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Tim McGraw gets emotional with tour

Sunday, January 2, 2011 – Tim McGraw said Sunday he and his band, the Dancehall Doctors, will return to the road this spring. The "Emotional Traffic Tour" will feature special guests Luke Bryan and The Band Perry. Dates for the North American run will be announced shortly.

Ticket sales will begin on Jan. 15. Outback Steakhouse will be a sponsor of the tour, which will be promoted nationally by Live Nation.

Felt Good On My Lips, McGraw's latest single, is number one on Billboard's Country Songs chart and has topped Mediabase's Canadian chart for three consecutive weeks. The song is one of two bonus tracks included on his new double-CD collection, "Number One Hits" (Curb Records), which includes 22 other chart-topping singles.

McGraw has been busy on the acting front. He co-stars alongside Gwyneth Paltrow, Garrett Hedlund and Leighton Meester " Country Strong," which will be released in theatres nationwide this Friday, Jan. 7. He'll discuss the film in a Jan. 4), "Good Morning America" (Jan. 5), "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon" (Jan. 5), "Chelsea Lately" (Jan. 6) and "The Martha Stewart Show" (Jan. 7).


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