Anchorage, AK (May 16, 2016) – Seven-time Grammy winner Carrie Underwood’s Storyteller Tour has added a stop in Anchorage, AK at Alaska Airlines Center on August 31, 2016. This will be Underwood’s first trip to Alaska. The tour launched to rave reviews in January and has already played sold out shows across the U.S. and Europe, including a crowd of over 17,000 at Boston’s TD Garden.

“I always love being on the road performing for my fans,” shares Underwood, “but something about this tour feels more magnetic than ever. I can’t wait to continue this tour into the fall!”

The Alaska show is promoted by Invictus Entertainment Group.  For information on fan club and D2C pre-sale opportunities and VIP packages go to www.carrieunderwood.fm.

A donation of $1 from each ticket sold at the U.S. dates of The Storyteller Tour will be contributed to the C.A.T.S Foundation to help aid its causes including Checotah, Oklahoma’s education and literacy programs. Established in 2009, the C.A.T.S. (Checotah Animal, Town, and School) Foundation helps with general causes, needs, and services in the area of Checotah, Oklahoma, Carrie’s hometown, to directly impact the community.

The Storyteller Tour spring leg dates remaining:

The Storyteller Tour fall leg dates:

** Anchorage goes on sale May 20^th

Each of Carrie’s three previous headline arena tours, 2008’s Carnival Ride Tour, the Play On Tour in 2010, and 2012-2013’s Blown Away Tour played for over one million fans. When the Blown Away Tour wrapped in 2013, Carrie had performed 112 shows in 110 cities across three continents and six countries, including sold-out shows at London’s prestigious Royal Albert Hall, and two nights at the Sydney Opera House in Sydney, Australia.

The tour is in promotion of Carrie’s album, Storyteller, which was heralded by Rolling Stone as “the most anticipated country album of the year.” The album was produced by Jay Joyce, Mark Bright, and Zach Crowell with six of its 13 songs co-written by Carrie, including the #1 hits “Smoke Break” and “Heartbeat.”

The music video was filmed during a live concert in Lincoln, NE at the Pinnacle Bank Arena on Carrie’s Storyteller Tour. Directed by Wayne Isham (Michael Jackson, Metallica, Bon Jovi, Britney Spears), the video captures Carrie’s energetic live performance of her current single, as well as highlights from the rest of the show that has fans and critics raving.

Carrie debuted the single on the 51st Academy of Country Music Awards in April to stellar performance reviews. Rolling Stone Country claimed her performance was “nothing short of spectacular” while “her voice still hitting every impossibly high note” as she owned the arena and worked across all three stages and mastered a drum solo.

“Church Bells,” the single that Music Row claims has “a stomping rhythm track and a soaring, hooky melody,” was produced by Mark Bright and was written by Zach Crowell, Brett James, and Hillary Lindsey. The song debuted on the radio charts as the most-added new single at Mediabase, and is the third release from her crtically-acclaimed Gold-certified album Storyteller.

The hit song is nominated for “CMT Performance of the Year,” “Female Video of the Year,” and “Video of the Year.” Voting is now open so make sure to vote now at http://www.cmt.com/cmt-music-awards/vote/.

Following the 7:00pm show, we will have the Official Fan Club Party backstage at The Opry in Studio A! We will be celebrating the 10th year of the Fan Club with food, drinks, and other exciting activities! As dedicated Fan Club members, we will also watch Carrie’s 2nd Opry show together which will be projected in Studio A!

Space is very limited, so be sure to get your tickets to the 1st show, and RSVP for a chance to attend the Fan Club Party by following the instructions below.

Tuesday, June 7th

7:00pm – Carrie Underwood performs at The Grand Ole Opry

If you would like to purchase tickets held exclusively for the Fan Club, please purchase via the the link below between now and May 11th. If you’d like to purchase via phone or at the box office, please use the codeCUFAN.

9:00pm – Celebrate Carrie with fellow Fan Club members and watch her 2nd performance in Studio A.

To enter for a chance to attend the Fan Club Party:

1. Log in to CarrieUnderwood.fm
2. Go to the Fan Club Party event page
3. Click the “Enter Now” button under CONTESTS to enter to win an invitation to the Fan Club Party

Contact us at carrieunderwoodsupport@sparkart.com if you have any questions.

Please note that tickets to The Grand Ole Opry shows are not included when you RSVP to the Fan Club Party and should be purchased separately.

Tickets to the 7:00pm Opry show are not required to attend the Fan Club Party and purchase does not improve your chances of winning an invitation to the party. The last day to enter is Wednesday, May 11th. Email confirmations will be sent out to winners on Friday, May 13th.

Attention All Fan Club members!

In honor of our 10th year together, as a Fan Club family, we wanted to do something special. This year we’ve decided to turn to you, the fans, to help inspire the design for this years “Year 10” Fan Club logo!

Whether you’re an arts & crafts guru, design ninja, or just love all things Carrie, send us your “Year 10” Fan Club logo for the chance to have your original creation be the inspiration behind this very special “Year 10” logo.

The winning design will be featured on the “Year 10” Official Carrie Underwood Fan Club t-shirt, The Official Carrie Underwood Fan Club website, and more! You’ll also receive a t-shirt with the winning logo autographed by Carrie!

To make this extra special, the winning logo will be announced on May 19th when we launch the NEW “Year 10” Fan Club Membership package.

Deadline to submit your “Year 10” Fan Club logo will be on Sunday 5/1 by 10PM PST.

Please see the Official Contest Rules before entering.

For logo design tips and tricks see below.

Please fill out the form below to submit your logo design.

How to Design a Logo?

A great logo is more than images and words, a great logo tells a story.

That’s a lot to ask of one piece of art so we’re here to help! The steps below will help you through the process of designing your logo.

Step 1: Determine the primary function of your logo. Being clear on why you need a logo and what the purpose of the logos use can guide your design.

Step 2: Think about who will be using this logo. It’s important to customize the look of your logo to appeal to other Fan Club members.

Step 3: Be inspired by but don’t copy successful/well know logos: Look at 10 to 12 examples of other logos to help give you ideas of what you like and what you want to avoid.

Step 4: Keep it simple. A successful logo should be simple, memorable, timeless, and appropriate. Keep these as goals when you are playing around with ideas.

Final Tip: Avoid too many colors, multiple fonts and layered images. A confusing or cluttered logo won’t convey a clear message and remember if there are too many visual elements in your logo, it will be difficult to process.

Remember the most important tip is to have FUN!