Germania Insurance Amphitheater                          Midland, Ray Wylie Hubbard Aug. 4       Raleigh, N.C. / Coastal Credit Union Music Park                            Cody Jinks Aug. 5       Bristow, Va. / Jiffy Lube Live                                                           Cody Jinks Aug. 11     Indianapolis, Ind. / Ruoff Music Center                                            Cody Jinks Aug. 12     Chicago, Ill. / Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre                              Cody Jinks Aug. 13*   Des Moines, Iowa / Iowa State Fairgrounds                                     Iowa State Fair Aug. 18     Orange Beach, Ala. / The Wharf Amphitheater                                Lainey Wilson, Jackson Dean Aug. 19     Orange Beach, Ala. / The Wharf Amphitheater                                Lainey Wilson, Jackson Dean Aug. 25     Holmdel, N.J. / PNC Bank Arts Center                                            Whiskey Myers Aug. 26     Philadelphia, Pa. / Freedom Mortgage Pavilion                               Whiskey Myers Sept. 8      Portland, Ore. / RV Inn Style Resorts Amphitheater                         Jelly Roll, Hailey Whitters Sept. 9      George, Wash. / Gorge Amphitheatre                                                Jelly Roll, Hailey Whitters Sept. 15     Albuquerque, N.M. / Isleta Amphitheater                                        Paul Cauthen, Hailey Whitters Sept. 16     Phoenix, Ariz. / Ak-Chin Pavilion                                                   Jelly Roll, Paul Cauthen Sept. 22     Atlanta, Ga. / Ameris Bank Amphitheatre                                       Whiskey Myers Sept. 23     Charlotte, N.C. / PNC Music Pavilion                                             Whiskey Myers Sept. 29     West Palm Beach, Fla. / iTHINK Financial Amphitheatre              Whiskey Myers Sept. 30     Tampa, Fla. / MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre               Whiskey Myers Oct. 7*      Bristol, Tenn. / Bristol Motor Speedway                                          Country Thunder Bristol

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Eric Church Unveils The Outsiders Revival Tour 2023 With Midland, Lainey Wilson, Whiskey Myers and More

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All week long, Eric Church has been teasing a big announcement with a series of cryptic posts across his socials. Today, The Chief has confirmed fans’ suspicions by announcing a blockbuster 2023 summer tour, The Outsiders Revival.

Since the original Outsiders World Tour in 2014, Church has been a lone wolf when it comes to playing live. But his 2023 The Outsiders Revival tour will feature a star-studded line-up of special guests, including Lainey Wilson , Midland , Whiskey Myers and more.

Also joining the sprawling tour will be Cody Jinks , Hailey Whitters , Jelly Roll, Ashley McBryde , Koe Wetzel, Parker McCollum , Travis Tritt, Elle King and Paul Cauthen.

Completing the line-up will be Jackson Dean, Morgan Wade, Muscadine Bloodline, Shane Smith & The Saints, Ray Wylie Hubbard and The Red Clay Strays.

Coming off the back of receiving the Billboard Music Award for Top Country Tour, Eric Church is charging into his 2023 set of shows with a tank full of momentum.

The tour kicks off with a special Summerfest performance in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on June 22, which will be supported by Elle King. This is set to be followed by a show the next night in Detroit, Michigan featuring Ashley McBryde and The Red Clay Strays.

Commenting on the mammoth tour, The Chief underlined his determination to try a new approach, “When I approach touring, I’m always inspired by a new experience, a new way to gather, to express ourselves sonically and visually. 

Whether it’s solo, in the round, double down; being able to bring a different perspective has always brought out our best creatively”.

The tour's eclectic mix of supporting artists will make each night truly distinct, with the opening acts varying from show to show.

The line-up features a number of established country heavyweights, such as Midland and Ashley McBryde, along with a suite of rising stars, from Parker McCollum to Jelly Roll, who will no doubt be performing his first ever Country Radio No. 1, ‘Son of a Sinner’ .

The Outsiders Revival tour, the name a nod to Church's 2014 album and accompanying set of shows, will close in Tampa, Florida on September 30, with support from Southern rockers, Whiskey Myers.

