{"id":61665,"date":"2016-11-17T11:00:28","date_gmt":"2016-11-17T17:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/whisnews21.com\/?p=61665"},"modified":"2016-11-17T11:00:28","modified_gmt":"2016-11-17T17:00:28","slug":"kelsea-ballerini-kicks-off-tour-with-sold-out-shows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whisnews21.com\/index.php\/2016\/11\/17\/kelsea-ballerini-kicks-off-tour-with-sold-out-shows\/","title":{"rendered":"Kelsea Ballerini Kicks-off Tour With Sold-Out Shows"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"kelsea-ballerini003\"Kelsea Ballerini Kicks-off Headlining Tour With Sold-Out Shows<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Kelsea Ballerini kicked off her first ever headlining tour with three sold-out shows over the weekend (11\/10 \u2013 11\/12), proving that The First Time Tour is this winter\u2019s can\u2019t miss country attraction As The First Time Tour gets up to speed, more packed houses are set to greet the Black River Entertainment artist, including newly revealed sold-out dates in New York City and Buffalo, NY, on December 2 and 3 with special guest Jacob Davis. They join the previously-announced sell out in Minneapolis, MN (11\/19) before The First Time Tour continues through December 14 in Houston, TX.<\/p>\n

\"kelseastage\"\u201cThis opening weekend was so surreal! I still can\u2019t believe how loud each crowd was when they sang back all of the words to my songs!\u201d exclaims Ballerini. \u201cTo see the rooms filled with fans that love all the same things I do; lots of glitter, fun and country music, was the best feeling. Every night was more fun then I could have ever imagined!\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Meanwhile, Ballerini\u2019s new single \u201cYeah Boy\u201d is making its way up the Country radio charts, poised to follow in the success of GOLD-certified single \u201cPeter Pan\u201d (Ballerini, Jesse Lee, Forest Glen Whitehead). The song was a historic milestone, making Ballerini the first female artist \u2013 including duos or groups \u2013 to hit #1 on the Billboard Country Airplay chart with her first three singles off a debut album. Simultaneously, the fantasy-themed tune rose to the top spot on Billboard\u2019s Hot Country Songs chart, also making Ballerini the first female artist to score a double #1.<\/p>\n

\"kelsea-ballerini002\"Even more news is on the horizon, as Ballerini contends for Favorite Female Artist \u2013 Country at the fan-voted American Music Awards on November 20, airing live at 8 p.m. ET on ABC. Voting is now open through November 14 at amavote.com. The singer\/songwriter will also perform live during NBC\u2019s 90th annual Macy\u2019s Thanksgiving Day Parade on November 24.<\/p>\n

\"kelsea-ballerini\"Upcoming The First Time Tour Dates:<\/p>\n

11\/17 \u2013 Rosemont, IL \u2013 Joe\u2019s Live ^
\n11\/18 \u2013 Mahnomen, MN \u2013 Shooting Star Casino
\n11\/19 \u2013 Minneapolis, MN \u2013 Mill City Nights ^ (SOLD OUT)
\n12\/02 \u2013 New York City \u2013 Irving Plaza ~ (SOLD OUT)
\n12\/03 \u2013 Buffalo, NY \u2013 Town Ballroom ~ (SOLD OUT)
\n12\/08 \u2013 Los Angeles, CA \u2013 Wiltern Theatre
\n12\/09 \u2013 Las Vegas, NV \u2013 Orleans Casino w\/ special guest Cam
\n12\/10 \u2013 Las Vegas, NV \u2013 Orleans Casino w\/ special guest Cam
\n12\/13 \u2013 Dallas, TX \u2013 House of Blues * (moved from 10\/22)
\n12\/14 \u2013 Houston, TX \u2013 House of Blues * (moved from 10\/21)
\nSpecial guests:
\n^ With Levi Hummon
\n~ With Jacob Davis
\n* With Carly Pearce<\/p>\n

For updated tour dates and information on Kelsea Ballerini\u2019s THE FIRST TIME TOUR and brand new Fan Club visit the newly launched KelseaBallerini.com.<\/p>\n

–\u00a0Photo Credit: David O\u2019Donohue<\/p>\n

– CMTT<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Kelsea Ballerini Kicks-off Headlining Tour With Sold-Out Shows Kelsea Ballerini kicked off her first ever headlining tour with three sold-out shows over the weekend (11\/10 \u2013 11\/12), proving that The First Time Tour is this winter\u2019s can\u2019t miss country attraction As The First Time Tour gets up to speed, more packed houses are set to greet the Black River Entertainment artist, including newly revealed sold-out dates in New York City and Buffalo, NY, on December 2 and 3 with special guest Jacob Davis. They join the previously-announced sell out in<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":61666,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/whisnews21.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61665"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/whisnews21.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/whisnews21.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whisnews21.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whisnews21.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=61665"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/whisnews21.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61665\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whisnews21.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/61666"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/whisnews21.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=61665"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whisnews21.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=61665"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whisnews21.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=61665"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}