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RASCAL FLATTS ANNOUNCE 2012 TOUR NAME CHANGE Farmers Insurance Presents “Changed Tour” Tour Launches June 15 with Little Big Town, Eli Young and Edens Edge Opening NASHVILLE – (March 30, 2012) – Rascal Flatts announced today they have re-named their 2012 tour the Farmers Insurance Presents “Changed Tour.” The tour name reflects the title of the band’s upcoming album, CHANGED, due in stores next Tuesday, April 3. The concert line-up will feature an all band set-up with Little Big Town, Eli Young Band and Edens Edge opening as previously announced and launches in Hartford, Conn., on June 15 at the Comcast Theatre. Please check www.rascalflatts.com for up to date tour information. Rascal Flatts will head to Las Vegas this weekend to perform on the 47th Academy of Country Music Awards on April 1 on the CBS Television Network. After the awards the band will set out for Los Angeles and New York to promote the release of new album, CHANGED. Farmers Insurance Presents ...

NASHVILLE – (January 19, 2012) – Country music supergroup Rascal Flatts announced today that they will release CHANGED, their highly-anticipated seventh studio album, on April 3. Award-winning musician and producer Dann Huff co-produced the new project with Flatts. CHANGED comes after Flatt's first Big Machine Records album release, NOTHING LIKE THIS, which debuted at #1 on the Billboard Country albums sales chart. Rascal Flatts is one of only four country acts to debut six consecutive studio albums at #1. NOTHING LIKE THIS went on to become a platinum-selling album, featuring two #1 hits including the certified platinum “I Won’t Let Go” and the gold-certified “Easy” (with pop sensation Natasha Bedingfield). Since their musical debut in 2000, the band has sold over 21 million albums, 25 million digital downloads and delivered 13 #1 singles to the top of the charts. Rascal Flatts is the most awarded Country group of the past decade, earning over 40 trophies from the ACAs, ...

RASCAL FLATTS INVITED TO JOIN GRAND OLE OPRY Formal Induction to Take Place October 8 During Opry’s 86 th  Birthday Bash Airing Live on GAC * NASHVILLE , Tenn.   - (September 27, 2011) – The most awarded country group of the past decade, Rascal Flatts, was invited to join the Grand Ole Opry this evening by Opry member Vince Gill.  The vocal group-- Gary LeVox, Jay DeMarcus and Joe Don Rooney-- will be formally inducted into the Opry family during the Opry’s 86 th  birthday weekend, Sat., Oct. 8. The show will air live at 8 p.m. Central on GAC: Great American Country. Footage of tonight’s invitation can be seen at  opry.com .  After the group concluded a performance of the hit “Bless The Broken Road,” Gill surprised them on stage, sharing that the three members of the group owed him $500 from a golf game bet last week. “You would think that after hit record after hit record and millions of records sold, they’d come up with the five hundred bucks, but noooooo...

If you're having trouble viewing this email, you may  see it online  . Share This:      RASCAL FLATTS “FLATTS FEST” OPENS WITH 35,000 FANS   NASHVILLE – (June 20, 2011)  –  Rascal Flatts launched their much-anticipated summer tour, “FLATTS FEST,” this weekend with two shows and crowds of 35,000.  The sold-out,  kick-off show in Bristow, Virginia and the Virginia Beach show saw huge crowds show up early to enjoy the ‘fest’ivities including the karaoke challenge presented by Starkey, the “Why Wait” wedding chapel hosted by David’s Bridal and Men’s Wearhouse, the scavenger hunt and more.  “FLATTS FEST” is currently slated to run through September 18 with opening acts Sara Evans, Easton Corbin and Justin Moore.  The tour continues this weekend in Chicago and St. Louis after a performance by Rascal Flatts at Country Festival USA in Oshkosh, Wisconsin on Friday, June 24.   “We had a blast this weekend seeing our fans...

  Nashville- (June 5, 2011)- Rascal Flatts made an appearance at the Grand Ole Opry last night as the kick–off to a full week of activities leading to their LP Field performance next Saturday night as a part of CMA Music Festival. After a 3-song performance the band was requested back on stage by a crowd that remained on their feet and chanted “more, more!”    Gary, Jay and Joe Don returned to the Opry stage for an encore with their Grammy-winning song “Bless The Broken Road.” Rascal Flatts will film a video for their upcoming single “Easy” with Natasha Bedingfield in Nashville on Monday, June 6 followed by a performance on the CMT Awards on Wednesday, June 8, (7pm CST), an appearance in the Big Machine Records autograph booth on Friday and a LP Field concert performance Saturday, June 11. After wrapping CMA Music Festival, Rascal Flatts will head into full show production rehearsals as they lead into the launch of their new summer tour “Flatts Fest” on June 18 in...

