In March,the band performed for the first time at the famous Grand Ole Opry in Nashville.

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The band spent some time near there recording the album.

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where he hosted a local radio show called "Town and Country Time" with his band The Texas Wildcats.

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The last time the band performed together in 2007 -- perhaps the last time ever, but we don't know -- more than 20 million fans from around the world applied for tickets.

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He said making it allowed him to "be part of something truly remarkable, the double decade awaited resurrection of my all-time favourite band".

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The outdoor gigs will be the first time the band have played in the park since a legendary free concert for an estimated 250, 000 people in 1969.

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