It's going to be a jam-packed summer for Brad Paisley. The singer-songwriter resumes his Virtual Reality world tour Friday, May 18, in St. Louis, Mo., with a slew of friends along for the ride. Continuing on with the headliner are tour vets the Band Perry and Scotty McCreery, with Easton Corbin, Miranda Lambert, Chris Young and Jerrod Niemann joining for select dates.

For the third year, the West Virgina native is also bringing along the "Escape" -- an outdoor plaza with games, contests, food and a stage. This year's Virtual Opry stage will include Love and Theft, Jana Kramer and Kristen Kelly, with the latter starting the show at 5:00 PM. All three artists will sign autographs following their performances.

In addition to the concerts, fans will have the opportunity to win prizes and ticket upgrades with the Lawn Lucky Seats Game or as part of the Air Force Reserves Flight Commander Challenge, which has them throw airplanes through targets for loot. The Escape will also include an Air Force Reserves mock jet plane photo station, a Mossy Oak Camo-Jam Snapshot Station and Camo Cabanas, as well as slip 'n' slide and inflatables. In addition, select venues will be collecting food for local food banks, and giving fans a chance to win a meet-and-greet with Brad.

Virtual Reality World Tour 2012 Dates:

May 18 - Verizon Wireless Amphitheater - St. Louis, Mo.

May 19 - Klipsch Music Center - Indianapolis, Ind.

May 20 - Riverbend Music Center - Cincinnati, Ohio

June 1 - Nikon Theatre - Jones Beach, N.Y.*

June 2 - Comcast Theatre - Hartford, Conn.*

June 3 - Comcast Center - Boston, Mass.*

June 9 - Wrigley Field - Chicago, Ill.**

June 15 - Blossom Music Center - Cleveland, Ohio

June 16 - DTE Energy Music Theatre - Detroit, Mich.

June 22 - Country USA Festival - Oshkosh, Wis.****

June 23 - Chippewa Valley Country Festival - Cadott, Wis.****

June 29 - Saratoga Performing Arts Center - Saratoga, N.Y.

June 30 - Susquehanna Bank Center - Philadelphia, Penn.

July 14 - Calgary Stampede - Calgary, AB***

July 15 - Craven Country Jamboree - Craven, SK***

July 21 - Cheyenne Frontier Days - Cheyenne, Wyo.***

July 25 - California Mid-State Fair - Paso Robles, Calif.*

July 26 - Sleep Train Amphitheatre - Sacramento, Calif.*

July 27 - Shoreline Amphitheatre - Mountain View, Calif.*

July 28 - Harveys Lake Tahoe Outdoor Arena - Lake Tahoe, Nev.*

Aug. 10 - Bethel Woods Center for the Arts - Bethel Woods, N.Y.

Aug. 11 - Darien Lake Performing Arts Center - Darien Lakes, N.Y.

Aug. 12 - Walter Baker Park - Ottawa, ON****

Aug. 16 - BOK Center - Tulsa, Okla.*

Aug. 17 - Snowden Grove Amphitheatre - Southhaven, Miss.

Aug. 18 - Gexa Energy Pavilion - Dallas, Texas*

Aug. 24 - Time Warner Cable Music Center - Raleigh, N.C.*

Aug. 25 - Jiffy Lube Live - Washington, D.C.*

Sept. 13 - Farm Bureau Live at Virginia Beach - Virginia Beach, Va.

Sept. 14 - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre - Charlotte, N.C.

Sept. 15 - Aaron's Amphitheatre at Lakewood - Atlanta, Ga.

Sept. 27 - Jacksonville Arena - Jacksonville, Fla.

Sept. 28 - 1-800-ASK GARY Amphitheatre - Tampa, Fla.

Sept. 29- Cruzan Amphitheatre - West Palm Beach, Fla.

Oct. 4 - Ford Center - Evansville, Ind.

Oct. 5 - Nationwide Arena - Columbus, Ohio

Oct. 6 - Giant Center - Hershey, Penn.

Oct. 11 - Verizon Arena - North Little Rock, Ark.

Oct. 12 - CenturyTel Arena - Bossier City, La.

Oct. 13 - New Orleans Arena - New Orleans, La.

Oct. 17 - Ashley Furniture Home Store Pavilion - Phoenix, Ariz.

Oct. 18 - Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre - San Diego, Calif.

Oct. 20 - Hollywood Bowl - Los Angeles, Calif.


*The Band Perry and Easton Corbin

** Miranda Lambert, Chris Young, The Band Perry and Jerrod Niemann

*** The Band Perry only

****Brad only – festival date



Watch Brad Paisley Tour Highlights

#fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-122027{display:none;} .cke_show_borders #fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-122027, #postcontentcontainer #fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-122027{width:570px;height:411px;display:block;}
Paisley Brings Country to the Citytry{document.getElementById("fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-122027").style.display="none";}catch(e){}

More From TheBoot