McGraw axes 2020 tour
Tuesday, May 19, 2020 – Tim McGraw today joined the increasingly long list of 2020 tours being postponed or canceled due to COVID-19.
McGraw posted on social media, "I hope my live shows are proof enough of how much I absolutely love performing for you guys. I'm so sad to have to cancel this year's Here on Earth Tour, but everyone's safety has to be the top priority. We're working with our teams to figure out when and how we can get back out on the road and see you all safely. In the meantime, we're looking for some new ways to connect with you and get more music out."
McGraw released a new single last week, "I Called Mama."
The tour was slated to start July 10 in Syracuse, N.Y. and conclude Aug. 26 in Chicago. Midland and Ingrid Andress also were on the tour.
This week alone, Lady Antebellum, Chris Stapleton, Thomas Rhett and Rascal Flatts all canceled tours.
More news for Tim McGraw
- 07/21/20: McGraw gives fans different look of "Here On Earth"
- 07/09/20: McGraw is "Here on Earth" in August, first release in five years
- 05/01/20: McGraw "Called Mama"
- 03/28/20: McGraw joins Living Room Concert fundraiser on Sunday
- 02/21/20: McGraw returns to Big Machine
- 02/11/20: McGraw exits Sony Nashville
- 01/13/20: Here on Earth, McGraw sets tour
- 10/23/19: Bryan, Lambert, McGraw headline Tortuga Music Festival
CD reviews for Tim McGraw
Tim McGraw's collection, "Here on Earth," finds the country star sounding peaceful and down to Earth. He's more meditative than overly active, throughout. It's very much an adult album in that McGraw is speaking from the perspective of maturity, rather than pretending he's still a young man. If he's got any barbecue statins on his white t-shirt, he's not letting on here.
McGraw burns through five mellow tracks before he gets to anything with a discernable beat. ...
Tim McGraw said of his 14th studio album, "Damn Country Music," "It's is all about passion, (taking him back to 1989) "when I came to Nashville to chase my dreams."
Country music has richly rewarded him over the past two decades, and he honors the genre's tradition here. The album gets off to a very traditional start with Celtic folk. The flute and skillful acoustic picking on the opener "Here Tonight" bring a Mark Knopfler tune immediately to mind. ...
The banjo comes first out of the speakers, the opening strains of "Overrated," the lead-off song on Tim McGraw's latest. But with a "1-2-3-4" count, the mood changes and goes for a more modern country approach. McGraw does about the same on the follow-up "City Lights" with Michael Landau's steely, but rocking lead guitar taking over near the conclusion as it does later hard on "Sick of Me" where the protagonist contemplates a need to turn his life around. ...
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