Eric Church ‘Doubles Down’ For 2019 tour

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Eric Church cuts loose during the Tortuga Music Festival in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., April 8.
Arenas around North America will get a double dose of Eric Church throughout the first six months of 2019, as the star has announced a  “Double Down” tour to complement the forthcoming release of his Desperate Man album. 
The tour consists of doubleheaders in major markets, with different sets performed each night, incentivizing megafans to purchase two stubs. A press release boasts the tour will see Church performing six albums worth of material over the two nights.
The dates kick off Jan. 18-19 in Omaha, Neb.’s CHI Health Center and are peppered throughout the following months. The last scheduled stop of the tour is currently the Gorge Amphitheatre in George, Wash. One market that is getting one stadium play instead of two arena shows: Nashville. Presumably, this means that Nissan Stadium will be a true grind of a show if he tries to pack two nights worth of material into one show.
Members of his “Church Choir” get access to fan presale on a date undisclosed to the public. 
After his fan club get first crack, there is a Verified Fan presale, with registration opening Sept. 21 at 10 a.m. CST. 
Tickets “inside Church’s stage,” will only be available to fan club members and through Church’s new app. Fan club members also get access to hotel deals. 
The shows are organized into three general onsale dates. Most shows go on sale Oct. 5 or Oct. 12, but Nashville and the show at The Gorge go on sale Oct. 19. All onsales are at 10 a.m. local time.
Here is the routing, with onsale info marked: 
January 18, 2019     Omaha, NE                CHI Health Center+
January 19, 2019     Omaha, NE                CHI Health Center+
January 25, 2019     St. Louis, MO            Enterprise Center+
January 26, 2019     St. Louis, MO            Enterprise Center+
February 1, 2019     Boston, MA               TD Garden+
February 2, 2019     Boston, MA               TD Garden+
February 8, 2019     Minneapolis, MN      Target Center+
February 9, 2019     Minneapolis, MN      Target Center+
February 15, 2019   Detroit, MI                 Little Caesars Arena+
February 16, 2019   Detroit, MI                 Little Caesars Arena+
February 22, 2019   Cincinnati, OH           U.S. Bank Arena*
February 23, 2019   Cincinnati, OH           U.S. Bank Arena*
March 1, 2019         Kansas City, MO        Sprint Center+
March 2, 2019         Kansas City, MO        Sprint Center+
March 8, 2019         Toronto, ON               Scotiabank Arena+
March 9, 2019         Toronto, ON               Scotiabank Arena+
March 15, 2019       Greensboro, NC         Greensboro Coliseum+
March 16, 2019       Greensboro, NC         Greensboro Coliseum+
March 22, 2019       Chicago, IL                Allstate Arena*
March 23, 2019       Chicago, IL                Allstate Arena*
March 29, 2019       Milwaukee, WI          Fiserv Forum+
March 30, 2019       Milwaukee, WI          Fiserv Forum+
April 12, 2019         Dallas, TX                 American Airlines Center*
April 13, 2019         Dallas, TX                 American Airlines Center*
April 19, 2019         Cleveland, OH           Quicken Loans Arena*
April 20, 2019         Cleveland, OH           Quicken Loans Arena*
April 26, 2019         Greenville, SC           Bon Secours Wellness Arena*
April 27, 2019         Greenville, SC           Bon Secours Wellness Arena*
May 3, 2019            Pittsburgh, PA            PPG Paints Arena+
May 4, 2019            Pittsburgh, PA            PPG Paints Arena+
May 10, 2019          Denver, CO                Pepsi Center*
May 11, 2019          Denver, CO                Pepsi Center*
May 17, 2019          Los Angeles, CA       STAPLES Center*
May 18, 2019          Los Angeles, CA       STAPLES Center*
May 25, 2019          Nashville, TN            Nissan Stadium#
June 28, 2019          George, WA               The Gorge Amphitheatre#
June 29, 2019          George, WA               The Gorge Amphitheatre#
+on sale October 5 at 10am local time
*on sale October 12 at 10am local time
#on sale October 19 at 10am local time 
Church is one of country music’s hottest arena acts, as evidenced by the $2.5 million he grossed 
over two nights at Bridgestone Arena last year. 
This year he brought Elle King, Steve Earle & The Dukes, and The Texas Gentlemen along for a pair of Texas shows in April, but has since mostly stuck to festivals. 
Even with his booming business though, Church is known as a champion of fan-friendly ticketing. In 2017 Church cancelled 25,000 tickets bought by scalpers in an attempt to make sure his tickets were going to fans at the price he was charging. This has been cited as an example of how major ticketing companies could cut out brokers if they so chose. 
Church’s upcoming album Desperate Man is available for pre-order now and will be released Oct. 5. 
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