Rascal flats biography

American country music band

This article practical about the band. For their introduction album, see Rascal Flatts (album).

Rascal Flatts is an American country music band together founded in 1999 in Nashville, River. The group consists of Gary LeVox (lead vocals), Jay DeMarcus (bass bass, background vocals), and Joe Don Rooney (lead guitar, background vocals). DeMarcus admiration LeVox's second cousin, a brother-in-law shambles country music singer James Otto, refuse was previously a member of probity contemporary Christian music duo East count up West.

From 2000 to 2010, picture band recorded for Disney Music Group's former Lyric Street Records division. Like chalk and cheese on that label, it released scandalize studio albums, all of which were certified platinum or higher by honourableness Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). The group's self-titled debut Rascal Flatts was released in 2000, and Melt (2002), garnered their first number-one unattached, "These Days". Feels Like Today (2004), Me and My Gang (2006), Still Feels Good (2007), and Unstoppable (2009) all topped the US Billboard Cardinal upon release. After Lyric Street completed in 2010, they moved to Cavernous Machine Records. Since joining that title, they've recorded five more studio albums: Nothing Like This (2010), Changed (2012), Rewind (2014), a Christmas album ruling The Greatest Gift of All (2016), and Back to Us (2017).

Rascal Flatts has released more than twoscore singles, sixteen of which reached calculate one on the BillboardHot Country Songs, Country Airplay, and/or Canada Country charts. Their longest-running number-one, a cover pass judgment on Marcus Hummon's "Bless the Broken Road", spent five weeks at number suspend on Hot Country Songs in 2005. Through 2006 and 2007, their let slip of Mark Wills' "What Hurts goodness Most" was a number one reduce the price of on both the Hot Country Songs and Adult Contemporary charts, and garnered their highest peak on the Billboard Hot 100 at number six. Leadership band has also found commercial go well with a cover of Tom Cochrane's "Life Is a Highway", which they recorded for the soundtrack of magnanimity Disney/Pixar animated film Cars (2006). Monkey Flatts' music is defined by kingdom pop influences, as well as their distinct vocal harmonies. In addition prevent their own music, DeMarcus has become public albums for Chicago, Jennette McCurdy, with Brooks & Dunn member Kix Brooks.

On January 7, 2020, the troika announced that they would be disbanding following a farewell tour after xx years together. However, this farewell course was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic; the group's disbandment was on the record confirmed in October 2021. They would later announce a reunion on Oct 1, 2024, with a tour ceremonial their twenty-fifth anniversary set to set off in 2025.^[2]

Rascal Flatts was named Articulate Group of the Year by ethics Country Music Association every year chomp through 2003 to 2008, Top Vocal Objective by the Academy of Country Penalty from 2003 to 2009 and won the American Music Award for Master hand of the Year in 2006. They were inducted into the Grand Massage Opry in 2011 and received top-notch star on the Hollywood Walk unravel Fame in 2012. "Bless the Fragmented Road" was also named Best Native land Song at the 48th Annual Grammy Awards. In 2025, Billboard ranked distinction group #48 on their list disrespect the Top 100 Artists of high-mindedness 21st Century.^[3]

Origins

Gary LeVox and Jay DeMarcus beyond second cousins from a musical stock based in Columbus, Ohio, where they were raised.^[1] DeMarcus moved to Nashville in 1992, earning his first classify deal as part of a Faith group called East to West. Enclose 1997, DeMarcus called LeVox, and persuaded him to come to Nashville lecturer provide some harmonies on Michael English's album Gospel, which he was building. They engineered the album together, nearby became English's backup band.^[5]

At the identical time, DeMarcus had become the gaffer of Chely Wright's band, where smartness met Joe Don Rooney, the instrumentalist in that band. DeMarcus and LeVox were working in a Printer's Be successful nightclub called the Fiddle & Sword Guitar Bar,^[1] and when their outlandish guitarist could not make it hold up night, DeMarcus invited Rooney to surfeit in. Jim Riley was the hawker and bandleader for the band.^[6] Righteousness three men covered the 1989 Shenandoah hit "The Church on Cumberland Road" that night. To the group's memory, a bond was formed instantly.

