Celebration Officially Kicks Off Tonight with Sold Out Album Release Show at The Ryman Auditorium
Nashville, TN – Feb. 2, 2012 – Award winning singer/songwriter Dierks Bentley prepares for the release of his sixth studio album HOME with fan events, television appearances and exclusive album release shows in support of the disc, out Tues., Feb. 7. Bentley will officially kick off release week at the ‘home’ of country music, the historic Ryman Auditorium, with a special album release show today. Tonight’s sold out performance will also mark the last concert played on the current stage of the landmark venue before it undergoes renovation.
Bentley will start on the east coast and move west over the course of the week visiting fans in Boston on Feb. 4, Baltimore on Feb. 5, New York on Feb. 8, Chicago on Feb. 9, Denver on Feb. 10 and Phoenix on Feb. 11. Throughout the cross-country trip, he’ll make time to appear and perform on NBC’s TODAY on both Feb. 6 and Feb. 7 and The Late Show with David Letterman on Feb. 8, where he’ll follow the TV taping with a full set for their popular webcast program Live On Letterman from the famous Ed Sullivan Theatre. The week will cap off in Los Angeles with the 54th Annual GRAMMY Awards on Feb. 12 and a performance on The Ellen DeGeneres Show on Feb. 15.
“We worked so hard and spent so much time writing and recording this album,” said Bentley. “Now we get to criss cross the country and get it in the fans’ hands…I’m sure I’ll be running on adrenaline the entire time. I’ve got a few surprises planned along the way too. Kicking it all off tonight at The Ryman…there’s nothing better than that!”