Article posted: 11/10/2012 7:23 AM

Billboard honors Lady Antebellum for 1st tour

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Members of the band Lady Antebellum, from left, Dave Haywood, Hillary Scott and Charles Kelley at the 46th Annual Country Music Awards at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tenn. The trio won the breakthrough award at the 2012 Billboard Touring Awards on Thursday, Nov. 8, 2012, in New York, for the success it had on its million-selling Own the Night world tour.

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When they first hit the road as an opening act the members of Lady Antebellum rarely wasted their downtime, quizzing stars like Kenny Chesney and Keith Urban and their crews on the intricacies of a successful arena tour. They employed everything they learned on their first headlining tour this year, selling more than a million tickets and visiting 11 countries. That success on the Own The Night tour earned them the breakthrough award at the 2012 Billboard Touring Awards on Thursday night in New York City.