NASHVILLE – (June 30, 2015) – ACM and CMA Entertainer of the Year Luke Bryan announces his seventh annual “Bayer Presents Luke Bryan Farm Tour 2015” set to run September 30 to October 10. The eight fall concerts will stop in four new cities this year- Ft. Wayne, IN, Lexington, KY, Starkville, MS and Tuscaloosa, AL. During last year’s tour, Luke performed for over 110,000 fans during the eight city run. A portion of the ticket proceeds are granted for local college scholarships (“Luke Bryan Farm Tour Scholarship”) to students from a farming family within the communities the tour plays.
The “Bayer Presents Luke Bryan Farm Tour 2015” is also sponsored by Red Gold, Cabela’s, Citi, Miller Lite, and ATG (Alliance Tire Group). Parking starts at 2pm and gates for the shows will open at 5pm so fans are encouraged to come early and enjoy the “Red Gold Tailgate Party.”
“Bayer Presents Luke Bryan Farm Tour 2015”
September 30 Ft. Wayne, Indiana M&J Farms
October 1 Lexington, Kentucky Talon Farm & Winery
October 2 Knoxville, Tennessee Maple Lane Farms
October 3 Columbia, South Carolina Culler Farms
October 7 Starkville, Mississippi Holtzcamp Farms
October 8 Tuscaloosa, Alabama Twin Creeks Farm
October 9 Macon, Georgia Midway at Central City Park
October 10 Valdosta, Georgia MJ Taylor Farms
(dates & cities subject to change)
“Bayer Presents Luke Bryan Farm Tour 2015” ticket presale will begin for Luke Bryan’s Fan Club, the Nut House, on July 7 at 10AM local time for all shows. Citi® cardholders will also be able to purchase presale tickets during this time exclusively. Additional presale tickets will be available through the tour’s sponsors via their digital platforms on July 8, and the public on sale will begin on Friday, July 10.
Special VIP experiences will be available for “Bayer Presents Luke Bryan Farm Tour 2015.” The “Harvest Time VIP Experience” includes a general admission ticket with access to the exclusive VIP viewing area with early entrance to the concert, a parking pass, access to VIP only restrooms, a limited edition merchandise item, private cash bar and more. Find out more information from Luke’s official VIP partner, CID Entertainment at:
http://www.cidentertainment.com/events/luke-bryan-farm-tour-2015/.
Citi® is the official credit card of the “Bayer Presents Luke Bryan Farm Tour 2015.” Citi® cardmembers will have access to presale tickets through Citi’s Private Pass Program beginning July 7. For complete presale details visit
www.citiprivatepass.com.
For additional “Bayer Presents Luke Bryan Farm Tour 2015” information, including where to get tickets, stay tuned to www.lukebryan.com/farmtour.
About Luke Bryan
Since the debut of his first album in 2007, superstar Luke Bryan has placed 12 singles at No. 1 and sold nearly seven million albums with 27 million digital tracks from his four studio albums. He has been named Entertainer of the Year by both the Academy of Country Music (twice) and the Country Music Association. In 2014, Luke achieved the best touring year of his career with 1.7 million fans attending his concerts. In early 2015, Luke played his first-ever shows in Europe and on May 22 the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum launched a new exhibit, “Luke Bryan: Dirt Road Diary.” The exhibit runs through Nov. 8, 2015.
On August 7, Luke will release KILL THE LIGHTS, his fifth studio album and the follow up to his most successful project to date, CRASH MY PARTY, which contains six consecutive No. 1 singles, is certified Double Platinum and has currently sold over two million copies with eight million digital downloads.
Luke’s new concert tour, “Kick The Dust Up Tour,” which is also the title of the first single from KILL THE LIGHTS, will continue through October and includes seven stadium dates.
