Here's when Brad Paisley is coming to Ottawa this year
Brad Paisley performs at Caesars Windsor on Sunday, May 29, 2022. (Melanie Borrelli/CTV News Windsor)
Country music singer Brad Paisley is coming to Ottawa later this year.
The Canadian Tire Centre announced Paisley is bringing his 'Truck Still Works' world tour to Ottawa on December 13.
Paisley will be joined by 'special guests,' according to the Canadian Tire Centre.
According to his website, Paisley has won three Grammys, two American Music Awards, 14 County Music Association Awards and 15 Academy of Country Music Awards.
Paisley launched the 'Truck Still Works' world tour in May. Paisley will also stop in Hamilton and London during the Canadian leg of the tour.
Tickets for the concert in Ottawa go on sale on Friday at 10 a.m.
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