Lee Kernaghan is kicking off the year in a big way announcing his most extensive tour to date and an epic new album, Backroad Nation.<\/p>\n
Lee says his Backroad Nation tour is set to cover a lot of country over the coming year with concert events planned Australia wide. The extensive run includes 45 shows that go on sale today and coincide with the release of the first radio single \u2013 Wheels. The new song from the forthcoming Backroad Nation album features the accompanying music video that was filmed on location in outback Northern Territory.<\/p>\n
“It was absolutely spectacular out in that desert country and we were shooting in 46-degree heat – it was even too hot for the flies,\u201d Lee recalls. Lee\u2019s wife Robby also made a special appearance in the music video donning bikinis and Akubra hat. \u201cWhen I first asked Robby if she\u2019d be in the clip she said no,\u201d he says. \u201cSo, I had to sweeten the deal and I bribed her with a couple of of cold beers at Lasseter\u2019s Casino.\u201d<\/p>\n
Lee says the Backroad Nation album and tour is a celebration of \u2018us, our way of life and the people who make our country great\u2019. \u201cMuch of the inspiration for the songs has come from the people I\u2019ve met and the places I\u2019ve travelled to, from Alice Springs to the Deni Ute Muster, from the mighty Pilbara region in WA to the backroads of Queensland, and everywhere in between,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n
Kernaghan who has 38 number one songs to his credit says the new tour will feature all the hits and a whole lot more. \u201cWe\u2019ve been working on creating a concert event that I hope people are going to really love being a part of,\u201d he says. \u201cA lot of new design elements have been added with the staging, lighting and screens plus the hottest band in the land, The Wolfe Brothers will be joining me and opening up the shows with a bunch of their own hits.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Wolfe Brothers made country music history in January becoming the first group to win four Golden Guitars in one night including the big one, Album Of The Year, for their outstanding release, Country Heart. One of Australia\u2019s brightest new stars, Christie Lamb will also join Lee for his Backroad Nation Tour. Christie has notched up multiple number one hits on the charts; she was the Golden Guitar winner for New Talent Of The Year and in 2018 and was voted CMC Female Artist Of The Year.<\/p>\n
Lee Kernaghan is considered a legend in the Australian music industry and for good reason. He has achieved a staggering 38 #1 chart hit songs including Boys From The Bush, Hat Town, Flying With The King, Australian Boy, Texas QLD 4385, Goondiwindi Moon, High Country and a veritable ute load of Golden Guitars – 37 in total. Lee has also won four ARIA Awards including The ARIA Special Achievement Award for the Spirit Of The Anzacs album – the Number One all genres album of 2015 and Highest Selling Australian Album Of The Year.<\/p>\n
Tickets to the Backroad Nation Tour are on sale today. Lee Kernaghan\u2019s new album Backroad Nation is set for release on May 10 through ABC Music. The first single from the album, Wheels, is at radio today. Check our the video clip for Wheels here https:\/\/youtu.be\/TAkHv2Hr5bA<\/p>\n
BACKROAD NATION TOUR DATES 2019<\/p>\n
Saturday 11th May 2019
\nBerry Showgrounds, BERRY NSW
\nwww.big-country.com.au<\/p>\n
Thursday 30th May 2019
\nSaraton Theatre, GRAFTON NSW
\nwww.saraton.com<\/p>\n
Friday 31st May 2019
\nCex Club, COFFS HARBOUR NSW
\nwww.cex.com.au<\/p>\n
Saturday 1st June 2019
\nClub Forster, FORSTER NSW
\nwww.clubforster.com.au<\/p>\n
Saturday 2nd June 2019
