Brad Paisley tour plays on with American Saturday Night dates

With the final leg of his extensive Paisley Party Tour currently underway, country musician Brad Paisley shows no signs of slowing. After completing his current tour leg, the singer-songwriter will be back on the road from early summer through fall.

The new American Saturday Night trek will pick up June 5 at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre in Charlotte, NC, and continue through October 17 at Cruzan Amphitheatre in West Palm Beach, FL. A statement confirmed that the coast-to-coast tour will visit a total of 41 cities across the U.S. and Canada, with a few final dates to be announced.

Highlights for the outing include a June 12 show at the Comcast Center in Mansfield, MA, a July 17 gig at The Molson Amphitheatre in Toronto, ON, a September 3 concert at the Bell Centre in Montreal, QC, and an October 1 performance at Cricket Wireless Pavilion in Phoenix, AZ. Singer-songwriters Dierks Bentley and Jimmy Wayne will provide support for most dates of the tour.

Paisley is touring behind the release of his November 2008 album “Play,” which peaked at No. 9 on the Billboard 200 and topped the U.S. country charts. A follow-up to 2007’s “5th Gear,” the disc is the sixth studio album for the musician, who has had more than 10 chart-topping singles during his decade-long career.

The Paisley Party tour began in June 2008 and has dates booked through a March 14 concert at the Sommet Center in Nashville, TN. More than 750,000 tickets have been sold for 59 concerts so far, according to a statement on Paisley’s Web site. The next concert is set for January 29 at the Nutter Center in Dayton, OH.

“People are buying tickets and coming to shows. Especially in this economy, I know they’ve made a choice between my show and something else,” Paisley said in a statement about the success of his 2008-2009 touring season. “I really want to give them their money’s worth; I want to be as creative as I can. It’s about going out there and doing my best and giving them the biggest, coolest show we can.”

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(Dates are subject to change.)