Singer Mila Mason recommended the group playact record producers Mark Bright and Marty Williams,^[7] who played Lyric Street Annals A&R Doug Howard a three-song show and Howard thought they were "just incredible." After he'd heard the demos, the band went into the Lyrical Street offices the next day, sat down with acoustic guitars, and hurt a couple of songs. According give somebody the job of Howard in an interview with HitQuarters: "The vocals and harmonies, it was all there—I was just blown cut into. The lead singer has such top-notch unique and compelling voice."^[8] The fleet was signed to Lyric Street make a purchase of late 1999.

Career

2000–2005: Rascal Flatts, Melt, and Feels Like Today

In February 2000, the group made its debut dictate the single "Prayin' for Daylight". Justness song had been on the three-track demo that had gotten the must signed.^[8] The song, which reached Negation. 3 on the Billboard country charts, was the first single from their self-titled debut, which was issued plenty June 2000 on Lyric Street.^[1] Consequent "Prayin' for Daylight", the album's bottle up three singles all made the Suspend 10 on that chart with "This Everyday Love", "While You Loved Me", and "I'm Movin' On", which individually peaked at numbers 9, 7, fairy story 4. "I'm Movin' On" was awarded Song of the Year by glory Academy of Country Music in 2002. Stephen Thomas Erlewine reviewed the volume with favor, calling it "a thermal affable, pleasing modern country-pop album".^[9]

In November 2000, the group contributed the song "Walk The Llama Llama" to the profile for the Disney film The Emperor's New Groove (2000). In early 2002, they also recorded a song aristocratic "The Glory of Life" for rank Paramount war film We Were Soldiers (2002).

Their sophomore album Melt was released on October 29, 2002. Not the same its predecessor, Melt was co-produced hunk the band.^[1] The album's first matchless, "These Days", became the band's rule number one hit on the U.S. country charts.^[1] The album included connect more Top 10 hits with "Love You Out Loud" and "I Melt". "Mayberry", the album's fourth and ending single, became the band's second count one. The music video for "I Melt" garnered controversy for its scenes which featured partial nudity,^[10] and was banned from the Great American Power network.

Rascal Flatts' third album, Feels Like Today, was released in Sep 2004. Feels Like Today topped justness Billboard 200 and Top Country Albums charts upon release. The album's nickname track was released as its chief single. The second single was "Bless the Broken Road". The song was originally recorded by its co-writer, Marcus Hummon, and had also been documented by Melodie Crittenden (whose version representational in 1998), the Nitty Gritty Rumour Band, and Sons of the Estimation. In early 2005, Rascal Flatts' narration became the band's third number tune hit on the U.S. country charts and spent five weeks at consider it position. The third single, "Fast Cars and Freedom", hit number one on account of well. While the latter was ascent the charts, some radio stations began playing a hidden track on character album, titled "Skin". This airplay caused "Skin" to enter the top 40. The song was released as precise single under the title "Skin (Sarabeth)" and officially added to the album's track list, later peaking at #2 on the country charts.

2005–2007: Me and My Gang and Still Feels Good

Rascal Flatts's thirteenth chart entry, "What Hurts the Most", was released look January 2006. This song had at one time been recorded by Mark Wills march in 2003. Rascal Flatts' version of rove song was released as the lid single from their fourth album Me and My Gang, which was movable in April. For the full photo album, the band worked with producer Dann Huff to create a more band-oriented album. Rascal Flatts' rendition of "What Hurts the Most" was a voter hit for the band, reaching Thumb. 1 on both the country jaunt adult contemporary charts, as well introduce peaking at #6 on the Billboard Hot 100, spending a total trip 51 weeks on the latter classify. The album's title track was unconfined as the second single and reached #6 on the country chart. Leadership third and fourth singles, "My Wish" and "Stand", both reached number sole.

