Luke Bryan to Play First-Ever Country Music Show at Barclays Center

BROOKLYN (June 2, 2014) – Billboard’s reigning “Top Country Artist” Luke Bryan will play the first-ever country music show at Barclays Center in Brooklyn. The country music superstar will launch the BROOKLYN COUNTRY™ programming franchise at Barclays Center with his “That’s My Kind of Night Tour” on Sunday, September 14 at 7 p.m. Joining Luke Bryan on the Live Nation produced tour will be will be Lee Brice and fellow Georgia singer Cole Swindell.

Tickets will go on sale beginning Friday, June 6 at 10 a.m. and can be purchased online via Ticketmaster by visiting www.barclayscenter.com or www.ticketmaster.com, or by calling 800-745-3000. Tickets will also be available at the American Express Box Office at Barclays Center beginning Saturday, June 7 at noon, if tickets are still available. For information on individual suites, please call 718-BK-SUITE.

“Country music is strengthening its roots in Brooklyn and the timing is right to bring the first country show to Barclays Center,” said Barclays Center CEO Brett Yormark.  “We are excited to launch our BROOKLYN COUNTRY franchise with Luke Bryan, one of country music’s biggest names. This will be a great moment for the borough and just the beginning of what we believe will be a very popular music genre at Barclays Center.”

“We are always excited to connect fans with the artists they love and there is no better time than now to introduce country music to Brooklyn,” said Jason Miller, President of Live Nation New York.  “We are thrilled to have Luke, Lee and Cole be the first of many country artists to play Barclays Center and we look forward to continuing to bring the biggest names in country music to Brooklyn.”

Bryan wrapped 2013 having sold-out all dates on his “Dirt Road Diaries Tour,” performing for 1.3 million fans.

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BROOKLYN COUNTRY™ is an extension of the Brooklyn Show programming franchise of Barclays Center which focuses on country music.

BROOKLYN SHOW™, the concert and major event programming franchise of Barclays Center, is presented by Norwegian Cruise Line.