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LUKE BRYAN TO PROMOTE NEW ALBUM WITH

INTENSE 9-DAY 9-CITY TOUR

 “DOIN’ MY THING” IN STORES OCTOBER 6

Nashville (Sept. 28, 2009) – Capitol Records Nashville artist Luke Bryan is set to release his second album, Doin’ My Thing, on October 6 and will embark on a special promotional tour visiting 9 cities in 9 days to promote the new album. The album launch will kick-off October 5 in Statesboro, Georgia, where Bryan will host his previously announced first-ever Farm Tour show, and the promo tour will wrap in Minneapolis,Minnesota on October 14.

On album release date Bryan will head to Leesburg, Georgia for an exclusive concert that was won by his hometown through an online contest with www.eventful.com. Bryan will perform on his high school football field. Bryan says, “The last time I sang on that field, I had written a song for graduation. It will be nostalgic to go back and now play a full show.” 

During the intense 2-week album promotional tour, Bryan will visit the local radio station in each city, meet & greet fans one-on-one and perform an energetic live show.

10/5      Statesboro, GA              Hurricane Plantation      *GAC TOP 20 will be on site

10/6      Leesburg, GA                Lee County High School Football Field

10/7      Charlotte, NC                Coyote Joe’s

10/8      Greenville, SC               Blind Horse

10/9      Tampa, FL                     Dallas Bull

10/10    Atlanta, GA                    Wild Bills

10/12    Augusta, GA                 Country Club

10/13    Chicago, IL                    Joe’s Bar

10/14    Minneapolis, MN         Fine Line

After wrapping his album launch, Bryan will prepare for his first headline tour, “Doin’ My Thing Tour,” on October 30 in Jacksonville, Florida.

The Georgia native recently celebrated a #1 video for “Do I” the lead smash single off Doin’ My Thing. Bryan had a career making 2008 with two major award nominations including the CMT Breakthrough Video of the Year nomination and his first nomination from the Academy ofCountry Music for “Best New Male Artist.” He was also chosen as Billboard’s 2007 country artist to watch and landing on “Best of 2007” lists for: Chicago Tribune, Atlanta Journal Constitution, Clear Channel Online Music & Radio to name a few. Bryan has been part of three major tours before this year's Miller Lite tour with some of country music’s biggest artists in 2008 - Kenny Chesney’s “Poets & Pirates” stadium dates,Trace Adkins’ “American Man” tour and Dierks Bentley’s “Throttle Wide Open” tour.