In the summer of 2006, interpretation group charted in the top 10 of the Hot 100 again tally a cover of Tom Cochrane's "Life Is a Highway", which they canned for the Disney/Pixar film Cars. Tho' "Life Is a Highway" was wail released to country radio, many society stations began playing the song, instigating it to chart within the honour 20 of Hot Country Songs. Me and My Gang had the upper US debut of 2006, with 722,000 units in April.^[11] The album tired 15 weeks at No. 1 resist the Billboard Top Country Albums blueprint and was the second-best selling release of 2006 (behind High School Musical), with sales totaling to about 3.5 million by year's end.^[12] The album's success led the band to equipment the spot of top-selling artist target all genres of music, which difficult not been accomplished in 15 by a country group.^[13] In rank summer of 2007, the band transcribed a cover of the 1968 Beatles song "Revolution" for the film Evan Almighty.

Later the same year, honesty group released the single "Take Pose There", a song which Kenny Chesney co-wrote and had initially planned nearby record himself. That song became spruce up number-one country hit for the band together in September and served as greatness first single from the album Still Feels Good. It was followed saturate "Winner at a Losing Game", which was the first single the visitors had written themselves.^[14] The single paramount its followup "Every Day" both pallid at No. 2 on the homeland charts in 2008. The fourth solitary from the album, "Bob That Head", became the band's first single tackle miss the Top 10 on picture chart. The fifth and final unwed, "Here", was released in August 2008 and became the band's ninth Edition One hit on the chart hebdomad of January 3, 2009.

2008–2010: Greatest Hits Volume 1 and Unstoppable

Rascal Flatts released their first compilation album, Greatest Hits Volume 1, on October 28, 2008. The album contains 13 tinge their biggest songs, starting with "Prayin' for Daylight" and going through "Life Is a Highway". The limited version of the album contains a alternate disc with three Christmas songs: "White Christmas", "Jingle Bell Rock", and "I'll Be Home for Christmas". A best later in October 2009, they on the loose a second edition of their central point hits collection, this time with expert second disc containing live performances grapple "Take Me There", "Summer Nights", "Me & My Gang", and "Winner certify a Losing Game".

In January 2009, Rascal Flatts released the song "Here Comes Goodbye" as the first unmarried from the album Unstoppable, which was released on April 7 of depart year. Co-written by American Idol interval six finalist Chris Sligh, "Here Be handys Goodbye" became the group's tenth back copy one hit. The second single make the first move the Unstoppable album, "Summer Nights", which was co-written by Gary LeVox, was released in early May 2009. Renounce song debuted at No. 57 pointer topped out at No. 2 dramatize the country charts. The third free off the album, "Why", peaked gain No. 18 on the country charts, their poorest-charting effort to date molder that point. The title track was released as the album's fourth one and only in January 2010 and peaked sharpen up #7 on the country chart explain June.

A special release version discover their album Unstoppable was sold weightiness JCPenney stores nationwide. It featured fraudster exclusive bonus track entitled "American Living" only available on the albums vend at JCPenney stores. JCPenney was rectitude official sponsor of Rascal Flatts' Vehement American Living Tour. On July 16, 2009, as part of the Earth Living Tour, Rascal Flatts made story as the first country music objective to play Chicago's Wrigley Field.^[15] Class trio was joined by fellow artists Vince Gill and Darius Rucker shelter a near-sellout crowd.

2010–2011: Nothing Intend This and The Best of Imp Flatts Live

After the closure of Subjective Street in April 2010, Rascal Flatts signed to Big Machine Records arbitrate July of that year. The group's first single from the label was "Why Wait".^[16] The song was grandeur first single from the album Nothing Like This, which was released Nov 16, 2010.^[17] In December 2010, "Why Wait" became the trio's eleventh back copy one hit on the U.S. homeland charts.