For the full list of dates and support acts for The Outsiders Revival tour, see below:

22 - Milwaukee, WI w/ Elle King 23 - Detroit, MI w/ Ashley McBryde and The Red Clay Strays 24 - Cleveland, OH w/ Ashley McBryde and The Red Clay Strays 30 - Charleston, SC w/ Parker McCollum and Morgan Wade

1 - Virginia Beach, VA w/ Parker McCollum and Morgan Wade 7 - Toronto, ON w/ Koe Wetzel, Shane Smith and The Saints 8 - Pittsburgh, PA w/ Koe Wetzel, Shane Smith and The Saints 14 - Cincinnati, OH w/ Travis Tritt and Muscadine Bloodline 15 - St. Louis, MO w/ Travis Tritt and Muscadine Bloodline 28 - Dallas, TX w/ Midland and Ray Wylie Hubbard 29 - Austin, TX w/ Midland and Ray Wylie Hubbard

4 - Raleigh, NC w/ Cody Jinks 5 - Bristow, VA w/ Cody Jinks 11 - Indianapolis, IN w/ Cody Jinks 12 - Chicago, IL w/ Cody Jinks 18 - Orange Beach, AL w/ Lainey Wilson and Jackson Dean 19 - Orange Beach, AL w/ Lainey Wilson and Jackson Dean 25 - Holmdel, NJ w/ Whiskey Myers 26 - Philadelphia, PA w/ Whiskey Myers

8 - Portland, OR w/ Jelly Roll and Hailey Whitters 9 - George, WA w/ Jelly Roll and Hailey Whitters 15 - Albuquerque, NM w/ Paul Cauthen and Hailey Whitters 16 - Phoenix, AZ w/ Jelly Roll and Paul Cauthen 22 - Atlanta, GA w/ Whiskey Myers 23 - Charlotte, NC w/ Whiskey Myers 29 - West Palm Beach, FL w/ Whiskey Myers 30 - Tampa, FL w/ Whiskey Myers

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Considered by some to be the Russian Vatican, Sergiev Posad is the temporary residence of the Patriarch of the Russian Orthodox Church. The Trinity St. Sergius Monastery (Lavra) was built in the first half of the 1340s by...

The Tsaritsyno Estate is located in the southern part of Moscow. The estate was constructed for Catherine the Great by the Russian architects Bazhenov and Kazakov in a romantic gothic style. The complex includes a landscape...

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The Kuskovo Estate often called the Moscow Versailles due to its perfectly preserved French park, is an example of an 18th century, luxurious Moscow summer residence. Its history dates back to 1715, when the village of Kuskovo...

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Vodka is an important component of Russian life, an element of national identity and everyday culture. We invite you to visit the Vodka Museum and feel the atmosphere of long-gone centuries. You will get to know the story...

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Take this opportunity to learn more about the Russian writer Lev Tolstoy. During the visit to the museum you will see part of a vast collection of exhibits connected to Tolstoy and his family including books and personal...

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This apartment museum located close to Patriarch Ponds became the prototype of the "bad apartment" described in the novel "The Master and Margarita." Currently the museum's collection includes more than three thousand...

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Express to Russia specializes in Moscow city excursions, an essential part of your Moscow travel itinerary. We offer a large variety of day excursions throughout Moscow and its suburbs. From  Red Square  and the  Kremlin  to a city tour of Moscow’s  Old Arbat Street  or the  Moscow metro , an excursion specializing in Stalin and the KGB and much more. No travel to Moscow is complete without taking a few of our day tours that most meet your interest in Russia.

Moscow City Tours

Our Moscow day excursions can be organized on foot or with transport. All of our excursions are led by an experienced guide, specializing in the subject matter of the tour. Excursions are privately run and can be booked for 1 traveler all the way up to large groups of travelers. We run our Moscow city tours in every season. This is because travel to Moscow is excellent in any season. In the summer take a stroll through  Gorky Park  or take a riverboat tour along the Moskva River. In the winter, see Moscow’s winter wonderland of ice and snow and then settle in for a cozy lunch or dinner with a hot bowl of borsht. In winter, spring and fall, you can beat the crowds at all of Moscow’s main attractions and museums. Regardless of when you come, Express to Russia will make sure that your trip is one of your best vacations ever.

