{"id":1170,"date":"2019-07-17T18:17:58","date_gmt":"2019-07-17T18:17:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wcsu.wpengine.com\/news-archives\/back-to-college-tour\/"},"modified":"2025-04-08T17:36:26","modified_gmt":"2025-04-08T17:36:26","slug":"back-to-college-tour","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/news-archives\/back-to-college-tour\/","title":{"rendered":"Chase Rice Brings ‘Back To College Tour’ to Connecticut"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\"\"DANBURY, CONN. <\/strong>\u2014 Fresh off the release of his new single, “Whisper,” country music phenomenon Chase Rice<\/a> has announced his takeover of Ives Concert Park on the Western Connecticut State University<\/a> Westside campus, 43 Lake Ave. Extension in Danbury. Rice, who currently is nominated for ACM New Male Vocalist of the Year, brings his \u201cBack To College Tour\u201d to the outdoor venue on Friday, May 6, 2016. <\/strong>The Nashville-based singer and songwriter spent 2015 touring with country music star Kenny Chesney before setting out on his third headlining tour, The JD and Jesus Tour, which sold out numerous venues along the way.<\/p>\n

Rice\u2019s latest song, \u201cWhisper<\/a>,\u201d is the first single off of his forthcoming album, which is slated for release mid-2016. Rice is preparing for the release of his second Columbia Nashville\/Dack Janiels Records album and returning to his roots to play his new music for \u201cthe most discerning crowd there is: college kids.\u201d His most recent album, \u201cIgnite The Night,\u201d charted at No. 1 on Billboard\u2019s Top Country Albums, and No. 3 on the imprint\u2019s all-genre chart; while two singles from the album spiraled to Top 5 positions: \u201cGonna Wanna Tonight\u201d and the Platinum-certified single, \u201cReady Set Roll<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The young country artist tells Rolling Stone<\/a> there\u2019s going to be \u201ca lot more me\u201d and \u201ca lot less girls, trucks and a perfect night. It\u2019s going to have a lot more substance about what I\u2019m singing about.\u201d Three national headlining tours, a coveted opening spot for Kenny Chesney on his 2015 tour and one chart-topping country album later, Rice is ready to showcase a fresh, exciting and more authentic side of himself at the Ives Concert Park on May 6.<\/p>\n

Tickets are on sale at http:\/\/bit.ly\/chasericeemail<\/a> or by phone at (203) 837-TIXX (8499).<\/p>\n

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