As the summer gets its unofficial start with this week's CMA Music Festival, The Band Perry - siblings Kimberly, Neil and Reid Perry - unveil both a powerful new single, "If I Die Young," and an ambitious touring schedule that will take them from one end of the country to another.
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"If I Die Young" - which landed at #40 on Billboard's Country singles chart in its first official week going for airplay - is The Band Perry's second single for Republic Nashville; their debut single, "Hip To My Heart," was a Top Twenty hit.
"If I Die Young," written by the band, is available on the trio's self-titled EP, released last month and now available through all major online music sites. The song will also be included in TBP's full-length album, scheduled for release this fall.
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The lush, romantic video for "If I Die Young," directed by David McClister, (Lady Antebellum, LeAnn Rimes), was shot at Nashville's historic Two Rivers Mansion.
Opening shows for such artists as Keith Urban, Brooks & Dunn, Alan Jackson and Zac Brown Band, The Band Perry will cross America, bringing their unique harmonies and vivid, insightful lyrics to the entire country.
"The Band Perry will be everywhere this summer; the three of us just can't wait to jump on the bus, and settle in for the long haul," says TBP's Reid Perry.
"Reid, Neil, and I have played our fair share of festivals and fairs over the past ten years; it'll be a familiar atmosphere for the three of us," adds Kimberly Perry.
"My favorite moments during a show are when the fans sing along," states Neil Perry. "Whether they're belting out a TBP original or our rendition of The Rolling Stone's 'Country Honk' with us, it hands down makes the night."
The Band Perry originally hail from Mobile, Alabama, and now make their home in eastern Tennessee. After spending years honing their performing and songwriting skills, the trio began writing and collecting songs for their first country music recording. Their music caught the ears of Big Machine Label Group CEO Scott Borchetta and Republic Nashville president Jimmy Harnen; The Band Perry signed to Republic Nashville in the summer of 2009.
The Band Perry 2010 tour dates:
(Dates and information subject to change)
June 2010
June 12 (Saturday) Crosby, TX Crosby Fair and Rodeo Grounds
June 18 (Friday) Clarence, MO Clarence Homecoming
June 19 (Saturday) Kearney, MO Kearney Amphitheater
June 25 (Friday) Clive, IA 7 Flags Event Center
June 26 (Saturday) Manhattan, KS Tuttle Creek State Park
July 2010
July 3 (Saturday) Fort Worth, TX Billy Bob’s Texas
July 4 (Sunday) Beaumont, TX Starvin Marvin's Bar & Grill
July 8 (Thursday) Fort Loramie, OH Country Concert at Hickory Hills Lake
July 15 (Thursday) Maplewood, MN The Rock
July 16 (Friday) Mattoon, IL Bagelfest
July 17 (Saturday) Saint Clairsville, OH Jamboree in the Hills
July 23 (Friday) Monticello, IA Great Jones County Fair
July 24 (Saturday) Cheyenne, WY Cheyenne Frontier Days
July 25 (Sunday) Minot, ND North Dakota State Fairgrounds
July 30 (Friday) Sweet Home, OR Oregon Jamboree
July 31 (Saturday) San Francisco, CA Great Meadows at Fort Mason
August 2010
August 6 (Friday) Westminster, MD Carroll County Fairgrounds
August 7 (Saturday) Middlebourne, WV Tyler County Fair
August 12 (Thursday) Wyoming, RI Washington County Fair
August 13 (Friday) Point Pleasant, WV Mason County Fair
August 15 (Sunday) Arlington, WA River Meadows County Park
August 19 (Thursday) Kettering, OH Fraze Pavillion at Lincoln Park Center
August 20 (Friday) Sedalia, MO MO State Fair Grandstand
August 22 (Sunday) Rapid City, SD Central States Fair
August 28 (Saturday) Louisville, KY Kentucky State Fair-Cardinal Stadium
September 2010
September 4 (Saturday) Bossier City, LA Boomtown Hotel & Casino
September 13 (Monday) Knoxville, TN Tennessee Valley Fair - Homer Hamilton Amp
September 17 (Friday) Isle of Wight, VA Isle of Wight County Fair
September 19 (Sunday) South Bend, IN St. Joseph’s Country Fairgrounds
September 23 (Thursday) Amarillo, TX Tri-State Fairgrounds
September 25 (Saturday) Rock Spring, GA Balloons & Tunes Festival
September 26 (Sunday) Columbia, MD Merriweather Post Pavilion
September 30 (Thursday) Uncasville, CT Mohegan Sun Wolf Den
October 2010
October 1 (Friday) Uncasville, CT Mohegan Sun Uncas Ballroom
October 7 (Thursday) Shreveport, LA Festival Palace
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