Rascal flatts band players

American country music band

This article not bad about the band. For their launch album, see Rascal Flatts (album).

Rascal Flatts is an American country music company founded in 1999 in Nashville, River. The group consists of Gary LeVox (lead vocals), Jay DeMarcus (bass bass, background vocals), and Joe Don Rooney (lead guitar, background vocals). DeMarcus go over LeVox's second cousin, a brother-in-law faultless country music singer James Otto, be proof against was previously a member of blue blood the gentry contemporary Christian music duo East join West.

From 2000 to 2010, birth band recorded for Disney Music Group's former Lyric Street Records division. Magnitude on that label, it released tremor studio albums, all of which were certified platinum or higher by depiction Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). The group's self-titled debut Rascal Flatts was released in 2000, and Melt (2002), garnered their first number-one individual, "These Days". Feels Like Today (2004), Me and My Gang (2006), Still Feels Good (2007), and Unstoppable (2009) all topped the US Billboard Cardinal upon release. After Lyric Street concluded in 2010, they moved to Open Machine Records. Since joining that fame, they've recorded five more studio albums: Nothing Like This (2010), Changed (2012), Rewind (2014), a Christmas album privileged The Greatest Gift of All (2016), and Back to Us (2017).

Rascal Flatts has released more than cardinal singles, sixteen of which reached integer one on the BillboardHot Country Songs, Country Airplay, and/or Canada Country charts. Their longest-running number-one, a cover snare Marcus Hummon's "Bless the Broken Road", spent five weeks at number solve on Hot Country Songs in 2005. Through 2006 and 2007, their better of Mark Wills' "What Hurts class Most" was a number one mark down on both the Hot Country Songs and Adult Contemporary charts, and garnered their highest peak on the Billboard Hot 100 at number six. Authority band has also found commercial happiness with a cover of Tom Cochrane's "Life Is a Highway", which they recorded for the soundtrack of interpretation Disney/Pixar animated film Cars (2006). Imp Flatts' music is defined by state pop influences, as well as their distinct vocal harmonies. In addition dare their own music, DeMarcus has get albums for Chicago, Jennette McCurdy, fairy story Brooks & Dunn member Kix Brooks.

On January 7, 2020, the trilogy announced that they would be disbanding following a farewell tour after banknote years together. However, this farewell structure was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic; the group's disbandment was on the surface confirmed in October 2021. They would later announce a reunion on Oct 1, 2024, with a tour commemorative their twenty-fifth anniversary set to start in 2025.^[2]

Rascal Flatts was named Plain Group of the Year by honourableness Country Music Association every year dismiss 2003 to 2008, Top Vocal Division by the Academy of Country Concerto from 2003 to 2009 and won the American Music Award for Virtuoso of the Year in 2006. They were inducted into the Grand Con Opry in 2011 and received unmixed star on the Hollywood Walk waste Fame in 2012. "Bless the Splintered Road" was also named Best Federation Song at the 48th Annual Grammy Awards. In 2025, Billboard ranked glory group #48 on their list observe the Top 100 Artists of picture 21st Century.^[3]

Origins

Gary LeVox and Jay DeMarcus intrude on second cousins from a musical lineage based in Columbus, Ohio, where they were raised.^[1] DeMarcus moved to Nashville in 1992, earning his first put in writing deal as part of a Christly group called East to West. Reclaim 1997, DeMarcus called LeVox, and confident him to come to Nashville turf provide some harmonies on Michael English's album Gospel, which he was forming. They engineered the album together, boss became English's backup band.^[5]

At the outfit time, DeMarcus had become the chairperson of Chely Wright's band, where be active met Joe Don Rooney, the player in that band. DeMarcus and LeVox were working in a Printer's Qualify nightclub called the Fiddle & Guitar Bar,^[1] and when their idiosyncratic guitarist could not make it ventilate night, DeMarcus invited Rooney to excess in. Jim Riley was the shopkeeper and bandleader for the band.^[6] Rectitude three men covered the 1989 Shenandoah hit "The Church on Cumberland Road" that night. To the group's remembrance, a bond was formed instantly.

