DIERKS BENTLEY REVEALS DETAILS FOR NASHVILLE KICKOFF OF NATIONWIDE "MILES & MUSIC FOR KIDS" BENEFIT SERIES

DARIUS RUCKER, ERIC CHURCH AND MORE TO JOIN BENTLEY AT RIVERFRONT PARK
 
First Tickets Go On Sale Fri., Aug. 15 

Dierks Bentley will host his fourth annual "Miles & Music for Kids" celebrity motorcycle ride and concert on Sunday, Oct. 11 in Nashville.  Sponsored by Nationwide Insurance, all proceeds from the event will benefit the Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt, a Children's Miracle Network Hospital.

The hour-long ride will weave through beautiful Williamson County and end at Riverfront Park in downtown Nashville with a concert featuring Bentley and special guests including his label-mates Darius Rucker and Eric Church.  More artists will be announced in the coming weeks.  

"This has always been a pretty special deal, and then last year my daughter was born at Vanderbilt the same day as our event and that really put things in perspective for me," says Bentley.  "It's cool that guys like Darius and Eric are willing to come out and help us raise some money, so that our community can continue to benefit from the hospital's services."

Tickets for the family-friendly event go on sale on Fri., Aug. 15 through Ticketmaster. Tickets for the ride, concert and commemorative T-shirt are $50, or those looking to attend the concert only can purchase tickets for $20. Special VIP packages are also available. 

This year, Bentley has joined forces with Nationwide Insurance, CMT ONE COUNTRY and the Children's Miracle Network to expand the successful "Miles & Music for Kids" event to six cities across the country in 2009 and 2010, with all proceeds benefiting Children's Miracle Network hospitals in those areas.  In the three previous years, "Miles & Music for Kids" has raised over $500,000 for Children's Hospital.

For the latest news and ongoing artist announcements, visit www.dierks.com.

Dierks will be performing at the 2nd Annual Halfway to Hazard Charity Trail Ride, a two-day fundraiser trail ride and outdoor concert taking place August 22-23. Other special guests scheduled to perform include Tim McGraw, Keith Anderson, Danielle Peck, James Otto and more! Tickets to the concert are just $10 each or $20 per carload. For more information about the event and registration, click HERE.

TOP 20 COUNTRY COUNTDOWDierks will be appearing as a special guest on this weekend's Top 20 Country Countdown, along with tourmates Brad Paisley and Jimmy Wayne. Catch the Top 20 Country Countdown on GAC at any of the following times:

Friday at 8PM EST
Saturday at 10AM EST
Saturday at 5:30PM EST
Sunday at 1PM EST
Monday at 10AM EST

Click HERE to read more.

Dierks is playing a free concert at The Tabernacle in Atlanta, GA on August 18. You can enter to win free tickets beginning July 28 at SamsungSummerKrush.com with the code BENTLEY.

Dierks Bentley at Samsung AT&T Summer Krush
August 18, 2009
Atlanta, GA
The Tabernacle
152 Luckie Street NW, Atlanta, GA 30303
Doors at 8pm

Grab your Dierks Bentley Ringtones!

Text the song keyword to 21453 (Veriszon customers 48000) to grab your ringtone!

Song - Keyword
Feel That Fire - DB1
Sideways - DB2
I Wanna Make You Close Your Eyes - DB3

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Must be 18 or older or 13+ with parental permission.

Wanna win backstage passes to meet Dierks??

Enter the Feel That Fire Karaoke Contest for your chance!

Running 7/14 through 7/28 at 3p.m., you can enter to win. All you need to do is record your version of one of five of Dierks' songs. Get your recordings in today!

Grand Prize Winner:
-Two tickets to a 2009 US or Canada Dierks Bentley Event
-Travel and accomodation for winner and a companion
-Backstage meet and greet
-Autographed Dierks merch

Second Prize
-Dierks Gift Bag

Third Prize
-Dierks Gift Bag

Happy singing!

DIERKS BENTLEY GETS INTIMATE WITH HOT NEW SINGLE "I WANNA MAKE YOU CLOSE YOUR EYES"

Critically Acclaimed Album FEEL THAT FIRE Has Already
Produced Two Consecutive No. One Hits

Dierks gets intimate with the release of the Conway-esque ballad "I Wanna Make You Close Your Eyes."  The track shipped to country radio this week and goes for official adds on July 27.

Bentley says the romantic song "can't be more intimate, more one-on-one, man-to- woman if you tried." He adds, "One of the best compliments I can get is when a guy comes up to me and says that one of my songs helped him out at home...maybe helped him smooth something over with his girlfriend or wife.  That's the goal with this one."

The Boston Globe chose this track as the album's ESSENTIAL calling the it "boldly intimate" and "as sexy and romantic a song about commitment and a sense of home as you'll hear this year."  The New York Times followed calling the ballad "a slow smolderer in the vein of his 2005 hit 'Come A Little Closer.'"