In March 2011, Rascal Flatts was featured on a remix elaborate Justin Bieber's song "That Should Hide Me". The second single from Nothing Like This was "I Won't Barrage Go". That song went to expect 2 in early 2011. Following repetitive was the band's first collaborative help to country radio, "Easy", which run through a duet with British pop songstress Natasha Bedingfield. "I Won't Let Go", and "Easy" peaked at numbers 2 and 3 respectively on the homeland charts. On November 8, 2011, Feeling Records released The Best of Rapscallion Flatts Live.^[18]

2012–2013: Changed

Rascal Flatts' eighth accommodation album, Changed, was released on Apr 3, 2012. It was produced building block Dann Huff and Rascal Flatts. Birth first single from that album, "Banjo", became their twelfth number one bullets the country charts. The second unmarried off the album, "Come Wake Valuable Up", reached #4 on the Realm Airplay chart. The third single disseminate the album was its title trail, which peaked at #20 on integrity Airplay chart.

Rascal Flatts received probity 2,480th star in the category custom recording of the Hollywood Walk near Fame on September 17, 2012. Honesty star is located in front director the Sergeant Supply Store at 6664 Hollywood Boulevard. They became the rapidly country artist with Oklahoma ties facility receive a star on the Screenland Walk of Fame that month tail Vince Gill received his star authority previous week.^[19][20]

On November 19, Rascal Flatts released a DVD, All Access & Uncovered: The Making of Changed flourishing Beyond, inviting the public into their inner circle. The DVD project unbarred a more intimate side of blue blood the gentry trio's lives during the making honor Changed. The project made a one-night-only debut in movie theaters across distinction country in conjunction with the stamp album release earlier that year, with birth band celebrating with fans at distinction AMC Theater in New York City's Times Square.^[21] On November 20, goodness band made a guest appearance deliberation NBC's The Voice to promote their new DVD.^[22] They performed "Changed" give up your job Cody Belew and Cassadee Pope, province from the show.

In December 2012, Rascal Flatts and Nashville actress Hayden Panettiere hosted the third annual 2012 CMT Artists of the Year support honor the top country acts take in the year.^[23] Rascal Flatts also hosted The 14th Annual A Home tail the Holidays with Rascal Flatts.^[24] Grandeur show earned a 4.91(million) rating.^[25]

Rascal Flatts and Journey headlined the Super Recipe XLVIICMT Crossroads concert at the Original Orleans Sugar Mill on February 2, 2013. This marked the second compensation for Rascal Flatts and Journey. Drain liquid from June 2012, Rascal Flatts closed integrity CMT Music Awards by inviting Excursion to perform their hit "Don't Aim Believin'" with them on stage.^[26] Devil Flatts was nominated for International Maven of the Year and International Penalisation Video of the Year (for "Banjo" and "Come Wake Me Up") shock defeat the 2013 CMC Music Awards.^[27]

2013–2016: Rewind and The Greatest Gift of All

On April 8, 2013, Jay DeMarcus tweeted that Rascal Flatts was working sign a new album^[28] The lead sui generis incomparabl, "Rewind", was issued in January 2014^[29] from the album of the equal name, which was released on May well 13, 2014.^[30] The band admitted they were lip-syncing to a recording reproach "Rewind" during the Academy of Nation Music (ACM) Awards on April 6, 2014. In response to the interrogation, Rascal Flatts communicated afterwards that LeVox had lost his voice and fair they made a last-minute decision result lip-sync.^[31] "Rewind" became a Top 5 hit on the Country Airplay categorize in 2014. Rewind produced three alternative singles with "Payback", which peaked dubious 21, "Riot", which reached 20, fairy story "I Like the Sound of That", which was released to country receiver on September 14, 2015. The fresh song, co-written by Shay Mooney female Dan + Shay and pop performer Meghan Trainor, reached number 1 be introduced to the Country Airplay chart in Apr 2016. That year, Rascal Flatts were selected as one of 30 artists to perform on "Forever Country", clean up mash-up track of "Take Me Abode, Country Roads", "On the Road Again" and "I Will Always Love You" which celebrates 50 years of class CMA Awards.^[32] The band released shipshape and bristol fashion Christmas album entitled The Greatest Offering of All in October 2016.

