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NOSTALGIC CINEMATIC VIDEO FEATURES
FORMER DALLAS COWBOYS QUARTERBACK TROY AIKMAN
Nashville, TN – Today, Red Dirt Country Singer-Songwriter Wade Bowen debuted the official music video for his single, “Friday Night (Ft. Troy Aikman),” off his latest album Flyin (Bowen Sounds via Thirty Tigers/The Orchard) released earlier this year. “Friday Night (Ft. Troy Aikman)” is a nostalgic, feel-good track, which opens with Bowen’s friend and former Dallas Cowboys quarterback Troy Aikman as a football announcer. Watch the accompanying cinematic official video HERE and stream the song HERE.
Inspired by the series “Friday Night Lights,” the music video, which plays out like a short film, follows a former high school football quarterback as he reminisces on life and love. As the video flips between sentimental scenes of football games, parties, nights at the hometown diner and falling in love with his high school sweetheart, viewers follow the main character as he takes a trip down memory lane.
At the beginning of the video, NFL legend Troy Aikman is featured as the football announcer, and toward the end, viewers can also see Wade’s former football coach, creating a nostalgic scene and taking Wade back to his own high school days.
“I’m so honored to not only know Troy, but to also call him a friend. He’s an amazing guy and shares a true passion for music, so having him on this song and in this video is a dream come true for me,” said Wade Bowen. “The song ‘Friday Night’ took me right back to playing football in high school and flooded me with so many childhood memories. It takes me back to figuring out life, love, friends, and to a hometown nostalgia that never fades. It’s been fun to relive these memories, especially as my son starts his second year playing high school football. I truly feel like the lyrics relate to so many of us and that the video will help tie the story together, making you remember why you wanna think of home.”
“Friday Night (Ft. Troy Aikman)” is the latest single off of Bowen’s 10th studio album Flyin, which was released in May of this year. The second project that Bowen produced fully himself, the 12-track genre-bending album takes listeners on a journey from old fashioned honky-tonk country to gut-wrenching ballads, classic rock and even a love song to Texas that highlights how his home state shaped who he is today. Since its release, Flyin has taken the industry by storm. See what press have been saying below:
“…his 10th studio album is layered with optimism, even in the ballads. It reflects a contentment Bowen has with his writing and recording that he never really showed even when he had major-label backing more than a decade ago.”
– Rolling Stone
Proclaimed “Red-Dirt Leader..” by Billboard following the release of Flyin
“Flyin takes listeners on a sonic roller coaster of sounds but finds its cohesiveness in the way each song contains
an honesty made to fill the soul.” – PEOPLE.com
“It’s a tour de force from a guy who doesn’t believe in being hemmed into a single genre.”
– American Songwriter
Bowen continues to have a steady stream of tour dates lined up, including joining GRAMMY, CMA and ACM Award-winning Singer-Songwriter Carly Pearce for the UK / EU dates of her hummingbird world tour in February 2025. Check out the full list of upcoming tour dates below:
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Friday, September 13th – North Little Rock, AR – The Theater at Simmons Bank Arena with Dwight Yoakam
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Saturday, September 14th – Bossier City, LA – Brookshire Grocery Arena
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Sunday, September 15th – Pryor, OK – Born & Raised 2024
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Tuesday, September 17th – Graham, TX – Memorial Auditorium
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Friday, September 20th – Pasadena, TX – Pasadena Rodeo
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Saturday, September 21st – Bonham, TX – Bois d’Arc Festival
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Friday, October 4th – Ennis, TX – Stars Over Texas Music Festival 2024
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Saturday, October 5th – Orange, TX – Orangetoberfest
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Saturday, October 12th – Floresville, TX – Floresville Peanut Festival
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Friday, October 18th – Marble Falls, TX – The 19th Hole @ Putters and Gutters
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Tuesday, October 22nd – Nashville, TN – Grand Ole Opry House
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Saturday, October 26th – Amarillo, TX – Starlight Ranch Event Center
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Saturday, November 9th – Hockley, TX – 2920 Roadhouse
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Friday, November 15th – Cedar Park, TX – Haute Spot
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Friday, November 22nd – Corpus Christi, TX – Brewster Street Ice House Southside
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Saturday, November 23rd – Webster, TX – Rowdys Dance Hall
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Saturday, December 7th – Jacksonville, FL – Whiskey Myers & Friends Acoustic Tour
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Sunday, December 8th – Saint Petersburg, FL – Whiskey Myers & Friends Acoustic Tour
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Tuesday, December 10th – Fort Lauderdale, FL – Whiskey Myers & Friends Acoustic Tour
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Wednesday, December 11th – Orlando, FL – Whiskey Myers & Friends Acoustic Tour
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Friday, December 13th – New Braunfels, TX – Gruene Hall
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Saturday, December 14th – New Braunfels, TX – Gruene Hall
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Tuesday, January 21st – Saturday, January 25th – Key West, FL – Mile 0 Fest 2025
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Sunday, February 9th – Stockholm, Sweden – Bemz Butik & Showroom *Carly Pearce’s hummingbird world tour
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Monday, February 10th – Oslo, Norway – Rockefeller Music Hall *Carly Pearce’s hummingbird world tour
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Wednesday, February 12th – København, Denmark – Vega *Carly Pearce’s hummingbird world tour
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Thursday, February 13th – Hamburg, Germany – Gruenspan *Carly Pearce’s hummingbird world tour
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Friday, February 14th – München, Germany – Backstage Werk *Carly Pearce’s hummingbird world tour
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Sunday, February 16th – Amsterdam, Netherlands – Melkweg *Carly Pearce’s hummingbird world tour
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Monday, February 17th – Köln, Germany – Die Kantine *Carly Pearce’s hummingbird world tour
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Wednesday, February 19th – London, United Kingdom – O2 Shepherds Bush Empire *Carly Pearce’s hummingbird world tour
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Thursday, February 20th – London, United Kingdom – O2 Shepherds Bush Empire *Carly Pearce’s hummingbird world tour
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Friday, February 21st – Bristol, United Kingdom – O2 Academy Bristol *Carly Pearce’s hummingbird world tour
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Saturday, February 22nd – Birmingham, United Kingdom – O2 Institute Birmingham *Carly Pearce’s hummingbird world tour
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Monday, February 24th – Manchester, United Kingdom – Albert Hall *Carly Pearce’s hummingbird world tour
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Tuesday, February 25th – Glasgow, United Kingdom – O2 Academy Glasgow *Carly Pearce’s hummingbird world tour
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Wednesday, February 26th – Belfast, United Kingdom – Waterfront Hall *Carly Pearce’s hummingbird world tour
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Friday, February 28th – Dublin, Ireland – The Academy *Carly Pearce’s hummingbird world tour