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5/11 I can't wait! And it's on a Friday!

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Country legend and Southern rock relics to team up for string of weekend shows; 38 Special to open select dates.

Hank Williams Jr. and Lynyrd Skynyrd will co-headline the Rowdy Frynds arena tour, Billboard.com has learned.

Lynyrd Skynyrd
The initial run of shows includes 20 dates, beginning April 11 at the VBCC Arena in Huntsville, Alabama. Other markets include Tampa, Florida; Indianapolis, Baltimore, Nashville, Detroit, Minneapolis, New Orleans, and Atlanta.

Tickets go on sale February 10. 38 Special will open the first 10 shows, and Chris Janson will open the second 10. Williams and Skynyrd will inaugurate their paring via performances on CBS' The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson Sunday and Monday nights.

The two artists teamed up for a brief but successful run several years ago, and Williams' appearance on the VH1 Classics show with Skynyrd last summer revived their synergy.

"When Hank and Skynyrd got back together again, everyone went, 'We need to go out and tour together again and have a good time,"' says Ross Schilling, who manages both acts for Vector Management.

Skynyrd is a notorious road warrior, but Williams' modus operandi the past decade has been to work only 20-25 nights a year in choice markets for top dollar. Williams generally plays only weekends, and on the Frynds tour, all dates are on Friday or Saturday night, save the Wednesday opener in Huntsville.

"We want to maximize fan base so people can come out, have a good time, and not worry about going to work the next morning," says Schilling. Indeed, both Skynyrd and Williams are known for ringing up huge alcohol and beer sales at their shows, holding records in several venues.


Here are the Rowdy Frynds tour dates:

4/11: Huntsville, Ala. (VBCC Arena)

4/13: Tampa, Fla. (St. Pete Times Forum)

4/20: Indianapolis, Ind. (Conseco Fieldhouse)

4/21: Peoria, Ill. (Civic Center)

4/27: Baltimore, Md. (First Mariner Center)

4/28: Raleigh, N.C. (RBC Center)

5/4: Nashville, Tenn. ([censored] Entertainment Center)

5/5: Charleston, W. Va. (Civic Center)

5/11: Dayton, Ohio (Nutter Center)

5/12: Auburn Hills, Mich. (Palace of Auburn Hills)

5/18: Sioux City, Iowa (Gateway Arena)

5/19: Minneapolis, Minn. (Target Center)

5/25: New Orleans (New Orleans Arena)

5/26: Orange Beach, Fla. (Wharf Amphitheater)

6/1: Atlanta, Ga. (Gwinnett Center)

6/2: Greenville, S.C. (Bi-Lo Center)

6/8: University Park, Pa. (Bryce Jordan Center)

6/9: Albany, N.Y. (Times Union Center)

6/15: Louisville, Ky. (Freedom Hall)

6/16: St. Charles, Mo. (Family Arena)


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That will be awsome...Have fun, tell us how it goes...

Thanks. I don't have tickets yet. I think they go on sale the 13th. I just heard about this on the radio, and posted it as soon as I heard it.

I have seen Hank one time, and the best thing is, it was free. A few years back, he and Kid Rock put on a show in Lawrenceburg Indiana. They sang about 10 songs. Good time.

Sounds like a good show but I just wish it wasn't all the way out in Dayton.

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Sounds like a good show but I just wish it wasn't all the way out in Dayton.

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ROAD TRIP.........

It would be worth it. I have seen them both in concert

Sounds like a beer drinkin', hell raisin' good time. Don't forget yer Jack Daniels bottle, son.

Freeeeeeebiiiiirrrrddddd!!!!!