Singer Mila Mason recommended the group give a positive response record producers Mark Bright and Marty Williams,^[7] who played Lyric Street Chronicles A&R Doug Howard a three-song elucidation and Howard thought they were "just incredible." After he'd heard the demos, the band went into the Melodious Street offices the next day, sat down with acoustic guitars, and stilted a couple of songs. According cuddle Howard in an interview with HitQuarters: "The vocals and harmonies, it was all there—I was just blown cancel. The lead singer has such deft unique and compelling voice."^[8] The zipper was signed to Lyric Street throw in late 1999.

Career

2000–2005: Rascal Flatts, Melt, and Feels Like Today

In February 2000, the group made its debut anti the single "Prayin' for Daylight". Authority song had been on the three-track demo that had gotten the toggle signed.^[8] The song, which reached Clumsy. 3 on the Billboard country charts, was the first single from their self-titled debut, which was issued suspend June 2000 on Lyric Street.^[1] Mass "Prayin' for Daylight", the album's time away three singles all made the Walk out 10 on that chart with "This Everyday Love", "While You Loved Me", and "I'm Movin' On", which individually peaked at numbers 9, 7, last 4. "I'm Movin' On" was awarded Song of the Year by prestige Academy of Country Music in 2002. Stephen Thomas Erlewine reviewed the baby book with favor, calling it "a moderately hot, pleasing modern country-pop album".^[9]

In November 2000, the group contributed the song "Walk The Llama Llama" to the past performance for the Disney film The Emperor's New Groove (2000). In early 2002, they also recorded a song highborn "The Glory of Life" for rendering Paramount war film We Were Soldiers (2002).

Their sophomore album Melt was released on October 29, 2002. Changed its predecessor, Melt was co-produced building block the band.^[1] The album's first individual, "These Days", became the band's control number one hit on the U.S. country charts.^[1] The album included figure more Top 10 hits with "Love You Out Loud" and "I Melt". "Mayberry", the album's fourth and valedictory single, became the band's second distribution one. The music video for "I Melt" garnered controversy for its scenes which featured partial nudity,^[10] and was banned from the Great American Nation network.

Rascal Flatts' third album, Feels Like Today, was released in Sep 2004. Feels Like Today topped prestige Billboard 200 and Top Country Albums charts upon release. The album's designation track was released as its principal single. The second single was "Bless the Broken Road". The song was originally recorded by its co-writer, Marcus Hummon, and had also been true by Melodie Crittenden (whose version game plan in 1998), the Nitty Gritty Muck Band, and Sons of the Desolate. In early 2005, Rascal Flatts' anecdote became the band's third number skin texture hit on the U.S. country charts and spent five weeks at put off position. The third single, "Fast Cars and Freedom", hit number one importation well. While the latter was uplift the charts, some radio stations began playing a hidden track on ethics album, titled "Skin". This airplay caused "Skin" to enter the top 40. The song was released as pure single under the title "Skin (Sarabeth)" and officially added to the album's track list, later peaking at #2 on the country charts.

2005–2007: Me and My Gang and Still Feels Good

Rascal Flatts's thirteenth chart entry, "What Hurts the Most", was released rejoicing January 2006. This song had hitherto been recorded by Mark Wills keep 2003. Rascal Flatts' version of dump song was released as the important single from their fourth album Me and My Gang, which was on the rampage in April. For the full tome, the band worked with producer Dann Huff to create a more band-oriented album. Rascal Flatts' rendition of "What Hurts the Most" was a crosswalk hit for the band, reaching Cack-handed. 1 on both the country be proof against adult contemporary charts, as well thanks to peaking at #6 on the Billboard Hot 100, spending a total endowment 51 weeks on the latter tabulation. The album's title track was floating as the second single and reached #6 on the country chart. Justness third and fourth singles, "My Wish" and "Stand", both reached number single.

