Canadian country music superstars Dallas Smith and Dean Brody are teaming up this fall to cross Canada on tour together for the first time. The duo are crowd favourites, hit-makers, and good dudes who know how to entertain the hell out of an audience. And we're sure that's exactly what they're going to do from the first date to the last.
The Friends Don't Let Friends Tour Alone tour announcement comes after the news that Dallas and Dean would be joining forces in Toronto on September 21 at the Budweiser Stage. At the time it felt like a big deal, and now, with 25 more dates (and more still to come) it's even bigger. The opportunity to see this show isn't just a Toronto event now, it's nationwide!
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And if you were excited about the Wastin' Gas and Bring Down The House singers, you're going to love the additions of Chad Brownlee and MacKenzie Porter. It's another layer of Canadian talent (two actually) that country music fans are going to be able to sink their teeth into from the moment the show begins.
Note: Rising star Jimmie Allen will represent the American country scene when he joins the tour for the Toronto and Ottawa stops. This dude is everything that you hope he is, and then some. Don't miss him if you're going to those shows.
With a list of hits and fan favourites a mile long each, Dallas Smith and Dean Brody could play all night. We know that the schedule won't allow them to, but they could. And while that's a little bit of a bummer, the good news is that they're both going to fill their two-hour collaborative setlist (that's right, two hours of Dean Brody and Dallas Smith together on stage) with songs that fans love, can dance to, and will be able to sing along with at the tops of their lungs. It's going to be a good, good time. It's going to be a party. And we're willing to bet that the fans fortunate enough to see a Friends Don't Let Friends Tour Alone show will remember it as one of the biggest Canadian country music shows they've ever seen.
One other thing to keep in mind here is that Dallas, Dean, Chad, and MacKenzie all have lots of country music friends in Canada. They've all worked with a ton of other artists, they all have networks that stretch from coast-to-coast, and that could mean surprise guests. We aren't going to make any predictions right now, but there's a list growing in our heads that makes a whole lot of sense when you start connecting the dots.
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Tickets for the Friends Don't Let Friends Tour alone dates will be available on March 8 at 10 am local time, with VIP packages also available for sale. And if you choose to go the VIP route you're looking at an intimate performance and meet and greets with Dean and Dallas, along with an exclusive merch item, and early access to the venue.
Check out the dates that have been announced so far, be ready to get your tickets for a show near you, keep an eye open for more dates, and hit play on the Spotify playlist below to give yourself a little taste of Dean Brody and Dallas Smith's Friends Don't Let Friends Tour Alone tour!
Friends Don't Let Friends Tour Alone - Tour Dates
Sept 18 @ GFL Memorial Gardens in Sault Ste. Marie, ON
Sept 19 @ Archie Dillion Sportsplex in Timmins, ON
Sept 20 @ Centre in the Square in Kitchener, ON
Sept 21 @ Budweiser Stage in Toronto, ON
Sept 22 @ Richcraft Live at Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa, ON
Sept 24 @ Mile One Centre in St Johns, NL
Sept 26 @ Scotiabank Centre in Halifax, NS
Sept 27 @ Centre 200 in Sydney, NS
Sept 28 @ Harbour Station in Saint John, NB
Sept 29 @ Casino New Brunswick in Moncton, NB
Oct 2 @ Leon's Centre in Kingston, ON
Oct 3 @ Start.ca Performance Stage at Budweiser Gardens in London, ON
Oct 4 @ Caesars Windsor in The Colosseum in Windsor, ON
Oct 5 @ Meridian Centre in St. Catharines, ON
Oct 6 @ Sudbury Arena in Sudbury, ON
Oct 9 @ The Community Auditorium in Thunder Bay, ON
Oct 16 @ Centrium at Westerner Park in Red Deer, AB
Oct 17 @ Grey Eagle Resort & Casino in Calgary, AB
Oct 18 @ Grey Eagle Resort & Casino in Calgary, AB
Oct 19 @ Rogers Place in Edmonton, AB
Oct 20 @ Nexen Field House in Fort McMurry, AB
Oct 21 @ ENMAX Centre in Lethbridge, AB
Oct 23 @ Revolution Place in Grande Prairie, AB
Oct 24 @ Sandman Centre in Kamloops, BC
Oct 25 @ South Okanagan Events Centre in Penticton, BC
Oct 26 @ Abbotsford Centre in Abbotsford, BC
*additional dates to be announced soon