Rascal Flatts will wrap up their second residency at The Joint in the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas on March 5th. One thing they enjoy about their shows in Vegas is performing in one place for a few weeks and having a home base. Joe Don says, “We fly [to Vegas] usually on Wednesday, the day of the first show, and then we fly out usually Saturday night or Sunday morning after the third show each week, and it’s nice to leave your stuff in the hotel, and it doesn’t move, which is great.”

Joe Don also likes that unlike a tour bus, he gets to sleep in a bed that doesn’t move. Plus, at the Hard Rock he says, “They’ve treated us so well. We couldn’t wait ‘til we got the call to come back for ’16. It was like, yeah of course.”

In addition to playing their residency in Vegas, Rascal Flatts is working on the follow-up to their Rewind album, featuring their latest single, “I Like the Sound of That.”

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Joe Don Rooney – “It’s pretty nice, I gotta admit. We fly back usually on Wednesday, the day of the first show, and then we fly out usually Saturday night or Sunday morning after the third show each week, and it’s nice to leave your stuff in the hotel, and it doesn’t move, which is great, like a bus, it moves, the room doesn’t move. So it’s nice to be in a bed that doesn’t move. But, it’s fantastic. They’ve treated us so well. We couldn’t wait ‘til we got the call to come back for ’16. It was like, yeah of course.”

WHAT THEY’RE DOING THIS WEEK – FEBRUARY 29, 2016 – MONDAY 

• Rascal Flatts are still enjoying the Vegas sun as they complete their nine-show residency at The Joint at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Las Vegas. The shows go through this weekend (3/4-5).
• Their latest single “I Like The Sound of That” sits in the top 12 on the charts this week.
• The trio appeared on the Today show on NBC over the weekend.

2016 ACM NOMINEE – RASCAL FLATTS

• Vocal Group of the Year – Rascal Flatts

The 51st Academy of Country Music Awards will be broadcast live on CBS from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on Sunday, April 3, 2016 at 8:00 PM.

RASCAL FLATTS – JUST THE FACTS

OFFICIAL WEBSITE: http://www.rascalflatts.com

FACEBOOK PAGE: https://www.facebook.com/rascalflatts

TWITTER: https://twitter.com/rascalflatts

RECENT TWEETS:
Rascal Flatts ‏@rascalflatts Feb 26
TUNE IN to see us on @TODAYshow TOMORROW (Saturday) to see Anchors @DylanDreyerNBC & @SheinelleJones as our interns @TheJointLV in Vegas!

Rascal Flatts ‏@rascalflatts Feb 25
Some more shots from our opening weekend @TheJointLV Come on out and visit us! Get tickets: http://www.rascalflatts.com/events

Rascal Flatts Retweeted J•D•R• ‏@JoeDonRooney Feb 22
Love being back home w all my munchkins especially this one. #babydevon #myheart #mysoul… https://www.instagram.com/p/BCHCg_KocDe/

INSTAGRAM: https://instagram.com/demarcusflatt/

MEMBERS: Gary LeVox, Jay DeMarcus and Joe Don Rooney

BIRTH DATES: Gary – July 10, 1970 (He’s 45) Jay – April 26, 1971 (He’s 44) Joe Don – September 13, 1975 (He’s 40)

HOMETOWN / ORIGIN: Columbus, Ohio (Gary and Jay) Picher, Oklahoma (Joe Don)

WIVES: Gary’s wife’s name is Tara. Jay’s wife’s name is Allison. Joe Don’s wife’s name is Tiffany.

CHILDREN: Gary has two daughters, Jay has a daughter and a son and Joe Don has two girls (one baby girl born September 2014) and a boy.

• CURRENT SINGLE: “I Like The Sound of That” sits at number 12 this week on the Media Base country charts.

• DEBUT SINGLE: “Prayin For Daylight” in 2000.

