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The Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum will explore the life and ever-growing career of 10-time GRAMMY nominee and CMA Entertainer of the year Eric Church in its newest exhibition, Eric Church: Country Heart, Restless Soul, presented by Gibson. The exhibit will chronicle Church's unique path to stardom, from his early years playing late-night gigs in bars and writing songs in Nashville to his current prominence as one of country music's most authentic voices and revered rule-breakers. The exhibit, which opens July 13 and runs through June 2024, is included with museum admission.
 
Having long eschewed industry norms with a sound and approach uniquely his own, the man praised by The Wall Street Journal as “knowledgeable and respectful of country’s history, but not shackled by it” has held tight to his artistic identity throughout his more than two decades in Nashville, earning a devoted audience and amassing an impressive list of accolades, including 10 Billboard #1 country radio hits and over 50 million units sold across multiple Gold, Platinum and multi-Platinum-certified albums. A revered storyteller, Church has also written or co-written almost all of the songs he has recorded and released. He continues to fill sold-out venues with his raucous live show, as well as challenge his own musical approach with every new level of success he achieves.

“Eric Church has done it his way completely,” said Kyle Young, CEO of the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum. “His steadfast artistic vision and authenticity resonate deeply with audiences, and he continues to serve as an important collaborator and renegade role model for generations of country music artists.”
 
The exhibit will include musical instruments, song manuscripts, stage wear, tour memorabilia, awards, photographs and more from Church’s personal collection. Photos of artifacts featured in the exhibit can be found here. More information about the exhibit can be found on the museum’s website.
 
Examples of items to be displayed include:

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In support of the exhibit’s opening, the museum will host a public program, Writers’ Round: The Songs of Eric Church, featuring Luke Laird, Jeremy Spillman and others, on Saturday, July 15, at 2:30 p.m. in the museum’s Ford Theater. The writers will perform and share the stories behind the songs they have crafted with Church. To reserve tickets to the program or learn more about the exhibit, visit the museum’s website.

The exhibit’s announcement comes ahead of Church’s CMA Fest performance at Nissan Stadium this Saturday, June 10 and the kickoff of The Outsiders Revival Tour on June 22. The first fully outdoor tour of his career will feature a rotating lineup of emerging artists across varying dates, Whiskey Myers, Cody Jinks, Jelly Roll, Ashley McBryde, Koe Wetzel, Lainey Wilson, Midland, Parker McCollum, Travis Tritt, Elle King and Paul Cauthen, plus Jackson Dean, Morgan Wade, Muscadine Bloodline, Shane Smith andamp; The Saints, Hailey Whitters, Ray Wylie Hubbard and The Red Clay Strays.
 

Eric Church 2023 Tour Dates
* denotes festival dates
 
June 10*            Nashville, Tenn. / Nissan Stadium                                                                          
June 16*            Central Point, Ore. / Jackson County Expo                                                            
June 17*            Santa Rosa, Calif. / Sonoma County Fairgrounds                                                  
June 22              Milwaukee, Wisc. / American Family Insurance  Amphitheater                             
June 23              Detroit, Mich. / Pine Knob Music Theatre                                                             
June 24              Cleveland, Ohio / Blossom Music Center                                                               
June 29              Charleston, S.C. / Credit One Stadium                                                                     
June 30              Charleston, S.C. / Credit One Stadium                                                                  
July 1                 Virginia Beach, Va. / Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater                           
July 6                 Toronto, Ontario / Budweiser Stage                                                                          
July 7                 Toronto, Ontario / Budweiser Stage                                                                        
July 8                 Pittsburgh, Pa. / The Pavilion at Star Lake                                                               
July 14               Cincinnati, Ohio / Riverbend Music Center                                                        
July 15               St. Louis, Mo. / Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre                                           
July 21*              Cheyenne, Wyo. / Cheyenne Frontier Days Arena                                          
July 23*              Minot, N.D. / North Dakota State Fairgrounds                                                       
July 27               Rogers, Ark. / Walmart AMP                                                                                  
July 28               Dallas, Texas / Dos Equis Pavilion                                                                          
July 29               Austin, Texas / Germania Insurance Amphitheater                                                
Aug. 4                Raleigh, N.C. / Coastal Credit Union Music Park                                                   
Aug. 5                Bristow, Va. / Jiffy Lube Live                                                                             
Aug. 11              Indianapolis, Ind. / Ruoff Music Center                                                                 
Aug. 12              Chicago, Ill. / Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre                                                     
Aug. 13*             Des Moines, Iowa / Iowa State Fairgrounds                                                          
Aug. 17              Orange Beach, Ala. / The Wharf Amphitheater                                                     
Aug. 18              Orange Beach, Ala. / The Wharf Amphitheater                                                     
Aug. 19              Orange Beach, Ala. / The Wharf Amphitheater                                                       
Aug. 24              Saratoga Springs, N.Y. / Saratoga Performing Arts Center                                     
Aug. 25              Holmdel, N.J. / PNC Bank Arts Center                                                                
Aug. 26              Philadelphia, Pa. / Freedom Mortgage Pavilion                                                    
Sept. 8               Portland, Ore. / RV Inn Style Resorts Amphitheater                                            
Sept. 9               George, Wash. / Gorge Amphitheatre                                                         
Sept. 10             George, Wash. / Gorge Amphitheatre                                                                  
Sept. 15             Albuquerque, N.M. / Isleta Amphitheater                                                           
Sept. 16             Phoenix, Ariz. / Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre                                               
Sept. 21             Atlanta, Ga. / Ameris Bank Amphitheatre                                                           
Sept. 22             Atlanta, Ga. / Ameris Bank Amphitheatre                                                             
Sept. 23             Charlotte, N.C. / PNC Music Pavilion                                                                    
Sept. 24             Charlotte, N.C. / PNC Music Pavilion                                                                    
Sept. 29             West Palm Beach, Fla. / iTHINK Financial Amphitheatre                                     
Sept. 30             Tampa, Fla. / MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre                              
Oct. 7*                Bristol, Tenn. / Bristol Motor Speedway                                                         
Oct. 15*              Sacramento, Calif. / Discovery Park