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‘STILL THE SAME’ 2018 Tour Kicks Off To Stellar Reviews
“Sugarland has found a way to stay in touch, with their audience and the broader world, by enlarging their scope on Bigger, and that’s no small feat.” – NPR Music
“Few artists can meld the joyful and the thoughtful as exuberantly as the country-pop duo do on their sixth studio album.”
– Entertainment Weekly
“The duo is very much still the same. Its chemistry is there. Their trust in each other is intact. Their creative vision is in lockstep.” – The Tennessean
“Sugarland haven’t missed a step. Bigger is, as the name suggests, an extrapolation of everything that made the celebrated pop country duo one of the biggest acts of the 2000s.” – Wide Open Country
NASHVILLE, TN (June 20, 2018) – GRAMMY® Award-winning superstar duo SUGARLAND are celebrating the release of their critically acclaimed sixth studio record BIGGER, which arrived on June 8via a joint venture with Big Machine Records and UMG Nashville. The duo recently appeared on the TODAY Show on NBC to perform a captivating rendition of “Babe”, their newest single from the album. The track was written by Taylor Swift and is currently in the Top 30 on Billboard’s Hot Country Songs Chart and at Country radio. Watch the performance HERE now.
Returning from a hiatus that saw both Jennifer Nettles and Kristian Bush release highly praised solo albums, BIGGER marks Sugarland’s first new album in eight years. Bush and Nettles co-wrote nearly all of the songs on the album, and have so far been drawing praise across the board from critics and fans alike. BIGGER is now available digitally and physically HERE.
BIGGER embodies the musical spirit that fans have come to expect from Sugarland, combining upbeat tracks with powerful message songs that address specific issues facing the world today and spark conversations for tomorrow. “Our hopefulness and our sparkiness and our joy are things I think we do uniquely well, especially in the country format,” says Jennifer of the set’s sunnier material. “We offer that in a unique way.” Bush added, “My daughter is turning 13. I wondered if there was a way to help her through the world she’s growing up in. There are songs on this album that are inspired by the idea of that conversation, and I hope they will speak to people of all ages, no matter who they are or what they’re facing in life.”
Sugarland also just wrapped a successful first leg of tour dates on their STILL THE SAME 2018 TOUR. The headline run kicked off in their home state of Georgia on May 25 and will crisscross its way through 49 cities in North America this summer. Brandy Clark and Clare Bowen will provide support through July 14, while Frankie Ballard and Lindsay Ell will join the lineup from July 19 through September 9. For tickets and a full list of dates, please see below or visit HERE. Reviews and reactions from the first few dates have already been glowing:
“[Sugarland] have always had an undeniable chemistry on stage and they’ve successfully recaptured that for their comeback Still The Same Tour…They’re not just up there performing, they actually look like they’re having the best time.” – The OC Register
“[A] bright, playful show” – Atlanta Journal Constitution
“No matter how much time has passed, the pair can, clearly, pick back up right where they left off.” – The Spokesman Review
Since the band’s inception in 2002, Sugarland has sold nearly 10 million albums domestically, earned seven No. 1 singles to date and amassed more than 330 million on-demand streams, making Sugarland one of the most popular Country music duos of all time.
Sugarland’s 2018 Still the Same Tour Dates:
May 4 — Durant, Okla. @ Choctaw Grand Theatre
May 25 — Augusta, Ga. @ James Brown Arena *
May 26 — Raleigh, N.C. @ PNC Arena *
May 27 — Daytona Beach, Fla. @ Country 500 Festival *
May 31 — Phoenix, Ariz. @ Gila River Arena *
June 1 — Anaheim, Calif. @ Honda Center *
June 2 — Del Mar, Calif. @ San Diego County Fair *
June 7 — Kent, Wash. @ Accesso ShoWare Center *
June 8 — Spokane, Wash. @ Spokane Arena *
June 9 — Portland, Ore. @ MODA Center *
June 12 — Santa Barbara, Calif. @ Santa Barbara Bowl *
June 14 — Los Angeles, Calif. @ Greek Theatre *
June 15 — Bakersfield, Calif. @ Rabobank Arena *
June 16 — Las Vegas, Nev. @ Mandalay Bay *
June 21 — Denver, Colo. @ Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre *
June 22 — Rapid City, S.D. @ Rushmore Plaza Civic Center *
June 23 — Bismarck, N.D. @ Bismarck Event Center *
June 28 — Omaha, Neb. @ CenturyLink Center Omaha *
June 29 — Moline, Ill. @ TaxSlayer Center *
June 30 — St. Louis, Mo. @ Chaifetz Arena *
July 6-7 — Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada @ Fallsview Casino +
July 8 — Verona, N.Y. @ Turning Stone Resort +
July 12 — Columbus, Ohio @ Schottenstein Center *
July 13 — Youngstown, Ohio @ Covelli Centre *
July 14 — Columbia, Md. @ Merriweather Post Pavilion *
July 19 — Tulsa, Okla. @ BOK Center **
July 20 — Grand Prairie, Texas @ Verizon Theatre at Grand Prairie **
July 21 — Sugar Land, Texas @ Smart Financial Centre **
July 26 — Pensacola, Fla. @ Pensacola Bay Center **
July 27 — Huntsville, Ala. @ Von Braun Center **
July 28 — Lousiville, Ky. @ KFC Yum Center **
Aug. 2 — Nashville, Tenn. @ Bridgestone Arena **
Aug. 3 — Atlanta, Ga. @ Infinite Energy Arena **
Aug. 4 — Greenville, S.C. @ Bon Secours Wellness Arena **
Aug. 9 — Toledo, Ohio @ Huntington Center **
Aug. 10 — Grand Rapids, Mich. @ Van Andel Arena **
Aug. 11 — Green Bay, Wis. @ Resch Center **
Aug. 16 — Sioux Falls, S.D. @ Denny Sanford PREMIER Center **
Aug. 17 — Des Moines, Iowa @ Iowa State Fair **
Aug. 18 — Wichita, Kan. @ INTRUST Bank Arena **
Aug. 23 — Chicago, Ill. @ Ravinia Festival **
Aug. 24 — St. Paul, Minn. @ Minnesota State Fair **
Aug. 25 — Grand Island, Neb. @ Nebraska State Fair ^
Aug. 30 — Uncasville, Conn. @ Mohegan Sun Arena **
Aug. 31 — Allentown, Pa. @ Allentown Fair **
Sept. 1 — Gilford, N.H. @ Bank of NH Pavillion **
Sept. 7 — Worcester, Mass. @ DCU Center **
Sept. 8 — Newark, N.J. @ Prudential Center **
* with Brandy Clark and Clare Bowen
+ with Brandy Clark only
** with Frankie Ballard and Lindsay Ell
^ with Frankie Ballard only
