Sugarland Announces 2009 Tour Dates; Includes a Stop at Jazz Fest in New Orleans

The announcement of a Sugarland 2009 tour has become official according to the bands web-site. The Sugarland Tour will begin on April 10th in Atlanta, Georgia, and will feature Billy Currington, Matt Nathanson, Eric Hutchinson, and Jake Owen. The tour is going to be called Love On The Inside, and has many dates around the country running up until their end date on October 2nd in West Springfield, Massachusetts. The exciting news was released by the band on their web-site as well as through Entertainment Weekly in a joint promotion.

Sugarland is a very popular duo, headlined by Jennifer Nettles and Kristian Bush, who will return to the states from a long tour in Europe to give the fans more of what they want. The band just won two Grammy awards, and has also garnered two Country Music award nominations this year. The duo isn't just going to headline their own tour, but stops along the way on the 2009 Love On The Inside tour will include dates with Keith Urban and Kenny Chesney. Starting out the tour in their own hometown will be pretty cool for fans, and dates will be scheduled all across the nation during their touring.

Love On The Inside is the name of Sugarland's album, which is available in a deluxe edition for fans now. The group has been together 4 years now, and has achieved pretty quick success in the country music industry. The cross-over appeal of Sugarland has also started to grow in recent months and years, and they are racking up quite a few awards along the way. Their first album was Twice the Speed of Life, and since then they have issued several more, titled Stand Back Up, Down in Mississippi, Enjoy the Ride, and then finally Love On The Inside. Their latest album has helped them grow an even more immense fan base, and will lead to quite an interesting tour when everything gets started in April.

Source: Sugarland Web-Site

Sugarland TOUR DATES

April 10 - Atlanta,GA The Arena at Gwinnet Center

April 16- GrandForks, ND The Ralph Engelstadt Arena *

April 17 -Minneapolis, MN Target Center *

April 18 -Bismarck, ND Bismarck Civic Center *

April 21 -Lethbridge, AB Enmax Center *

April 22 - RedDeer, AB The Centrium *

April 23 - Regina,SASK Brandt Center *

April 30 - Austin,TX FrankErwin Center * ^

May 1 - NewOrleans, LA Jazz Fest

May 15 - OrangeBeach, AL The Amphitheatre at The Wharf * +

May 16 -Huntsville, AL Redstone Army Base * +

May 21 -Charleston, SC Family Circle Tennis Stadium * ^

May 22- Johnson City,TN FreedomHall *

May 28 - Omaha, NE Qwest Center * +

May 29 - KansasCity, MO Sprint Center * +

June 4 - London,Ontario John Labatts Center ^

June 5 - Toronto,Ontario Molsen Amphitheatre ^

June 25 -Birmingham, AL Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre * ^

June 26 - Roanoke,VA RoanokeCivic Center * ^

July 8 - Green Bay,WI ReschCenter *

July 9 - Ft.Loramie, OH Hickory Hills Lakes

July 24 - Primm, NV Star of the Desert Arena

August 13 -Charleston, WV Civic Center Stadium * +

August 14 -Gilford, NH Meadowbrook +

September 9 -Hidalgo, TX Dodge Arena-STARS Benefit * +

September 10 -Corpus Christie, TX American BankCenter-STARS Benefit * +

September 11 -Oklahoma City, OK ZooAmphitheatre * +

September 17 -Ames, IA Hilton Coliseum * +

September 18 -Milwaukee, WI Bradley Center * +

September 24 - Ft.Lauderdale, FL Bank Atlantic Center + #

September 25 -Tampa, FL St. Pete Times Forum + #

October 1 -Bloomsburgh, PA Bloomsburg Fair +

October 2 - WestSpringfield, MA Eastern States Expo +

*opener BillyCurrington; +opener Matt Nathanson; #opener Jake Owen; ^opener Eric Hutchinson