Maddie & Tae are out on the Sounds of Summer Tour with Dierks Bentley, Kip Moore and Canaan Smith this summer, and Tae Dye says, “It’s really fun cause Dierks actually welcomes his opening acts like a family and it really does feel like our big brothers, and it’s like a big family tour.”
The girls, who just released their debut album, Start Here, featuring their latest single, “Fly,” say the tour is a huge opportunity to learn from Dierks. Tae says, “We didn’t get to go to college. We moved to Nashville when we were 17, and we started being a duo at 15, so we say that being on tour with Dierks Bentley is our college. We go out and take notes and like, oh do this, do that.”
Maddie says the notepads on their iPhones are full of all kinds of notes they take out on the road. But it’s not all work and no play. Maddie Marlow says, “We have this like, epic dance party with his wife. Let me tell you, Dierks has some moves. Don’t let him fool you, he’s got some moves, he just busts them like here and there.”
Maddie & Tae will be on the road with Dierks through September 19th.
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Maddie & Tae – Sounds of Summer Tour so far :50
Tae Dye – “It’s really fun cause Dierks actually welcomes his opening acts like a family and it really does feel like our big brothers, and it’s like a big family tour ‘cause after the shows we have actually have dance parties on Dierks’ bus.”
Maddie Marlow – “Guys, we have this like, epic dance party with his wife. Let me tell you, Dierks has some moves. Don’t let him fool you, he’s got some moves, he just busts them like here and there. But, we just have so much fun getting to learn from him, and his showmanship is just unbelievable. So, we’ve learned so much as artists, performance wise, and he’s a writer, which I love.”
Tae – “And we didn’t get to go to college. We moved to Nashville when we were 17, and we started being a duo at 15, so we say that being on tour with Dierks Bentley is our college. We go out and take notes and like, oh do this, do that.”
Maddie – “Literally, our little phones, like the little notes are just full of, ‘Okay, Dierks Bentley, Sounds of Summer this day, duh duh duh duh duh. So we feel so lucky to get to do that.”
WHAT THEY’RE DOING THIS WEEK – AUGUST 31, 2015 – MONDAY
Maddie & Tae are appearing on NBC’s Today Show Summer Concert Series on Tuesday (9/1). The girls just released their debut album Start Here last week (8/28). Meanwhile, “Fly” broke into the top ten on the country charts this week and the girls are playing with Dierks Bentley on Friday (9/4) in Cincinnati.
MADDIE & TAE – JUST THE FACTS
MEMBERS: Maddie Marlow (b.7/7/1995) and Tae Dye (b. 9/18/1995)
HOMETOWNS: Texas and Oklahoma
DEBUT SINGLE: “Girl In A Country Song”
DEBUT ALBUM: EP released on November 4… Debut album, Start Here, released on August 28, 2015.
CURRENT SINGLE: “Fly” sits at number 9 on the Country Aircheck / Media Base country chart.
GRAND OLE OPRY DEBUT: September 23, 2014
TOURING WITH: Dierks Bentley this summer on “The Sounds Of Summer Tour.”
LATEST MUSIC VIDEO – 2015 – “Fly”
RECENT TWEETS:
Maddie & Tae @MaddieandTae Sunday, August 30
Our album is streaming now on @Spotify! #StartHere and press play http://bit.ly/StartHereSpotify … #nowplaying
Maddie & Tae @MaddieandTae Sunday, August 30
We’re gunna be on @TheTodayShow THIS TUESDAY! If you’re in NYC win a chance to join us http://smarturl.it/todayshowMT
Maddie & Tae @MaddieandTae Sunday, August 30
We will be signing at the Best Buy in Sugar Land @ 12-2 pm today! Y’all come see us! It’s so good to be back in my hometown! -M