The new single follows on the heels of back-to-back multi-week No. one hits with "Feel That Fire" and "Sideways."   Bentley is currently on Brad Paisley's "American Saturday Night" tour.   For a full list of tour dates and appearances, visit www.dierks.com.

 

 
COUNTRY MUSIC STAR DIERKS BENTLEY RETURNS TO NO. ONE WITH SUMMER SMASH "SIDEWAYS"

Bentley Chases Superstar Keith Urban for Most Radio Spins By A Male Artist This Year

Multi-platinum country music star Dierks Bentley's summer party anthem "Sideways" overtakes the No. one spot this week on Billboard's Country Singles Chart.  "Sideways" is the award-winning vocalist's second consecutive No. one hit off his white-hot No. one album FEEL THAT FIRE.  It also marks his seventh career No. one hit.

"We've been kicking our show off with 'Sideways' and it gets the party started quickly! Thanks to all the fans that have fun, get wild and a little 'sideways' during our show because we feed off of that energy," says Bentley.  "I can't wait for the No. one party for this one! I always said that this song would sound best blasting through boat speakers. We might just need to celebrate out at Party Cove!" 

According to Country Aircheck's mid-year airplay report, Bentley trails only megastar Keith Urban as the most played male artist on country radio so far this year. Bentley's undeniable appeal has garnered the attention of national media outlets withMSN's prediction that Bentley is "poised to reach country's most elite level," and this weekForbes named Bentley to its Top 10 list of "Next Breakout Stars" based on likeability and awareness.  

Bentley recently performed "Sideways" on The Ellen Degeneres Show, The Bonnie Hunt Show, Late Night with Jimmy Fallon and the CMT Music Awards.   The Phoenix-native is currently crisscrossing the country with Brad Paisley on his "American Saturday Night" tour. For upcoming appearances and tour dates, visit www.dierks.com. 

Hey everybody, we are excited to announce that www.dierks.com will be switching to a new website company. We will miss all of our good friends at Echo, but look forward to this exciting opportunity and teaming up with another great company.

Soon you guys will see a new look at www.dierks.com. This site is a work in progress because we want YOU to help build it. Over the coming weeks we will be asking for YOUR feedback on what's important and for any suggestions YOUmay have. Our goal is for the end result to be the most interactive, user-friendly site it can be.

This change will also bring with it a new fan club company named Artist Arena. We will introduce them properly soon, but in the meantime know that it is safe to buy fan club presale tickets through them. Presale tickets will be available for three shows tomorrow, June 25th at 10:00am local venue time. Tickets are limited and available on a first come, first serve basis. 

8/8/09 - Verizon Wireless Amphitheater (Indianapolis, IN) *
9/4/09 - Alfond Arena (Orono, ME) **
9/11/09 - Woodlands Pavilion (Houston, TX) *
*Opening for Brad Paisley
**Dierks Headlining Show

To purchase presale tickets please go to https://tixx1.artistarena.com/dierksbentley

You will need - Username: dierks / Password: bentley

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Dierks made the cut for the final nominees .. you voted .. now it’s time to tune in and see if your votes put him on top! The CMT Music Awards premiere TONIGHT on CMT at 8 p.m. ET! Tune in to the awards to see if Dierks Bentley’s video will take home the award! Read more!

Dierks is nominated for: CMT Performance of The Year - “Country Boy” with Alan Jackson, George Strait, and Brad Paisley from CMT GIANTS: ALAN JACKSON.

Dierks needs your help!

Dierks Bentley has the chance to take home a CMT Music Award this year! CMT Performance of The Year - “Country Boy” with Alan Jackson, George Strait, and Brad Paisley from CMT GIANTS: ALAN JACKSON.

Going to CMA Music Festival and wanna win big for showing your Dierks support? Make a “Vote Dierks” shirt for CMA Music Festival!

Here's what to do:
1. Click on this link: http://www.crowdsurf.net/dierks/VOTEDIERKS.jpg
2. Right click the image and save to your computer
3. Print out the image on iron-on printer paper (grab it at Wal-Mart or local drugstore)
4. Iron your new “Vote Dierks” decal onto a t-shirt (the brighter the better!)
5. Get caught wearing your “Vote Dierks” shirt during CMA Music Festival

Follow @dierksbentley on Twitter to get all the latest updates! Dierks will be giving clues through his tweets as to what areas of the fest his spotters might be looking throughout the weekend. Have updates sent directly to your phone and be the first to know and get noticed!

If you're spotted by our highly trained eyes, you will have the chance to win an autographed Dierks item!

Our spotters will be on 2nd Avenue in Downtown Nashville Saturday @ 2:30pm. Be the first to show up with your “Vote Dierks” Tee and look for our spotter holding a “Have you voted?” sign to win! It’s first come first served on prizes so show up and get spotted!

* You must be 13+ to enter. Winner will be responsible for their own transportation, lodging, and meals. By entering you agree to these terms and conditions.