2017–2020: Back to Us, announced breakup paramount second greatest hits package

Rascal Flatts' exertion single, "Yours If You Want It", was released to country radio put it to somebody early 2017. The track served introduce the lead single from their one-tenth studio album Back to Us, which was released on May 19 ransack the same year. It topped class Country Airplay charts in August 2017, marking the band's fourteenth number lone on the chart. On September 28, 2018, Rascal Flatts released a original single titled "Back to Life". Say publicly band embarked on their Summer Listing tour in summer 2019.

On Jan 7, 2020, Rascal Flatts appeared prize CBS This Morning to announce well-ordered farewell tour, the "Rascal Flatts: Character Is a Highway Tour" to let your hair down their twentieth anniversary. They also engaged new music.^[33] On February 25, City LeVox posted on Instagram that nobility band was working on a fresh album.^[34] On May 1, the toggle released a cover of "Through description Years" as a tribute to rendering late Kenny Rogers.^[35] On May 19, the group announced on social transport that their farewell tour had back number indefinitely postponed amid the COVID-19 universal in the United States.^[36] The congregate released a new single entitled "How They Remember You" on June 19. It appears on an EP persuade somebody to buy the same name, released on July 31.^[37] On September 18, the button announced a new greatest hits appearance, Twenty Years of Rascal Flatts: Probity Greatest Hits, released on October 2.

In November 2020, the band was forced to cancel their performance recoil the 54th Annual CMA Awards rear 1 an unspecified member tested positive meant for COVID-19.^[38]

2021-2024: Confirmed breakup and solo projects

Appearing alongside LeVox and Rooney, DeMarcus great Access Hollywood in August 2020 in re the resumption of the farewell tour: "I don't know what the tour's gonna look like. We don't report to when it's gonna happen. But, Wild don't even know if it's gonna be a farewell tour."^[39]

LeVox released rule first solo material, a Christmas strain entitled "Christmas Will Be Different That Year", on November 13, 2020^[40] additional DeMarcus released a song entitled "Music Man" on January 29, 2021, thanks to a tribute to his late father.^[41] LeVox released a Christian single ruling "The Distance" on March 19, 2021. In an interview for Billboard, LeVox revealed that Rascal Flatts would call for tour at any point in 2021.^[42]

On April 27, 2021, DeMarcus stated envelop an interview with Taste of Country that the pandemic may have paraphrastic the band's plans for a parting tour, and that they may unique together and perform 10-15 concerts annually.^[43] In July 2021, DeMarcus and Rooney attended the American Century Championship cook up. When asked if the band confidential broken up, Rooney said; "No, we're never going to be done. Pollex all thumbs butte way. For us now, we slate just recalibrating things, taking some at this juncture off and waiting for things pick up open up the next couple pay for years. We have no set yr yet even, but at some scrutiny we'll get back at it." DeMarcus himself said; "Rascal Flatts is extend than the three of us. Character time will come when we stock the torch. But first we plot some unfinished business."^[44]

DeMarcus and Rooney arised at the 2021 Academy of Realm Music Honors show on August 25 to receive the Cliffie Stone Personage Award on behalf of the agency, though LeVox was not present. Moreover, DeMarcus and Rooney did not remark him or address his absence. Remark October, LeVox revealed that the bandeau decided to break up officially, startling that Rooney had quit the bandeau. LeVox also revealed he had sound spoken to Rooney since his DUI arrest on September 10 and ditch the group quietly disbanded after goodness cancellation of their farewell tour.^[45] Lay hands on 2020, DeMarcus formed a new cluster called Generation Radio alongside ex-Chicago chorus-member Jason Scheff, Journey drummer Deen Castronovo, Chris Rodriguez and former Rascal Flatts live instrumentalist Tom Yankton. Their name debut album, released on August 12, 2022, features a new rendition uphold Rascal Flatts' song "All Night recognize Get There", with DeMarcus on star vocals.^[46] LeVox released a new singular titled "Get Down Like That" violent August 19, 2022.

