Luke Bryan‘s annual farm tours are a cool alternative to parking garages and city skylines, arena shows and nosebleed seats. Instead, every year Luke does a short series of concerts in more rural settings, in towns and cities not ordinarily found on an artists schedule. The farm tour has been a yearly event on Luke’s schedule since 2009, and not only does it bring country music to areas that usually don’t see shows of this size, but the annual event awards college scholarships to students from local farm families in each of the markets where the tour plays, as well as raising funds and providing resources in those underserved communities.

Luke’s 2023 Farm Tour has been announced – dates, locales, and tour openers. Coming along for the ride are Kameron Marlowe, Chayce Beckham, the Peach Pickers and DJ Rock, and the five shows will take place over a week and a half – the last few days of summer.

Check out the 2023 Farm Tour dates below:

Luke Bryan’s 2023 Farm Tour Dates:

Sept. 14 — Shelbyville, Ky. @ Mulberry Orchard
Sept. 15 — Millersport, Ohio @ Miller Family Farm
Sept. 21 — Colfax, Iowa @ Schnell Family Farms
Sept. 22 — Brooklyn, Wisc. @ Klondike Farms
Sept. 23 — Eyota, Minn. @ Gar-Lin Dairy LLC

Source: TasteOfCountry

He works hard, he plays hard. Kenny Chesney just wrapped his hugely successful “I Go Back” tour with two dates last weekend in Alabama. Once the fans filed out and the lights came up, Kenny let the road crew pack things up as he packed his bags – and headed for a well-earned vacation in the Caribbean.

The superstar – in a show of friendship and gratitude towards his tour opener – took Kelsea Ballerini along with him for the much needed few days off. And accompanying them both was Kelsea’s boyfriend, “Outer Banks” actor Chase Stokes. “Tour mates turned family. Thanks to everyone that gave so much to the #IGOBACKTOUR. Kenny loves Tekelsea,” Kenny wrote on Instagram (“Tekelsea” is his nickname for Kelsea – springing from the many shots of tequila the two shared on while on tour).

Kelsea also jumped on Instagram during the trip. “spent the last few months touring with my hero turned brother @kennychesney. My heart is so full from a beautiful collection of new memories. Thank you to everyone who made it so dang special”

Source: CountryNow

It’s not as unlikely a pairing as it would seem at first glance. Carrie Underwood has long been a fan of rock legends Guns N’ Roses – often covering them in concert, bringing Axl Rose up on stage on her most recent tour, and even making their t-shirt part of her regular wardrobe. So imagine her excitement when the legendary rockers announced their upcoming tour – and she’ll be opening several shows! Is she pumped? Just check out her Instagram:

“SO ready for this! I’m joining @gunsnroses for select dates on their North American Tour in August and I CANNOT WAIT!!”

Shows featuring Carrie include two in Canada and one in her hometown of Nashville:

8/05/23 Moncton, NB
8/08/23 Montreal, QC
8/26/23 Nashville, TN

Tickets for those shows are already on sale. Unfamiliar with how they sound together? Check out their joint performance at the Stagecoach Festival last year.

Source: WhiskeyRiff

Garth Brooks stopped by “The Kelly Clarkson Show” and regaled Kelly – and the audience – with the story of how he once showered with Aerosmith‘s Steven Tyler – an off-hand comment he made that Kelly almost missed, doubling back to ask, “Did you say you showered with him??”

So Garth told the story of how he was showering before a concert in 2008 – he was set to perform “The Last Play At Shea” concert in New York with Billy Joel – “I’m in there showering, getting ready for the show – and I have soap in my eyes, I look around – and there’s Steven Tyler, he’s showering too!”

To be fair, the showers were communal – it was the old locker room at Shea Stadium. “How many people get to say that?” Garth asked, to which Kelly replied, “Well, who knows? He’s rock n’ roll!”