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Dierks Bentley is a firm believer in manifestation, recently revealing how he made two of his biggest dreams come true. 

During a conversation with Bobby Bones on The Bobbycast, Bentley shared how he manifested earning his pilot’s license and becoming a member of the Grand Ole Opry.

First, Bentley recalled a pivotal moment early in his career when he flew home after a show with Kenny Cheney and Keith Urban on a small private plane. 

“It’s me, Kenny, and Keith Urban way back in the day, and Kenny offers to fly me back home and I’m like, ‘yeah, I’d love to fly home with you…’ It’s the three of us in this little private plane. We landed back in Nashville and we pulled into a different airport, not the big airport, but a small little building,” he recalled. “I remember looking up and the building said ‘Signature,’ which is a fixed base operator for private jets…But I was like, this is so cool. We don’t go through the real airport. We’re going through this side thing. And I was like, ‘wow, I want that to be like, I want this. I want to travel this way. This is like 2004.” 

He even made “Signature” his computer password as a daily reminder of the dream, despite the career struggles he faced in 2008 and 2009.

“So I made that my password on all my computers and devices. Signature with some other stuff behind it. Long story short, 2008, 2009, my career is totally going off a cliff. I went out there, tried to headline. I spent two years just getting my butt kicked, playing these arenas we’d already booked. I’m playing for like 2,500 people…and that went on for a while, but I’m still typing that thing in there every day.” 

Bentley remembered that one day, during a gig with Halfway to Hazard, a plane flew overhead, and he soon learned it belonged to Tim McGraw, who was actually flying himself to his show. 

“He came to the gig. We start talking about the plane. It’s this new plane called a Cirrus. It has a parachute built into the airframe. If there’s an accident, you pull the handle and the whole plane comes down under a canopy. He’s like, it’s the only plane that my wife, Faith, will let me fly in,” Bentley explained. 

McGraw soon introduced Bentley to his instructor and before he knew it, Bentley was a licensed pilot. 

“I started flying the next day to gigs because you could fly, if you’re going to play a gig in Indiana, even though it’s only a two hour drive, you’re still going to leave at midnight and the bus to get there. You lose a whole day of your kids, a whole night at home. Now I’m flying a straight line. This little propeller plane… got totally hooked into it. And I remember thinking, well, it’s never going to come true, the dream I had, but this is pretty cool. I’m getting more time at home.” 

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On day, flying into Chicago in his own small plane, Bentley had a moment of reflection: while sitting next to a professional pilot, he realized he had become one too, with the ‘Signature’ sign above him as a reminder.

“It hit me like, ‘wow. It did happen in a totally different way than I wanted it to,’ which is where the universe works. I put it out there,” Bentley pointed out. “I wanted to sit in the back of a jet that never worked out, but it came back to me in a way where I actually had to go get my pilot’s license and my instrument rating, and I’m actually sitting up left seat in the front of the plane.”

Bentley used the same manifestation approach for another lifelong dream: the Grand Ole Opry.

Pete Fisher was my password forever on my computer, and I did become a member of the Grand Ole Opry. The Opry was such a big part of my life, just that I could play the Opry stage, everything would happen. So I was typing Pete Fisher, who ran the Opry back then. I dunno, it might sound trivial talking about it, but these, these things have happened, but I’m like, I really believe the power of putting it out there, it will come back to you.” 

Bentley made his debut at the Grand Ole Opry on April 18, 2003 and was officially welcomed as a member on October 21, 2005. 

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Jason Aldean has spent the past two decades building one of the most successful careers in country music. With 30 No. 1 singles, sold-out tours, and a shelf full of awards, including the title of ACM Artist of the Decade, the Georgia native has cemented his place as a modern country icon.

Though he no longer takes on the grueling tour schedule of 200-plus shows a year like he did early in his career, Aldean continues to hit the road, selling out venues nationwide, and even in other countries, and he has no plans to slow down just yet.

“I don’t think I’m there yet,” Aldean shared during an appearance on the Armchair Expert With Dax Shepard podcast. “… I still enjoy it too much, man.”

While retirement isn’t on his radar, Aldean is thinking about shifting gears, and Las Vegas might be next.

“I look at things that are going on now like The Sphere out in Las Vegas, like, going and doing some residencies,” he said. 

“[Kenny] Chesney just did his out there, and Shaun Silva, who is our video director too, did all the content for that … I think Backstreet Boys just did one,” Aldean added. 

The Georgia native hinted that fans can likely look forward to a stint in Sin City, which would make sense as he recently opened a Vegas location of Jason Aldean’s Kitchen + Bar. 

