After almost 20 years in the business, Rascal Flatts has made it a priority to set aside the holidays as strictly family time.  “I think several years ago what we decided to do was take a certain section of the calendar and just block it out for the holidays so that we would make sure that we were with our families,” explains Jay DeMarcus.  “And as we started to have kids it became even more important to be with their wives and our families so that we could start those traditions with them.”

Fortunately, Rascal Flatts has paid their dues and had plenty of years behind them where they’ve worked through the holidays and played the New Year’s Eve shows and booked every gig they could through the end of the year because Jay says, “It’s harder when you’re a new artist you’re not so much as in control of your schedule as when you are touring on your own and you get to kind of dictate what your schedule will be. So it’s just a commitment we’ve made to each other and our families to try to take that chunk of time during the holidays and set it aside to be off and to be available for them.”

After some time off for the holidays, Rascal Flatts will be making a major tour announcement for 2018.

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Jay DeMarcus – “Well I think several years ago what we decided to do was take a certain section of the calendar and just block it out for the holidays so that we would make sure that we were with our families.  And as we started to have kids it became even more important to be with their wives and our families so that we could start those traditions with them. And it’s harder when you’re a new artist you’re not so much as in control of your schedule as when you are touring on your own and you get to kind of dictate what your schedule will be. So it’s just a commitment we’ve made to each other and our families to try to take that chunk of time during the holidays and set it aside to be off and to be available for them.”