Lauren Alaina

Lauren Embarks On Journey To Her 18th Birthday

LAUREN ALAINA EMBARKS ON A JOURNEY TO HER 18^TH BIRTHDAY
WITH THE 18-CITY INCH-BY-INCH TOUR IN SUPPORT OF HER
CURRENT SINGLE “EIGHTEEN INCHES” 

PORTION OF LIMITED EDITION TOUR T-SHIRT SALES TO BENEFIT
CHARITIES IN EACH MARKET

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Lauren Alaina will make her way, inch by inch, to her 18^th birthday (Nov 8) when she embarks on an 18-city tour in support of her current single “Eighteen Inches.” Lauren is teaming up with local charities and the Special Olympics to donate a portion of each sale of her limited edition 18-City Inch-By-Inch Tour t-shirt. Lauren is trying to make a difference city-by-city, inch-by-inch.

Fans who cannot make it to one of these shows can still do their part and purchase the limited edition t-shirt from Lauren’s website here.

“Eighteen Inches,” co-written by Carrie Underwood, Kelley Lovelace and Ashley Gorley, has hit the Top 40 on the country singles chart and is steadily rising. 

Twitter hashtag: #18cities

The “EIGHTEEN INCHES” Tour Includes:

DATE                   City                                       Venue                                                 Charity

Sept. 21           Bloomsburg, PA              Bloomsburg Fair                       Special Olympics (local chapter)

Sept. 22           Long Island, NY              Pennysaver Amphitheater            Long Island Military Veterans

Sept. 29           Salem, VA                     Salem Farmer’s Market               Salem Rotary Club

Oct. 4              Atlanta, GA                    Wild Bills                                 Special Olympics (local chapter)

Oct. 5              Dalton, GA                   Northwest GA Convention Ctr. City of Refuge and Family Promise of Dalton

Oct. 9              Akron, OH                    Sultan's Cabaret "Chicks with Picks" Breast Cancer benefit       Akron General Medical Ctr. Muffins for Mammograms                                                                                                                              
Oct. 11             Baton Rouge, LA           Livingston Parrish Fair                  Special Olympics (local chapter)           

Oct. 13             Maryville, TN                Foothills Fall Festival                   Special Olympics (local chapter)

Oct. 15             Visalia, CA                   KJUG Courtyard                          Special Olympics (local chapter)

Oct. 20             Ashburn, VA                 Farmwell Station Middle School       The Nature Nuts Program

Oct. 21             Miami, FL                    Hard Rock Live                            Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital

Oct. 23             Orlando, FL                  Cowboys                                    Special Olympics (local chapter)

Oct. 25             Mobile, AL                   TBD                                            St. Judes

Oct. 27             Raleigh, NC                 City Limits Saloon                        SPCA of Wake County and Johnston County Animal Rescue League                                                                                                                                    

Nov. 2               Ladson, SC                 Coastal Carolina Fair                     Special Olympics (local chapter)

NOV 8               LAUREN ALAINA        18 YEARS OLD

Nov. 9               Jacksonville, FL          Greater Jacksonville Fair                 Special Olympics (local chapter)

Nov. 11             Baltimore, MD            Hippodrome at France-Merrick Perf. Arts Ctr.    Susan G. Komen for the Cure Maryland

Nov. 12              Pittsburgh, PA           TBD                                          Special Olympics (local chapter)

The Mercury Nashville/19 Recordings/Interscope artist  and American Idol Season 10 runner up released her debut album Wildflower and it landed at No. 2 on the Billboard’s Top Country Album chart and an impressive No. 5 on the Billboard Top 200. She became the youngest female artist to debut this high on the Billboard charts since LeAnn Rimes' debut 15 years ago and is the best-selling country female debut since 2006. She landed her first major tour opening for fellow Georgia natives Jason Aldean and Luke Bryan for Aldean’s “My Kinda Party” Arena Tour and has just finished opening for Sugarland’s “In Your Hands” tour.  Alaina has received multiple award nominations this year including two TEEN CHOICE nominations and the CMT Music Awards “USA Weekend Breakthrough Video of the Year” for her top 30 hit “Georgia Peaches.”