“So, you know, I think that’s probably in our future, to hit Vegas, do some residencies,” he continued.

A stationary setup in Las Vegas would certainly have its perks, but Aldean admits it’s hard to imagine stepping away from the road completely.

“For me to just stop touring — even doing it the way we do it — man, this is something I wanted to do from the time I can remember,” he admitted. “I’ve gotten to do it for the last 20 years, and they’re still letting me do it.”

Aldean is currently in the midst of his FULL THROTTLE Tour, which will hit Grand Rapids, Michigan; Green Bay, Wisconsin; and St. Paul, Minnesota this weekend.

The trek will continue with stops in Chicago, Birmingham, and Tampa before wrapping up in early November. In 2025, Aldean will take the tour international, bringing it to Australia and New Zealand.

Jason Aldean Remaining US Tour Dates: 

Thu Sep 04 — Grand Rapids, MI — Van Andel Arena

Fri Sep 05 — Green Bay, WI — Resch Center

Thu Sep 11 — Detroit, MI — Pine Knob Music Theatre

Sat Sep 13 — Tinley Park, IL — Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre

Thu Sep 18 — Lincoln, NE — Pinnacle Bank Arena

Fri Sep 19 — Des Moines, IA — Wells Fargo Arena

Sat Sep 20 — Sioux Falls, SD — Denny Sanford PREMIER Center

Thu Sep 25 — Lafayette, LA — CAJUNDOME

Fri Sep 26 — Birmingham, AL — Coca-Cola Amphitheater

Sat Sep 27 — Charleston, SC — Credit One Stadium

Fri Oct 03 — Tampa, FL — MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre

Sat Oct 04 — West Palm Beach, FL — iTHINK Financial Amphitheatre

New Zealand and Australia Tour Dates: 

Thu Feb 19 — Auckland, NZ— Spark Arena

*Sat Feb 21—Toowoomba, AU — Sunburnt Country

Sun Feb 22 — Brisbane, AU— Brisbane Entertainment Centre

Wed Feb 25— Melbourne, AU — Rod Laver Arena

Thu Feb 26— Sydney, AU — Qudos Bank Arena

*Sat Feb 28— Hunter Valley, AU — Sunburnt Country

*Sun Mar 1— Canberra, AU — Sunburnt Country

*SUNBURNT COUNTRY:

Sat Feb 21 – Queens Park, Toowoomba

Sat Feb 28 – Roche Estate, Hunter Valley

Sun Mar 1 – Stage 88, Canberra

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Fresh off the release of his brand-new album Learn The Hard Way and ahead of the launch of his Ain’t Enough Road Tour, Jordan Davis is riding a career high. Growing up in Louisiana, Davis dreamed of becoming a songwriter and eventually an artist, never imagining all the places music would take him.

In a recent conversation on The Stephan Hogan Podcast, Davis got candid about the self-doubt and gratitude that come with his skyrocketing career, admitting he experiences moments of imposter syndrome.

“I think everybody, maybe not everybody. I don’t want to speak for anybody else, but for me, definitely,” Davis shared. “And it’s hard to not, or at least for me, it’s hard to not when you’re in a town with so many talented people. I go write with people all the time where I’m like, ‘dude, this kid’s great. How’s he not where I’m at?’ I trust that…I’m writing the best songs that I could do. I think that’s been the biggest thing for me to kind of kick that out. But yeah, there’s still some shows that I show up to or rooms that I’m in that I’m like, ‘how am I here?’” 

The father of four recalled “barely making rent” just 10 years ago and added, “Now I’m opening a show for Luke Combs in a stadium in Australia, or throw in any other awesome venue or experience that music’s given me.”

For Davis, those moments aren’t so much about feeling like an imposter as they are about fueling his motivation to keep pushing forward.

“To be honest with you, I don’t think imposter syndrome is, I wouldn’t even frame it as that,” he continued. “I would just say for me it’s like… ‘thank you God for putting me in this situation,’ but also realize how hard I have worked to get here and to not just be like, ‘all right, I made it.’ This is it. I think if anything that kind of keeps me, if it is imposter syndrome, it’s something to keep me driving and become a better songwriter, become a better writer, better artist, better singer, better performer, something to continue to get better and not just get in a spot where you feel like, all right, I’m good. That’s a scary place to be.”

Never one to become complacent, Jordan Davis is ready to hit the road as his current single, “Bar None,” continues to climb the charts.

The U.S. leg of the Ain’t Enough Road Tour kicks off on September 11 and runs through October 25. Davis will then take the show overseas for a run across the UK and Europe in February, with stops in Belfast, Glasgow, Manchester, Birmingham, Zurich, and a major London date at the OVO Arena.

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