This just in from our pal Woody at Live Nation:

Brad Paisley brings his “American Saturday Night Tour 2009” to the Ford Amphitheatre on Friday, October 16. Dierks Bentley and Jimmy Wayne will round out the bill.

Tickets are $57.75 and $47.75* for Reserved Seats and $29.75* for the Festival Lawn. There is also a Festival Lawn 4-Pack available for $99.00. Tickets will go on sale Saturday, July 11 at 10am exclusively at www.LiveNation.com, Ford Amphitheatre Box Office or charge by phone 877-598-8698.

This article appears in Jul 1-7, 2009.

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