Rice headlines fall dates

"When I was playing football in college, I learned the most about my peers - and my competitors - by studying their moves on and off the field," said the North Carolina native. "Inadvertently at first, but now out of this drive to personally be better for our fans, I have been engaging in the same practices I did while in school: observing and performing alongside Chesney and Church, two of my musical heroes, on stage night after night. But in doing so, I have honed my own style, and so when this tour ends, I want to make sure my fans know they need to be ready because we're nowhere near done for the year."

Dates and on-sale information will become available later this week.

The former University of North Carolina football player initially gained attention as the co-writer of "Cruise," the highest-selling country song of all time. He's since released Columbia Nashville/Dack Janiels number one album "Ignite the Night." The current single is "Gonna Wanna Tonight."

Rice will continue on the road with Kenny Chesney through the end of August while playing select solo and festival dates for the rest of the summer.

The Cadillac Three is Jaren Johnston (guitar and lead vocals), Kelby Ray (bass steel guitar, Dobro, acoustic and vocals) and Neil Mason (drums, percussion and vocals) and have made a name for themselves with their energetic live shows. Their sound veers towards rock with a lot of steel guitar from Ray.