NUMBER ONE SONGS – BILLBOARD’S HOT COUNTRY SONGS CHART

Here Comes Goodbye – Rascal Flatts – Unstoppable – April 2009

Here – Rascal Flatts – Still Feels Good – January 2009

Stand – Rascal Flatts – Me and My Gang – May 2007

My Wish – Rascal Flatts – Me and My Gang – December 2006

Fast Cars And Freedom – Rascal Flatts – Feels Like Today – July 2005

Bless The Broken Road – Rascal Flatts – Feels Like Today – February 2005

Mayberry – Rascal Flatts – Live DVD – May 2004

• DEBUT ALBUM: Rascal Flatts

• CURRENT ALBUM: Rewind RELEASED: March 4, 2014

THE STUDIO ALBUMS

Rewind – March 2014

Changed – April 2012

Nothing Like This – November 2010

Unstoppable – April 2009

Still Feels Good – September 2007

Me and My Gang – April 2006

Feels Like Today – September 2004

Melt – October 2002

Rascal Flatts – June 2000

• GRAND OLE OPRY DEBUT: In 2000. They were made members of the Grand Ole Opry on October 8, 2011.

• LATEST MUSIC VIDEO – 2015 – “I Like The Sound of That” You can see it

RASCAL FLATTS – AWARD WINS

2000 – Academy of Country Music – Top New Vocal Duo Or Group (presented 2001)

2002 – Country Music Association – Horizon Award

2002 – Academy of Country Music – Song of the Year (“I’m Movin’ On”) (presented 2003)

2002 – Academy of Country Music – Top Vocal Group (presented 2003)

2003 – CMT Flameworthy – Video Music Award for Group/Duo of the Year (“These Days”)

2003 – Country Music Association – Vocal Group of the Year

2003 – Academy of Country Music – Top Vocal Group (presented 2004)

2004 – CMT Flameworthy – Music Video Award for Group/Duo of the Year (“I Melt”)

2004 – Country Music Association – Vocal Group

2004 – Academy of Country Music  – Top Vocal Group (presented 2005)

2005 – CMT Music Award – Group/Duo of the Year (“Feels Like Today”)

2005 – Country Music Association – Vocal Group of the Year

2005 – Academy of Country Music – Top Vocal Group (presented 2006)

2005 – Radio Music Award – Song of the Year/Country Radio (“Bless The Broken Road”)

2005 – Billboard – Roadworks ’05 Touring Awards for Breakthrough Act[56]

2006 – CMT Music Award – Group/Duo of the Year (“Skin (Sarabeth)”)[57]

2006 – Country Music Association – Vocal Group of the Year

2006 – American Music Award – Favorite Country Band, Duo or Group

2006 – American Music Award – T-Mobile Text-In Award

2006 – People’s Choice Award – Favorite Song from a Movie (“Life Is A Highway”)

2006 – People’s Choice Award – Favorite Song Remake (“Life Is A Highway”)

2006 – CMT Loaded Awards – Number One Digitally Active Group/Duo

2006 – CMT Loaded Awards – Number One Streamed Music Video (“What Hurts the Most”)

2006 – Grammy Award – Best Country Song (“Bless the Broken Road”); songwriter award

2007 – CMT Music Award – Group Video of the Year (“What Hurts the Most”)

2007 – Academy of Country Music – Top Vocal Group (presented 2008)

2007 – Country Music Association – Vocal Group of the Year

2007 – American Music Award – Favorite Country Band, Duo or Group

2007 – BMI – Song of The Year (“What Hurts The Most”)

2008 – People’s Choice Awards – Favorite Country Song (“Stand”)

2008 – CMT Music Award – Group Video of the Year (“Take Me There”)

2008 – Academy of Country Music – Top Vocal Group (presented 2009)

2008 – Academy of Country Music – Humanitarian Award

2008 – Country Music Association – Vocal Group of the Year

2008 – American Music Award – Favorite Country Band, Duo or Group

2009 – People’s Choice Award – Favorite Group

2009 – CMT Music Award – Group Video of the Year (“Every Day”)

2010 – Star on the Music City Walk of Fame

2010 – American Country Award – Decade Artist award

2011 – Tony Martell Lifetime Entertainment Achievement Award

2011 – CMT Music Award – for Collaborative Video of the Year (“That Should Be Me”)

2011 – Member of the Grand Ole Opry

2012 – CRS 2012 – Artist Humanitarian Award

2012 – Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame

2013 – Academy of Country Music – Jim Reeves International Award (presented 2014)