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Luke Bryan Adds Gillette Stadium Show to 2019 ‘Sunset Repeat Tour’

Four-time Entertainer of the Year Luke Bryan today announced he is adding a stop on his “Sunset Repeat Tour” to visit New England country music fans with a show at Gillette Stadium on June 21. The concert will include special guests multi-platinum singer/songwriter Cole Swindell, 2018 Academy of Country Music New Male Vocalist of the Year Brett Young and EMI/32 Bridge Entertainment recording artist Jon Langston. DJ Rockwill also appear.

The June 21 show will be the third trip to Gillette Stadium for Bryan, who previously performed two shows in July 2016 as part of his “Kill The Lights Tour” and made his Foxborough debut in August 2014 in front of a sold out crowd on his “That’s My Kind Of Night Tour.”

Tickets to the June 21 show will go on sale to the public Friday, March 8, at 10 a.m. at www.ticketmaster.com. Kraft Sports + Entertainment is the official promoter of the “Sunset Repeat Tour” show at Gillette Stadium.

Citi is the official presale credit card of Luke Bryan’s “Sunset Repeat Tour at Gillette Stadium.” As such, Citi cardmembers will have access to purchase presale tickets beginning Monday, March 4 at 10 a.m. until Thursday, March 7 at 10 p.m. through Citi’s Private Pass Program­­­­­­­­. For complete presale details visit www.citiprivatepass.com.

In each of the last several years, Bryan’s headline tours have performed for 1.5 million fans or more. In 2018, Bryan played the most stadium dates in one year and has played 34 career stadium concerts to date.

Click HERE for Luke’s ‘Sunset Repeat Tour’ playlist.

About Luke Bryan

Luke is a two-time Academy of Country Music and a two-time Country Music Association Entertainer of the Year, a five-time host of the ACM Awards, a NSAI Artist/Songwriter of the Year and was named a CMT Artist of the Year six consecutive years. Luke has more certified digital singles than any other country artist with 46 million tracks and 12 million albums with four Billion music streams. Luke has placed 22 singles at #1, 12 of which he co-wrote. In each of the last several years, Luke’s headline tours have performed for 1.5 million fans or more and in 2018 he headlined the most stadium shows in one year of his career, now totaling 34 stadium concerts to date. Also in 2018 Luke opened Nashville’s only six-floor entertainment facility in the heart of Music City, LUKE’S 32 BRIDGE FOOD + DRINK. 

Visitwww.LukeBryan.com or follow Luke on Twitter at @LukeBryanOnline, Instagram and Facebook

About Cole Swindell

Cole Swindell, a Platinum-selling recording artist and 11-time No 1 singer/songwriter, released his third album, All of It, for Warner Bros. Records/Warner Music Nashville in 2018 and it debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Country album chart and No. 7 on the Billboard Top 200. The first single “Break Up In The End” became his 8th No. 1 career single as a solo artist. “Break Up In The End” was recently nominated for a Grammy® forBest Country Song and was named one of the best country songs of 2018 by Amazon, Spotify, Billboard, and You Tube among others. Swindell performed the hit single on last summer’s (2018) ABC Television special CMA Fest and when he headlined the NBC’s Citi Concert Series on TODAY(2018).  The Georgia native debuted his current single “Love You Too Late” LIVE on ABC’s Dancing With the Stars and in December performed it on Jimmy Kimmel Live! The song is included on YouTube’s Best Country Songs of 2018.

For more information please visit www.coleswindell.com and follow @coleswindell on Twitter, @coleswindell on Instagram and on Facebook.

About Brett Young

ACM New Male Vocalist of the Year Brett Young’s sophomore release TICKET TO L.A. (BMLG Records) debuted atop the Billboard Country Albums chart and features his current fast-rising single “Here Tonight.” The album follows his PLATINUM self-titled debut, which dominated the Top 20 on the Country Albums chart for 37 weeks. Delivering four consecutive No. 1 PLATINUM-certified hits, Young was named ASCAP’s 2018 Country Songwriter-Artist of the Year for his “melodic craftsmanship” (Billboard). He has also garnered nominations from ACM, Billboard, Teen Choice, CMT and CMA Awards as he continues to rack up nonstop hits as “one of country music’s most reliable new hitmakers” (Tennessean). Young has amassed more than 1.4 billion streams of his catalog globally. 

