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Carrie Underwood Is Bringing ‘Cry Pretty’ Tour To The U.K.

Carrie Underwood has announced a major UK arena tour for Summer 2019, The Cry Pretty Tour UK. Underwood made the announcement this morning in a personal video to her fans….

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INDIO, CA – APRIL 30: Singer Carrie Underwood performs onstage during 2016 Stagecoach California’s Country Music Festival at Empire Polo Club on April 30, 2016 in Indio, California. (Photo by Christopher Polk/Getty Images for Stagecoach)

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Carrie Underwood has announced a major UK arena tour for Summer 2019, The Cry Pretty Tour UK. Underwood made the announcement this morning in a personal video to her fans.

She said in an Instagram video, "Hey everybody, Carrie here. I just wanted to check in and say that life is good and we're all getting very excited that the 'Cry Pretty' tour is starting soon in May. But I got some news, we are coming to the U.K. at the end of June, bring the 'Cry Pretty' Tour overseas. We are just super excited and we can't wait to see you guys there so, woohoo."

We are bringing The Cry Pretty Tour to the UK!!! For more info: http://smarturl.it/CPTourUK @theshiresuk #CryPrettyTourUK

She will be joined on the UK tour by special guests, The Shires, the UK’s best-selling country act of all time.

Underwood has made numerous visits to the UK over the course of her career. She helped establish UK and Ireland’s Country To Country Festival, the biggest celebration of country music outside North America, with headline performances during its first year in 2013, and again during its fourth year in 2016, which included a sold-out show at London’s O2 Arena. Underwood’s first UK concert performance included a sold-out night at London’s prestigious Royal Albert Hall in 2012.

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