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“JC Penney Presents Rascal Flatts Nothing Like This Tour”

NASHVILLE – (April 18, 2010) –  The decade’s top-selling and most awarded group in country music RASCAL FLATTS will launch a new tour this summer, “JC Penney Presents Rascal Flatts Nothing Like This Tour.”  The first leg will launch on June 25 in Raleigh, North Carolina at the Time Warner Cable Pavilion and will continue with 26 shows through September 19 at Boston’s Comcast Center. Kellie Pickler and Chris Young will open.

Rascal Flatts recently wrapped “Rascal Flatts American Living Unstoppable Tour” which played 57 shows during its run of June 2009 to March 2010 with a fan attendance near 800,000.  This total also includes the two sold-out stadium concerts at Chicago’s Wrigley Field and Columbus’ Crew Stadium last summer. 

RASCAL FLATTS spent their time off this spring recording new music expected out this fall.

RASCAL FLATTS’ Gary LeVox, Jay DeMarcus and Joe Don Rooney have kicked off 2010 with a bang as they mark not only the beginning of a new decade but also celebrate ten years of making great music together, becoming one of the hottest touring acts and the top country group of the new millennium. The band has delivered 11 #1 singles to the top of the chart and have more titles in Billboard’s Top 100 Songs of the Decade than any other group in the format. Over ten years the band has sold more than 20 million albums and 25 million digital downloads while all six of their studio albums make Billboard’s Top 100 Country Albums of the Decade listing. As the most awarded country group of the new Millennium Rascal Flatts has brought home nearly 40 trophies from the Academy of Country Music, American Music Awards, Country Music Association, People’s Choice Awards and more.  In concert, Rascal Flatts continues to be one of the hottest touring acts of the decade with more venue attendance records than any other country act. They have played 400 dates as a headline act, over 700 since 2000, with a ticket tally of nearly 6 million. Among these shows includes 3 consecutive sold-out performances at Madison Square Garden and the band also became the first and only country music act to sell out Wrigley Field.Gary, Jay and Joe Don have traveled to visit U.S. troops in Iraq on a USO Tour and partnered with the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s hospital at Vanderbilt in Nashville, Tennessee to raise over 3 million dollars in the past few years. Visit www.rascalflatts10.com to learn more about a decade of Rascal Flatts.

Since the release of her gold certified, debut album Small Town Girl in 2006, American Idol finalist and BNA Records recording artist Kellie Pickler has been anything but idle.  Small Town Girl debuted #1 on Billboard’s Country Album Chart and became the best-selling debut release from a solo country artist in that year, yielding two Top 15 hits, "Red High Heels," and "I Wonder."  Kellie Pickler’s current self-titled, sophomore album Kellie Pickler also debuted at #1 on the Billboard Country Album Chart.  Her newest single, "Makin' Me Fall In Love Again," is the follow-up to her Top 15 hit "Didn't You Know How Much I Loved You."  Of her sophomore album’s 10 songs, Kellie wrote five of them, including her first Top 10 single, “Best Days Of Your Life,” which has amassed over one million digital transactions to date.  Kellie has shared the stage on tour with Taylor Swift, Brad Paisley, Sugarland, Rascal Flatts and Alan Jackson.  In addition to her music, Kellie works tirelessly with many charities including Soles4Souls, The American Red Cross and has participated in 3 USO Tours, entertaining troops in Iraq, Afghanistan, Germany and England. 

RCA Nashville recording artist Chris Young recently scored his first #1 smash with “Gettin’ You Home,” and the Tennessee native is on the charts now with “The Man I Want to Be,” the hit title track to his acclaimed sophomore album.  With his rich, warm baritone and penchant for writing relatable, slice-of-life songs, Young emerged as an immediate fan-favorite when his self-titled first album became the highest-selling debut by a new country male in 2006.  Earlier this year, his talents earned Chris an ACM Award nomination as Top New Solo Vocalist.  For more information, visit him online atwww.chrisyoungcountry.com.

6-25     Raleigh NC                  Time Warner Cable Pavilion

6-26     Charlotte NC               Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre

6-27     Atlanta GA                   Lakewood Amphitheatre

7-16     Stateline NV                 Harvey’s Lake Tahoe Outdoor Arena

7-17     Stateline NV                 Harvey’s Lake Tahoe Outdoor Arena

7-22     Wichita KS                  In Trust Arena

7-23     Tulsa OK                     BOK Center

7-24     Frisco TX                     Pizza Hut Park

7-30     Virginia Beach              Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre

7-31     Hartford CT                 Comcast Theater

8-6       Cincinnati OH               Riverbend Music Center

8-7       Indianapolis IN             Indiana State Fair Grandstand

8-8       Columbus OH              Columbus Crew Stadium

8-12     Hershey PA                  Hershey Park Arena

8-13     Scranton PA                 Toyota Pavilion at Montage Mountain

8-14     Washington DC            Jiffy Lube Live

8-27     St Louis MO                Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre

8-29     Louisville KY               Kentucky State Fair- Freedom Hall

9-2       Bethel NY                    Bethel Woods

9-3       Darien Lake NY           Darien Lake Performing Arts Center

9-4       Syracuse NY                New York State Fair Grandstand

9-5       Toronto Ontario           Molson Amphitheatre

9-16     Cleveland OH              Blossom Music Center

9-17     Pittsburgh PA               First Niagara Pavilion

9-18     Philadelphia PA            Susquehanna Bank Center

9-19     Boston MA                  Comcast Center