Brantley Gilbert just kicked off The Ones That Like Me Tour, named after his latest single, at the beginning of February.  He’s got Aaron Lewis and newcomer Josh Phillips opening for him and he says, “Of course what they do ticket-wise helps but honestly, for winter tours, at this point we’re not as concerned about ticket sales as we are, ‘Are you gonna do yo damn thing?’ That’s what I’m all about. What is your response to the opportunity? Are you gonna go, ‘Aw I don’t know man, we may go over here with something that’s a little safer.’ Or are you gonna go, ‘Alright I know they’re rowdy and there’s probably gonna to be four or five fights at this show, but I’m gonna go do my damn thing.’ That’s what I want. That’s when I go, ‘Alright come on let’s go.’”

Aaron and Josh both stepped up to the plate when Brantley invited out on the road, so he’s excited to have them out with him.  You can get details about The Ones That Like Me Tour at brantleygilbert.com.

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“Of course what they do ticket-wise helps but honestly, for winter tours, at this point we’re not as concerned about ticket sales as we are, ‘Are you gonna do yo damn thing?’ That’s what I’m all about. What is your response to the opportunity? Are you gonna go, ‘Aw I don’t know man, we may go over here with something that’s a little safer.’ Or are you gonna go, ‘Alright I know they’re rowdy and there’s probably gonna to be four or five fights at this show, but I’m gonna go do my damn thing.’ That’s what I want. That’s when I go, ‘Alright come on let’s go.’”