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Green sets Damn Country Tour

Wednesday, September 25, 2024 – Riley Green will hit the road, headlining the Damn Country Music Tour set to kick off on March 27, 2025 in Canada.

Green made the announcement with a nod to the classic "Smokey and the Bandit" with a video featuring Green and all of his opening acts. Tickets go on sale Friday. 27. To purchase tickets, visit Riley Green's website.

Green said, "I learned to play guitar to my granddaddy's favorite country songs from back in the day, and the new album is a throwback to the era when I first became a fan. For this tour, I was able to find some of my favorite artists and songwriters to join us, and singing with Ella (Langley) every night will be a lot of fun."

Released today in support of the tour, Green offered parody of the 1977 film "Smokey and the Bandit." He channels the legendary Bandit (Burt Reynolds) with Langley as runaway bride Carrie (Sally Field) as they evade the cops in a sleek Pontiac Firebird Trans Am. Green grabs the CB radio to call out to his opening acts, inviting them to join him on the road. The scene is set to the tune "East Bound and Down," performed by the late Jerry Reed.

CB Radio handles were:
Duckman - Riley Green
Smoke Show - Ella Langley
Flatland Boy - Erik Dylan
Cubby - Wyatt McCubbin
Young Gun - Vincent Mason
Stuck-A-Lot - Jake Worthington
Soul Eagle - Drake White
Georgia Son - Channing Wilson
Crisco - Preston Cooper
Shirley Temple - Lauren Watkins
Night Wailer - Mike Ryan

Tour dates are:
March 27, 2025 - Abbotsford, BC - Abbotsford Centre
March 28, 2025 - Kelowna, BC - Prospera Place
March 30, 2025 - Regina, SK - Brandt Centre
April 3, 2025 - Kingston, ON - Slush Puppie Place
April 4, 2025 - Toronto, ON - Coca-Cola Coliseum
April 5, 2025 - London, ON - Budweiser Gardens
May 1, 2025 - Athens, GA - Akins Ford Arena
May 9, 2025 - Lake Charles, LA - Lake Charles Event Center
May 10, 2025 - Tupelo, MS - Cadence Bank Arena
May 29, 2025 - Youngstown, OH - Youngstown Foundation Amphitheatre
May 30, 2025 - Cincinnati, OH - The Andrew J Brady Music Center
May 31, 2025 - Detroit, MI - Michigan Lottery Amphitheatre at Freedom Hill
June 12, 2025 - Baltimore, MD - Pier Six Pavilion
June 13, 2025 - Wilmington, NC - Live Oak Bank Pavilion
June 14, 2025 - Raleigh, NC - Coastal Credit Union Music Park
June 19, 2025 - Franklin, TN - FirstBank Amphitheater
June 21, 2025 - Huntington, WV - Marshall Health Network Arena
July 24, 2025 - New York, NY - The Rooftop at Pier 17
July 25, 2025 - Boston, MA - MGM Music Hall at Fenway
July 26, 2025 - Gilford, NH - BankNH Pavilion
Aug. 21, 2025 - Bonner, MT - KettleHouse Amphitheater
Aug. 22, 2025 - Idaho Falls, ID - Mountain America Center
Aug. 23, 2025 - Nampa, ID - Ford Idaho Center Amphitheater

Additional dates to be announced in the coming months.

The upcoming tour celebrates Green's forthcoming third studio album, "Don't Mind If I Do," which will be out Oct. 18.


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