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 Posted by at 1:01 pm on September 11, 2024
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  • Keeping fans updated on the latest new music, tours and festivals while honoring the past of Country Music
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Dierks Bentley Announces “Off the Map” Tour

 Posted by at 5:11 pm on February 13, 2026
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Multi-platinum entertainer Dierks Bentley announces his OFF THE MAP TOUR today, with a limited run of amphitheaters through June and July. Following stadium dates with Luke Combs this spring, Bentley will continue to bring his “anthemic energy” (Country Central) and “top-flight musicianship” (Billboard) on the road this summer with the legendary Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder and Kaitlin Butts, along with up-and-comers Cole Goodwin, Owen Riegling and the Mountain Grass Unit on select dates. Tickets go on sale next Friday, February 20 at 10 a.m. local time at Dierks.com.

“‘Off The Map’ is a song about going to that place where you take a break from it for a little bit, whether it’s a bar stool sipping something cold, or a back porch down a back road. I like to think that our shows are a place where our fans can go off the map for a few hours, and recharge the batteries,” Bentley says. “The band and I are so excited about sharing the road with the one and only Ricky Skaggs, as well as with the other guys and girls on the shows with us this summer. They were all hand picked, as I am big fans of theirs. Can’t wait to get out there and watch their shows before we get to go out and do our thing. Going to be some great on-stage collaborations this summer.”

OFF THE MAP TOUR Dates:
6/12 – Rogers, AR < ~
6/13 – Kansas City, MO < ~
6/25 – Bonner, MT ! #
6/26 – Airway Heights, WA * #
7/2 – Colorado Springs, CO < #
7/9 – Gilford, NH < *
7/10 – Bridgeport, CT < *
7/11 – Canandaigua, NY < *
7/16 – Wilmington, NC < #
7/17 – Charleston, SC < #
7/18 – St. Augustine, FL < #

< Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder
* Kaitlin Butts
# Cole Goodwin
~ Owen Riegling
! Mountain Grass Unit

This Date in Country Music History – February 13th

 Posted by at 6:45 am on February 13, 2026
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This Date in Country Music History

  • 2023 – Jelly Roll released his song “Need a Favor”
  • 2022 – Mickey Guyton sang the National Anthem before the Super Bowl
  • 2012 – Luke Bryan released his single “Drunk On You”
  • 2011 – Lady Antebellum took home 5 Grammys for their hit “Need You Now”
  • 2005 –Tim McGraw‘s “Live Like You Were Dying” scored 2 Grammys
  • 2002 – Waylon Jennings passed away after losing his fight with diabetes
  • 1989 – Alabama released their single “If I Had You”
  • 1988 – Rosanne Cash topped the charts with a remake of her father’s hit “Tennessee Flat Top Box”
  • 1971 – Sammi Smith scored a #1 hit with “Help Me Make It Through The Night”

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This Date in Country Music History – February 12th

 Posted by at 7:01 am on February 12, 2026
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This Date in Country Music History

  • 2024 – Chris Stapleton released his song “Think I’m In Love With You”
  • 2024 – Dylan Scott released his song “This Town’s Been Good To Us”
  • 2023 – Chris Stapleton sang the National Anthem at the Super Bowl
  • 2022 – Lauren Alaina was inducted as a member of the Grand Ole Opry
  • 2021 – Florida Georgia Line released their album Life Rolls On
  • 2021 – Ryan Hurd released his duet with Maren Morris “Chasing After You”
  • 2018 – Daryle Singletary passed away in Tennessee
  • 2005 – Country star Sammi Smith passed away in Oklahoma City
  • 2005 – Rascal Flatts scored a #1 hit with “Bless The Broken Road”

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This Date in Country Music History – February 11th

 Posted by at 6:20 am on February 11, 2026
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This Date in Country Music History

  • 2022 – Dustin Lynch released his album Blue in the Sky
  • 2022 – Priscilla Block released her debut album Welcome to the Block Party
  • 2022 – Joe Nichols released his album Good Day for Living
  • 2020 – Russell Dickerson released his single “Love You Like I Used To”
  • 2011 – Kacey Musgraves released her single “Rainbow”
  • 2017 – Little Big Town scored a #1 hit with the Taylor Swift penned “Better Man”
  • 2014 – Eric Church released his album The Outsiders
  • 2014 – Frankie Ballard released his album Sunshine & Whiskey
  • 2003 – Vince Gill released his album Next Big Thing
  • 1999 – Steve Wariner released his single “Two Teardrops”
  • 1992 – John Anderson released his album Seminole Wind
  • 1989 – Alabama topped the charts with “Song of the South”
  • 1984 – Merle Haggard scored a #1 hit with “That’s The Way Love Goes”
  • 1967 – Loretta Lynn scored her first career #1 hit with “Don’t Come Home A’Drinkin’ (With Lovin’ On Your Mind)”
  • 1957 – Patsy Cline released her single “Walkin’ After Midnight”
  • 1949 – Hank Williams released his single “Lovesick Blues”

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This Date in Country Music History – February 10th

 Posted by at 7:16 am on February 10, 2026
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This Date in Country Music History

  • 2025 – Riley Green released his single “Worst Way”
  • 2023 – Chase Rice released his album I Hate Cowboys & All Dogs go to Hell
  • 2021 – Kane Brown kicked off his own record label, 1021 Entertainment, by signing Restless Road
  • 2019 – Kacey Musgraves took home 4 Grammy Awards
  • 2017 – Brett Young released his self-titled debut album
  • 2017 – Little Big Town’s album Pain Killer was certified platinum
  • 2015 – Blackberry Smoke released their album Holding All the Roses
  • 1996 – Blackhawk made their Grand Ole Opry debut
  • 1979 – Eddie Rabbitt topped the charts for the first of 3 weeks with “Every Which Way But Loose”

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