Casey James & Lauren Alaina Announce Their Own Special 2012 Tours!

By On 09/21/2012 · 36 Comments · In American Idol, Casey James, Lauren Alaina

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There’s news on official 2012 tours for both Lauren Alaina and Casey James this morning. Check out their respective special touring announcements and dates after the jump!

Casey James will headline the Taste Of Country Christmas Tour this late fall/winter with 11 dates in the South, bringing along fellow Texans JB & the Moonshine Band. The 2011 Taste Of Country Christmas Tour was headlined by Brantley Gilbert. Dates and locations for this year’s tour:

11/15 – Abilene, Texas
11/16 – Wichita Falls, Texas
11/17 – Lawton, Okla.
11/29 – Lafayette, La.
11/30 – Shreveport, La.
12/1 – Texarkana, Ark.
12/6 – Victoria, Texas
12/7 – Lufkin, Texas
12/13 – Lubbock, Texas
12/14 – San Angelo, Texas
12/15 – Amarillo, Texas

Meanwhile Lauren Alaina has announced an “inch by inch” journey to her 18th birthday with the 18 City Inch-by-Inch Tour, with a tie-in to her Special Olympics Project UNIFY Ambassadorship and her current single. Check out the press release:

LAUREN ALAINA EMBARKS ON A JOURNEY TO HER 18TH BIRTHDAY WITH THE 18-CITY INCH-BY-INCH TOUR IN SUPPORT OF HER CURRENT SINGLE “EIGHTEEN INCHES”

PORTION OF LIMITED EDITION TOUR T-SHIRT SALES TO BENEFIT CHARITIES IN EACH MARKET

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Lauren Alaina will make her way, inch by inch, to her 18th birthday (Nov 8) when she embarks on an 18-city tour in support of her current single “Eighteen Inches.” Lauren is teaming up with local charities and the Special Olympics to donate a portion of each sale of her limited edition 18-City Inch-By-Inch Tour t-shirt. Lauren is trying to make a difference city-by-city, inch-by-inch.

Fans who cannot make it to one of these shows can still do their part and purchase the limited edition t-shirt from Lauren’s website here.

“Eighteen Inches,” co-written by Carrie Underwood, Kelley Lovelace and Ashley Gorley, has hit the Top 40 on the country singles chart and is steadily rising.

Twitter hashtag: #18cities

The “EIGHTEEN INCHES” Tour Includes:

DATE           City                          Venue -Charity

Sept. 21      Bloomsburg, PA      Bloomsburg Fair – Special Olympics (local chapter)
Sept. 22      Long Island, NY      Pennysaver Amphitheater – Long Island Military Veterans
Sept. 29      Salem, VA      Salem Farmer’s Market- Salem Rotary Club
Oct. 4      Atlanta, GA     Wild Bills -Special Olympics (local chapter)
Oct. 5      Dalton, GA      Northwest GA Convention Ctr. – City of Refuge and Family Promise of Dalton
Oct. 9      Akron, OH      Sultan’s Cabaret “Chicks with Picks” Breast Cancer benefit- Akron General Medical Ctr. Muffins for Mammograms
Oct. 11      Baton Rouge, LA      Livingston Parrish Fair -Special Olympics (local chapter)
Oct. 13      Maryville, TN     Foothills Fall Festival- Special Olympics (local chapter)
Oct. 15      Visalia, CA      KJUG Courtyard-Special Olympics (local chapter)
Oct. 20      Ashburn, VA      Farmwell Station Middle School-The Nature Nuts Program
Oct. 21      Miami, FL      Hard Rock Live-Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital
Oct. 23      Orlando, FL      Cowboys-Special Olympics (local chapter)
Oct. 25      Mobile, AL      TBD -St. Judes
Oct. 27      Raleigh, NC      City Limits Saloon-SPCA of Wake County and Johnston County Animal Rescue League
Nov. 2      Ladson, SC     Coastal Carolina Fair-Special Olympics (local chapter)
NOV 8      LAUREN ALAINA 18 YEARS OLD
Nov. 9      Jacksonville, FL      Greater Jacksonville Fair-Special Olympics (local chapter)
Nov. 11      Baltimore, MD      Hippodrome at France-Merrick Perf. Arts Ctr.- Susan G. Komen for the Cure Maryland
Nov. 12      Pittsburgh, PA      TBD-Special Olympics (local chapter)

Will you be able to see either of these two Idol talents (or both) on the road this year?

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  • DB987

    Lauren Alaina
    ?@Lauren_Alaina

    City 1 of 18 completed! Thank you Froggy 101 and the Bloomsburg Fair for having me. Headed to Long Island, New York. (: #18Cities

    I don’t know this seems neither cutesy or pouty, polite maybe but hay what do I know.

  • casper

    Good for Lauren.  She was never really my cup of tea, but I don’t quite get the vitriol that comes her way every time she surfaces in the news.  She’s working awfully hard to make her way in a county music scene that has its own twisted version of the “glass ceiling,” and I applaud her for that. I don’t know these people, so I wouldn’t even try make the claim that they’re “phony” or “stage mommish.”  I admire her approach to her career every bit as much as I admire Scotty’s approach.  Different ways to get there, but I hope they both achieve what they want.  They seem like nice kids is about all I can ascertain from watching them on Idol and following their careers online.

  • http://twitter.com/KariannHart Kariann Hart

    I think I would enjoy seeing CaseyJ, but not Lauren.  Just a matter of preference.

  • http://twitter.com/ladymctech ladymctech

    I wish Casey was coming somewhere on the East coast. I’d consider going to see him. He seems like a fun performer to watch. I wasn’t a big fan on the show, but have come to appreciate him much more since then. And his guitar skills are mad! IMO the best instrumentalist ever on Idol.

  • ri2

    I believe it would be ok to let you know that TheCaseyJamesBlog.com has all of CaseyJ’s upcoming touring dates, including several on the East Coast. Hope you find one near you!

  • Chris

    Nice way to get to 18! I wondered what she would do to celebrate, and this is a pretty good bump for her charity as well. Also love Casey so I am happy for them both.

  • overthetop1

    “Jb and the moonshine band?”. Kind of a lame band name.

  • Caro3278sweet

    Casey could have been a part of a big tour this year. He himself actually said that he turned the big tour offers down. Of course it is a massive risk for him to have done so

    Yah. I knew this too. It was a risk and because I suddenly was swimming in the AI bubble, I thought he was crazy.

    Now? Now I think CJ has made big time connections in the country music world. Quietly, he’s been seeking out advice from long time country music stars and I think his management and CJ are on the right track. I really don’t think he’s viewed as “just” an AI alum anymore in the country world. 

    He’s paying his dues. 

  • songsungblue

    Lauren looks very pretty sometimes. :)

  • BonnieDee

    I came late to the party here as I’ve been on vacation but the thing I like most about Lauren’s tour is that every single date is helping a charity, everything from Special Olympics to Cancer research to Military vets.  Great job Lauren.  

  • coltoniseverything

    I have tried clicking on the link in your post to check Caseys’ tour dates for the 
    East Coast, even registered with Word Press to gain access to the site, but have
    not been successful. Is there anywhere else I can obtain this information?
    Thank you.

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