For additional information, visit BrettYoungMusic.com.

About Jon Langston   

Loganville, GA native, singer-songwriter Jon Langston grew up on music like his heroes Alan Jackson and the Eagles. And once multiple concussions ended his Division I football career, he worked to develop his own style and sound while drawing from that variety of influences. In 2013 with the release of his first song, “Forever Girl,” Jon’s live shows began to grow, and he found himself opening for Chase Rice at Georgia’s Kennesaw State University.  It was his first-ever full band show, and when the crowd sang “Forever Girl” along with him, Jon knew he wanted to pursue a career in music. Since then, the now 27-year-old Music City resident has not only signed a publishing deal with Sony ATV and is managed by KP Entertainment, but has fostered his own voice in country music and landed a record deal with Universal Music Group Nashville. The Georgia native is the first artist under Luke Bryan’s new label, 32 Bridge Entertainment, and will be worked in conjunction with EMI Records Nashville. He recently released his major label debut single “When It Comes To Loving You” which landed in the Top 5 of the all-genre iTunes Chart and has accumulated over 9 million streams.  

For more information please visit www.jonlangston.com and follow @jonTLangston on Twitter @jonlangston on Instagram and on Facebook

About DJ Rock

For the past 15 years, DJ Rock has performed for crowds in premiere venues throughout North America and Mexico. As an open format DJ he is well versed in all music formats, spinning everything from country to hip hop to rock to today’s top 40 hits. He’s worked alongside artists like Luke Bryan, Snoop Dogg, Florida Georgia Line, Gucci Man, John Legend, Jennifer Lopez, Blake Shelton and more. Rock has also appeared at some of the biggest-selling music festivals including Off The Rails, Rock The South, Route 91 and Tortuga. Rock last appeared on Luke Bryan’s “What Makes You Country Tour” in 2018.

About Gillette Stadium
Gillette Stadium, located in Foxborough, Mass., is New England’s premier sports and entertainment venue. The 65,878-seat stadium is the full-time home of the NFL’s six-time Super Bowl Champion New England Patriots, which has sold out every home game at Gillette Stadium since the venue opened in 2002. Gillette Stadium is also the home field of the New England Revolution of Major League Soccer and one of the world’s top grossing concert venues, according to Billboard and Pollstar. Other notable sporting events held at Gillette Stadium include the 2016 NHL Winter Classic, international soccer matches, NCAA athletics, professional lacrosse, motor sports and the Massachusetts high school football state championships. For more information, visit www.GilletteStadium.com or follow @GilletteStadium on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.

Much Respect for Chris Janson’s ‘Drunk Girl.’

Some of the top themes in country music today include pick-up trucks, love, break-ups, and drinking. These are the songs that we all know and love. However, the subjects of these songs may subtly influence our decisions on the simple things like what brand of beer we should drink or whether we buy the F-150 or the Silverado. The theme of all songs in not so simple. ‘Drunk Girl’ tackles one of those more difficult subjects and it has the potential to impact how we start treating each other. As more people listen to ‘Drunk Girl,’ it is conceivable that we’ll see Chris Janson’s message in this song become the new normal.

Chris Janson debuted his powerful song ‘Drunk Girl’ on January 5th 2018. Despite the song title, which could leave one to believe otherwise, this piece was written about the respect that men should have for women. The lyrics leave a strong message: Take a drunk girl home. Let her sleep all alone. Leave her keys on the counter your number by her phone. Pick up her life she threw on the floor. Leave the hall lights on walk out and lock the door. That’s how she knows the difference between a boy and man. Take a drunk girl home. This could be one example of a more modern way of showing respect and caring for one another. Janson told PEOPLE that his new song is written “From a guy’s perspective, I think it’s a good message for any age man to treat women with respect.” The message isn’t lost among us females either. There are always ways that we can treat one another with respect and kindness.” Respecting one another is mutual. This is a song than not only men should listen to, but women should listen to as well. Women should expect a man to treat them this way.

