Kicking Off Summer Tours: Toby Keith, Luke Bryan, Dierks Bentley

Toby Keith Shares Good Times In Phoenix

Toby Keith kicked off his Good Times and Pickup Lines Tour last weekend in Phoenix, where he visited with some radio and industry friends. Keith’s latest single “35 mph Town,” was just released, and Keith will be honored for his songwriting at his upcoming induction into the Songwriter’s Hall Of Fame June 18 in New York City.

Pictutred (L-R) Front row: KTOM/Jim Pearson, Show Dog Nashville’s Lisa Owen, KTOM/Sam Segovia, KSJO/Mac Daniels, KRTY/Jamie Jackson, KRTY/Tina Ferguson, her friend, Apple/iTunes Madison Hanten & friend
(L-R) Back row: Show Dog Nashville Rick Moxley, iTunes/Beats Music Ken Tucker, Toby Keith, KRTY/Nate Deaton, manager TK Kimbrell, UMG friend, UMG’s Jerry Suarez

Luke Bryan Kicks Up Some Denver Dust

Luke Bryan kicked up plenty of dust at the first of his seven stadium concerts last Saturday night at Denver’s Sports Authority Field at Mile High. Bryan performed for a crowd of 50,000 at the sold-out opener of his Kick Up The Dust Tour, where he was joined by Randy Houser, Dustin Lynch, Florida Georgia Line, and Thomas Rhett.

Pictured (L-R) Randy Houser, Dustin Lynch, Luke Bryan, Tyler Hubbard & Brian Kelley of Florida Georgia Line, and Thomas Rhett

Dierks Celebrates The Sounds Of Summer On New Tour

Dierks Bentley launched his Sounds Of Summer Tour last weekend to capacity crowds at amphitheaters in Raleigh on June 5 and Cleveland on June 6. Bentley is celebrating summer in a big way on the new tour with fireworks, crowd surfing, beer shotgunning, a satellite stage jutting out into the audience, a custom-built, wave-shaped video wall, and performances by openers Kip Moore, Canaan Smith, and Maddie and Tae.

Dierks Bentley