Gretchen Wilson returns to the clubs
The gigs are set up as a "hear it before you can buy it" opportunity for fans to listen music from her fourth studio album, "I Got Your Country Right Here," due out March 30 on her own label, Redneck Records. Wilson and her band will perform cuts from the new album. "This is where I started," said Wilson, referring to bars and clubs she where she honed her unique style before landing her first record deal. "There's nothing like the immediate feedback you get from the fans when they're just a few feet away."
The tour will kick off Wednesday, Feb. 10 at Mavericks at the Landing in Jacksonville, Fla. and run through March 20 at Knuckleheads in Norfolk, Va.
Tour dates are:
Feb. 10 Jacksonville, FL Mavericks at the Landing
Feb. 11 Ft. Walton Beach, FL The Block
Feb. 12 Augusta, GA The Country Club
Feb. 13 Ocala, FL Midnight Rodeo
Feb. 17 Detroit, MI Ford Community and Performing Arts Center
Feb. 18 Grand Rapids, MI The Intersection
Feb. 19 Indianapolis, IN 8 Seconds Saloon
Feb. 20 Columbus, OH Screamin' Willies
March 5 Stillwater, OK Tumbleweed Dance Hall
March 6 Kansas City, MO PBR/Kansas City Power & Light District
March 9 Phoenix, AZ Toby Keith's I Love This Bar & Grill
March 10 Los Angeles, CA The Grove
March 11 Las Vegas, NV Stoney's Rockin' Country
March 13 Ft. Worth, TX Billy Bob's Texas
March 15 Houston, TX Houston Rodeo/The Hideout
March 17 Oklahoma City, OK Riverwind Casino
March 19 Lynchburg, VA Lynch's Landing
March 20 Norfolk, VA Knuckleheads
More news for Gretchen Wilson
- 02/12/24: Wilson, Big & Rich, Cowboy Troy reunite for tour.
- 09/13/18: Charges against Wilson dismissed
- 08/22/18: Wilson arrested after airplane disturbance
- 01/17/17: Wilson finally gets "Rowdy"
- 06/05/12: Wilson offers new single
- 03/23/11: Gretchen Wilson plays NASCAR race
- 02/16/11: Wilson helps couple live her song
- 02/07/11: Wilson does "The Talk," "Tonight"
CD reviews for Gretchen Wilson
Although Gretchen Wilson produced this new holiday album for Redneck Records, thank goodness our famous redneck woman didn't attempt a redneck Christmas album. The closest she gets to being redneck-y is by appearing as a shotgun-wielding gal tied up in Christmas lights inside the CD booklet. Oh, and If You See Rudolph is a bit of a hunting song, which true rednecks will appreciate.
While Wilson produced the 10-track release, she did not write any of its songs. On the secular/sacred scale, ...
Gretchen Wilson is an example of how quickly commercial success can come and go in this whacky business. The Redneck Woman was all the rage in 2004 with "Here's to the Party." The flag bearer for the trailer park crowd personified the tough chick, but there was far more musical depth to her than the persona she embraced through four albums including her last one, 2010's "I Got Your Country Right Here."
In this disposable world, even though her first 3 discs went ...
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