Nashville, TN— February 4, 2013— Country superstar Tim McGraw surprised fans in select cities with personal phone calls to help announce the first available tickets for his upcoming TWO LANES OF FREEDOM 2013 TOUR, presented by Pennzoil. McGraw partnered with Tumblr to create the “Fanticipation” program which allows fans, for the first time ever, to announce through Tumblr when tickets will be available in their own hometown.

Tickets for the following dates will go on sale Fri., Feb. 8:  Charlotte, N.C. (5/3); Raleigh, N.C. (5/4); West Palm Beach, FL (5/10); Atlanta, GA (5/12); Pittsburgh, PA (5/18); St. Louis, MO (5/23); Chicago, IL (5/24); Indianapolis, IN (5/30);  Cleveland, OH (5/31) and Dallas, TX (6/22) with Cincinnati, OH (5/25) going on sale Sat., Feb. 9.  To purchase tickets and for more info, visitwww.ticketmaster.com or www.timmcgraw.com.

In preparation for the release of his latest album, TWO LANES OF FREEDOM, McGraw will appear on Nightline tonight, and then heads to the West Coast for The Ellen DeGeneres Show (Feb. 5) and a special live stream Ram Country on Yahoo! performance later that night aboard the USS Midway in San Diego at 7:30 p.m. PST.   He will guest on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (Feb. 6) and Jimmy Kimmel Live! (Feb. 7), pay tribute to friend and MusiCares Person of the Year Bruce Springsteen (Feb. 8), present at the 55th Annual Grammy Awards (Feb. 10) and wrap up with a visit to Chelsea Lately (Feb. 11).