‘Drunk Girl’ conveys a message of morality. Janson went on to tell PEOPLE “Do the right thing. Doing the right thing always ends up with a perfect outcome, and I would say that goes for guys and girls alike…You do the right thing; the right outcome always comes from it. You can always bet on that.” Such good advice and a good reminder to all of us. We should think before long and hard before we act. And even if the outcome doesn’t turn out as we planned, at least we know that the decision was the right one.

This song is a good reminder of how difficult it can be to make the right choices in life. Janson reported to Billboard Magazine that the song is “drawing tears from people’s eyes, and pulling stories from men and women alike who might not have had a voice or a platform to talk about it. It’s amazing. It’s cool to see songs bring emotions out in people.” It’s refreshing to see us open up and start to talk about our life situations because of this song. Kudos to Janson for taking a leap and broaching such a sensitive topic with this song.

Janson, Tom Douglas, and Scooter Carusoe penned ‘Drunk Girl.’ All three are fathers of daughters. As parents, we want to raise well-mannered, respectful, kind children. We can all strive to be more compassionate, better listeners, and better helpers. Let’s continue to do our best as parents to make the next generation polite and respectful people.

Chris Janson will be joining Cole Swindell and Lauren Alaina on the Reason to Drink tour.

You can purchase ‘Drunk Girl’ on iTunes here.

Cole Swindell: ‘Break Up in the End’ Single Review

Newly released ‘Break Up in the End’ is the first single off of Cole Swindell’s upcoming third album. Swindell tweeted, “This is one of those songs from the first time I heard it I knew it was special.” It certainly is just that. Co-written by Jon Nite, Chase McGill, and Jessie Jo Dillon, ‘Break Up in the End’ has all the makings of a #1 hit. The lyrics are incredibly moving and heartfelt, hitting you right in the feels. The beautiful acoustic melody compliments the lyrics perfectly, and the guitar solo towards the end gives the song added life.

Anyone who has ever been in a complicated relationship, where the feelings aren’t mutual, can make a connection to the lyrics. It’s clear that this song strikes a chord with Cole Swindell. In an interview with iHeartCountry he explained, “It hit close to home I felt like. The first time I heard it, it just ripped my heart out almost and I was like I have to have this song.” You can hear the emotion in his voice as he passionately delivers the vocals. Cole sings about desperately wanting to make a relationship work, but ultimately he knows that it will never come to fruition. This is particularly evident in the lyrics, I’d introduce you to my mom and dad, say I think I love her when you leave that room, I’d still not take their advice when I say you’re moving in, even though we break up in the end. The lyrics go on to suggest that no matter how heartbreaking things are he would do it over and over, again and again because his love is so strong. This song is an absolute tearjerker, yet it has an amazing quality that makes you want to listen to it on repeat. When it’s all said and done, ‘Break Up in the End’ could be right up there with ‘You Should Be Here’ for the most special songs of Swindell’s career. If this first single is any indication, Cole Swindell’s next album is sure to be a smash hit.

Over the years Cole Swindell has served as an opener for many top-selling artists, but now he’s finally made it big on his own and deservedly so. Cole’s currently out on the road this spring on his first ever headlining tour with supporting acts Chris Janson and Lauren Alaina. You can see the only remaining New England stop on the Reason to Drink tour this Saturday, March 3rd at the Ryan Center on the campus of URI in Kingston, RI.

Favorite Lyrics: Even if I knew you’d be the one that got away, I’d still go back and get you. Even if I knew you’d be my best and worst mistake, oh I’d still make it with you.

You can buy ‘Break Up in the End’ on iTunes here.