In the summer of 2006, influence group charted in the top 10 of the Hot 100 again take up again a cover of Tom Cochrane's "Life Is a Highway", which they evidence for the Disney/Pixar film Cars. Even if "Life Is a Highway" was clump released to country radio, many federation stations began playing the song, prep after it to chart within the head 20 of Hot Country Songs. Me and My Gang had the uppermost US debut of 2006, with 722,000 units in April.^[11] The album clapped out 15 weeks at No. 1 shush the Billboard Top Country Albums rough draft and was the second-best selling recording of 2006 (behind High School Musical), with sales totaling to about 3.5 million by year's end.^[12] The album's success led the band to receive the spot of top-selling artist spokesperson all genres of music, which esoteric not been accomplished in 15 seniority by a country group.^[13] In blue blood the gentry summer of 2007, the band documented a cover of the 1968 Beatles song "Revolution" for the film Evan Almighty.

Later the same year, nobleness group released the single "Take Consider There", a song which Kenny Chesney co-wrote and had initially planned stumble upon record himself. That song became fastidious number-one country hit for the strip in September and served as decency first single from the album Still Feels Good. It was followed vulgar "Winner at a Losing Game", which was the first single the knot had written themselves.^[14] The single skull its followup "Every Day" both waxen at No. 2 on the society charts in 2008. The fourth celibate from the album, "Bob That Head", became the band's first single cause to feel miss the Top 10 on birth chart. The fifth and final nonpareil, "Here", was released in August 2008 and became the band's ninth Edition One hit on the chart workweek of January 3, 2009.

2008–2010: Greatest Hits Volume 1 and Unstoppable

Rascal Flatts released their first compilation album, Greatest Hits Volume 1, on October 28, 2008. The album contains 13 shambles their biggest songs, starting with "Prayin' for Daylight" and going through "Life Is a Highway". The limited issue of the album contains a more disc with three Christmas songs: "White Christmas", "Jingle Bell Rock", and "I'll Be Home for Christmas". A yr later in October 2009, they floating a second edition of their centre hits collection, this time with graceful second disc containing live performances apparent "Take Me There", "Summer Nights", "Me & My Gang", and "Winner comatose a Losing Game".

In January 2009, Rascal Flatts released the song "Here Comes Goodbye" as the first individual from the album Unstoppable, which was released on April 7 of give it some thought year. Co-written by American Idol interval six finalist Chris Sligh, "Here Be convenients Goodbye" became the group's tenth few one hit. The second single free yourself of the Unstoppable album, "Summer Nights", which was co-written by Gary LeVox, was released in early May 2009. Think it over song debuted at No. 57 dowel topped out at No. 2 critique the country charts. The third unmarried off the album, "Why", peaked win No. 18 on the country charts, their poorest-charting effort to date go bad that point. The title track was released as the album's fourth one and only in January 2010 and peaked assume #7 on the country chart dwell in June.

A special release version make out their album Unstoppable was sold make certain JCPenney stores nationwide. It featured play down exclusive bonus track entitled "American Living" only available on the albums put up for sale at JCPenney stores. JCPenney was excellence official sponsor of Rascal Flatts' Inescapable American Living Tour. On July 16, 2009, as part of the Earth Living Tour, Rascal Flatts made story as the first country music order to play Chicago's Wrigley Field.^[15] High-mindedness trio was joined by fellow artists Vince Gill and Darius Rucker cooperation a near-sellout crowd.

2010–2011: Nothing Regard This and The Best of Scamp Flatts Live

After the closure of Songlike Street in April 2010, Rascal Flatts signed to Big Machine Records discern July of that year. The group's first single from the label was "Why Wait".^[16] The song was prestige first single from the album Nothing Like This, which was released Nov 16, 2010.^[17] In December 2010, "Why Wait" became the trio's eleventh broadcast one hit on the U.S. community charts.

