Sounds of Summer Tour 2015 featuring
DIERKS BENTLEY

with special guests

Kip Moore, Maddie & Tae and Canaan Smith

Friday June 5 – Walnut Creek Amphitheatre Raleigh
Friday July 17 – PNC Music Pavilion Charlotte

Coming off of an electric year with capacity crowds in amphitheaters across the country, PLATINUM selling singer/songwriter Dierks Bentley announced his plans for the 2015 SOUNDS OF SUMMER TOUR. The 40 city run will kick off June 5 in Raleigh, NC and continue through the summer with friends Kip Moore, Maddie & Tae and Canaan Smith stacking the lineup.

Dierks Bentley with special guests Kip Moore, Maddie & Tae and Canaan Smith will play Walnut Creek Amphitheatre in Raleigh on Friday June 5 and PNC Music Pavilion in Charlotte on Friday July 17.

Tickets go on sale to the general public on Friday, March 6 at 10:00AM at livenation.com, via the Live Nation app, the venue box offices, Ticketmaster outlets or charge by phone 800-745-3000.

“There have been tours in my career that I thought would be impossible to top, and the past 12 months certainly rank as some of the best and most fun nights of my life,” said Bentley. “I expect 2015 to beat all of it. I’ve really loved having three other artists out there with us…just more fun on and off the stage and knowing that the fans are getting more music for their money is important to me. Kip, Maddie & Tae and Canaan are three of the hottest rising artists out there right now, and I feel fortunate to be spending the summer with them. If our first ‘tour meeting’ is any indication, they are up for anything, which is awesome. No one is going to have more fun this summer than us!”

Earlier this year, Bentley invited his tour mates to a meeting in Nashville where they were challenged with plunging into the new year and new tour with him, and the challenge was accepted. Click here to watch PEOPLE’s exclusive video:  http://www.people.com/article/dierks-bentley-sounds-of-summer-tour-polar-plunge.

Last year’s RISER TOUR found Bentley commanding the attention of media across the country, with critics calling his performances “captivating” with a “new depth” (The Plain Dealer) and affirming “crowds from coast to coast now know Bentley’s strengths as a headliner” (Indianapolis Star). Night after night, Bentley “rose to the occasion like a pro, as though headlining is what the man was born to do” (Arizona Republic).

For more information or to purchase tickets go to www.livenation.com.