Eric Church Live Concerts To Broadcast Exclusively On SiriusXM's The Highway Channel

Friday night concert series brings SiriusXM listeners on the Double Down Tour

NEW YORK, Jan. 31, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- SiriusXM announced today that The Highway channel will exclusively broadcast four live concerts from nine-time CMA and ACM Award winner Eric Church.

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SiriusXM's The Highway channel will bring listeners on the Double Down Tour by airing four live concerts, from different cities, every Friday night in February.

Concerts to Broadcast on SiriusXM's The Highway:

  • TD Garden in Boston, MA on February 1
  • Target Center in Minneapolis, MN on February 8
  • Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, MI on February 15
  • US Bank Arena in Cincinnati, OH on February 22

Additionally, SiriusXM The Highway host Buzz Brainard will take his weekly Music Row Happy Hour show on the road, joining Eric Church fans at Cowboy Jack's in Minneapolis on February 8 and at Tin Roof in Cincinnati on February 22 before each night's concert broadcast. 

SiriusXM's live broadcasts from Eric Church's concerts will air every Friday in February at 8:00 pm local via satellite on channel 56 and through the SiriusXM app on smartphones and other connected devices, as well as online at siriusxm.com.

Eric Church is the latest megastar whose concerts will air live exclusively on SiriusXM, joining other artists such as Dave Matthews Band, Zac Brown Band, Jimmy Buffett and more.

Eric Church hosts Outsiders Radio, his exclusive SiriusXM show, monthly on SiriusXM's The Highway. Outsiders Radio explores the country music singer/songwriter's personal music influences and plays his current favorites. Church also plays exclusive, never-before-heard music from his own archives.

The Highway plays new country music. Listeners will hear music from artists such as Eric Church, Jason Aldean, Kelsea Ballerini, Luke Combs, Thomas Rhett, Florida Georgia Line, Old Dominion and Maren Morris.

SiriusXM subscribers are able to listen to The Highway (channel 56) on SiriusXM radios, and those with streaming access can listen online, on-the-go with the SiriusXM mobile app and at home on a wide variety of connected devices including smart TVs, Amazon Alexa devices, Apple TV, PlayStation, Roku, Sonos speakers and more. Go to www.SiriusXM.com/streaming to learn more.

About Eric Church
The three-time Country Music Association and six-time Academy of Country Music Award winner released his highly-anticipated album Desperate Man atop the Billboard Country Albums chart on October 5. The album also debuted at No. 5 on the all-genre Billboard 200. Rolling Stone describes the album as "classic Church: expertly crafted and country-radio-friendly, while also pushing boundaries in a way that sounds natural and unforced" and American Songwriter notes that it "sublimates the pain of a tumultuous year into his most adventuresome album yet." Church has returned to the road for his 2019 Double Down Tour, visiting 19 markets for back-to-back nights of two unique shows sans-opening act to give fans 6+ hours of his iconic music in each city. The tour also includes a massive stop at Nissan Stadium in Nashville where Church will more than double the attendance record set at Bridgestone Arena in 2017. For more information visit www.ericchurch.com, download the new Eric Church app and follow on Facebook and Twitter @ericchurch and on Instagram @ericchurchmusic.

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