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St Petersburg & Moscow in Style - Winter

• Explore the majestic St Petersburg & Moscow on private city tours
• Admire the rich Russian history, art and architecture
• Travel to Moscow on a highspeed train
• Enjoy the local cuisine in stylish restaurants

Golden Ring of Russia

Lower Volga Voyage

• Visit magnificent Red Square and Kremlin and examine the collection at theKremlin’s State Armory.
• Experience Russia’s diverse musical traditions at lively folk music performances
• Explore Volgograd, the site of the decisive battle of World War II’s eastern front

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White Russian - 7 days

• Discover Moscow's UNESCO-listed Red Square, home to spectacular St Basil’s Cathedral, Lenin's Mausoleum and the historic GUM Department store
• Explore the grounds of Moscow's mighty Kremlin, with its numerous governmentbuildings, gold-domed cathedrals and the giant tsar bell
• Celebrate New Year's Eve in Moscow!
• Take in the highlights of St Petersburg including a guided tour of the exquisite Church on Spilled Blood, Peter & Paul Fortress and Cathedral
• Take a guided tour of the remarkable Hermitage Museum at the Winter Palace

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Vodka Shot - 6 days

• Explore the beautiful city of St Petersburg, including the exquisite Church on Spilled Blood, Peter & Paul Fortress and Nevsky Prospekt
• Marvel at the dazzling array of art and exhibits in the world-famous Hermitage Museum, at the Winter Palace in St Petersburg
• Discover a lavish residence of the tsars on a day trip to Catherine Palace at Tsarkoe Selo (winter: mid-October to April) or Peterhof Palace and gardens (summer: May to mid-October)
• Take in the highlights of the capital on a walking tour, visiting Moscow's famous Red Square, home to the historic GUM Department Store, Lenin’s Mausoleum and spectacular St Basil’s Cathedral
• Take a guided tour of the Moscow Kremlin, Russia’s political power house. Stroll around the grounds of this fortified complex, visit the Kremlin's cathedrals and see the mighty Tsar Bell

Route of the Romanovs - 10 days

• Learn about the last days of the Romanovs in Yekaterinburg, visiting the sites where Tsar Nicolas II and his family were assassinated and buried
• Straddle two continents at the famous obelisk Europe/Asia border marker in Yekaterinburg
• Experience the Trans-Siberian railway on an overnight train journey from Moscow to Yekaterinburg

New Year's in Moscow - 9 days

• Visit Catherine Palace at Tsarkoe Selo on Christmas Day and marvel at the incredible Amber Room
• Spend a night in Novgorod, an ancient city by the Volkhov River - explore the kremlin, cathedral and other sights and enjoy a traditional Russian banya (sauna)

Back in the USSR - 7 days

Russian Revolution - 9 days

• Visit historic Novgorod, an ancient city which straddles the Volkhov River. Explore the attractive riverside kremlin and experience a traditional Russian banya (sauna)

The Snowball - 6 days

• Visit Catherine Palace at Tsarkoe Selo and marvel at the incredible Amber Room

Mood for Moscow - 4 days

• Head underground to visit a Stalinist-era Soviet Bunker on an optional excursion
• Stroll to the vibrant Izmailovo Market, which lies behind the walls of an ancient Kremlin, and shop for an array of souvenirs

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It was jam packed with every place I wanted to go and see. I especially love my photo of us setting out on the night time river cruise in St Petersburg and the Peter...

I really did not buy much and what I did buy was small gifts for others .

Johanna-Marie

Good hotels, some better than others. Interesting itinerary

Too rushed. Optional tour rather too short

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Brewers send C Eric Haase outright to Triple-A Nashville after he clears waivers

The Associated Press

April 1, 2024, 1:57 PM

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MILWAUKEE (AP) — Catcher Eric Haase cleared waivers and is heading to the Milwaukee Brewers’ Triple-A affiliate in Nashville.

The Brewers announced Monday that Haase had been sent outright to Nashville. The 31-year-old Haase was designated for assignment Thursday.

Although Haase batted .395 with a .465 on-base percentage, five homers and 14 RBIs in 18 Cactus League games, he was unable to make the Brewers’ season-opening roster.

Haase signed with the Brewers in December after hitting .201 with four homers and 26 RBIs in 89 games with the Detroit Tigers and Cleveland Guardians last year. Two months after signing Haase, the Brewers also added two-time All-Star catcher Gary Sánchez, who hit .217 with 19 homers in 75 games for the New York Mets and San Diego Padres last season.

Although Haase batted .395 with a .465 on-base percentage, five homers and 14 RBIs in 18 Cactus League games, the Brewers decided against including three catchers on their season-opening roster and selected Sánchez as the lone backup for William Contreras.