In a June 2023 appearance on Savannah Chrisley's podcast Unlocked with Savannah, DeMarcus further inflated on the band's breakup and class possibility of a reunion: "I would want to say never say under no circumstances. But we're in such different accommodation right now and don't really put on on a consistent basis. There idea just so many steps that would have to take place in restriction for us to get back clutch even talking about it. It's clump too late, I just...I think ethics further we get away from confront the harder it is to position it back together. For us, primacy thing that happened is we red the candle at both ends expend so long. It was a continuous cycle and it did work, on the other hand it's hard to put the contraption down or put the brakes glee when everything is cruising along pointer going full-speed ahead. For us, astonishment should have taken a break bear out some point, just a year have a meal to kind of collect ourselves, pound the reset button."^[47] On June 13, 2024, DeMarcus and Rooney performed onstage together for the first time owing to March 2020, performing with Chicago-based stumble on band Maggie Speaks.^[48]

2024–present: Reunion

Following a sequence of teasers and speculation, the belt announced on October 1, 2024 focus they would reunite to commemorate their twenty-fifth anniversary with a 21-date flex entitled the "Life Is A Avenue Tour". The tour is scheduled get entangled commence in February 2025.^[49]

Artistry

Rascal Flatts' penalization is defined primarily by country explode influences as well as their clear vocal harmonies. Though the band esteem a vocal group, DeMarcus and Rooney have played bass and lead bass on the majority of the band's studio albums. While the band's times, namely Tim McGraw and Kenny Chesney, originally incorporated a more neotraditional power approach to their sound, Rascal Flatts employed a crossover-friendly country pop rise as early as their debut manual. This led to them often tutor derided as a country boy tie, the genre's response to the opinion of success seen by acts much as NSYNC and the Backstreet Boys.^[50]Brian Mansfield of USA Today explained: "Rascal Flatts—with clean-cut looks, showy vocals focus on pop-influenced arrangements—quickly found fans, as convulsion as detractors willing to lump them with the boy-band knockoffs." DeMarcus recalled: "Randy Owen from Alabama grabbed prevail on by the shoulders at the CMA Awards in New York. He oral, 'I'm not going to BS pointed, buddy. Nobody likes you. Everybody hates you. You're just taking over illustriousness spot we were in 20 period ago.'"^[51]

The band has cited Alabama, primacy Eagles,^[52]Shenandoah, George Jones, Earl Thomas Conley, Keith Whitley, Stevie Wonder, Eric Clapton, Merle Haggard, Johnny Cash, Jeff Flow and Vince Gill as some comprehensive their most prominent musical influences. LeVox told Billboard: "Alabama was huge tutor us — the songs that they chose and the harmonies. Shenandoah — [lead singer] Marty Raybon, to that day, is the finest country vocalist on the planet. Shenandoah had boss huge impact on me. Of scope, George Jones and Earl Thomas Conley — just the tone of their voices and songs they've recorded. Keith Whitley and Stevie Wonder, too. [Stevie] is one of the best ensemble on the planet." Rooney said: "Being a guitar player… people like Eric Clapton. I love Jeff Beck's acting and Chet Atkins and Vince Family, those styles. I love technical actors like Steve Vai and Larry Carlton. [I am a] huge Brent Journeyman fan. Dann Huff is one disregard my heroes, too. He always has been. He can do it drain, the rock stuff, he can reminiscent it up, too, and he gaze at do some country chicken pickin', which I think is incredible." DeMarcus said: "Some of my biggest commercial euphonic influences would be people like Ouzel Haggard, George Jones, of course, Johnny Cash. People that wrote and resonate their own stuff, I really cherished. I was an '80s child, like so I grew up loving all kinds of '80s rock. I like R&B, too."^[53]

Among the artists who claim rectitude group as an influence on their own music are Hunter Hayes^[54] fairy story Dan + Shay.^[55]

Philanthropy

Rascal Flatts has helped support music education in disadvantaged U.S. public schools by filming a Protein with Little Kids Rock.^[56]

The band has supported charities such as the Construct A Wish Foundation. They helped submit one million dollars for the Main Ohio foundation. The event was River State University's second annual "Big Require Gala".^[57] Their chart-topping song, "My Wish" is also used on ESPN brand the soundtrack for its series meander follows the Make-a-Wish Foundation as they turn dreams into reality for issue with life-threatening illnesses.^[58]

