Rascal Flatts photo courtesy of Lyric Street Records.
January 17, 2008 — After taking their Still Feels Good Tour to 57 cities in 2007, Rascal Flatts is picking back up with at least 27 more shows this year. It all begins with a performance tonight at the Verizon Center in Manchester, N.H., and a sold-out date tomorrow at New York's prestigious Madison Square Garden.
Having played to 715,000 fans, Rascal Flatts was cited by Pollstar magazine as the 10th best-selling tour in any genre of music last year. Despite that success, the band doesn't take its stature for granted. They don't feel that far removed from the people who have the nosebleed seats in an auditorium or the tickets on the grass at an amphitheater.
"For so many years, I was that person sitting on that lawn," lead singer Gary LeVox told CMA Closeup magazine. "It was just a dream to be on the other side one day. So I decided to play every show like it's the last one I'll ever play. Every night before we go out there, I say a prayer, just thanking God for giving us the opportunity to stand on another stage and showcase the talent he's given all of us."
The current run of dates, which features opening act Kellie Pickler, takes them all the way to April 11, when they play the HP Pavilion in San Jose, Calif.
Following is the spring concert schedule for Rascal Flatts:
Jan. 17 Manchester, N.H. Verizon Center
Jan. 18 New York, N.Y. Madison Square Garden
Jan. 24 Albany, N.Y. Times Union Center
Jan. 25 Buffalo, N.Y. HSBC Arena
Jan. 26 State College, Pa. Bryce Jordan Center
Feb. 7 Toronto, Ont. Air Canada Centre
Feb. 8 Ottawa, Ont. Scotia Bank Place
Feb. 15 Moline, Ill. I Wireless Center
Feb. 16 Ft Wayne, Ind. Allen Co. War Memorial Coliseum
Feb. 17 Dayton, Ohio Nutter Center
Feb. 21 Orlando, Fla. Amway Arena
Feb. 22 Jacksonville, Fla. Jacksonville Coliseum
Feb. 28 New Orleans, La. New Orleans Arena
Feb. 29 Memphis, Tenn. FedEx Forum
March 1 Little Rock, Ark. Alltell Arena
March 7 Salt Lake City, Utah Energy Solutions Arena
March 8 Las Vegas, Nev. Mandalay Bay
March 11 Houston, Texas Reliant Stadium- Houston Rodeo
March 24 Calgary, Alberta Penngrowth Saddledome
March 25 Edmonton, Alberta Rexall Place
March 26 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Credit Union Centre
March 28 Winnipeg, Manitoba MTS Centre
April 2 Vancouver, British Columbia General Motors Place
April 4 Portland, Ore. Rose Garden
April 5 Tacoma, Wash. Tacoma Dome
April 9 Fresno, Calif. Save Mart Center
April 10 Sacramento, Calif. Arco Arena
April 11 San Jose, Calif. HP Pavilion