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Bryan White’s Quiet Tour
The trek – with Mustang Sally in support on most dates – backs up his latest release, How Lucky I Am, his fourth album since his smash self-titled 1994 debut and first as producer.
If you’re interested in seeing the show, you might want to pay attention to the pesky telemarketer calling you in the middle of dinner. He could be your key to the ducats.
In a twist on the traditional tour itinerary, White is playing a large number of “telemarketed” dates, a representative for White told Pollstar.
In other words, if you get a call from a telemarketer soliciting donations to a local charity, you could receive Bryan White tickets as a premium.
These dates aren’t being advertised and tickets won’t be available through regular outlets. However, a number of the venues are listing ticket information on their Web sites.
A handful of the 28 tour dates are regular shows with tickets available at the usual outlets. These include stops in Marietta, Ga.; Denver; Enid, Okla; amd Chambersburgh, Pa.
It’s not at all unheard of for an artist to do an occasional show promoted by a “benefit entertainment” producer, but it is unusual for the bulk of a tour to be scheduled this way.
Though he’s only been in the public eye for a few years, White has shown he’s willing to lend his name to a good cause.
He’s been especially active raising money for the Federal Employee Education & Assistance Fund, created to provide scholarships to children injured or orphaned by the 1995 bombing of the Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City.
The singer has also participated in benefits for United Cerebral Palsy, the T.J. Martell Foundation, the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, Country CARES, the Native American Clothing Drive and St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.