Luke Bryan to Headline Boots and Hearts 2014

Luke Bryan to Headline Boots and Hearts 2014

That's My Kind of Night For All Country Fans


BOWMANVILLE, ON, Nov. 6, 2013 /CNW/ - Republic Live, organizers of the Boots and Hearts Music Festival, announced earlier today that country superstar Luke Bryan is confirmed
to headline at Boots and Hearts next summer. One of the hottest acts in any genre of music, Bryan was
the most requested artist by Boots and Hearts fans, and his recent album, Crash My Party, debuted at #1, selling more than half a million copies in its first
week, making it the largest sales for a Country male artist since
2004. Luke Bryan joins previously announced Boots and Hearts headliner, Blake Shelton, at the Canadian Tire Motorsport Park in
Bowmanville, Ontario, for the 2014 country music event of the summer,
taking place July 31 - August 3, 2014. Organizers are promising more
exciting artists announcements for another epic Boots and Hearts next summer and are encouraging fans to purchase now as a limited supply
of early bird tickets are currently on-sale for $199.99 exclusively at www.bootsandhearts.com


"Luke Bryan is on an absolute tear right now with the second highest
album sales of 2013 in any genre behind Justin Timberlake, and being
our fans most desired artist to see in our exit polls. It's a huge
honour to have him want to be a part of Boots and Hearts this summer," said Shannon McNevan, Executive Director, Republic Live.
"As reigning ACM Entertainer of the Year, we know his live performance
is going to be one country fans are not going to want to miss. It's
going to be another amazing party this summer with Blake Shelton and
Luke Bryan locked in for 2014, and a boatload of great artists still to
come."


About Luke Bryan


Bryan recently debuted his Crash My Party album at #1 on both the
Billboard 200 and Country sales chart, selling 528,000 copies in its
first week, making it the largest sales debut for a Country male artist
since 2004. It is also the third highest album to debut across all
genres this year. Additionally, Luke is one of only two country artists
- the other being Taylor Swift - that have sold more than a
half-million copies of an album in a single week since 2008. This is
Bryan's second consecutive Top 200 #1 album.



Luke's career now boasts over four million in album sales with seven #1
singles. He is the reigning ACM Entertainer of the Year. Luke was
named the #1 Artist of 2012 and #1 Male Artist of 2012 by Country
Aircheck. Billboard named tailgates & tanlines the #2 Country Album
and the #3 Country Artist Album of 2012 and claimed Luke as the #3 Top
Country Artist of the Year. Also in 2012, Luke took home 11 music
awards, including a record nine wins at the American Country Awards as
well as his first American Music Award. This spring, Luke co-hosted
the Academy of Country Music Awards with Blake Shelton and received the
coveted Entertainer of the Year award as well as the Vocal Event award
with Jason Aldean and Eric Church for "The Only Way I Know." At the
CMT Music Awards in June, Luke won for Collaborative Video of the Year
for "The Only Way I Know."



Last month Luke received three nominations for the 47th Annual CMA
Awards, Entertainer of the Year, Male Vocalist and Musical Event for "The Only Way I Know" with Jason Aldean and Eric Church.


Boots and Hearts is an annual country music festival event run by Republic Live taking
place at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park in Bowmanville, Ontario from
July 31(st) - August 3(rd), 2014 with headliners Blake Shelton and Luke Bryan. Boots and Hearts features 3 stages, a Family Zone, BOOMTOWN Entertainment area, Sports
and Outdoor Zone, midway, market stalls, food vendors and much more.
Children under 12 years of age receive free admission. Early Bird
tickets are currently on-sale for $199.99 with limited quantities and
are available exclusively at www.bootsandhearts.com

SOURCE Republic Live 2013 Inc

Image with caption: "Luke Bryan, pictured, will be joining Blake Shelton at the Boots and Hearts Music Festival at the Canadian Tire Motorsport Park in Bowmanville, Ontario, taking place July 31 - August 3, 2014. Organizers are encouraging fans to act quickly as a limited supply of early bird tickets are available for $199.99 at www.bootsandhearts.com (CNW Group/Republic Live 2013 Inc)". Image available at: http://photos.newswire.ca/images/download/20131106_C4676_PHOTO_EN_32975.jpg

Image with caption: "Blake Shelton, pictured, will be joined by Luke Bryan, at the Boots and Hearts Music Festival at the Canadian Tire Motorsport Park in Bowmanville, Ontario, taking place July 31 - August 3, 2014. Organizers are encouraging fans to act quickly as a limited supply of early bird tickets are available for $199.99 at www.bootsandhearts.com (CNW Group/Republic Live 2013 Inc)". Image available at: http://photos.newswire.ca/images/download/20131106_C4676_PHOTO_EN_32974.jpg

Video with caption: "Official Boots and Hearts 2013 After Movie". Video available at: http://stream1.newswire.ca/cgi-bin/playback.cgi?file=20131106_C4676_VIDEO_EN_33043.mp4&posterurl=http://photos.newswire.ca/images/20131106_C4676_PHOTO_EN_33043.jpg&clientName=Republic%20Live%202013%20Inc&caption=Official%20Boots%20and%20Hearts%202013%20After%20Movie&title=REPUBLIC%20LIVE%202013%20INC%20%2D%20Luke%20Bryan%20to%20Headline%20Boots%20and%20Hearts%202014&headline=Luke%20Bryan%20to%20Headline%20Boots%20and%20Hearts%202014

Republic Live 2013 Inc

CONTACT: Laura Kennedy
Director of Public Relations
Republic Live
Tel. (705) 772-1478
Email: laurak@republiclive.com


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