The Judds Final Tour Is Extended By 15 Dates In 2023
Wynonna Judd appeared on the Today Show this morning (10/24) and announced that “The Judds: The Final Tour” will continue in 2023, thanks to fans’ overwhelming love and support. The…
Wynonna Judd appeared on the Today Show this morning (10/24) and announced that "The Judds: The Final Tour" will continue in 2023, thanks to fans' overwhelming love and support. The first run of the tour saw generations of Judds fans singing along to the duo's most enduring and beloved hits.
Wynonna -- along with the help of many of her musical friends, including Ashley McBryde, Brandi Carlile, Kelsea Ballerini, Little Big Town, and Martina McBride, who will all be returning for the second run -- packed out the initial 11-date arena tour with shows. Fans can also expect more special guests to be announced in the coming weeks.
Wynonna said in a press release, "I have never felt so overwhelmed by this much love and support! The emotions that flow while listening to the different generations of fans sing back to me each night has been other-worldly. I am so humbled by every artist that has come to sing with me on this tour. They've all managed to bring something so unique to The Judds music, and I can say that no two shows are the same. It has been so life-giving!"
She added, "The decision to add 15 more shows was a no-brainer for me. The fans have been such a gift during my time of grieving and honoring my mother in song. What an amazing season this is. I look so forward to continuing the celebration of the music that has changed my life forever. In my 39 years of performing, these shows have truly been some of my absolute favorite experiences ever, and I look forward to making new memories with the fans and guest artists in 2023."
The Judds: The Final Tour Dates:
January 26, 2023, GIANT Center Hershey, PA
January 28, 2023, Total Mortgage Arena Bridgeport, CT
January 29, 2023, DCU Center Worcester, MA
February 2, 2023, BOK Center Tulsa, OK
February 3, 2023, T-Mobile Center Kansas City, MO
February 4, 2023, Chaifetz Arena St. Louis, MO
February 9, 2023, CHI Health Center Omaha Omaha, NE
February 10, 2023, Vibrant Arena at THE MARK Moline, IL
February 11, 2023, WSU Nutter Center Dayton, OH
February 16, 2023, Bon Secours Wellness Arena Greenville, SC
February 17, 2023, EagleBank Arena Fairfax, VA
February 18, 2023, Charleston Coliseum Charleston, WV
February 23, 2023, Enmarket Arena Savannah, GA
February 24, 2023, Amalie Arena Tampa, FL
February 25, 2023, Hard Rock Live at Seminole Hollywood, FL
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Naomi Judd passed away on April 30, 2022, by suicide. She was 76. In a statement posted to social media, Wynonna and Ashley Judd said on the day she died, "Today we sisters experienced a tragedy. We lost our beautiful mother to the disease of mental illness. We are shattered. We are navigating profound grief and know that as we loved her, she was loved by her public. We are in unknown territory."
On Friday (10/28), the tour will play Nashville with special guest Trisha Yearwood.
Country music has had its fair share of country music duos, from the 1970s to today's country music. To honor Dan Smyers' 35th birthday today (8/16), we look at ten of the most popular country duos in country music history.
We are not counting solo artists like Tim McGraw and Faith Hill or Loretta Lynn and Conway Twitty, who teamed together for a series of duets, but true blue country duos.
Dan + Shay
Ethan Miller/Getty ImagesThese friends who met at a party in 2012 are award show darlings who have won five Grammy Awards.
Brooks & Dunn
Rick Diamond/Getty ImagesPut together by their record label after years of both of them in solo careers, the pairing of Ronnie and Kix was genius and scored the guys' superstar status. In 2019, they became members of the Country Music Hall of Fame.
Sugarland
Ethan Miller/Getty ImagesThis group started as a trio but then was whittled down to a duo of Jennifer Nettles and Kristian Bush. They scored many hit songs and awards before breaking up in 2011 when their stage collapsed during a storm before a show in Indiana and killed seven people.
Montgomery Gentry
Michael Loccisano/Getty ImagesThis award-winning duo was together since 1999 until Troy Gentry's tragic death in a helicopter crash in 2017. Eddie Montgomery still plays solo.
The Bellamy Brothers
Scott Gries/Getty ImagesThese guys were huge in the 1970s and even had pop chart success. These two brothers from Florida still play shows as a duo.
Maddie & Tae
Christopher Polk/Getty ImagesThese two best friends just won their first CMT Award in 2022. The duo is embarking as the headliners this fall for the 2022 CMT Next Women Of Country tour.
Florida Georgia Line
Rick Diamond/Getty ImagesThese two guys had amazing success with their songs and pop-style collaborations through the last decade. This year (2022), the guys have gone their separate ways to embark on solo careers with two different record labels.
The Judds
Ethan Miller/Getty ImagesTragedy struck this legendary mother/daughter duo as Naomi Judd took her own life in April of 2022, just before they were to go on their final tour as The Judds and one day before they were inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame. Wynonna is currently on The Judds' last tour without her mother but with support from several country stars, including Faith Hill and Trisha Yearwood.
Brothers Osborne
Jason Kempin/Getty ImagesThese two brothers have made a significant mark in country music in the last five years and finally won a Grammy for their work after seven Grammy nominations. They are currently touring and made a massive splash to a sold-out crowd of 60,000 at the 2022 CMA Fest in Nashville.
Big & Rich
Christopher Polk/Getty ImagesThis country duo started a movement dubbed the MuzikMafia (an abbreviation for Musically Artistic Friends in Alliance) in the early 2000s. Their hit "Save a Horse (Ride a Cowboy)" was huge for them, and the accompanying video quickly became CMT's most requested video for four weeks straight.