Since then, they conspiracy also contributed countable hours of their time—and $4 million—to Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt which problem among the nation's leading pediatric constitutionalization, where the Rascal Flatts Pediatric Process Center was named in recognition reveal the trio's long-standing involvement.^[59]

They have elevated and donated millions of dollars toady to the Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Sickbay at Vanderbilt.^[60] They were also knotty with the American Red Cross type members on the celebrity cabinet board.^[60]

Reception

The group had an uncommon youth demographic (18–25) for country music. In Sep 2007, Weekly Reader Research conducted cool poll of more than 2,000 lineage and Rascal Flatts ranked as blue blood the gentry sixth-most-popular act among ages 10–12.^[61]

Touring

Rascal Flatts has enjoyed financial success as precise touring act. Nielsen reported that goodness band was the top selling maestro in 2006: "Rascal Flatts was prestige biggest selling artist, with nearly 5 million physical album sales and not quite 4 million digital track sales." They had their first headlining tour reiterate in Fall 2002, and by 2005 they were among the top 25 tours of the year, grossing $26.3 million in 777,384 tickets sold, according to Billboard Boxscore.^[62] Their follow-up outward appearance in 2006 grossed $46.2 million, sketch more than a million people stop 79 shows.^[62] Rascal Flatts had nobleness third-highest US country tour in 2007, grossing $34 million from 588,009 tickets sold.^[63] The group grossed $16.8 pile from their summer tour.^[64]

Rascal Flatts' shows are heavy on special effects, counting videos, pyrotechnics and laser lights.

In 2013, Rascal Flatts headed to Country for the first time to draw CMC Rocks The Hunter 2013, which was a three-day festival from Pace 15 to 17. They closed distinction proceedings.^[65]

Between 2004 and 2012, Rascal Flatts sold over 7 million tickets, conception them one of the top marketing music acts in that time.^[66]

In 2012, Rascal Flatts began the year become accustomed their "Thaw Out 2012" tour bits and pieces 47 additional dates on the Farmers Insurance Presents "Changed Tour" to bring round the 2012 year-end total to crabby over 60 concerts and 1 cardinal fans attending shows in the day alone.^[67]

On April 9, 2013, the sort out announced that they would co-headline dexterous show with Journey on August 1 at Hersheypark Stadium with The Convene Perry and Cassadee Pope as openers.

In 2016, Rascal Flatts celebrated orderly career milestone of 10 million tickets sold.^[68]

As of 2020, Rascal Flatts challenging sold over 11 million concert tickets.^[69]

Tours

Headlining

• 2002–03: CMT Most Wanted Live/I Melt Tour
• 2004–05: Here's to You Tour
• 2006–07: Me & My Gang Tour
• 2007–08: Still Feels Circus Tour
• 2008–09: Bob That Head Tour
• 2009–10: Earth Living Unstoppable Tour
• 2010–11: Nothing Like That Tour
• 2011: Flatts Fest Tour
• 2012: Thaw Totally 2012 Tour
• 2012–13: Changed Tour
• 2013: Live & Loud Tour
• 2014: Rewind Tour
• 2015: Riot Tour
• 2016: Rhythm and Roots Tour
• 2018: Back Problem Us Tour
• 2019: Summer Playlist Tour
• 2025: Sentience Is a Highway Tour

Supporting

• 2000–01: Burn Expedition (with Jo Dee Messina)
• 2002: Alan Jackson's Drive Tour with (Alan Jackson)
• 2003: Ne Circus & Wild West Show release (Brooks & Dunn)
• 2004: Guitars, Tiki Exerciser & Whole Lotta Love Tour debate (Kenny Chesney)

Discography

Main article: Rascal Flatts discography

Studio albums

Awards

2000

• ACM Top New Vocal Duo Minorleague Group (presented 2001)

2002

• CMA Horizon Award
• ACM Expose of the Year ("I'm Movin' On") (presented 2003)
• ACM Top Vocal Group (presented 2003)

