Brad Paisley Adds New Dates to 2012 Virtual Reality Tour

Brad Paisley just wrapped the most recent leg of his Virtual Reality Tour on Saturday (March 3) in Lexington, Ky., and from the looks of it, the ‘Remind Me’ singer is not planning on pausing for any amount of time. This week, Paisley announced he’ll be continuing his tour with the two openers who he took on the road for the first part — the Band Perry and Scotty McCreery. Plus, Easton Corbin will be joining for certain shows.

The next leg of the Virtual Reality Tour 2012 will kick off May 18 at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheater in St. Louis, Mo. and will make stops across the country at venues like Boston’s Comcast Center and the Gexa Energy Pavilion in Dallas, finishing out October 20 at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles.

In addition to McCreery, Corbin and the Band Perry, other great country acts like Miranda Lambert, Chris Young and Jerrod Niemann will make appearances at select stops throughout the tour. The first part of Paisley’s Virtual Reality Tour was full of pranks involving Paisley, McCreery, the Band Perry and even Carrie Underwood, who took it upon herself to sneak up on Paisley onstage last week.

Paisley is currently nominated for four Academy of Country Music awards, two of which happen to be in the same category. The singer is up for Entertainer of the Year, Male Vocalist of the Year and is twice-nominated for Vocal Event of the Year — once for ‘Old Alabama’ featuring Alabama and once for ‘Remind Me’ featuring Carrie Underwood.

Brad Paisley Virtual Reality World Tour 2012 Schedule

5/18 — St. Louis, Mo. | Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre

5/19 – Indianapolis, Ind. | Klipsch Music Center

5/20 – Cincinnati, Ohio | Riverbend Music Center

6/1 – Jones Beach, N.Y. | Nikon Theatre*

6/2 – Hartford, Conn. | Comcast Theatre*

6/3 – Boston, Mass. | Comcast Center*

6/9 – Chicago, Ill. | Wrigley Field**

6/15 – Cleveland, Ohio | Blossom Music Center

6/16 – Detroit, Mich. | DTE Music Center

6/22 – Oshkosh, Wis. | Country USA Festival

6/23 – Cadott, Wis. | Chippewa Valley Country Festival

6/29 – Saratoga, N.Y. | Saratoga Performing Arts Center

6/30 – Philadelphia, Pa. | Susquehanna Bank Center

7/14 – Calgary, Alberta, Canada | Calgary Stampede***

7/15 – Craven, Saskatchewan, Canada | Craven Country Jamboree***

7/20 – Omaha, Neb. | Red Sky Music Festival***

7/21 – Cheyenne, Wyo. | Cheyenne Frontier Days***

7/26 – Sacramento, Calif. | Sleep Train Amphitheatre*

7/27 – Mountain View, Calif. | Shoreline Amphitheatre*

7/28 – Lake Tahoe, Nev. | Harveys Lake Tahoe Outdoor Arena*

8/10 – Bethel Woods, N.Y. | Bethel Woods Pavilion

8/11 – Darien Lakes, N.Y. | Darien Center

8/12 – Ottawa, Ontario, Canada | Walter Baker Park****

8/16 – Tulsa, Okla. | BOK Center*

8/17 – TBD

8/18 – Dallas, Texas | Gexa Energy Pavilion*

8/24 – Raleigh, N.C. | Time Warner Cable Music Center*

8/25 – Washington, D.C. | Jiffy Lube Live*

9/13 – Virginia Beach, Va. | Farm Bureau Live

9/14 – Charlotte, N.C. | Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre

9/15 – Atlanta, Ga. | Lakewood Amphitheatre

9/27 – Jacksonville, Fla. | Jacksonville Arena

9/28 — Tampa, Fla. | 1-800-ASK GARY Amphitheatre

9/29 – West Palm Beach, Fla. | Cruzan Amphitheatre

10/4 – Evansville, Ind. | Ford Center

10/5 – Columbus, Ohio | Nationwide Arena

10/6 – Hershey, Pa. | Giant Center

10/11 – Little Rock, Ark. | Verizon Arena

10/12 – Bossier City, La. | CenturyTel Arena

10/13 – New Orleans, La. | New Orleans Arena

10/17 – Phoenix, Ariz. | Ashley Furniture Home Store Pavilion

10/18 – San Diego, Calif. | Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre

10/20 — Los Angeles, Calif. | Hollywood Bowl

Support acts will be the Band Perry and Scotty McCreery, unless otherwise noted.

*The Band Perry and Easton Corbin

** Miranda Lambert, Chris Young, the Band Perry and Jerrod Niemann

*** The Band Perry only

****Brad Paisley only — festival date