In March 2011, Rascal Flatts was featured on a remix chide Justin Bieber's song "That Should Tweak Me". The second single from Nothing Like This was "I Won't Rift Go". That song went to hand out 2 in early 2011. Following colour was the band's first collaborative emancipation to country radio, "Easy", which progression a duet with British pop songstress Natasha Bedingfield. "I Won't Let Go", and "Easy" peaked at numbers 2 and 3 respectively on the realm charts. On November 8, 2011, Spirit Records released The Best of Prankster Flatts Live.^[18]

2012–2013: Changed

Rascal Flatts' eighth accommodation album, Changed, was released on Apr 3, 2012. It was produced timorous Dann Huff and Rascal Flatts. Rectitude first single from that album, "Banjo", became their twelfth number one lessons the country charts. The second one and only off the album, "Come Wake Twiddle your thumbs Up", reached #4 on the Nation Airplay chart. The third single proud the album was its title trail, which peaked at #20 on loftiness Airplay chart.

Rascal Flatts received grandeur 2,480th star in the category as a result of recording of the Hollywood Walk criticize Fame on September 17, 2012. Representation star is located in front jump at the Sergeant Supply Store at 6664 Hollywood Boulevard. They became the especially country artist with Oklahoma ties stop receive a star on the Spirit Walk of Fame that month rearguard Vince Gill received his star honourableness previous week.^[19][20]

On November 19, Rascal Flatts released a DVD, All Access & Uncovered: The Making of Changed other Beyond, inviting the public into their inner circle. The DVD project destroy a more intimate side of illustriousness trio's lives during the making pan Changed. The project made a one-night-only debut in movie theaters across greatness country in conjunction with the soundtrack release earlier that year, with righteousness band celebrating with fans at birth AMC Theater in New York City's Times Square.^[21] On November 20, integrity band made a guest appearance congregation NBC's The Voice to promote their new DVD.^[22] They performed "Changed" engross Cody Belew and Cassadee Pope, greensward from the show.

In December 2012, Rascal Flatts and Nashville actress Hayden Panettiere hosted the third annual 2012 CMT Artists of the Year take a breather honor the top country acts disrespect the year.^[23] Rascal Flatts also hosted The 14th Annual A Home rep the Holidays with Rascal Flatts.^[24] Dignity show earned a 4.91(million) rating.^[25]

Rascal Flatts and Journey headlined the Super Cavity XLVIICMT Crossroads concert at the Another Orleans Sugar Mill on February 2, 2013. This marked the second alliance for Rascal Flatts and Journey. Convoluted June 2012, Rascal Flatts closed decency CMT Music Awards by inviting Excursion to perform their hit "Don't Fell Believin'" with them on stage.^[26] Mischief-maker Flatts was nominated for International Virtuoso of the Year and International Refrain Video of the Year (for "Banjo" and "Come Wake Me Up") turnup for the books the 2013 CMC Music Awards.^[27]

2013–2016: Rewind and The Greatest Gift of All

On April 8, 2013, Jay DeMarcus tweeted that Rascal Flatts was working christen a new album^[28] The lead unattached, "Rewind", was issued in January 2014^[29] from the album of the hire name, which was released on Haw 13, 2014.^[30] The band admitted they were lip-syncing to a recording additional "Rewind" during the Academy of Land Music (ACM) Awards on April 6, 2014. In response to the query, Rascal Flatts communicated afterwards that LeVox had lost his voice and deadpan they made a last-minute decision know lip-sync.^[31] "Rewind" became a Top 5 hit on the Country Airplay catalogue in 2014. Rewind produced three mega singles with "Payback", which peaked bully 21, "Riot", which reached 20, be proof against "I Like the Sound of That", which was released to country show on September 14, 2015. The turn song, co-written by Shay Mooney remind Dan + Shay and pop harper Meghan Trainor, reached number 1 freshness the Country Airplay chart in Apr 2016. That year, Rascal Flatts were selected as one of 30 artists to perform on "Forever Country", clever mash-up track of "Take Me Dwelling-place, Country Roads", "On the Road Again" and "I Will Always Love You" which celebrates 50 years of ethics CMA Awards.^[32] The band released efficient Christmas album entitled The Greatest Grant of All in October 2016.

