Dierks Bentley and his close-knit band played more shows in more places in 2004 than a body should be able to take or a mind should remember, but one night stands out as a distilled dose of the year's magic. At 8 p.m. sharp, Dierks took the stage at the Memphis Pyramid and sang for 30 minutes for some 20,000 people, setting the table for veteran superstar George Strait. Then, he and his band hopped on the bus, drove a couple hours to Oxford, Mississippi and set up for a raucous late-night show for 150 college students in the basement of an Ole Miss frat house.

"We went from one of the biggest lighting rigs you can have to a three-ring light tree," Dierks remembers with a laugh. "The extension cord caught on fire and the lights went out for twenty minutes." (Click here to continue. . . )

DIERKS BENTLEY...ON THE RECORD
Dierks current single "Long Trip Alone" is presently a Top 10 hit and climbing!  Click here for exclusive cool audio and video from Dierks Bentley and his latest CD, "Long Trip Alone."

LIVE CONCERT DVD
In June, Bentley filmed a full-length concert DVD, LIVE AND LOUD AT THE FILLMORE, at the famed Fillmore Auditorium in Denver, CO, for a standing room only crowd.  The hi-definition DVD, which was directed by renowned London based filmmaker Russell Thomas (www.doneanddusted.com) is in stores NOW!
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RADIO SUCCESS
His current single "Long Trip Alone" is presently a Top-15 hit and climbing.  The lead single “Every Mile A Memory? off the new album LONG TRIP ALONE was the fastest rising single of Bentley’s career and became his third No. One hit single last year… more than any other country artist. All three releases off MODERN DAY DRIFTER produced No. One hits, two of which spent multiple weeks in the top spot (“Lot of Leavin’ Left to Do?, “Come A Little Closer?, “Settle for a Slowdown?).  

LONG TRIP ALONE
Bentley’s third studio album LONG TRIP ALONE (Capitol Records Nashville) debuted at #1 on Billboard’s country chart on October 17, 2006 and has already been certified GOLD.  This album follows on the heels of his first two platinum selling albums, the self-titled debut and his sophomore release MODERN DAY DRIFTER.

BY THE WAY...
The password for the DVD contest in the 99.5 WYCD VIP Listener Club is LOCKED.  You'll need the password to win your copy of Dierks' new concert DVD!

AWARDS & ACCOLADES
Bentley has taken home every new artist award the industry offers – CMA’s “Horizon Award? (2005), ACM’s “Top New Artist? award (2005) and CMT’s “Breakthrough Video of the Year? award (2004).  And now after a mere 12 months, Bentley has surpassed his peers and moved into a new category -- he was nominated for CMA’s “Male Vocalist of the Year (2006) and ACM’s “Top Male Vocalist? award (2006). To top that, Dierks was most recently nominated for two GRAMMY awards for "Best Male Country Vocal Performance" and "Best Country Song"... both for his hit single "Every Mile A Memory?.

LOCKED & LOADED TOUR 
Bentley’s Bud Light sponsored LIVE & LOUD spring tour features over three hours of unbridled live music with openers Jason Aldean, Miranda Lambert and Eric Church on various dates.

BUD LIGHT ENDORSEMENT
Bentley joins the ranks of mega-stars George Strait and Tim McGraw as only the third country artist in history to be endorsed by Bud Light – the No. 1 beer in the United States and the best-selling light beer in the world.

BONNAROO
Bentley will be the first mainstream country artist to perform at Bonnaroo, this June when the all-genre music festival lands in Manchester, TN for the fifth consecutive year.  The acts include:  The Police,  Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Radiohead, Tool and Widespread Panic, among others.

***Upcoming appearance on The Tonight Show on March 27th – Dierks will perform his Top-10 single “Long Trip Alone?.***

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