{"id":50113,"date":"2018-11-21T10:41:51","date_gmt":"2018-11-21T16:41:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/?p=50113"},"modified":"2018-11-21T10:41:51","modified_gmt":"2018-11-21T16:41:51","slug":"win-two-tickets-to-see-cole-swindell-in-tupelo-mississippi-saturday-december-1-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/win-two-tickets-to-see-cole-swindell-in-tupelo-mississippi-saturday-december-1-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Win Two Tickets to See Cole Swindell in Tupelo, Mississippi Saturday, December 1, 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Local Voice<\/strong> and LiveNation<\/strong> have partnered to give away two tickets to see Country Music songwriter\u00a0Cole Swindell<\/strong>‘s “Reason to Drink… Another” tour in Tupelo, Mississippi<\/strong> at the BancorpSouth Arena<\/strong> Saturday, December 1, 2018.<\/span><\/p>\n

To enter, simply copy and post this caption on your social media account (Twitter, Facebook, Instagram):<\/span><\/p>\n

Win 2 tix to see\u00a0<\/span>@coleswindell\u00a0at @bcsarena\u00a0<\/span>on Dec. 1st! https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/y7rr637e To enter 1) Follow @TheLocalVoice and\u00a0@live<\/span>nation<\/span>memphis\u00a02) Tag two\u00a0friends in a comment below 3) In the same comment hit us with your favorite Cole Swindell song\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>\"🔥\"<\/span><\/p>\n

LiveNation will choose the winners before the concert.\u00a0\"The<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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About Cole Swindell<\/h2>\n

Colden Rainey Swindell<\/b>\u00a0(born June 30, 1983) is an American\u00a0country music<\/a>\u00a0singer and songwriter. Swindell has written singles for\u00a0Craig Campbell<\/a>,\u00a0Thomas Rhett<\/a>,\u00a0Scotty McCreery<\/a>, and\u00a0Luke Bryan<\/a>, and has released three albums for\u00a0Warner Bros. Records<\/a>\u00a0Nashville. He has released nine singles, of which seven have charted within the Top 5 of\u00a0Hot Country Songs<\/a>\u00a0and\/or\u00a0Country Airplay<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Early life<\/span><\/h2>\n

His parents are William Keith Swindell and Betty Carol Rainey. His father died unexpectedly on September 2, 2013, at 65.[2]<\/a><\/sup>\u00a0He grew up in\u00a0Bronwood, Georgia<\/a>, and has two brothers.[2]<\/a><\/sup><\/span><\/p>\n

Swindell attended\u00a0Terrell Academy<\/a>\u00a0in\u00a0Dawson, Georgia<\/a>.[3]<\/a><\/sup>\u00a0Swindell attended\u00a0Georgia Southern University<\/a>, where he majored in marketing.[4]<\/a><\/sup>\u00a0He met\u00a0Luke Bryan<\/a>, who attended the same university some years earlier and was also a fellow\u00a0Sigma Chi<\/a>\u00a0member,[5]<\/a><\/sup>\u00a0at the fraternity house when Bryan came back to\u00a0Statesboro<\/a>\u00a0to do a show. They kept in touch, and after Swindell left college in 2007 and moved to Nashville, he sold merchandise for Bryan for three years, and wrote songs on the road.[6]<\/a><\/sup><\/span><\/p>\n

Music career<\/span><\/h2>\n

Songwriting<\/span><\/h3>\n

In 2010, Swindell signed a publishing deal with\u00a0Sony\/ATV Music Publishing<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Cole Swindell wrote\u00a0Craig Campbell<\/a>‘s “Outta My Head<\/a>“;[7]<\/a><\/sup>\u00a0Luke Bryan<\/a>‘s “Just a Sip”, “Beer in the Headlights”, “Roller Coaster<\/a>“, “Out Like That”, “I’m Hungover”, “In Love with the Girl”, “Love in a College Town”, “Shore Thing”, “Shake the Sand” and “The Sand I Brought to the Beach”;\u00a0Thomas Rhett<\/a>‘s “Get Me Some of That<\/a>“; and\u00a0Scotty McCreery<\/a>‘s “Water Tower Town” and “Carolina Eyes”. He also co-wrote\u00a0Florida Georgia Line<\/a>‘s “This Is How We Roll<\/a>” with Bryan, who was featured on the song.\u00a0Chris Young<\/a>\u00a0also had a song on his\u00a0A.M.<\/a><\/i>\u00a0album co-written by Swindell, “Nothin’ but the Cooler Left”.<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/span>2013\u201315:\u00a0Cole Swindell<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n