RASCAL FLATTS “FLATTS FEST” FESTIVITES ANNOUNCED “Flatts Fest” Tour Launches June 18 NASHVILLE – (June 2, 2011)    –    Rascal Flatts will launch their new tour this summer, “Flatts Fest,” on June 18 in Bristow, Virginia and fans will have plenty to enjoy with the purchase of their concert tickets. Details of the interactive pre-show festivities and contests have just been announced and will include  a karaoke challenge, a wedding chapel, scavenger hunt and more.   There will also be   carnival food and games, and plenty of opportunities to win prizes. “Flatts Fest” will run through September 18, visiting 23 cities with opening acts Sara Evans, Easton Corbin and Justin Moore. The  “Flatts Fest” Karaoke Challenge , presented by Starkey, offers fans a chance to open for Rascal Flatts at one of their 2012 tour stops (market to be determined based on winner’s hometown).    Local area radio stations and record label executives will be on h...

RASCAL FLATTS PERFORM ON THE OPRAH WINFREY SHOW  TO SURPRISE OPRAH Performance Airs Monday, May 23              Nashville (May 18, 2011) – Superstar vocal group Rascal Flatts was at Chicago’s United Center last night to tape a surprise appearance on  The Oprah Winfrey Show .  The band was tapped by Oprah’s producers to perform on one of their highly-anticipated finale shows “Surprise Oprah! A Farewell Spectacular Part 1.” Rascal Flatts performance is slated to air in the May 23 rd  episode; check local listings for times. Rascal Flatts, who have made several  Oprah  show   appearances in the last few years, performed their latest smash hit, “I Won’t Let Go,” from their current Big Machine Records album  NOTHING LIKE THIS.   The show’s staff and producers expressed to the band their desire to have this song performed as the sentiments in the lyrics express their feeling...

  RASCAL FLATTS ANNOUNCE 2011 SUMMER TOUR “FLATTS FEST”   Tour Begins June 18 with Sara Evans,  Easton  Corbin And Justin Moore NASHVILLE – (March 17, 2011) –    Rascal Flatts announced today they will launch a brand new tour this summer, “Flatts Fest,” on June 18 th  in Bristow, Virginia with opening acts Sara Evans, Easton Corbin and Justin Moore. The tour is currently slated to run through September with approximately 24 shows. The “Flatts Fest” tour will include a new stage production design and set list with a high-energy stage show Rascal Flatts fans have come to expect.    The tour will also include an interactive pre-show festival atmosphere and tailgating experience, with activities spread throughout the plaza and parking areas for all fans who want to make a whole afternoon/evening of the show.   Plans include a mobile karaoke vehicle, carnival games, photo booths, putt putt golf, food vendors, and plenty of exciting contest...

RASCAL FLATTS IS THE HOT TICKET ON ABC WITH THEIR TELEVISION SPECIAL, “RASCAL FLATTS: NOTHING LIKE THIS PRESENTED BY JCPENNEY” The ABC Television Network presents “Rascal Flatts: Nothing Like This Presented by JCPenney.” One of the best touring acts in country music with over 6 million concert tickets sold, Rascal Flatts will film a live music special from the  Xcel   Energy   Center  this Friday, January 21 st  in  St. Paul ,  Minnesota . The show is being filmed during a regularly scheduled date on their “Nothing Like This” tour, which launched this past weekend.  “RASCAL FLATTS: NOTHING LIKE THIS PRESENTED BY JCPENNEY” AIRS SATURDAY, MARCH 12  (8:00-9:00 p.m., ET) on ABC George Flanigen will direct the special and Robert Deaton will executive produce. Rascal Flatts – Gary LeVox, Jay DeMarcus and Joe Don Rooney – debuted their first album on Big Machine Records,  Nothing Like This , in November at #1 on the country album sales ...

RASCAL FLATTS ANNOUNCE SECOND LEG OF “NOTHING LIKE THIS TOUR” Tour To Re-Launch January 14 with Luke Bryan and Chris Young NASHVILLE – (November 11, 2011) – The best-selling country group of the decade, Rascal Flatts, announced today they will continue their “Nothing Like This Tour” into 2011 with shows re-launching January 14 in Sioux Falls, South Dakota at the Sioux Falls Arena. This leg of the tour will perform 21 shows and features opening acts Luke Bryan and Chris Young. When Rascal Flatts wrapped the first leg of the “Nothing Like This Tour” last month, the band had performed for more than 650,000 fans in all of 2010, including earlier shows on the “Unstoppable Tour.” Since their touring career began, they have sold over 6 million concert tickets. Rascal Flatts – Gary LeVox, Jay DeMarcus and Joe Don Rooney – will release their first album on Big Machine Records November 16,  Nothing Like This.    In the past ten years, they have sold more than 20 million albums ...