Keep pulling the thread on Eric Church.
Taylor Swift was hired to replace Eric Church as the opening act on the Rascal Flatts tour.
After being dismissed from the Rascal Flatts tour, Eric Church's strategy shifted to playing rock clubs, where he found an underserved audience that mainstream country music was not targeting.
Following his dismissal from the Rascal Flatts tour, Eric Church was personally invited by Bob Seger to open for his tour with a 45-minute set.
Eric Church was fired from his role as an opening act for the Rascal Flatts tour while at the Madison Square Garden venue.
Eric Church intentionally played a 40-minute set at Madison Square Garden, exceeding his allotted 15 minutes, which led to his dismissal from the Rascal Flatts tour.
Taylor Swift gave her first gold record to Eric Church with an inscription thanking him for getting fired, and the record is now displayed in the Country Music Hall of Fame.
Eric Church believes that during his early career, the mainstream country music radio format was primarily targeted at a "soccer mom" demographic.