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Kelsea Ballerini Is Hard At Work Prepping For Tour

Kelsea Ballerini has been hard at work this week getting ready for her first headlining arena tour, which kicks off January 21 in Grand Rapids, Michigan. And as she often…

Kelsea Ballerini poses in a black dress.
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Kelsea Ballerini has been hard at work this week getting ready for her first headlining arena tour, which kicks off January 21 in Grand Rapids, Michigan. And as she often does, she shared photos from her week with fans on Instagram.

Kelsea shared photos and a few video clips of her week in tour rehearsals that included pictures of herself rehearsing, snacks she is consuming, her bedazzled microphone, and a partial setlist although you can't quite see what songs she is doing.

She captioned the photo dump, "TOUR PREP !!! what’s your dream setlist? it’s for science."

Kelsea Ballerini's January and February 2025 Tour Dates:

Jan. 21 -- Grand Rapids, Mich. @ Van Andel Arena
Jan. 23 -- Chicago, Ill. @ United Center
Jan. 24 -- Minneapolis, Minn. @ Target Center
Jan. 25 -- Milwaukee, Wisc. @ Fiserv Forum
Jan. 29 -- Duluth, Ga. @ Gas South Arena
Jan. 31 -- Nashville, Tenn. @ Bridgestone Arena
Feb. 1 -- Columbus, Ohio @ Schottenstein Center
Feb. 4 -- Detroit, Mich. @ Little Caesars Center
Feb. 6 -- Buffalo, N.Y. @ Keybank Center
Feb. 7 -- Pittsburgh, Pa. @ PPG Paints Arena
Feb. 8 -- Toronto, Ontario, Canada @ Scotiabank Arena
Feb. 10 -- Philadelphia, Pa. @ Wells Fargo Arena
Feb 13 -- Boston, Mass. @ TD Garden
Feb. 14 -- Uncasville, Conn. @ Mohegan Sun Arena
Feb. 15 -- Washington, D.C. @ Capitol One Arena
Feb. 18 -- Newark, N.J. @ Prudential Center
Feb. 20 -- Charlotte, N.C. @ Spectrum Center
Feb. 22 -- Tampa, Fla. @ Amalie Arena
Feb. 23 -- Hollywood, Fla. @ Hard Rock Live
Feb. 26 -- Fort Worth, Texas @ Dickies Arena

Kelsea Ballerini Loves to Share the Moment

When something happens in Ballerini's life, she loves to share the moment with fans, and getting into the early days of 2025, Kelsea did just that, sharing a bunch of photos and a few videos of her relationship with her boyfriend, Chase Stokes. The couple have now been together for two years.

The country star posted a photo collage that included the couple on the beach, in cars, on the streets at night, at entertainment events, having their hands in each other's pockets, at the airport, with various dogs, at Halloween, and much more. She captioned the sweet post all in lowercase, "two years of catching each other in countless cities, perfecting a chimichurri steak, and creating a world that revolves around dogs. love you so, teammate."

Many fans reacted to the post, including one die-hard who wrote, "You guys are end game for sure." One fan commented, "Marry her already!" Another fan said, "Two years already. So sweet. U seem really happy. Looks like u have a lot of fun together."

Nancy Brooks has been working in the country music industry for almost 30 years. She has interviewed pretty much any country star you can think of. In the late 1990s, she started working with Dolly Parton. And yes, Nancy reports that Parton is as sweet as you would think. She loves her life in country music and has been backstage at every CMA Awards show since the late 1990s. Many of her stories are from her one-on-one interviews. She was there at the beginning of the incredible careers of many music superstars today, including Taylor Swift, Shania Twain, and Blake Shelton, and has interviewed them multiple times throughout the years.