The news came via an announcement on the band's website, where bandmates Hillary Scott, Charles Kelley and Dave Haywood stated that "we've had to move things around on our tour schedule." They didn't go into a whole lot of detail about why they had to postpone the dates, only noting that the changes were necessary to "accommodate" the upcoming release of a "deluxe" version of their album Golden (due Nov. 12), as well as their brand-new single "Compass".

The band says in a statement, "We hope you are loving 'Compass' as much as we are. We're really excited about the Deluxe version of GOLDEN coming out in November and all the events and performances we'll be doing around its release, but we're most excited about getting to play this new music live for you!

"To accommodate the new release and in order to give you guys the best show possible, we've had to move things around on our tour schedule. The 1st leg of the TAKE ME DOWNTOWN TOUR with Kip and Kacey will now kick off on Jan. 10th in Peoria, IL. We hope these changes aren't too much trouble for you, and that we'll get to see you in one of the more than 60 cities the tour will hit next year."