Luke Bryan Sets Stadium Attendance Record For A Country Concert in Soldier Field; Performs For 225,000 Fans With Four Stadium Shows

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LUKE BRYAN SETS STADIUM ATTENDANCE RECORD FOR A COUNTRY CONCERT IN SOLDIER FIELD
PERFORMS FOR 225,000 TOTAL FANS
SELLING-OUT ALL FOUR STADIUM DATES
THIS SUMMER
  DOUBLEPLAY IN INDIANAPOLIS OVER THE WEEKEND ALSO SELLS OUT 
            Nashville – (September 2, 2014) – Superstar Luke Bryan wrapped up the last of four stadium dates Sunday night at Soldier Field in Chicago, performing for a combined total of 225,000 fans.  Luke also sets the record at Soldier Field as the best-selling country concert held in the historic venue.
Luke also played another set of back-to-back dates this past weekend on his “That’s My Kind of Night Tour” in Indianapolis, Indiana at Klipsch Music Center on Friday and Saturday, selling out both those concerts as well.
The next tour stops are Manchester, New Hampshire on Sept. 11, Madison Square Garden in New York City on Sept. 12, Hartford, Connecticut on Sept. 13 and back to New York to be the first country artist to play the Barclay’s Center in Brooklyn on Sunday, Sept. 14.
This fall Luke will launch his sixth consecutive “Farm Tour” on October 1 with eight concerts planned in the southeast, wrapping October 11.  A portion of the proceeds are granted for local college scholarships (“Luke Bryan Farm Tour Scholarship”) to students from a farming family within the communities the tour plays.  Also recently announced is Luke’s Crash My Playamusical destination concert event happening in Riviera Maya, Mexico January 23-27, 2015. Packages are on sale now at www.crashmyplaya.com
Since the debut of his first album in 2007, Luke has sold nearly 6.2 million albums, 23.1 million digital tracks from his four studio albums and placed 10 singles at No. 1.  Luke made recent Billboard chart history when he reached the No. 1 spot on Billboard’s Country Airplay chart with “Play It Again” and “This Is How We Roll” with Florida Georgia Line claiming the No. 2 spot.  Luke becomes the first artist to ever hold the two top positions since the chart began in 1990.
Live Nation is the national tour promoter for the “That’s My Kind of Night Tour.”  Miller Lite, Texaco and Cabela’s, the World’s Foremost Outfitter of hunting, fishing and outdoor gear, are sponsors of the tour.
Citi is the official credit card of the “That’s My Kind of Night Tour” and the Crash My Playadestination concert event with Citi cardmembers having access to presale tickets through Citi’s Private Pass Program.
2014 “That’s My Kind of Night Tour” and “Farm Tour
9-11     Manchester, NH           Verizon Wireless Arena
9-12     New York City, NY     Madison Square Garden
9-13     Hartford, CT                XFINITY Theater
9-14     Brooklyn, NY              Barclay’s Center
9-18     San Antonio, TX          AT&T Center
9-19     Houston, TX                Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
9-20     Dallas, TX                   Gexa Energy Pavilion
9-25     Tampa, FL                   MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre
9-26     Tampa, FL                   MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre
9-27     West Palm Beach, FL   Cruzan Amphitheatre
10-1     Knoxville, TN              Maple Lane Farms                   FARM TOUR
10-2     Auburn AL                  Ingram Farms                           FARM TOUR
10-3     Tallahassee, FL           Cross Creek Place                    FARM TOUR
10-4     Gainesville, FL            Whitehurst Cattle Farm           FARM TOUR
10-8     Statesboro, GA            Perry Field                               FARM TOUR
10-9     Athens, GA                  Meldon Farm                           FARM TOUR
10-10   Columbia, SC              Culler Farms                            FARM TOUR
10-11   Macon, GA                  Midway at Central City Park    FARM TOUR
10-16   Sacramento, CA           Sacramento Valley Amphitheatre
10-17   Concord, CA               Sleep Train Pavilion at Concord
10-18   Mountain View, CA     Shoreline Amphitheatre
10-23   Phoenix, AZ                Ak-Chin Pavilion
10-25   Los Angeles, CA          Hollywood Bowl
1-23/27 Riviera Maya, Mexico    Crash My Playa Destination Concert Event
For up to date information on Luke, the tour and tickets go to www.lukebryan.com orwww.livenation.com.
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