Stars of CMT’s “Nashville” Extend 2017 Concert Tour to Include Dates in the U.S.

Clare Bowen, Chris Carmack, Charles Esten and Jonathan Jackson to Play 11 US Dates in July and August

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Stars of the hit CMT series “Nashville” will embark on a fourth U.S. concert tour this summer, playing 11 shows in July and August. The U.S. tour comes on the heels of a highly successful 10-show international tour that has sold out multiple concerts in the UK and Ireland.

All shows go on sale Friday, May 5, except for Vienna, Virginia which is on sale now and Atlanta, Georgia which will go on sale in early June. A limited number of VIP Packages including cast meet-and-greets will be available for all shows.

Launching July 23 in Orlando, Florida, the tour is set to feature cast members Clare Bowen, Chris Carmack, Charles Esten, and Jonathan Jackson. Esten was just announced as the host of the upcoming "2017 CMT Music Awards." Tour stops will feature songs from the series as well as the artists’ original material.

For more information, visit http://www.opry.com/nashvilletour.

July 23                 Orlando, Florida                Hard Rock Live                                  

July 25                 Clearwater, Florida           Ruth Eckerd Hall                                

July 26                 Atlanta, Georgia               Chastain Park Amphitheatre              

July 28                 Grand Prairie, Texas       Verizon Theatre                       

July 29                 Robinsonville, Mississippi      Horseshoe Tunica                  

July 30                 Huber Heights, Ohio     Rose Music Center at The Heights     

Aug. 1                   Vienna, Virginia                  Wolf Trap for the Performing Arts    

Aug. 2                   Raleigh, North Carolina                The Red Hat Amphitheater                 

Aug. 4                   Richmond, Virginia            Innsbrook After Hours          

Aug. 5                   Brooklyn, New York             Coney Island Amphitheater    

Aug. 6                   Atlantic City, New Jersey         Borgata Spa & Resort Event Center

The tour is produced by Opry Entertainment.

The second half of Season 5 of “Nashville” is set to premiere on CMT on Thursday, June 1 at 9 p.m. ET/PT, with Season 6 of the series scheduled to begin airing in early 2018. Hulu will continue to bring “Nashville” fans their favorite series 24/7 by making all episodes available to stream just one-day after they air on CMT. Fans can catch up on all past episodes of the series now, only on Hulu.

“Nashville” airs in 225 territories worldwide, including the United Kingdom. In its fifth season in the U.S., the series has been a record-breaker for CMT, where episodes have become the network’s most-watched original series telecasts ever. Since its debut, the show has inspired multiple “Music of Nashville” soundtracks as well as a Christmas album, collectively selling more than a million soundtracks and millions more single tracks to date.

About “Nashville”

Now in its fifth season, the fan-favorite hit series “Nashville” is set against the backdrop of the city’s music scene and follows the lives of country music superstars as well as the up-and-coming performers and songwriters trying to get ahead in the business. Music City can mean so many things to different people. In “Nashville,” musicians and songwriters are at the heart of the storm, driven by their own ambitions. Some are fueled by their creativity and passion for fame. Others struggle to cope with the pressures of success and are doing everything in their power to stay on top.

“Nashville” stars Hayden Panettiere as Juliette Barnes, Clare Bowen as Scarlett O’Connor, Chris Carmack as Will Lexington, Charles Esten as Deacon Claybourne, Jonathan Jackson as Avery Barkley, Sam Palladio as Gunnar Scott, Maisy Stella as Daphne Conrad, and Lennon Stella as Maddie Conrad. In addition, this season features Joseph David-Jones as Clay, Rhiannon Giddens as Hallie Jordan, Jeff Nording as Brad Maitland, and Cameron Scoggins as Zach Welles, as well as Rachel Bilson and Kaitlin Doubleday. “Nashville” is executive produced by Marshall Herskovitz and Ed Zwick, Callie Khouri and Steve Buchanan.

About Opry Entertainment

Opry Entertainment®, a division of Ryman Hospitality Properties (NYSE: RHP), is a producer of multi-media entertainment experiences with primary interests in location-based entertainment and television and stage production. Based in Nashville, Tennessee, its core business segments include the world-famous Grand Ole Opry®, the historic Ryman Auditorium®, and legendary radio station 650 AM-WSM.

About CMT

CMT, a unit of Viacom Inc. (NASDAQ: VIA, VIAB), is the leading television and digital authority on country music and entertainment, reaching more than 92 million homes in the U.S. CMT, CMT.com and CMT Radio offer an unparalleled mix of music, news, live concerts and series and are the top resource for country music on demand. The network’s digital platforms include the 24-hour music channel, CMT Music, CMT App, CMT Mobile and CMT VOD.

About Lionsgate

Lionsgate (NYSE: LGF.A, LGF.B) is a vertically integrated next generation global content leader with a diversified presence in motion picture production and distribution, television programming and syndication, premium pay television networks, home entertainment, global distribution and sales, interactive ventures and games and location-based entertainment.

With the acquisition of Starz, Lionsgate adds to its portfolio of businesses the flagship STARZ premium pay network serving 24.3 million subscribers and the STARZ ENCORE platform with 31 million subscribers. The combined company will operate five over-the-top (OTT) streaming services and the STARZ app delivering content directly to consumers.

The Company’s feature film business spans eight labels and includes the blockbuster The Hunger Games franchise, the Now You See Me series, the box office smash La La Land, which won six Academy Awards®, the hit franchise sequel John Wick: Chapter Two, double Oscar winner Hacksaw Ridge, Tyler Perry’s Boo! A Madea Halloween, The Shack, Saban’s Power Rangers, CBS Films/Lionsgate’s Hell or High Water, Roadside Attractions' critically-acclaimed Manchester by the Sea, Codeblack Films’ breakout concert film Kevin Hart: Let Me Explain and Pantelion Films’ Instructions Not Included, the highest-grossing Spanish-language film ever released in the U.S.

One of the largest independent television businesses in the world, Lionsgate’s slate of premium quality series encompasses nearly 90 shows on more than 40 different networks. These include the ground-breaking Orange is the New Black, the fan favorite Nashville, the syndication success The Wendy Williams Show, the hit drama The Royals, the acclaimed Casual, the breakout success Greenleaf, the network reality shows Kicking & Screaming and the eagerly-anticipated Candy Crush, and hit STARZ series including Outlander, Black Sails, Survivor’s Remorse and Power, the second highest-rated premium pay television series of 2016.

Lionsgate's home entertainment business is an industry leader in box office-to-DVD and box office-to-VOD revenue conversion rates. Lionsgate handles a prestigious and prolific library of more than 16,000 motion picture and television titles that is an important source of recurring revenue and serves as a foundation for the growth of the Company's core businesses. The Lionsgate, Summit Entertainment and Starz brands are synonymous with original, daring, quality entertainment in markets around the world. www.lionsgate.com

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