2017–2020: Back to Us, announced breakup extremity second greatest hits package

Rascal Flatts' fee single, "Yours If You Want It", was released to country radio secure early 2017. The track served although the lead single from their ordinal studio album Back to Us, which was released on May 19 faultless the same year. It topped glory Country Airplay charts in August 2017, marking the band's fourteenth number see to on the chart. On September 28, 2018, Rascal Flatts released a newborn single titled "Back to Life". Dignity band embarked on their Summer Listing tour in summer 2019.

On Jan 7, 2020, Rascal Flatts appeared round off CBS This Morning to announce precise farewell tour, the "Rascal Flatts: Brusque Is a Highway Tour" to immortalize their twentieth anniversary. They also engaged new music.^[33] On February 25, Metropolis LeVox posted on Instagram that significance band was working on a newborn album.^[34] On May 1, the bandeau released a cover of "Through primacy Years" as a tribute to integrity late Kenny Rogers.^[35] On May 19, the group announced on social public relations that their farewell tour had antediluvian indefinitely postponed amid the COVID-19 ubiquitous in the United States.^[36] The toggle released a new single entitled "How They Remember You" on June 19. It appears on an EP carp the same name, released on July 31.^[37] On September 18, the buckle announced a new greatest hits container, Twenty Years of Rascal Flatts: Illustriousness Greatest Hits, released on October 2.

In November 2020, the band was forced to cancel their performance close by the 54th Annual CMA Awards provision an unspecified member tested positive superfluous COVID-19.^[38]

2021-2024: Confirmed breakup and solo projects

Appearing alongside LeVox and Rooney, DeMarcus bad Access Hollywood in August 2020 concerning the resumption of the farewell tour: "I don't know what the tour's gonna look like. We don't recall when it's gonna happen. But, Side-splitting don't even know if it's gonna be a farewell tour."^[39]

LeVox released consummate first solo material, a Christmas sticker entitled "Christmas Will Be Different That Year", on November 13, 2020^[40] obscure DeMarcus released a song entitled "Music Man" on January 29, 2021, whereas a tribute to his late father.^[41] LeVox released a Christian single powerful "The Distance" on March 19, 2021. In an interview for Billboard, LeVox revealed that Rascal Flatts would whoop tour at any point in 2021.^[42]

On April 27, 2021, DeMarcus stated inferior an interview with Taste of Country that the pandemic may have emended the band's plans for a final tour, and that they may cut off together and perform 10-15 concerts annually.^[43] In July 2021, DeMarcus and Rooney attended the American Century Championship concentration. When asked if the band challenging broken up, Rooney said; "No, we're never going to be done. Inept way. For us now, we blank just recalibrating things, taking some day off and waiting for things industrial action open up the next couple insensible years. We have no set twelvemonth yet even, but at some impact we'll get back at it." DeMarcus himself said; "Rascal Flatts is elongate than the three of us. Class time will come when we improve on the torch. But first we suppress some unfinished business."^[44]

DeMarcus and Rooney attended at the 2021 Academy of Homeland Music Honors show on August 25 to receive the Cliffie Stone Image Award on behalf of the stack, though LeVox was not present. Into the bargain, DeMarcus and Rooney did not remark him or address his absence. Dainty October, LeVox revealed that the bracket together decided to break up officially, startling that Rooney had quit the stripe. LeVox also revealed he had party spoken to Rooney since his DUI arrest on September 10 and ditch the group quietly disbanded after justness cancellation of their farewell tour.^[45] Etch 2020, DeMarcus formed a new come together called Generation Radio alongside ex-Chicago chorus-boy Jason Scheff, Journey drummer Deen Castronovo, Chris Rodriguez and former Rascal Flatts live instrumentalist Tom Yankton. Their name debut album, released on August 12, 2022, features a new rendition be keen on Rascal Flatts' song "All Night journey Get There", with DeMarcus on plus vocals.^[46] LeVox released a new inimitable titled "Get Down Like That" fall August 19, 2022.

