BLAKE SHELTON IS BRINGING HIS “FRIENDS AND HEROES 2019” TOUR TO FORD CENTER MARCH 2

From his team members on The Voice to veteran country artists, Blake Shelton has a history of demonstrating his support for the people in whom he believes; when he realized that fans across the country needed to hear music from his friends and heroes, he decided to bring them all out on the road. “Friends & Heroes 2019” will kick offon February 14 in Oklahoma City, OK and will span 18 dates across the country (full list below).Very special guest Lauren Alaina joins Shelton for the run along with special appearances by country icons the Bellamy Brothers, John Anderson and Trace Adkins.

“I’m really excited about my tour because it’s taking where I came from and the music I listened to growing up, and actually introducing it to a whole new audience,” Shelton said. “I feel like a lot of people might know the Bellamy Brothers’ and John Anderson’s music, but maybe they’renot familiar with who they are as artists. I think that this is going to be a great opportunity for the country music fan base to be re-introduced to these guys and, selfishly, I’m just excited to sharethe stage with them! It’ll be great to have Trace back out on the road with us, and I can’t wait forone of my newer friends and heroes, Lauren Alaina, to blow these crowds away.”

Tickets and VIP experiences (information below) for “Friends & Heroes 2019” will go on sale November 9 at 10:00 a.m. Blake Shelton Fan Club members and American Express® Card Members can purchase tickets before the general public beginning Friday, November 2 at 10:00 a.m. local through Thursday, November 8 at 10:00 p.m. local.

VIP experiences will be available throughout the 2019 tour with premium perks ranging from a great seat on the floor to exclusive merchandise. The BS’ers VIP Lounge will also return, including the opportunity to pose in Shelton’s chair from The Voice, plus he will play a private acoustic set in select cities. Blake Shelton VIP Experience details are available

at https://www.cidentertainment.com/events/blake-shelton-tour/.

Fans can hear Shelton on country radio with his Top 15 and climbing single “Turnin’ Me On.”The “smoldering, mid-tempo number about a seductive flame” (Rolling Stone) follows smashhits “I Lived It” and “I’ll Name The Dogs,” the latter of which notched him the 25th No. 1 single of his career and recently earned its RIAA Gold certification.

He is also back as a coach for his 15th season on NBC’s The Voice.

“Turnin’ Me On” hails from Shelton’s chart-topping Warner Bros. / Warner Music Nashville album Texoma Shore. In the week following album launch, he became the first artist in Country Aircheck / Mediabase history to have six songs chart simultaneously. It became his sixth record to debut at No. 1 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart and marked his 11th all-genre Top 10.

BLAKE SHELTON’S “FRIENDS & HEROES 2019” DATES

single to major television stages on Late Night with Seth Meyers, TODAY, the 2018 CMT

Date City

14. 2/14  OKC, OK
15. 2/15  Kansas City, MO
16. 2/16  Sioux Falls, SD

21. 2/21  Indianapolis, IN
22. 2/22  Buffalo, NY
23. 2/23  Pittsburgh, PA

2/28 Peoria, IL

1. 3/1  Louisville, KY
2. 3/2  Evansville, IN

7. 3/7  Jacksonville, FL
8. 3/8  Tampa, FL
9. 3/9  Sunrise, FL

14. 3/14  Des Moines, IA
15. 3/15  St. Paul, MN

Venue

Chesapeake Energy Arena Sprint Center
Denny PREMIER Center Bankers Life Fieldhouse KeyBank Center

PPG Paints Arena
Peoria Civic Center
KFC Yum! Center
Ford Center
Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena Amalie Arena

BB&T Center Wells Fargo Arena Xcel Energy Center

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Awards and more.