In 2013, after his independently released debut single “Chillin’ It<\/a>” was played heavily by satellite radio channel “The Highway” on SiriusXM, the song began to climb the charts,[1]<\/a><\/sup>Swindell signed a record deal with\u00a0Warner Music Nashville<\/a>. The song was produced by Jody Stevens, who is the son of Luke Bryan’s producer,\u00a0Jeff Stevens<\/a>,[8]<\/a><\/sup>\u00a0and was formerly one-half of the duo\u00a0Fast Ryde<\/a>. The recording of “Chillin’ It” was a demo consisting of Swindell’s vocals and Stevens performing all instrumentation, and it was sent to radio before it had been\u00a0mastered<\/a>.[8]<\/a><\/sup><\/span><\/p>\n

Swindell released his\u00a0self-titled debut album<\/a>\u00a0on February 18, 2014.[9]<\/a><\/sup>\u00a0Luke Bryan’s guitarist,\u00a0Michael Carter<\/a>, produced the rest of the album. Along with\u00a0Lee Brice<\/a>, Swindell opened Luke Bryan’s 2014\u00a0That’s My Kind of Night Tour<\/a>. The tour dates began in mid-January and ran into early March.[10]<\/a><\/sup>\u00a0“Chillin’ It” became a top 5 hit on\u00a0Country Airplay<\/a>\u00a0and number 1 single on\u00a0Hot Country Songs<\/a>. The album’s second single is “Hope You Get Lonely Tonight<\/a>“, which Swindell co-wrote with both members of\u00a0Florida Georgia Line<\/a>. The album’s third single, “Ain’t Worth the Whiskey<\/a>” released to country radio on November 3, 2014. It reached number one on the Country Airplay chart in April 2015. The album’s fourth single, “Let Me See Ya Girl<\/a>“, was released to country radio on April 20, 2015. It reached number two on the Country Airplay chart in November 2015.<\/span><\/p>\n

On November 17, 2014, Swindell released a five-song digital EP titled\u00a0The Down Home Sessions<\/a><\/i>. The EP release coincides with his headlining tour of the same name.[11]<\/a><\/sup><\/span><\/p>\n

Swindell won the ACM New Artist of the Year Award in April 2015.[12]<\/a><\/sup><\/span><\/p>\n

<\/span>2015\u201318:\u00a0You Should Be Here<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n

The album’s first single, “You Should Be Here<\/a>” was released to country radio on December 14, 2015. It was written with\u00a0Ashley Gorley<\/a>. It reached at number one on the\u00a0Country Airplay<\/a>\u00a0&\u00a0Hot Country Songs<\/a>\u00a0in April 2016. The album’s second single, “Middle of a Memory<\/a>” released to country radio on May 2, 2016. It reached at number one on the Country Airplay in November 2016. The album’s third single,\u00a0“Flatliner”<\/a>\u00a0(featuring\u00a0Dierks Bentley<\/a>) released to country radio on January 23, 2017. It reached at number two on the Country Airplay in August 2017. The album’s fourth single, “Stay Downtown” released to country radio on September 5, 2017. \u201cYou Should Be Here\u201d, \u201cMiddle Of A Memory\u201d and “Flatliner” all hit No. 1 on\u00a0Mediabase<\/a>\u00a0country radio singles chart.[13]<\/a><\/sup><\/span><\/p>\n

Swindell also released a music video for the song which featured a video of him telling his father he received a record contract and subsequent montages of Cole and his brothers grieving outside of the family home and at their father’s grave. The video also shows images of Swindell’s rising popularity while clearly conveying that he wanted to be able to see his father and share this fame experience with him.[14]<\/a><\/sup><\/span><\/p>\n

<\/span>2018\u2013present:\u00a0All of It<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n

Swindell released “Break Up in the End<\/a>“, the lead single from his third album, on February 23, 2018.[15]<\/a><\/sup>\u00a0The new album,\u00a0All of It<\/a><\/i>, is scheduled for release on August 17, 2018.[16]<\/a><\/sup>After the album became available for pre-order in July 2018, Swindell released the track “Love You Too Late” as a promotional single.[17]<\/a><\/sup><\/span><\/p>\n

Tours<\/span><\/h2>\n

Headlining<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n