Another day on tour brings us to Pittsburgh, where the girls in the parking lot were having too much fun, free chewing tobacco samples were being handed out, and artists could work their golf swing out near the swamp. In this video, Mike Eli surprises a fan, we meet the craziest beer salesman ever, and The Lost Trailers sit down for an interview. For more videos, photos, and news from the road, stay tune to the On The Road Report with Houston Mathews, and be sure to follow @thrwdowntour on twitter for the latest news and updates of the day.
Raleigh was loving some Country Throwdown! Fans were dancing everywhere, and love was in the air. In this video, we meed superfan Stacey and Emily West rocks the house and gives Kevin Lyman a massage. For more photos, videos, and news from the road, stay tuned to the On The Road Report with Houston Mathews, and be sure to follow @thrwdowntour on twitter for the latest updates of the day!
If you need another reason to get to Country Throwdown early, check out the lovely ladies in this video who won the Throwdown Bracelet Contest. If you keep your eyes peeled while you're walking around the venue, you could win merch, free music, and backstage passes. For more videos and news from the road, stay tuned to the On The Road Report with Houston Mathews, and be sure and follow @thrwdowntour on twitter for the latest news and updates of the day!
The Country Throwdown Tour is announcing the cancellation of four upcoming shows: Houston (6/9), Dallas (6/10), San Diego (6/17) and Phoenix (6/18). In addition, the Bakersfield date (originally set for 6/16) has now moved to Friday, 6/18. Tickets from the Houston, Dallas, San Diego and Phoenix shows will be honored at all other Throwdown tour dates (Except Bakersfield) and refunds are also available at the point of purchase. After the jump is a short video explaining the reasons for the cancellations.
Tour Producer, Kevin Lyman, says, “After many attempts to keep these shows, we’re regretfully unable to bring Throwdown to these four markets.” Lyman is citing the following reasons for the cancelations of shows: “Low tickets sales and too many shows competing with one another. We are trying to bring a festival style tour with 21 artists, at a reasonable and fair ticket price (average ticket cost $31), but because most markets are currently flooded with shows, we end up cannibalizing one another and someone ends up with lower ticket sales.” Kevin adds, “As a result, we can’t afford to keep the show on the road for ALL of its intended dates. It’s a first year tour and we expected year one to be full of key lessons, so that next year-- and there will be a next year--is even better.”
The Country Throwdown Tour has seen crowds as large at 13,500 already. Fans and bands have expressed huge enthusiasm about the concept. Lyman asks fans in the above canceled markets to accept “our sincere apologies” and if they can’t make it to one of the remaining Throwdown shows, “expect to see us back in those markets next year. “
Ever wanted to know what a day on the Country Throwdown Tour is like for a band? Today, we bring you a day in the life of not just any band, but the BBQ band, Tyler Reeve. In this video, we follow the Tyler Reeve Band as they arrive to the venue, open the show with their style of Texas country, and then cook later that night for the crew and artists backstage! It's a hard day's work being the BBQ band, but as you can see, it's a lot of fun too. For more videos, photos, and news from the road, stay tuned to the On The Road Report with Houston Mathews, and be sure to follow @thrwdowntour on twitter for the latest updates of the day!
