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Florida Georgia Line Invites Nelly To Tour
Rap and country are two genres that have been slow to crossover, but Florida Georgia Line is moving that needle forward by once again inviting hip hop heavyweight Nelly to join it on the road this summer. Chris Lane is also coming along as support.
FGL and Nelly already collaborated on a remix of “Cruise” in 2012, and both Nelly and Chris Lane came along for the duo’s tour of minor league ballparks in 2014.
The “Smooth Tour” starts in Austin, Texas, on June 2 and runs for several months, with the last scheduled dates being in Alpharetta, Ga.’s Verizon Amphitheatre Oct. 20-21.
Of the trek, Brian Kelly of Florida Georgia Line said: “It’s good to be back out on tour with some of our best friends, Nelly and Chris Lane. … If it’s any indication of our ballpark tour a couple years ago, this should be the party of the year! We are excited to see and connect with all of our fans, and make as many memories as we can.”
The country duo is currently on the “Dig Your Roots Tour,” with its next scheduled performance tomorrow at the State Farm Center in Champaign, Ill. The group also appears at several festivals without Nelly and Chris Lane over the summer, the first of which is Country USA in Oshkosh, Wis., on June 23.
Here is the plan:
June 2 – Austin, Texas, Austin360 Amphitheater
June 3 – Dallas, Texas, Starplex Pavilion
June 15 – Wantagh, N.Y., Northwell Health At Jones Beach Theater
June 16 – Darien Center, N.Y., Darien Lake Performing Arts Center
June 17 – Camden, N.J., BB&T Pavilion
June 24 – Noblesville, Ind., Klipsch Music Center
June 25 – Maryland Heights, Mo., Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre
July 21 – Raleigh, N.C., Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek
July 22 – Hershey, Pa., Hersheypark Stadium
July 23 – Saratoga Springs, N.Y., Saratoga Performing Arts Center
July 27 – Tulsa, Okla., BOK Center
Aug. 3 – Charlotte, N.C., PNC Music Pavilion
Aug. 4 – Virginia Beach, Va., Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater At Virginia Beach
Aug. 5 – Bristow, Va., Jiffy Lube Live
Aug. 10 – Bethel, N.Y., Bethel Woods Center For The Arts
Aug. 11 – Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, Blossom Music Center
Aug. 17 – Holmdel, N.J., PNC Bank Arts Center
Aug. 18 – Hartford, Conn., Xfinity Theatre
Aug. 19 – Burgettstown, Pa., KeyBank Pavilion
Sep. 7 – Anaheim, Calif., Honda Center
Sep. 8 – San Bernardino, Calif., Glen Helen Amphitheater
Sep. 9 – Chula Vista, Calif., Sleep Train Amphitheatre
Sep. 10 – Phoenix, Ariz., Ak-Chin Pavilion
Sep. 14 – Wheatland, Calif., Toyota Amphitheatre
Sep. 15 – Concord, Calif., Concord Pavilion
Sep. 16 – Mountain View, Calif., Shoreline Amphitheatre
Sep. 21 – Kennewick, Wash., Toyota Center – Tri Cities
Sep. 22 – Missoula, Mont., Adams Event Center
Sep. 23 – Bozeman, Mont., Brick Breeden Fieldhouse
Sep. 29 – Salt Lake City, Utah, Usana Amphitheatre
Sep. 30 – Denver, Colo., Pepsi Center
Oct. 1 – Albuquerque, N.M., Isleta Amphitheater
Oct. 6 – Auburn, Wash., White River Amphitheatre
Oct. 7 – Ridgefield, Wash., light Supply Amphitheater
Oct. 12 – Jacksonville, Fla., Jacksonville Veterans Mem. Arena
Oct. 13 – Tampa, Fla., MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre
Oct. 14 – West Palm Beach, Fla., Perfect Vodka Amphitheatre
Oct. 19 – Pelham, Ala., Oak Mountain Amphitheatre
Oct. 20 – Alpharetta, Ga., Verizon Amphitheatre – Alpharetta
Oct. 21 – Alpharetta, Ga., Verizon Amphitheatre – Alpharetta
Tickets to select dates are on sale now as part of
AP Photo / Jonathan Bachman – Nelly with Florida Georgia Line
Miss USA 2014 pageant, Baton Rouge River Center, Baton Rouge, La.