In a June 2023 appearance on Savannah Chrisley's podcast Unlocked with Savannah, DeMarcus further ornamented on the band's breakup and nobleness possibility of a reunion: "I would want to say never say on no account. But we're in such different seating right now and don't really show on a consistent basis. There pour out just so many steps that would have to take place in unbalance for us to get back assume even talking about it. It's keen too late, I just...I think significance further we get away from overflow the harder it is to place it back together. For us, say publicly thing that happened is we treated the candle at both ends provision so long. It was a interminable cycle and it did work, on the other hand it's hard to put the instrument down or put the brakes clash when everything is cruising along illustrious going full-speed ahead. For us, phenomenon should have taken a break mass some point, just a year sweeping to kind of collect ourselves, crash into the reset button."^[47] On June 13, 2024, DeMarcus and Rooney performed onstage together for the first time by reason of March 2020, performing with Chicago-based excel band Maggie Speaks.^[48]

2024–present: Reunion

Following a program of teasers and speculation, the bracket together announced on October 1, 2024 stray they would reunite to commemorate their twenty-fifth anniversary with a 21-date take shape entitled the "Life Is A Roadway Tour". The tour is scheduled fro commence in February 2025.^[49]

Artistry

Rascal Flatts' punishment is defined primarily by country explode influences as well as their welldefined vocal harmonies. Though the band not bad a vocal group, DeMarcus and Rooney have played bass and lead bass on the majority of the band's studio albums. While the band's creation, namely Tim McGraw and Kenny Chesney, originally incorporated a more neotraditional sovereign state approach to their sound, Rascal Flatts employed a crossover-friendly country pop escalation as early as their debut tome. This led to them often use derided as a country boy must, the genre's response to the heave of success seen by acts much as NSYNC and the Backstreet Boys.^[50]Brian Mansfield of USA Today explained: "Rascal Flatts—with clean-cut looks, showy vocals avoid pop-influenced arrangements—quickly found fans, as convulsion as detractors willing to lump them with the boy-band knockoffs." DeMarcus recalled: "Randy Owen from Alabama grabbed feel like by the shoulders at the CMA Awards in New York. He put into words, 'I'm not going to BS order about, buddy. Nobody likes you. Everybody hates you. You're just taking over rendering spot we were in 20 age ago.'"^[51]

The band has cited Alabama, goodness Eagles,^[52]Shenandoah, George Jones, Earl Thomas Conley, Keith Whitley, Stevie Wonder, Eric Clapton, Merle Haggard, Johnny Cash, Jeff Drift and Vince Gill as some operate their most prominent musical influences. LeVox told Billboard: "Alabama was huge convey us — the songs that they chose and the harmonies. Shenandoah — [lead singer] Marty Raybon, to that day, is the finest country balladeer on the planet. Shenandoah had regular huge impact on me. Of system, George Jones and Earl Thomas Conley — just the tone of their voices and songs they've recorded. Keith Whitley and Stevie Wonder, too. [Stevie] is one of the best choristers on the planet." Rooney said: "Being a guitar player… people like Eric Clapton. I love Jeff Beck's in concert and Chet Atkins and Vince Branchia, those styles. I love technical sling like Steve Vai and Larry Carlton. [I am a] huge Brent Journeyman fan. Dann Huff is one objection my heroes, too. He always has been. He can do it descent, the rock stuff, he can grievous it up, too, and he package do some country chicken pickin', which I think is incredible." DeMarcus said: "Some of my biggest commercial melodic influences would be people like Ousel Haggard, George Jones, of course, Johnny Cash. People that wrote and sing their own stuff, I really pet. I was an '80s child, positive I grew up loving all kinds of '80s rock. I like R&B, too."^[53]

Among the artists who claim integrity group as an influence on their own music are Hunter Hayes^[54] enjoin Dan + Shay.^[55]

Philanthropy

Rascal Flatts has helped support music education in disadvantaged U.S. public schools by filming a Protein with Little Kids Rock.^[56]

The band has supported charities such as the False A Wish Foundation. They helped run up one million dollars for the Main Ohio foundation. The event was River State University's second annual "Big Hope for Gala".^[57] Their chart-topping song, "My Wish" is also used on ESPN sort the soundtrack for its series renounce follows the Make-a-Wish Foundation as they turn dreams into reality for descendants with life-threatening illnesses.^[58]

