Dierks Bentley Dates Fly Into Place

On Monday Bentley proudly announced that “Drunk On A Plane” had landed at the top of the country airplay chart. The song hails from his seventh studio album, Riser, which was released in February.

“I think I knew even back when we were in the studio making this album that we were on to something special, but once you let it fly out into the world, you just never know what will happen,” Bentley said.  

“First, ‘I Hold On’ came out and really hit people in an emotional, personal way, and I was totally blown away by all the stories I heard and how impactful some of those lyrics were for a lot of people. And now, the reaction to ‘Drunk’ has just been crazy … two VERY different songs that the fans have taken and made their own. I’m just trying to live in every minute and soak it all in.  In the few quiet minutes I’ve got, I spend a lot of time thinking about how grateful I am to be here doing this and how many people have supported me and my music. The guys in radio are first on that list … I’m beyond thankful for those relationships. 12 No. ones … crazy!”

After announcing a list of the cities for the second leg of the Riser Tour last week, dates have been filled in for nearly half a dozen stops, starting with a gig in Stockton, Calif., Oct. 2.

We’re still waiting for venues and dates for Missoula, Mont.; Uncasville, Conn.; Utica, N.Y.; Roanoke, Va.; and Baltimore. Plus, fans up north need details about shows in Edmonton, Alberta; Saskatoon, Saskatchewan; Calgary, Alberta; Winnipeg, Alberta; Ottawa, Ontario; Hamilton, Ontario; Oshawa, Ontario; and London, Ontario.

Here’s what his schedule looks like as of the time of this post:

Aug. 22 – Essex Junction, Vt., Champlain Valley Expo Grandstand (Champlain Valley Fair)
Aug. 23 – Lucknow, Ontario, Music In The Fields Festival Grounds (Music In The Fields)           
Aug. 29 – Nassau, Bahamas, Atlantis Paradise Island Resort (Paradise Music Festival)
Aug. 30 – Panama City Beach, Fla., Frank Brown Park (Pepsi Gulf Coast Jam)    
Aug. 31 – Chicago, Ill., Soldier Field (appearing with Luke Bryan)
Sept. 11 – Glen Allen, Va., Innsbrook Pavilion       
Sept. 12 – Fredericksburg, Va., Pancho Villa Pavilion (Celebrate Virginia Live)
Sept. 13 – Farmingville, NY   Pennysaver Amphitheater At Bald Hill        
Sept. 19 – Saint Leonard, Md., Bayside Toyota Pavilion    
Sept. 20 – Huntsville, Tenn., Brimstone Recreation  
Sept. 25 – Cincinnati, Ohio, Riverbend Music Center          
Sept. 26 – Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, Blossom Music Center    
Sept. 27 – Noblesville, Ind., Klipsch Music Center  
Sept. 28 – Nashville, Tenn., Riverfront Park (Miles & Music For Kids)      
Oct. 2 – Stockton, Calif., Stockton Arena
Oct. 3 – Fresno, Calif., Paul Paul Theatre (The Big Fresno Fair)     
Oct. 4 – Las Vegas, Nev., Luxor Festival Lot (Route 91 Harvest)
Oct. 10 – Boise, Idaho, Taco Bell Arena      
Oct. 23 – Fargo, N.D., Fargodome   
Oct. 24 – Bismarck, N.D., Bismarck Civic Ctr. Arena         
Oct. 25 – Brookings, S.D., Swiftel Center   
Nov. 13 – Hershey, Pa., GIANT Center      
Nov. 14 – Bethlehem, Pa., Sands Bethlehem Event Center 
Nov. 20 – Huntington, W.Va., Big Sandy Superstore Arena

Tickets for most dates are available now. The general public onsales for Brookings, Hershey, Bethlehem and Huntington begin Friday, Aug. 22 at 10 a.m. local time.

For more information visit Dierks.com.