Bayer: Science For A Better Life
Bayer is a global enterprise with core competencies in the fields of health care, agriculture and high-tech polymer materials. As an innovation company, it sets trends in research-intensive areas. Bayer’s products and services are designed to benefit people and improve their quality of life. At the same time, the Group aims to create value through innovation, growth and high earning power. Bayer is committed to the principles of sustainable development and to its social and ethical responsibilities as a corporate citizen. In fiscal 2014, the Group employed 118,900 people and had sales of EUR 42.2 billion. Capital expenditures amounted to EUR 2.5 billion, R&D expenses to EUR 3.6 billion. For more information, go to
www.bayer.com.
About Red Gold
Four generations of the Reichart family have been producing Red Gold premium quality tomato products since 1942, when it began producing tomato products for the soldiers overseas. Red Gold sustainably produces premium quality canned tomatoes, ketchup, and tomato-based products for the retail, foodservice, private brand, and club channels of distribution. Exceptional quality and operational excellence are the shared values that contributed to the employee-created mission statement: “To produce the freshest, best tasting tomato products in the world.” Visit the award winning website RedGoldTomatoes.com for great recipes, tips and culinary inspiration!
About Cabela’s
Cabela’s Incorporated, headquartered in Sidney, Nebraska, is a leading specialty retailer, and the world’s largest direct marketer, of hunting, fishing, camping and related outdoor merchandise. Since the Company’s founding in 1961, Cabela’s® has grown to become one of the most well-known outdoor recreation brands in the world, and has long been recognized as the World’s Foremost Outfitter®. Through Cabela’s growing number of retail stores and its well-established direct business, it offers a wide and distinctive selection of high-quality outdoor products at competitive prices while providing superior customer service. Cabela’s also issues the Cabela’s CLUB® Visa credit card, which serves as its primary customer loyalty rewards program.
About Citi
Citi, the leading global bank, has approximately 200 million customer accounts and does business in more than 160 countries and jurisdictions. Citi provides consumers, corporations, governments and institutions with a broad range of financial products and services, including consumer banking and credit, corporate and investment banking, securities brokerage, transaction services, and wealth management.
About MillerCoors
Through its diverse collection of storied breweries, MillerCoors brings American beer drinkers an unmatched selection of the highest quality beers steeped in centuries of brewing heritage. Miller Brewing Company and Coors Brewing Company offer domestic favorites such as Coors Light, Miller Lite, Miller High Life and Coors Banquet. Tenth and Blake Beer Company, our craft and import division, offers beers such as Leinenkugel’s Summer Shandy from sixth-generation Jacob Leinenkugel Brewing Company and Blue Moon Belgian White from modern craft pioneer Blue Moon Brewing Company, which celebrates its 20th Anniversary this year. Tenth and Blake also operates Crispin Cider Company, an artisanal maker of pear and apple ciders using fresh-pressed American juice, and imports world-renowned beers such as Italy’s Peroni Nastro Azzurro, the Czech Republic’s Pilsner Urquell and the Netherlands’ Grolsch. MillerCoors also offers pioneering new brands such as the Redd’s Apple and Redd’s Wicked Apple franchises and Smith & Forge Hard Cider. MillerCoors seeks to become America’s best beer company through an uncompromising promise of quality, a keen focus on innovation and a deep commitment to sustainability. MillerCoors is a joint venture of SABMiller plc and Molson Coors Brewing Company. Learn more at
MillerCoors.com, at
facebook.com/MillerCoors or on Twitter through @MillerCoors.
About ATG
The Alliance Tire Group (ATG) is a leader in the off-the-road tire industry. For more than 60 years, Alliance has built a reputation as a world leader in off the road and farm tire technology with its Alliance, Galaxy and Primex brands. Today, the company engineers and manufactures more than 2,000 different tires to help farmers and construction teams around the world tackle every job, in every condition, every day. From the industry’s first all-steel radial flotation tires to the leading performance tires for skid steer machines, ATG has a tire for every challenge on the farm, logging site and jobsite. With an American-based field engineering, R&D and customer service staff, Alliance Tire is in the field daily with customers, constantly innovating new tires to help America’s farmers produce food, fiber and fuel for a growing world. Like Luke Bryan, the company also supports farm youth, the future of our nation’s rural community.
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