LUKE BRYAN KICKS OFF “DIRT ROAD DIARIES TOUR” WITH SOLD-OUT WEEKEND

Nashville- (January 23, 2013) – Luke Bryan launched his headline tour, the “Dirt Road Diaries Tour,” over the weekend with the first dates of sold-out shows in Evansville, Indiana, Huntsville, Alabama and Memphis, Tennessee. The tour, which has sold-out all concerts on the first leg, will resume this weekend with shows in Estero and Orlando, Florida and features opening acts Florida Georgia Line and Thompson Square. Also over the weekend, Luke’s followers on Twitter surpassed the one million mark! “Dirt Road Diaries Tour” -first leg: 1-25 Estero, FL Germain Arena 1-26 Orlando, FL Amway Center 2-7 Uniondale, NY Nassau Coliseum 2-8 State College, PA Bryce Jordan Center 2-9 Charleston, WV Charleston Civic Center Coliseum 2-15 Toledo, OH Huntington Center 2-16 Grand Rapids, MI Van Andel Arena 2-17 Bloomington, IL US Cellular Center 2-18 Bloomington, IL US Cellular Center 2-21 Ft Wayne, IN Allen County War Memorial Coliseum 2-22 Louisville, KY KFC Yum! Center 2-23 Columbia, MO Mizzou Arena 2-28 Green Bay, WI Resch Center 3-1 Sioux City, IA Tyson Events Center 3-2 Moline, IL i wireless Center 3-14 Orange Beach, AL Amphitheatre at the Wharf 3-21 Florence, SC Florence Civic Center 3-22 Fayetteville, NC Crown Center 3-23 Charlottesville, VA John Paul Jones Arena “Dirt Road Diaries Tour” - second leg: 5-17 Virginia Beach, VA Farm Bureau Live at Virginia Beach 5-18 Washington, DC Jiffy Lube Live 5-31 Hartford, CT Comcast Theatre 6-1 Philadelphia, PA Susquehanna Bank Center 6-2 Boston, MA Comcast Center 6-13 Peoria, IL Peoria Civic Center 6-14 St. Louis, MO Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre 6-15 Chicago, IL First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre 7-11 Birmingham, AL Oak Mountain Amphitheatre 7-12 Charlotte, NC Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre 7-13 Raleigh, NC Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion 7-20 Detroit, MI DTE Energy Music Theatre 7-21 Indianapolis, IN Klipsch Music Center 7-26 Albuquerque, NM Isleta Amphitheatre 7-27 Phoenix, AZ Desert Sky Pavilion 8-8 Sacramento, CA Sleep Train Amphitheatre 8-9 Mountain View, CA Shoreline Amphitheatre 8-10 Irvine, CA Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre 8-11 San Diego, CA Sleep Train Amphitheatre formerly Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre 8-23 Bethel, NY Bethel Woods Center for the Arts 8-24 Holmdel, NJ PNC Bank Arts Center 8-25 Saratoga Springs, NY Saratoga Performing Arts Center 9-12 Wichita, KS INTRUST Bank Arena 9-14 Tulsa, OK BOK Center 9-20 Salt Lake City, UT USANA Amphitheatre 9-21 Denver, CO Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre 9-26 Cincinnati, OH Riverbend Music Center 9-27 Cleveland, OH Blossom Music Center 9-28 Pittsburgh, PA First Niagara Pavilion 10-17 Little Rock, AR Verizon Arena 10-18 Nashville, TN Bridgestone Arena 10-19 Lexington, KY Rupp Arena 10-25 Tampa, FL 1-800-ASK GARY Amphitheatre 10-26 West Palm Beach, FL Cruzan Amphitheatre ###