Brad Paisley Sets Off to Conquer the UK
Next week Brad Paisley takes his “H2O Tour” to London for two sold out shows at O2 Empire Shepherd’s Bush. Having successfully conquering the American country music scene with 17 #1 hits, Paisley is off to London with hopes of becoming a household name across the pond. Agnus Batey of London’s Guardian writes, “Paisley is doing the unthinkable: giving a serious go at cracking the UK charts. He plays two sell-out shows in London this month, the first skirmish in what he says will be a long battle to win over a nation he feels a deep affinity for. And while many of his contemporaries are content to hold up a mirror to their predominantly conservative fanbases in the Tea Party heartlands, he has released a single, Welcome to the Future, which tackles the American south’s history of racism and was inspired by Barack Obama’s election victory.”
Though “Welcome to the Future” is an ode to the diversity and progress made by America in the election of Barack Obama, Paisley believes that the overtones of the song will make an impact in any country. “Regardless of what I think about politics, I’m proud of our country for being that open-minded, and showing the world, which had sort of written us all off as all being closed-minded … ” Paisley tells the Guardian’s Batey. “I mean, we literally went and did something that even the quote-unquote open-minded countries of the world have never done. It just shows you the power of the American idea, which is that democracy can do this sorta thing.”
Nashville has not been able to garner much success in the UK outside of pop/country crossovers like Taylor Swift and Shania Twain. With that said, Paisley has put himself out on a limb with the release of his latest album, “American Saturday Night” in the UK on June 21st. His outspoken love of the British will hopefully turn into success on the UK charts. “I’m a huge, huge fan of almost everything British,” Paisley says. “But these shows are just the beginning of trying to break myself there. It’s a difficult process, because there’s certainly not a lot of country music played on the radio, so you’ve gotta find some other ways [to get heard]. But, really, I won’t take no for an answer from you guys.”
Paisley’s trip to London is in the midst of the 39 stop “H2O Tour” which also features Darius Rucker, Justin Moore and a host of newcomers. Paisley will restart his American tour on July 16th in Chicago and hit the road hard until the end of September where his tour ends in Denver, CO. Brad Paisley Tickets will be hot all summer long as he plays come of the best venues in the country with his water themed, multi-staged tour. FanSnap.com is your place to search for hard to find Brad Paisley Tickets as well as all of the hottest concert tickets this summer.
H20 World Tour dates:
June 18 Darien Lake, NY Darien Lakes Performing Arts Center
June 19 Philadelphia, PA Susquehanna Bank Center
June 23 London, England * Shepherds Bush Empire
June 24 London, England * Shepherds Bush Empire
June 25 Oslo, Norway * Notodden Music Festival
July 16 Chicago, IL First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre
July 17 Moline, IL iWireless Center
July 22 Toronto, ONT Molson Ampitheatre
July 23 Cleveland, OH Blossom Music Center
July 24 Saratoga Springs, NY Saratoga Performing Arts Center
July 25 Harrington, DE* Delaware State Fair
August 05 Hidalgo, TX State Farm Arena
August 06 Houston, TX Woodlands Pavilion
August 07 Dallas, TX Superpages.com Center
August 12 Daytona Beach, F Ocean Center
August 13 Tampa, FL Ford Amphitheatre
August 14 West Palm Beach, FL Cruzan Amphitheatre
August 21 Boston, MA* Gillette Stadium
August 27 Charlotte, NC Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
August 28 Raleigh, NC Time Warner Cable Pavilion
September 09 Spokane, WA Spokane Arena
September 10 Portland, OR The Amphitheatre at Clark County
September 11 Seattle, WA Gorge Amphitheatre
September 15 Mountain View, CA Shoreline Amphitheatre
September 17 San Diego, CA Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre
September 18 Phoenix, AZ Cricket Wireless Pavilion
September 19 Albuquerque, NM The Pavilion
September 23 Boise, ID Taco Bell Arena
September 24 Salt Lake City, UT USANA Amphitheatre
September 25 Denver, CO Comfort Dental Amphitheatre
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