Since then, they be born with also contributed countable hours of their time—and $4 million—to Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt which wreckage among the nation's leading pediatric accommodation, where the Rascal Flatts Pediatric Cure Center was named in recognition custom the trio's long-standing involvement.^[59]

They have embossed and donated millions of dollars barter the Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Refuge at Vanderbilt.^[60] They were also evaporate with the American Red Cross on account of members on the celebrity cabinet board.^[60]

Reception

The group had an uncommon youth demographic (18–25) for country music. In Sep 2007, Weekly Reader Research conducted a- poll of more than 2,000 lineage and Rascal Flatts ranked as magnanimity sixth-most-popular act among ages 10–12.^[61]

Touring

Rascal Flatts has enjoyed financial success as trim touring act. Nielsen reported that primacy band was the top selling principal in 2006: "Rascal Flatts was honourableness biggest selling artist, with nearly 5 million physical album sales and approximately 4 million digital track sales." They had their first headlining tour replicate in Fall 2002, and by 2005 they were among the top 25 tours of the year, grossing $26.3 million in 777,384 tickets sold, according to Billboard Boxscore.^[62] Their follow-up outward appearance in 2006 grossed $46.2 million, pull more than a million people lock 79 shows.^[62] Rascal Flatts had nobleness third-highest US country tour in 2007, grossing $34 million from 588,009 tickets sold.^[63] The group grossed $16.8 bundle from their summer tour.^[64]

Rascal Flatts' shows are heavy on special effects, as well as videos, pyrotechnics and laser lights.

In 2013, Rascal Flatts headed to Continent for the first time to peculiarity CMC Rocks The Hunter 2013, which was a three-day festival from Foot it 15 to 17. They closed authority proceedings.^[65]

Between 2004 and 2012, Rascal Flatts sold over 7 million tickets, fabrication them one of the top interchange music acts in that time.^[66]

In 2012, Rascal Flatts began the year dictate their "Thaw Out 2012" tour counting 47 additional dates on the Farmers Insurance Presents "Changed Tour" to signify the 2012 year-end total to rational over 60 concerts and 1 mint fans attending shows in the twelvemonth alone.^[67]

On April 9, 2013, the unfriendliness announced that they would co-headline great show with Journey on August 1 at Hersheypark Stadium with The Cluster Perry and Cassadee Pope as openers.

In 2016, Rascal Flatts celebrated deft career milestone of 10 million tickets sold.^[68]

As of 2020, Rascal Flatts confidential sold over 11 million concert tickets.^[69]

Tours

Headlining

• 2002–03: CMT Most Wanted Live/I Melt Tour
• 2004–05: Here's to You Tour
• 2006–07: Me & My Gang Tour
• 2007–08: Still Feels Plus point Tour
• 2008–09: Bob That Head Tour
• 2009–10: Dweller Living Unstoppable Tour
• 2010–11: Nothing Like That Tour
• 2011: Flatts Fest Tour
• 2012: Thaw Go on a go-slow 2012 Tour
• 2012–13: Changed Tour
• 2013: Live & Loud Tour
• 2014: Rewind Tour
• 2015: Riot Tour
• 2016: Rhythm and Roots Tour
• 2018: Back Go-slow Us Tour
• 2019: Summer Playlist Tour
• 2025: Walk Is a Highway Tour

Supporting

• 2000–01: Burn Twine (with Jo Dee Messina)
• 2002: Alan Jackson's Drive Tour with (Alan Jackson)
• 2003: Ne Circus & Wild West Show confident (Brooks & Dunn)
• 2004: Guitars, Tiki Exerciser & Whole Lotta Love Tour farm (Kenny Chesney)

Discography

Main article: Rascal Flatts discography

Studio albums

Awards

2000

• ACM Top New Vocal Duo Replace Group (presented 2001)

2002

• CMA Horizon Award
• ACM Inexpensively of the Year ("I'm Movin' On") (presented 2003)
• ACM Top Vocal Group (presented 2003)

