When Tim McGraw was growing up in Louisiana, he didn’t get a chance to go to many concerts, so now that he’s the one on the stage he loves to make the concert-going experience special for his fans by giving them a chance to upgrade their seats to the front row. Fans can text from their seats for the chance to win ticket upgrades and Tim says, “To be close and to experience it and to sort of feel the energy that comes off the stage… You know we try to project that energy to the further sections of anybody that’s out there (and) we hope that we do that, but there’s just something about being up really close and just really seeing the guitar player’s fingers on the strings or something that’s just… It’s a concert event an emotion that you can’t get from any other event.”
So if you’re planning to see Tim McGraw on The Shotgun Rider Tour this summer, be sure to check out the video screens for instructions on how you can text in to win front row ticket upgrades and you could be front and center watching him sing his current single, “Diamond Rings and Old Barstools,” and a lot of his hits.
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Tim McGraw – up close on tour :32
“I didn’t get to go to a lot of concerts growing up. You know I lived right outside of Monroe (Louisiana) so I didn’t see a ton of shows. I can count on probably one hand the shows that I saw growing up. To be close and to experience it and to sort of feel the energy that comes off the stage… You know we try to project that energy to the further sections of anybody that’s out there (and) we hope that we do that, but there’s just something about being up really close and just really seeing the guitar player’s fingers on the strings or something that’s just… It’s a concert event an emotion that you can’t get from any other event.”
WHAT HE’S DOING THIS WEEK – JUNE 15, 2015 – MONDAY
Tim McGraw is playing a full weekend of shows on his “Shotgun Rider 15 Tour” with shows in Arizona, New Mexico and Colorado this week. Meanwhile his latest single “Diamond Rings and Old Barstools” moves up to number seven on the country charts.
TIM MCGRAW – JUST THE FACTS
BIRTH DATE: May 1, 1967 (He’s 48)
HOMETOWN: Start, Louisiana
WIFE: Faith Hill – Married on October 6, 1996
CHILDREN: Gracie, Maggie and Audrey (all three teenagers)
DEBUT ALBUM: 1993′s Tim McGraw
CURRENT ALBUM: – Sundown Heaven Town –
CURRENT SINGLE: “Diamond Rings and Old Barstools”- a duet with Catherine Dunn, which sits at number 7 on Mediabase / Country Aircheck chart this week.
LATEST MUSIC VIDEO – 2015 – “Diamond Rings and Old Barstools”
TOUR: “Shotgun Rider Tour ’15”
RECENT TWEETS:
Tim McGraw @TheTimMcGraw June 12
LIVE on #Periscope: Backstage with McGraw Boston #shotgunridertour https://www.periscope.tv/w/aEt4Hjk3MDEzfDIyMzYyMzk1Y5r_I56FM-V_D_Gfm3tOyg__8OvkjZSt-zH7HDfN5n4=
Tim McGraw retweeted
Heather Zwillenberg @HZwillenberg June 11 Brooklyn, NY
Thanks for an awesome show @TheTimMcGraw NY Loves You #ShotgunRiderTour
Tim McGraw retweeted
Billy Currington @billycurrington June 11
night fallin’ on jonesbeach. #ShotgunRiderTour definitely one of my favorite venues #SummerForever https://instagram.com/p/3z3a3PH0qR/
TIM MCGRAW – AWARD WINS
1994 – Country Music Television – Male Video Artist of the Year
1994 – American Music Awards – Album of the Year – Not a Moment Too Soon
1994 – American Music Awards – Top New Male Vocalist
1994 – Billboard Awards – Top New Country Artist
1994 – Billboard Magazine – Top New Country Album – Not a Moment Too Soon
1995 – American Music Awards – Favorite Country New Artist
1997 – Billboard Magazine – Single of the Year – “It’s Your Love” (with Faith Hill)
1997 – Country Music Television – Video of the Year – “It’s Your Love” (with Faith Hill)
1997 – Country Music Television – Male Artist of the Year
1997 – Playgirl Magazine – Top Ten, Sexiest Men of the Year
1997 – CMA – Vocal Event – “It’s Your Love” (with Faith Hill)
1998 – Billboard Awards – Country Single of the Year – “Just to See You Smile”
1998 – CMA – Album of the Year – Everywhere
1998 – Academy of Country Music – Single of the Year – “It’s Your Love” (with Faith Hill)
1998 – Academy of Country Music – Song of the Year – “It’s Your Love” (with Faith Hill)
1998 – Academy of Country Music – Video of the Year – “It’s Your Love” (with Faith Hill)
1998 – Academy of Country Music – Top Vocal Event – “It’s Your Love” (with Faith Hill)
1999 – Academy of Country Music – Male Vocalist
1999 – Academy of Country Music -Vocal Collaboration – “Just to Hear You Say That You Love Me” (with Faith Hill)
1999 – CMA – Male Vocalist
1999 – CMA – Album of the Year – A Place in the Sun
2000 – CMA – Male Vocalist
2000 – National Fatherhood Initiative – Father of the Year
2000 – Academy of Country Music – Male Vocalist
2000 – Billboard Awards – Male Artist of the Year
2001 – American Music Awards – Favorite Male Country Artist
2001 – Grammy Awards – Vocal Collaboration – “Let’s Make Love” (with Faith Hill)
2001 – CMA – Entertainer of the Year
2001 – Billboard Awards – Country Artist
2001 – Billboard Awards – Male Country Artist
2001 – Billboard Awards – Country Albums Artist
2001 – Billboard Awards – Country Single Artist
2001 – Billboard Awards – Country Album – Greatest Hits
2002 – American Music Awards – Best Country Album – Set This Circus Down
2002 – American Music Awards – Favorite Male Country Artist
2003 – American Music Awards – Favorite Country Male Artist
2003 – Radio Music Awards – Country Male Artist
2003 – American Music Awards – Favorite Country Male Artist
2004 – People’s Choice Awards – Favorite Country Male Artist
2004 – Radio Music Awards – Country Male Artist
2004 – CMA – Single of the Year – “Live Like You Were Dying”
2005 – American Music Awards – Album of the Year -Live Like You Were Dying
2005 – American Music Awards – Best Male Country Artist
2005 – Academy of Country Music – Song of the Year -”Live Like You Were Dying”
2005 – Academy of Country Music – Single of the Year -”Live Like You Were Dying”
2005 – People’s Choice Awards – Favorite Country Male Artist
2005 – Grammy Award – Best Male Country Vocal Performance – “Live Like You Were Dying”
2005 – Country Music Television – Most Inspiring Video – “Live Like You Were Dying”
2006 – People’s Choice Awards – Top Male Performer
2006 – Grammy Award Country – Vocal Collaboration – “Like We Never Loved At All” (with Faith Hill)
2012 – CMA – Musical Event of the Year – “Feel Like a Rock Star” (with Kenny Chesney)
2013 – CMA – Music Video of the Year – “Highway Don’t Care” Tim McGraw with Taylor Swift & Keith Urban
2013 – CMA – Musical Event of the Year – “Highway Don’t Care” Tim McGraw with Taylor Swift & Keith Urban
2014 – People’s Choice Awards – Country Music Icon
2015 – Time – 100 Most Influential People