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ORANGE BEACH, AL.—This is a typical night on the Outsiders Revival Tour when Outsiders Radio is on the scene:

Long Island natives and diehard Eric Church fans Tim and Terry began the day unacquainted with Pensacola residents Shaun and Tina. And by the time the night ended, they’d met Eric Church together and were exchanging hugs and promises to see each other very soon.  

It’s all in a day’s work for Kimsey Kerr and Shane Allen, who oversee the channel that is part of XM Radio and is an even more integral part of the Outsiders Revival Tour. It’s Outsiders Radio that programs the music in the backstage Shot Room, plus the in-venue pre-show playlist. That means the channel is the home of the music that comes on between openers Jackson Dean, Lainey Wilson and Church, the headliner and channel namesake.  

It’s very likely the only station anywhere that you can go straight from “Paradise City” to “Family Tradition,” the latter of which had the Wharf Amphitheater crowd singing along in unison ten minutes before Church ever took the stage. It’s pretty simple: if it’s a song to which you’ve ever played air guitar or (even poorly) sung along, you’ll find it on Outsiders Radio.

All of which makes Kerr and Allen smile. But not as much as their occasional job requirement at many of the Outsiders Revival shows: they prowl the parking lots before the show looking for fans in Outsiders Radio shirts or flying the channel’s flag. In fact, that’s originally how they spotted Terry—they saw an Outsiders Radio flag flying from an Orange Beach condominium.

But they couldn’t figure out how to get to it, so they proceeded to the parking lot as planned. And that’s where they came across Tim and Terry, Long Island natives who made the trip to Orange Beach to celebrate their 24 th anniversary.

It seemed reasonable to ask them: you know Church is coming to your area next weekend, right?

“Of course!” they said. “We’re going to that one, too!”

That’s the kind of fans they are. “Eric Church’s music has gotten us through a lot,” Terry said. “Anytime I hear ‘Like Jesus Does,’ it just takes me there. That’s me. I’m a long gone Waylon song on vinyl.”

The couple came to Alabama knowing exactly nobody else who was attending Thursday’s concert. It didn’t matter. “We knew we’d find our family,” they said. “That’s what this whole thing is about—the channel, the music, the shows. You can come here not knowing anyone, but it doesn’t matter because the Church Choir and these shows are family.”

Thursday night proved them correct. They struck up a conversation with Florida natives Shaun and Tina while standing in line waiting for the doors to open and formed a fast friendship. And when the Outsiders Radio crew spotted Terry’s shirt and bestowed four meet and greet passes upon her, she knew immediately who she wanted to take with her: Shaun and Tina, her newest friends.

It was the perfect way to make a memory out of the very rare Triple-Down appearance for Church—as you probably already guessed, he’s the only artist of any genre to play three straight dates at the Wharf in 2023. But if Thursday night’s crowd was any indication, Alabama has absolutely no interest in pacing itself. By 4:30 in the afternoon, there were dozens of boats bobbing in the water outside the amphitheater, bars and restaurants in the retail area were packed, and the Ferris wheel was jammed with Church shirts.

The throng was rewarded with another couple of tour rarities. Church played “Some Of It” for just the second time on this tour at a non-festival date, and when “Lynyrd Skynyrd Jones” (who was born in Gadsden, Alabama) appeared as the closer, it marked the first time in 18 months Church had played the song live. How unusual is this one? As Church was introducing the song, which came only after an impromptu full band on-stage huddle, he chuckled at the scene behind him.

“Jeff Hyde is back here practicing guitar,” he said. “That’s how serious this shit is.”

Will Hyde need that same practice on Friday night? There’s no telling. Church noted multiple times during the show that each night of the trio would be different. “Make sure you make very bad decisions tonight,” he told Thursday’s crowd. “Stay out late, do things you shouldn’t do. And then you’ll be perfect for tomorrow night.”

That’s the kind of freewheeling approach that makes it make perfect sense to travel from New York to Alabama even when he’ll be in their backyard next weekend. Terry and Tina hugged when they parted ways—at least until tomorrow. Strangers this morning, fast friends by nightfall, co-recipients of an amazing meet and greet from Outsiders Radio (“He’s taller than I thought,” Tina said), it was all the kind of day that only happens at Church.

“We will,” Terry said, “be friends forever.”