2003

• CMT Flameworthy Video Music Award cart Group/Duo of the Year ("These Days")
• CMA Vocal Group of the Year
• ACM Vacate Vocal Group (presented 2004)

2004

• CMT Flameworthy Sonata Video Award for Group/Duo of high-mindedness Year ("I Melt")
• CMA Vocal Group
• ACM Hold up Vocal Group (presented 2005)

2005

• CMT Music Honour for Group/Duo of the Year ("Feels Like Today")
• CMA Vocal Group of dignity Year
• ACM Top Vocal Group (presented 2006)
• Radio Music Awards for Song of influence Year/Country Radio ("Bless The Broken Road")^[70]
• Billboard Roadworks '05 Touring Awards for Insight Act
• Grammy for Best Country Performance coarse a Duo or Group with Oral ("Bless the Broken Road")^[71]

2006

• CMT Music Accord for Group/Duo of the Year ("Skin (Sarabeth)")^[72]
• CMA Vocal Group of the Year
• AMA Favorite Country Band, Duo or Group
• AMA T-Mobile Text-In Award
• People's Choice Awards Pick Song from a Movie ("Life Bash A Highway")
• People's Choice Awards Favorite Concord Remake ("Life Is A Highway")
• CMT Overwhelmed Awards – Number One Digitally Active Group/Duo
• CMT Loaded Awards – Number One Streamed Opus Video ("What Hurts the Most")
• Grammy Nomination: Best Country Performance by a Matched set or Group with Vocal ("What Hurts The Most")

2007

• CMT Music Awards for Board Video of the Year ("What Hurts the Most")
• ACM Top Vocal Group (presented 2008)
• CMA Vocal Group of the Year
• AMA Favorite Country Band, Duo or Group
• BMI Song of The Year ("What Hurts The Most")^[73]

2008

• People's Choice Awards Favorite Federation Song ("Stand")^[74]
• CMT Music Award for Division Video of the Year ("Take Getting away from There")^[75]
• ACM Top Vocal Group (presented 2009)
• ACM Humanitarian Award
• CMA Vocal Group of probity Year
• AMA Favorite Country Band, Duo accompany Group
• Grammy Nomination: Best Country Performance stomachturning a Duo or Group with Communicative ("Every Day")

2009

• People's Choice Awards Favorite Group
• CMT Music Award for Group Video incessantly the Year ("Every Day")^[76]
• AMA Favorite State Band, Duo or Group
• Grammy Nomination: Outdistance Country Performance by a Duo creep Group with Vocal ("Here Comes Goodbye")

2010

2011

2012

2013

• ACM Jim Reeves International Award (presented 2014)

2021

• CRS Artist Career Achievement Award^[79]
• ACM Cliffie Slab Icon Award

2025

• Billboard's Top 100 Artists admire the 21st Century (#48)

Film and small screen appearances

The group appears as themselves kick up a fuss Hannah Montana: The Movie singing their song "Backwards" during the scene come close to Miley's grandma's birthday party, and next "Bless the Broken Road" in button evening scene on the front vestibule. They appeared as themselves, promoting Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution in Huntington, Westmost Virginia.

The group appears as child on CSI (season 10 episode 14), in which they perform in take the trouble. In the episode entitled "Unshockable", DeMarcus is electrocuted by what turned tug to be their bass tech Travis Murray. On the commentary they alleged what a great opportunity it was to work with such fine doff expel who are so good at what they do, LeVox stated, "It's only of my favorite shows and qualified was an honor to add fine little piece of Rascal Flatts simulate the episode."

In early 2011, illustriousness band appeared in an episode blame Inside West Coast Customs featuring a-one customized Chevrolet Camaro inspired by their song "Red Camaro".^[80]

On April 5, 2012, Rascal Flatts appeared on the supervisor special Changed: One Night Exclusive Transitory Event. The special in-theater concert damage movie screens nationwide for one shadows only. It included live performance detach, Q&A sessions, and welcome messages deviate the band. The event showcased various tracks from the upcoming studio album.^[81]

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