\nThe Glasshouse, PORT MACQUARIE NSW
\nwww.glasshouse.org.au<\/p>\n
Thursday 13th June 2019
\nHorsham Town Hall, HORSHAM VIC
\nwww.horshamtownhall.com.au<\/p>\n
Friday 14th June 2019
\nSwan Hill Town Hall, SWAN HILL VIC
\nwww.townhall.swanhill.vic.gov.au<\/p>\n
Saturday 15th June 2019
\nRiverlinks Eastbank, SHEPPARTON VIC
\nwww.riverlinksvenues.com.au<\/p>\n
Thursday 20th June 2019
\nYoogali Club, GRIFFITH NSW
\nwww.oztix.com.au<\/p>\n
Friday 21st June 2019
\nWagga Wagga Civic Theatre, WAGGA WAGGA NSW
\nwww.civictheatre.com.au<\/p>\n
Saturday 22nd June 2019
\nAlbury Entertainment Theatre, ALBURY NSW
\nwww.alburyentertainmentcentre.com.au<\/p>\n
Saturday 28th July 2019
\nGroundwater Country Music Festival, BROADBEACH QLD
\nwww.groundwatercmf.com<\/p>\n
Thursday 15th August 2019
\nMandurah Performing Arts Centre, MANDURAH WA
\nwww.manpac.com.au<\/p>\n
Friday 16th August 2019
\nCrown Theatre, PERTH WA
\nwww.crownperth.com.au<\/p>\n
Saturday 17th August 2019
\nBunbury Regional Entertainment Centre, BUNBURY WA
\nwww.bunburyentertainment.com<\/p>\n
Thursday 22nd August 2019
\nBrolga Theatre, MARYBOROUGH QLD
\nwww.ourfrasercoast.com.au\/brolga-theatre<\/p>\n
Friday 23rd August 2019
\nMoncrieff Entertainment Centre, BUNDABERG QLD
\nwww.moncrieff-bundaberg.com.au<\/p>\n
Saturday 24th August 2019
\nGreat Western Hotel, Rockhampton QLD
\nwww.greatwesternhotel.com.au<\/p>\n
Thursday 29th August 2019
\nCairns Performing Arts Centre, CAIRNS QLD
\nwww.cairns.qld.gov.au\/cpac<\/p>\n
Friday 30th August 2019
\nTownsville Entertainment Centre, TOWNSVILLE QLD
\nwww.tecc.net.au<\/p>\n
Saturday 31st August 2019
\nMackay Entertainment Centre, MACKAY QLD
\nwww.themecc.com.au<\/p>\n
Thursday 5th September 2019
\nKingaroy Town Hall, KINGAROY QLD
\nwww.oztix.com.au<\/p>\n
Friday 6th September 2019
\nEmpire Theatre, TOOWOOMBA QLD
\nwww.empiretheatre.com.au<\/p>\n
Friday 13th September 2019
\nEvan Theatre, PENRITH NSW
\nwww.penrith.panthers.com.au<\/p>\n
Saturday 14th September 2019
\nCanberra Theatre, CANBERRA ACT
\nwww.canberratheatrecentre.com.au<\/p>\n
Thursday 19th September 2019
\nThe Barn Palais, MT GAMBIER SA
\nwww.oztix.com.au<\/p>\n
Friday 20th September 2019
\nThebarton Theatre, ADELAIDE SA
\nwww.thebartontheatre.com.au<\/p>\n
Saturday 21st September 2019
\nBarossa Arts Centre, TANUNDA SA
\nwww.countryarts.org.au<\/p>\n
Sunday 22nd September 2019
\nBroken Hill Civic Centre, BROKEN HILL NSW
\nwww.brokenhill.nsw.gov.au\/broken-hill-civic-centre<\/p>\n
Friday 4th October 2019
\nDeni Ute Muster, DENILIQUIN VIC
\nwww.deniutemuster.com.au<\/p>\n
16th \u2013 21st October 2019
\nCruisin\u2019 Country Cruise
\nwww.cruisincountry.com.au<\/p>\n
Thursday 7th November 2019
\nBurnie Town Hall, BURNIE TAS
\nwww.burniearts.net<\/p>\n
Friday 8th November 2019
\nPrincess Theatre, LAUNCESTON TAS
\nwww.theatrenorth.com.au<\/p>\n
Saturday 9th November 2019
\nWrest Point Entertainment Centre, HOBART TAS
\nwww.wrestpoint.com.au<\/p>\n
Friday 15th November 2019
\nUllumburra Theatre, BENDIGO VIC
\nwww.thecapital.com.au<\/p>\n
Thursday 21st November 2019
\nBunjil Place, NARRE WARREN VIC
\nwww.bunjilplace.com.au<\/p>\n
Friday 22nd November 2019
\nThe Palms @ Crown, MELBOURNE VIC
\nwww.crownmelbourne.com.au<\/p>\n
Saturday 23rd November 2019
\nThe Palms @ Crown, MELBOURNE VIC
\nwww.crownmelbourne.com.au<\/p>\n
Thursday 28th November 2019
\nThe Events Centre, CALOUNDRA QLD
\nwww.theeventscentre.com.au<\/p>\n
Friday 29th November 2019
\nTwin Towns Services Club, TWEED HEADS NSW
\nwww.twintowns.com.au<\/p>\n
Saturday 30th November 2019
\nTwin Towns Services Club, TWEED HEADS NSW
\nwww.twintowns.com.au<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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