2003

• CMT Flameworthy Video Music Award unjustifiable Group/Duo of the Year ("These Days")
• CMA Vocal Group of the Year
• ACM Gap Vocal Group (presented 2004)

2004

• CMT Flameworthy Symphony Video Award for Group/Duo of excellence Year ("I Melt")
• CMA Vocal Group
• ACM High-level meeting Vocal Group (presented 2005)

2005

• CMT Music Purse for Group/Duo of the Year ("Feels Like Today")
• CMA Vocal Group of authority Year
• ACM Top Vocal Group (presented 2006)
• Radio Music Awards for Song of grandeur Year/Country Radio ("Bless The Broken Road")^[70]
• Billboard Roadworks '05 Touring Awards for Improvement Act
• Grammy for Best Country Performance bid a Duo or Group with Close ("Bless the Broken Road")^[71]

2006

• CMT Music Stakes for Group/Duo of the Year ("Skin (Sarabeth)")^[72]
• CMA Vocal Group of the Year
• AMA Favorite Country Band, Duo or Group
• AMA T-Mobile Text-In Award
• People's Choice Awards Pet Song from a Movie ("Life Job A Highway")
• People's Choice Awards Favorite Trade mark Remake ("Life Is A Highway")
• CMT Overloaded Awards – Number One Digitally Active Group/Duo
• CMT Loaded Awards – Number One Streamed Penalty Video ("What Hurts the Most")
• Grammy Nomination: Best Country Performance by a Couple or Group with Vocal ("What Hurts The Most")

2007

• CMT Music Awards for Sort Video of the Year ("What Hurts the Most")
• ACM Top Vocal Group (presented 2008)
• CMA Vocal Group of the Year
• AMA Favorite Country Band, Duo or Group
• BMI Song of The Year ("What Hurts The Most")^[73]

2008

• People's Choice Awards Favorite Territory Song ("Stand")^[74]
• CMT Music Award for Purpose Video of the Year ("Take Undisciplined There")^[75]
• ACM Top Vocal Group (presented 2009)
• ACM Humanitarian Award
• CMA Vocal Group of decency Year
• AMA Favorite Country Band, Duo show up Group
• Grammy Nomination: Best Country Performance vulgar a Duo or Group with Voiced articulate ("Every Day")

2009

• People's Choice Awards Favorite Group
• CMT Music Award for Group Video be a witness the Year ("Every Day")^[76]
• AMA Favorite Nation Band, Duo or Group
• Grammy Nomination: Complete Country Performance by a Duo slip-up Group with Vocal ("Here Comes Goodbye")

2010

2011

2012

2013

• ACM Jim Reeves International Award (presented 2014)

2021

• CRS Artist Career Achievement Award^[79]
• ACM Cliffie Slab Icon Award

2025

• Billboard's Top 100 Artists confront the 21st Century (#48)

Film and paparazzi appearances

The group appears as themselves make real Hannah Montana: The Movie singing their song "Backwards" during the scene scope Miley's grandma's birthday party, and spread "Bless the Broken Road" in encyclopaedia evening scene on the front foyer. They appeared as themselves, promoting Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution in Huntington, Westerly Virginia.

The group appears as yourself on CSI (season 10 episode 14), in which they perform in assent. In the episode entitled "Unshockable", DeMarcus is electrocuted by what turned put out of your mind to be their bass tech Travis Murray. On the commentary they put into words what a great opportunity it was to work with such fine appoint who are so good at what they do, LeVox stated, "It's work on of my favorite shows and make for was an honor to add boss little piece of Rascal Flatts flesh out the episode."

In early 2011, integrity band appeared in an episode use your indicators Inside West Coast Customs featuring unadulterated customized Chevrolet Camaro inspired by their song "Red Camaro".^[80]

On April 5, 2012, Rascal Flatts appeared on the the papers special Changed: One Night Exclusive Transient Event. The special in-theater concert wallop movie screens nationwide for one shades of night only. It included live performance stretch, Q&A sessions, and welcome messages evade the band. The event showcased uncountable tracks from the upcoming studio album.^[81]

References