10/31/2007 Stephen L. Betts Martina McBride continues her Waking Up Laughing nationwide arena tour in 2008. Her latest string of shows will begin Jan. 18 in Evansville, Indiana, with Jack Ingram and Lady Antebellum joining the tour. Jack Ingram has toured with Brooks & Dunn, Dierks Bentley, Sheryl Crow and Brad Paisley. Newcomers Lady Antebellum - the trio of Hillary Scott, Charles Kelley and Dave Haywood - discovered each other's music on MySpace. Their self-penned debut single “Love Don't Live Here” has just been released to country radio. An album is expected in early spring 2008. Scheduled dates on the 2008 Waking Up Laughing tour:
- Jan. 18 Evansville, IN - Roberts Stadium
- Jan. 19 Cincinnati, OH - US Bank Arena
- Jan. 20 Grand Rapids, MI - Van Andel Arena
- Jan. 25 Green Bay, WI - Resch Center
- Jan. 27 Ames, IA - Hilton Coliseum
- Feb. 1 Columbus, OH - Nationwide arena
- Feb 2 Cleveland, OH - Wolstein Center
- Feb. 22 Champaign, IL - Assembly Hall
- Feb. 23 Council Bluffs, IA - Mid-America Center
- Feb. 29 Reading, PA - Reading Civic Center
- Mar. 2 Syracuse, NY - Oncenter Complex