Press Release: Hank Williams Jr. Adds Summer Run To Busy 2017 Schedule
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (March 29, 2017) – The legendary Hank Williams Jr. has kicked 2017 into high gear with a handful of rollicking performances thus far. Never one to slow down, the country music icon has added additional shows to his summer concert calendar. Included in his run are a handful of co-headlining shows with Lynyrd Skynyrd and special guest Aaron Lewis.
Hank Jr. continues to promote his most recent album It’s About Time, which achieved the highest studio album debut of his career. The album skyrocketed to No. 2 on Billboard’s Top Country Albums and broke the Top 10 on Billboard’s Top 200, landing at No. 8.
Hank Jr.'s extremely impressive resume has spawned 70 million albums sold worldwide, six PLATINUM albums, 20 GOLD albums, 13 No. 1 albums and 10 No. 1 singles. Hank Jr. has been named ACM Entertainer of the Year, CMA Entertainer of the Year and BMI Icon in addition to winning a GRAMMY and being inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame.
In October 1982, Williams had nine albums on the Billboard music charts at the same time, a feat unequaled by any other living artist. In 1987, Hank won the first of five straight Entertainer of the Year awards voted to him by his peers, and won his first ever Grammy.
As a touring artist, Hank Jr. was a pioneer in bringing arena rock production values to country music, and he remains one of the most consistent ticket sellers in music, period, as generation after generation gets turned on to one of the most dynamic live performers ever to take the stage.
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HANK WILLIAMS JR. ON TOUR
April 20 - PGA Tour Champions Bass Pro Shop’s Legends of Golf Tournament - Ridgedale, Mo.
April 29 – NRA Presents Hank Williams Jr. and Friends (special guest Lee Brice) - Atlanta, Ga.
May 27 – Florida Country 500 Superfest @ Daytona International Speedway - Daytona Beach, Fla.
May 28 – Bayou Country Superfest @ Mercedes Benz Superdome – New Orleans, La.
June 09 – Choctaw Grand Theater - Durant, Okla.
June 10 – Silver Star Hotel and Casino-Convention Center – Choctaw, Miss.
June 16 - James Brown Arena - Augusta, Ga.
June 17 - Celebrate Virginia After Hours - Fredericksburg, Va.
July 01 – Seneca Allegany Casino & Hotel - Salamanca, N.Y.
July 02 – French Lick Resort Casino - French Lick, Ind.
July 03 - Michigan Lottery Amphitheatre at Freedom Hill - Sterling Heights, Mich.
July 21 - Mountainfest Motorcycle Rally - Morgantown, W.Va.
July 22 - Volvo Cars Stadium - Daniel Island, S.C.
July 29 - Dam Music Fest @ El Dorado Lake - El Dorado, Kan. (with Lynyrd Skynyrd)
Aug. 12 - Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek - Raleigh, N.C. (with Lynyrd Skynyrd and Aaron Lewis)
Aug. 18 - Klipsch Music Center - Noblesville, Ind. (with Lynyrd Skynyrd)
Aug. 19 - BB&T Pavilion - Camden, N.J. (with Lynyrd Skynyrd)
Aug. 25 - Nikon at Jones Beach Theater - Wantagh, N.Y. (with Lynyrd Skynyrd)
Sept. 15 – Northern Quest Resort & Casino - Pepsi Outdoor Amphitheater - Airway Heights, Wash.
Sept. 16 – Washington State Fair - Puyallup, Wash.
ABOUT HANK WILLIAMS JR.:
Hank Williams Jr.'s extremely impressive resume has spawned 70 million albums sold worldwide, six PLATINUM albums, 20 GOLD albums, 13 No. 1 albums and 10 No. 1 singles. Marking 52 years since his first album in 1964, Hank Jr. released IT’S ABOUT TIME (Nash Icon Records) on January 15, 2016. In addition to the history-making “Are You Ready for the Country,” the project includes new tunes such as “Dress Like an Icon,” “Just Call Me Hank,” “It’s About Time,” and “The Party’s On” as well as re-recorded versions of classics “Mental Revenge” and “Born to Boogie” with Brantley Gilbert, Justin Moore and Brad Paisley on guitar. IT’S ABOUT TIME is Hank Jr.'s 37th album in his five-decade career. He continues to add accolades to an extremely impressive resume, which includes ACM Entertainer of the Year, CMA Entertainer of the Year and BMI Icon in addition to winning a GRAMMY and being inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame. As a touring artist, Hank Jr. was a pioneer in bringing arena rock production values to country music, and he remains one of the most consistent ticket sellers in music, period, as generation after generation gets turned on to one of the most dynamic live performers ever to take the stage.
About Laura Lou
JournalistBeginning about age 13, music always been my “safe place”, my “escape”, it became a part of who I am. My background includes being a photographer/journalist for newspapers, magazines and radio stations and more recently I have been an artist manager. What I continue to strive to learn is, what is important to the fans/readers? I find that the answer is always that they want to feel close to the artist they are supporting. The human contact that we all need is something that I want to deliver to anyone that happens to read something I write or see a photograph I shoot. It is important to me to provide that experience, because I am, after all, still always a “fan” and that giddy 13-year-old girl is simply amazed! I never imagined that my passion and love for music would lead me where I am today! I use the hashtag #iamtheluckiestgirliknow because I cannot believe how blessed I am! I’m excited to see “what happens next” and take you all along with me! This is going to be amazing…
