DARIUS RUCKER JOINS “GOOD MORNING AMERICA” FOR PERFORMANCE OF CURRENT SINGLE “MY MASTERPIECE”

Tickets to Darius Rucker Live Theater Tour On Sale Now via Ticketmaster

Rucker Also Performed Platinum-Certified No. 1 Hit “For The First Time” on “GMA3: What You Need to Know”

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Three-time GRAMMY Award winner Darius Rucker joined ABC’s “Good Morning America” today, Nov. 5, to perform his current single “My Masterpiece” in celebration of the news of a brand-new tour, with Darius Rucker Live set to visit iconic theaters across the country in early 2022. Watch the performance HERE.
 
“We’re going to go play places I’d never really played before,” Rucker shared with host Michael Strahan of the decision to visit the intimate venues. “Hootie went straight from the clubs to the arenas and I haven’t really got a chance to play these great theaters all over the country, so I’m excited about it!”
 
Beginning Thursday, Feb. 17 in Philadelphia, Darius Rucker Live produced by Live Nation visits classic theaters in 12 cities including Boston, New York, Chicago and more with support from Caylee Hammack on all dates. Tickets to most dates are on sale now via Ticketmaster, with the Columbus, Ohio date on sale Dec. 17.
 
Rucker performed once again from the CMA Theater at Nashville’s Country Music Hall of Fame & Museum on ABC’s “GMA3: What You Need to Know,” reprising the Platinum-certified No. 1 hit “For The First Time” off his most recent solo project, 2017’s When Was The Last Time. Watch the performance HERE.
 
Rucker is currently putting the finishing touches on his next solo album, planned for release next year, which will include “My Masterpiece” along with his recent No. 1 hit “Beers And Sunshine.” In the meantime, fans can gear up for this season’s NFL games with the NFL x Darius Rucker Collection by Fanatics, an apparel line launching later this month which was inspired by Darius’ love for both music and football. The assortment from Rucker, the NFL and Fanatics, the world’s leading provider of licensed sports merchandise, will feature a fashion-forward selection of tees, fleeces, outerwear and more for all 32 NFL teams and will be available at NFLshop.com and Fanatics.com.
 
For more information, visit www.DariusRucker.com and follow @DariusRucker on social media.
 
Darius Rucker Live Tour Dates
February 17     Philadelphia, Pa. | The Met
February 18     Pittsburgh, Pa. | The Benedum Center
February 19*   Columbus, Ohio | Palace Theatre
February 24     Boston, Mass. | Boch Center Wang Theatre
February 25     New York, N.Y. | Beacon Theatre
February 26     New York, N.Y. | Beacon Theatre
March 3           Milwaukee, Wis. | Riverside Theater
March 4           Minneapolis, Minn. | The Orpheum Theatre
March 17         St. Louis, Mo. | The Fabulous Fox Theatre
March 18         Indianapolis, Ind. | Murat Theatre at Old National Centre
March 19         Indianapolis, Ind. | Murat Theatre at Old National Centre
March 24         Chicago, Ill. | Chicago Theatre
March 25         Detroit, Mich. | Fox Theatre
April 1             New Orleans, La. | Saenger Theatre
* tickets on sale Dec. 17; Citi presale Dec. 14 at 12 p.m. ET through Dec. 16 at 10 p.m. ET
 
About Darius Rucker
Rucker first achieved multi-Platinum status in the music industry as lead singer and rhythm guitarist of the GRAMMY Award-winning band Hootie & the Blowfish, who have sold more than 25M albums worldwide including their Diamond-certified debut Cracked Rear View, which remains among the Top 10 best-selling studio albums of all time. Since releasing his first Country album in 2008, Rucker has earned a whole new legion of fans with four No. 1 albums on the Billboard Country chart, including RIAA Platinum-certified Learn to Live and True Believers, plus 10 No. 1 singles at Country radio and 11 Gold, Platinum or multi-Platinum certified hits. Rucker was inducted as a Grand Ole Opry member in 2012 and in 2014 he won his third career GRAMMY Award for Best Solo Country Performance with his 9x Platinum version of Old Crow Medicine Show’s “Wagon Wheel,” one of the top five best-selling Country songs of all time. He recently co-hosted the 54th annual CMA Awards and topped the charts at Country radio once again with “Beers And Sunshine” in February. Follow up single “My Masterpiece” is available everywhere now as Rucker puts the finishing touches on a forthcoming album.
 
As a lifelong philanthropist, Rucker supports the MUSC Children's Hospital in his hometown of Charleston, South Carolina and has also raised millions of dollars for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital through his annual Darius & Friends benefit concert and golf tournament. Rucker has also advocated for over 200 charitable causes supporting public education and junior golf programs in South Carolina through the Hootie & the Blowfish Foundation and serves as a National Chair for the National Museum of African American Music in Nashville.
 
About Caylee Hammack
Capitol Nashville “songwriter/producer/full-throttle vocalist” (HITS) Caylee Hammack released her debut record If It Wasn’t For You to high praise from critics. The 13-track set that sees Hammack with writer and producer credits on every track was spotlighted by Billboard as “Hammack has arrived with this 13-track adrenaline blast...every song on here plays out like an entry in Hammack’s diary—and is just as compelling... Hammack deserves to be a star.” Hammack garnered more acclaim when she released a new version of her deeply personal song “Small Town Hypocrite” with a guest vocal by Chris Stapleton. Co-written and co-produced by Hammack, NPR and Esquire singled out the track as one of their “Best Songs of 2020.” Winning ACM “Music Event of the Year,” with Miranda Lambert, Hammack has been noted as an “Artist to Watch” by outlets including The Bobby Bones Show, Rolling Stone and HITS Magazine for her “voice to move mountains” (Rolling Stone). With her breakout Top 30 single “Family Tree” marking the most-added single at Country radio by a female artist in over three years, Hammack has previously brought her unforgettable live set to opening slots for Chris Stapleton, Luke Bryan, Eric Church, Dierks Bentley, Miranda Lambert, Trisha Yearwood, Brothers Osborne and some of Country music’s biggest festivals. For more information visit www.cayleehammack.com.
 
About Live Nation Entertainment
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