3/16 Green Bay, WI

21. 3/21  Uncasville, CT
22. 3/22  Uncasville, CT
23. 3/23  Albany, NY

ABOUT BLAKE SHELTON

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Country Music Association’s 2012 “Entertainer of the Year,” five-time Male Vocalist of the Year winner and GRAMMY nominee Blake Shelton continues to add to his superstar status. His most recent album Texoma Shore became his sixth record to debut at No. 1 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart and marked his 11th all-genre Top 10. Texoma Shore features tracksincluding “I Lived It” and “I’ll Name The Dogs,” a romantic tune that boasts more than 115million streams and marked his 25th No. 1 song. His current hit, “Turnin’ Me On,” is the project’s third single and was most-added upon impact at country radio. In the week following album launch, Shelton became the first artist in Country Aircheck / Mediabase history to have six songs chart simultaneously. Texoma Shore follows 2016’s Gold-certified If I’m Honest, the best-selling country album release of the year, which spawned three chart-topping songs and earned him a No. 1 on both the Billboard Top Country Albums and the all-genre Top Album Sales charts.

A member of the Grand Ole Opry, Shelton has earned a host of honors throughout his career including 20 ACM nominations and both the male and overall Video of the Year trophies at the 2018 CMT Awards. As a coach for the Emmy Award-winning television show The Voice, Shelton is a six-time champion, most recently with his contestant Chloe Kohanski. Off stage, Shelton has teamed up with Ryman Hospitality to open a string of Ole Red entertainment restaurant venues, a nod to his 2001 hit of the same name. The first location in his hometown ofTishomingo, OK opened in September 2017, while the space on Nashville’s lower Broadwayhosted a week-long grand opening in June of 2018. Locations in Gatlinburg, TN and Orlando, FL are due to follow.

ABOUT LAUREN ALAINA

ABOUT BELLAMY BROTHERS

Howard and David continue to prove that the trail they’ve ridden to fame has been as unique astheir music itself—music that is now celebrating more than 40 years of success. The road thatstarted on the pop music charts in the ‘70’s, took a winding turn into country music in the ‘80’s,paving the way for duos to come, such as Brooks & Dunn, Montgomery Gentry, Big & Rich andThe Judds. “If I Said You Had A Beautiful Body (Would You Hold It Against Me),” originallyscrawled on a dinner napkin by David, rocketed them to the top of the country charts the way“Let Your Love Flow,” had done in the pop market just a few years earlier. It proved to be thefirst of a string of 14 No. 1 singles in the U.S. alone. They’re the only U.S. country music actwho’ve toured in India, Sri Lanka, New Caledonia and Qatar. The Bellamy Brothers hold the record in both the Academy of Country Music (ACM) and the Country Music Association Awards (CMA) for the most duo nominations. Numerous Grammy nods have also been directed toward the brothers. The Bellamys are also opening up their lives to television audiences with their new reality show, “Honky Tonk Ranch.” Each episode of “Honky Tonk Ranch” captivatesviewers by the unpredictable misadventures the Bellamys face while balancing their globe- trotting touring schedule while running their sprawling family ranch in south Florida. “Honky Tonk Ranch” is executive produced by David Bellamy and directed, shot and edited by Derrek Kupish, CEO/founder of dkupish productions. “Honky Tonk Ranch” airs Sundays at 8:30 p.m. ET / 7:30 p.m. CT on The Cowboy Channel. For more information on Honky Tonk Ranch, visithonkytonkranchtv.com. For additional tour dates, merchandise and more, visitbellamybrothers.com

ABOUT JOHN ANDERSON

The story of John Anderson is the true-to-life, yet larger-than-life, saga of one of the most dramatic career turn-arounds of the 1990’s.It’s the story of just reward for a singer who originally took country music by storm and helped keep it true to its roots back in the early ’80’s. His memorable hits from that musical era included “Wild and Blue,” “I’m Just An Old Chunk Of Coal,” “1959,” “I Just Came Home To Count The Memories,” “Black Sheep” and “Swingin’.”

“Straight Tequila Night,” the lead-off single from 1992’s Seminole Wind went to number one across the board on every country chart, and spawned another run of hits in the decade to follow such as “Money In The Bank,” “I’ve Got It Made,” “I Wish I Could Have Been There,” “Let Go Of The Stone,” “Bend It ‘Til It Breaks,” “Mississippi Moon” and “Somebody Slap Me.” JohnAnderson… an influence to many of today’s country artists, a colorful character and truly acountry music treasure!

ABOUT TRACE ADKINS