Jason Aldean announces first leg of his '2013 Night Train Tour"

Country superstar Jason Aldean announced the first leg of the "2013 Night Train Tour," which features opening acts Jake Owen and Thomas Rhett. He will kick-off the tour in Bossier City, LA on Feb. 21 and roll on to 23 cities through May.

"The thing I'm most excited about for next year is getting to add some new songs off the 'Night Train' album into my show," said Aldean in a press release. "As a musician, it's great to be able to shake up the set list and think of cool ways to present these new songs in the live show. We're already working on some cool production ideas, and we're going to come back from the holidays ready to go. I'm a big fan of both Jake and Thomas Rhett, so it'll be awesome to have those guys out with us."

Aldean solidified his stadium headliner status when the first announced stadium dates of the "2013 Night Train Tour" sold out in just minutes at the on sale over the past three weeks. In 2013 Aldean will play to sold out crowds at the University of Georgia’s Sanford Stadium in Athens, GA (4/13), with a two-night stand at Boston’s Fenway Park (7/12 and 7/13) before heading to Wrigley Field in Chicago.

First announced cities from the "2013 Night Train Tour"

Austin, TX
Biloxi, MS
Bossier City, LA
Charleston, WV
Columbia, MO
Duluth, MN
Evansville, IN
Grand Forks, ND
Greenville, SC
Greensboro, NC
Houston, TX
Knoxville, TN
Lafayette, LA
Las Cruces, NM
Little Rock, AR
Louisville, KY
Lubbock, TX
Madison, WI
N. Charleston, SC
Omaha, NE
Tulsa, OK
Uncasville, CT
Wichita, KS

Aldean opened the CMA Awards last Thursday, where he debuted his next single, "The Only Way I Know" with Luke Bryan and Eric Church. The song is the follow-up to the gold certified "Take a Little Ride," which has already spent three weeks at No. 1, making it the longest running chart-topper of 2012.

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Shelly Fabian is a country music journalist who has been writing about country music for over 10 years. She's been listening to country music since the 1970s, and loves both classic & contemporary styles. Contact Shelly Fabian

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