Brooks & Dunn's 'Final Rodeo' coming to X May 14

Tickets go on sale March 6, with Jason Aldean booked as opener.

February 26, 2010 at 11:36PM
FILE - In this Sept. 12, 2007 file photo, Kix Brooks, left, and Ronnie Dunn of the country duo Brooks & Dunn pose for a portrait at The Factory in Franklin, Tenn.
Kix Brooks, left, and Ronnie Dunn (Associated Press - Ap/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

One of the most successful partnerships of all time in country music, Brooks & Dunn, at right, say they're calling it quits -- but not before a "Final Rodeo." That's what the veteran twangers are calling their purported farewell tour, which will land May 14 at St. Paul's Xcel Energy Center. Tickets ($65-$25) go on sale March 6. "She's Country" and "The Truth" hit-maker Jason Aldean will open. In their two decades together, Kix Brooks and Ronnie Dunn have amassed 23 No. 1 country singles and sold more than 15 million albums, plus by default they win the vocal duo trophy at the Country Music Awards nearly every year. Their last all-new album was 2007's "Cowboy Town." CHRIS RIEMENSCHNEIDER

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