Monday, April 24, 2017

Thomas Rhett Plays Nashville

Photo credit: Corey Bost
Photo credit: John Shearer
Photo credit: John Shearer
THOMAS RHETT “HELD NOTHING BACK” (TENNESSEAN) FOR SOLD-OUT DOUBLE-HEADER HOME TEAM TOUR SHOWS AT NASHVILLE'S ASCEND AMPHITHEATER

"Explosive" (CMT) Performance Marks 15th Sellout so Far This Year, Kept More than 13,600 Fans On Their Feet and Dancing Alongside Special Guests Dierks Bentley, Maren Morris,
Danielle Bradbery And Rhett Akins

Thomas Rhett and Maren Morris perform "Craving You." Photo credit: John Shearer
Nashville, TN. - April 24, 2017 - ACM Male Vocalist Of The Year Thomas Rhett brought his HOME TEAM TOUR to Nashville, performing back-to-back sold out shows at Ascend Amphitheater (4/20 and 4/21). More than 13,600 fans packed the venue over the course of the two nights, despite a constant downpour Friday night. Thomas Rhett put on a show that was "a whole lot of fun" (The Tennessean) joined by tour openers Kelsea Ballerini, Ryan Hurd and Russell Dickerson.

Thomas Rhett's set was a "hit parade" (Rare) as he performed favorites like platinum-selling songs "Crash And Burn," "T-Shirt," "It Goes Like This," "Die A Happy Man" and more. On night one, Thomas Rhett surprised fans by bringing out Dierks Bentley as the two performed the hit "Somewhere On A Beach" while Danielle Bradbery joined him for a duet of "Playing With Fire." 
Dierks Bentley and Thomas Rhett perform. Photo credit: Becca Walls


Rhett Akins and Thomas Rhett perform. Photo credit: John Shearer
Thomas Rhett and Danielle Bradbery perform. Photo credit: Corey Bost 
Maren Morris also made a surprise appearance as she and Thomas Rhett performed "Craving You" the "driving, sexy" (Rolling Stone) new lead single from his highly-anticipated third studio album. Friday night included Morris, and Thomas Rhett's father Rhett Akins also joined him for a multi-song performance. Ballerini, Hurd and Dickerson returned to the stage with Thomas Rhett to cap off both nights with an "explosive" (CMT) performance of Bruno Mars' "24K Magic” complete with fireworks.

The Nashville dates tally 15 sold-out shows Thomas Rhett's headlining 2017 HOME TEAM TOUR has seen so far, one of Rolling Stone’s most anticipated tours of this year. After drawing capacity crowds overseas last year, he returns as a "force to be reckoned with" (Daily Star) with plans to return to Europe while also making his debut headlining run in Canada in addition to US dates. For more information and for a full list of upcoming tour dates, visit www.thomasrhett.com.