Tim McGraw, who is set to perform at the 87th Oscars this Sunday, announced major touring news revealing details of his highly-anticipated summer Shotgun Rider Tour 2015. The tour will kick off June 5 at the Verizon Arena in Little Rock, AR and travel across North America before concluding September 19 at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre in Irvine, CA. Other cities include Dallas, Toronto, Chicago, Washington DC, Seattle and Denver. The four-month trek will hit amphitheaters, arenas and festivals and feature supporting acts Billy Currington and Chase Bryant.
The Shotgun Rider Tour will feature performances from McGraw’s latest hit album Sundown Heaven Town. The album – McGraw’s thirteenth studio album and second release for Big Machine Records – debuted at #1 on the Billboard Country Albums Chart; the RIAA gold-certified single “Shotgun Rider” has spent four weeks at #1 on the country charts.
It was recently announced that McGraw will perform the Oscar®-nominated song “I’m Not Gonna Miss You” for Glen Campbell at the 87th Oscars held on February 22 at the Dolby Theatre® at Hollywood & Highland Center® in Hollywood, and will be televised live on the ABC Television Network at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT. “I’m Not Gonna Miss You,” written by Campbell and Julian Raymond for the documentary feature “Glen Campbell…I’ll Be Me,” is nominated for Original Song.
Tim McGraw – Shotgun Rider Tour 2015
June 5 Little Rock, AR Verizon Arena
June 6 Dallas, TX Gexa Energy Pavilion
June 11 Wantagh, NY Nikon at Jones Beach Theatre
June 12 Boston, MA XFINITY Center
June 18 Phoenix, AZ Ak-Chin Pavilion
June 19 Albuquerque, NM Isleta Amphitheater
July 10 Raleigh, NC Walnut Creek Amphitheatre
July 11 Charlotte, NC PNC Music Pavilion
July 16 Toronto, ON Molson Canadian Amphitheatre
July 18 Holmdel, NJ PNC Bank Arts Center
July 19 Virginia Beach, VA Farm Bureau Live
July 24 Bonner Springs, KS Cricket Wireless Amphitheater
July 30 Darien Center, NY Darien Lake Performing Arts Center
July 31 Cleveland, OH Blossom Music Pavilion
August 1 Cincinnati, OH Riverbend Music Center
August 2 Detroit, MI DTE Energy Music Theatre
August 7 Indianapolis, IN Klipsch Music Center
August 8 Chicago, IL First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre
August 9 St. Louis, MO Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre
August 14 Birmingham, AL Oak Mountain Amphitheater
August 15 Nashville, TN Bridgestone Arena
August 20 Jacksonville, FL Jacksonville Arena
August 21 West Palm Beach, FL Coral Sky Amphitheatre
August 22 Tampa, FL MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre
August 28 Washington, DC Jiffy Lube Live
August 29 Philadelphia, PA Susquehanna Bank Center
August 30 Pittsburgh, PA First Niagara Pavilion
September 3 Spokane, WA Spokane Arena
September 4 Seattle, WA White River Amphitheatre
September 5 Portland, OR Amphitheatre Northwest
September 9 Denver, CO Red Rocks Amphitheatre
September 10 Denver, CO Red Rocks Amphitheatre
September 12 Salt Lake City, UT USANA Amphitheatre
September 17 Sacramento, CA Sleep Train Amphitheatre
September 18 Mountain View, CA Shoreline Amphitheatre
September 19 Irvine, CA Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre