Brooks & Dunn, the country music duo who is set to split up soon, have announced they are postponing and rescheduling several “The Last Rodeo Tour” dates due to the illness of Ronnie Dunn.

According to the official Brooks & Dunn website, Dunn’s doctor has recommended that Dunn go on a three week vocal rest.

Via text message Dunn said he was following doctors orders and shutting down so he could get well and come back asap.

A majority of the dates remaining on the tour have been shuffled. However, tour stops set for Milwaukee, WI on June 29 and for Fort Loramie, Ohio on July 8 are not being rescheduled.

Tickets will all be honored with the new dates. Livenation.com will make remaining tickets available for sale.

Kix Brooks and Ronnie Dunn are ending their musical partnership of two decades after wrapping up “The Last Rodeo Tour.” Their last show at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville has been pushed from August 10 to September 2.

Brooks & Dunn are partnering with Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum by providing VIP tickets for their final sold-out concert to benefit the museum.

VIP packages cost $750 and $300. Some of the benefits include floor seats, autographed items and merchandise.

In addition, for those becoming “Friends of the Museum” with a $250 donation will get one final concert ticket, as well as other museum membership benefits. Those joining with a donation of $500 will be receiving two tickets.

Additional VIP package information can be found at www.countrymusichalloffame.com.

On May 28, Brooks & Dunn were in Tulsa at the BOK Center as part of the “Last Rodeo Tour.”

On May 23, “ACM Presents: Brooks & Dunn- The Last Rodeo” aired. I hate thinking of it as the “Last Rodeo.” I hate thinking of a world in which Brooks & Dunn are no longer making music. However it was great watching 15 favorite country singers performing some of the best songs from Brooks & Dunn. From the top all the way to the bottom it was all good. There were, however, a few moments that stood out.

If I had to choose one song to watch again and again from the show, I would choose the “Red Dirt Road” cover by Sugarland. They transformed the guitar heavy, up-tempo country rocker song into a gorgeous piano ballad. It worked beautifully, particularly when Kristian Bush was able to play harmonica at the same time as playing guitar. Sugarland should consider putting that into their own shows.

Other highlights from the show included Keith Urban giving an “I’m not worthy” bow of respect to the pair. Miranda Lambert was able to paint a portrait of Ronnie Dunn and Kix Brookes while rocking out to music from Kate Perry. George Strait performed “Boot Scootin’ Boogie” with Brooks playing harmonica from the road case couch. I don’t know why Dunn laughed through that one. I don’t think he was laughing at Strait but laughing with him. Hopefully, anyway. The ending of the show I really loved, when all of the performers joined onstage with Brooks & Dunn. It looked like a spontaneous version of “Play Something Country.” With Brooks & Dunn going into retirement, every country artist on tour needs to add a song from Brooks & Dunn to the set list.

Its time to call it a day on the storied country music duo Brooks & Dunn. Their 2010 tour will be the groups last as the band will dissolve after it closes. The ‘Last Rodeo Tour’ will cover 47-cities starting in Sacramento, California on April 23 and lasting through August 8 in Chicago, Illinois. Full city information and dates are listed below with venues still being nailed down. There is also a special date reserved just for Nashville that will be released at a later time.

When it comes to what split the dynamic duo, the pair released this statement back in October. “After 20 years of making music and riding this trail together, we have agreed as a duo that it’s time to call it a day,” the statement read. “This ride has been everything and more than we could ever have dreamed … We owe it all to you, the fans. If you hear rumors, don’t believe them. It’s just time.” In subsequent interviews, the group alluded to the fact that they have done everything they can do in their 20 years on stage, and it is time to call it a day when they can go out on their own terms instead of grinding their success into the ground.

Brooks & Dunn’s latest release is a new Greatest Hits compilation entitled “#1s … and Then Some.” The collection digs up 30 of their chart topping hits including “Cowgirls Don’t Cry” which was nominated for a Grammy Award marking the duos 15th nod. Their most recent original work “Cowboy Town” was released in 2007. The pair has been honored as Entertainer of the Year at the CMA awards in 1996 and won CMA’s as best Vocal Duo of the Year every year from 1992 to 2006 save for 2000.

Ticket onsale information is still forthcoming.

2010 Brooks & Dunn Tour Dates
April 2010
23 – Sacramento, CA
24 – Mountain View, CA
25 – Indio, CA
30 – Spokane, WA

May 2010
1 – Tacoma, WA
2 – Vancouver, WA
4 – Calgary, Alberta
5 – Edmonton, Alberta
6 – Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
14 – St. Paul, MN
15 – Bloomington, IL
16 – Columbus, OH
21 – Phoenix, AZ
22 – Albuquerque, NM
27 – Wichita, KS
28 – Tulsa, OK
29 – Dallas, TX
30 – Baton Rouge, LA

June 2010
3 – Charleston, WV
4 – Charlotte, NC
5 – Raleigh, NC
11 – Tampa, FL
12 – West Palm Beach, FL
13 – Jacksonville, FL
17 – Hershey, PA
18 – Virginia Beach, VA
19 – Washington, DC
25 – Hartford, CT
26 – Boston, MA
27 – Bethel, NY

July 2010
2 – Dauphin, Manitoba
8 – Fort Loramie, OH
9 – Cleveland, OH
10 – Darien Lakes, NY
15 – Atlanta, GA
16 – Indianapolis, IN
17 – St. Clairsville, OH
18 – Cincinnati, OH
23 – Minot, ND
24 – Cheyenne, WY
25 – Omaha, NE
29 – Detroit, MI
30 – Pittsburgh, PA

August 2010
6 – Kansas City, KS
7 – St. Louis, MO
8 – Chicago, IL

Rascal Flatts, Wyonna and Darius Rucker are new lineup additions for the CMA Music Festival which will take place in Nashville June 11-14.

The new additions are joining a roster that includes Montgomery Gentry, Miranda Lambert, Martina McBride, Trace Adkins, Lady Antebellum, Rodney Atkins, Jason Aldean, Brad Paisley, Reba McEntire, Julianne Hough, Brooks & Dunn and Dierks Bentley.

Wyonna, celebrating her 25th anniversary performing this year, recently released “Sing: Chapter 1,” her seventh solo set. Wyonna will also be performing at the festival with Naomi Judd, her mother, as The Judds.

Darius Rucker, who was the vocalist for the 1990′s group Hootie and the Blowfish, will be performing for the very first time at the CMA Festival in support of “Learn to Live,” his debut solo set. So far his crossover album has produced tow No. 1 hit singles: “It Won’t Be Like This For Long” and “Don’t Think I Don’t Think About It.”

Rascal Flatts, winner of six CMA Vocal Group of the Year awards in a row, this June will hit the road in support of “Unstoppable,” their latest album. On June 17 they will be performing at the CMT Music Awards show.