Brothers of the Sun tour dates and more....

Kenny Chesney & Tim McGraw have announced that they will hit the road this summer on the "Brothers of the Sun" tour.  They will play 20 shows between June & August.  No doubt it'll be a great concert, but if

you want live in the Pensacola area, you'll have to road-trip to see it.  Here's the tour schedule:

Sat. June 2 - Tampa, FL - Raymond James Stadium
Sun. June 3 - Atlanta, GA - Georgia Dome
Sat. June 9 - Dallas, TX - Cowboys Stadium
Sun. June 10 - Kansas City, MO - Arrowhead Stadium
Sat. June 16 - Philadelphia, PA - Lincoln Financial Field
Sat. June 23 - Nashville, TN - LP Field
Sun. June 24 - Charlotte, NC - Bank of America Stadium
Sat. June 30 - Pittsburgh, PA - Heinz Field
Sun. July 1 - Cincinnati, OH - Paul Brown Stadium
Sat. July 7 - Chicago, IL - Soldier Field
Sun. July 8 - Minneapolis, MN - Target Field
Sat. July 14 - Anaheim, CA - Angels Stadium
Sat. July 21 - Denver, CO - Sports Authority Field at Mile High
TBA - Indianapolis, IN - Lucas Oil Stadium
TBA - Cleveland, OH - Cleveland Browns Stadium
Sat. August 11 - East Rutherford, NJ - MetLife Stadium
Sun. August 12 - Washington, DC - FedExField
Sat. August 18 - Detroit, MI - Ford Field
Sat. August 25 - Foxboro, MA - Gillette Stadium

Visit http://www.kennychesney.com/ or http://www.timmcgraw.com/ for more ticket info.

Both Blake Shelton & Miranda Lambert have TV appearances scheduled tonight (11/14).  Look for Miranda on CMT's Behind the Music at 9pm followed by Blake's one-hour CMT special "Invitation Only" at 10.  Miranda will also be on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno at 10:35 tonight on NBC.

A few other quick things:  Faith Hill will be performing on "Christmas in Rockefeller Center" November 30th on NBC.  Dierks Bentley has announced he'll release his new CD "Home" on February7th.  Look for a Christmas CD from Phil Vassar on November 22nd.  Phil said the project will feature 10 songs and will be available at http://www.philvassar.com/ and at digital retailers November 22nd.  American Idol runner-up Lauren Alaina will sing the Star Spangled Banner before the Packers/Lions game in Detroit on Thanksgiving Day.

*****DON'T FORGET*****

-The 3rd annual Greater Gulf Coast Radio auction is this Saturday at 8am on 102.7 WXBM.  It's a true auction, which means that bidding will start at $0 on every item.  Each item will be open for bids for 15 minutes and whoever has the highest bid gets the item.  We have everything from a hot tub to silver coins to a car to tools etc etc.  You can see all the auction items and what time you can bid on them at http://www.wxbm.com/

-Bonfire Jam is coming up in a couple weeks!!  Catch Josh Turner, Jamey Johnson & Lee Brice in concert after the Chumuckla Redneck Christmas Parade!!  Tickets are on sale now at http://www.bonfirejam.com/

-Salvation Army is looking for bell ringers this holiday season.  They are WAY short of volunteers.  If you would like to help out, call: 850-432-1501

-Your Country 102.7 WXBM will be collecting donations for the Communities Caring at Christmas garage sale again this Saturday the 19th and again on the 26th at Sandy Sansing Chevrolet in Car City.  If you have bigger items that need to be picked up, email jlinn@pamal.com for help.  All the donated items will be stored in PODS from Panhandle PODS until the garage sale which will be December 3rd from 8am - noon at Sandy Sansing Chevrolet.

Have a great week and thanks for listening to Your Country 102.7 WXBM!!