leilamaurizia
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Post by leilamaurizia on Feb 3, 2008 7:27:08 GMT -5
Thanks. Bethlehem is about 3.5 hours away. I don't want to hold out and the remaining 12 not be anywhere close by but 3.5 is a bit far. I have a friend in Detroit so I could just spend the weekend with him and go to either Saginaw or East Lansing. Do you know if the additional 12 dates will be released soon? I don't want to wait too long and miss out on decent seats. The East Lansing concert went on general sale yesterday. The only available seats now are already up in the balcony. You still have a chance for decent seats with Saginaw. Those tickets go on general sale Saturday, February 9th. As for when the other dates will be announced, I can only speculate. Since another round of fan club pre-sales/general sales is going on this week, there's a chance they'll announce more dates on Feb 9th at the earliest, as per previous practice.
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Post by zaclord on Feb 4, 2008 22:05:15 GMT -5
i just found out that i will be going to a Casting Crowns concert in Jacksonville, Florida on the night before Easter! i know they are not country but it is 'Upcoming Concerts' not 'Upcoming Country Concerts' and i know some others here appreciate Christian music. wlee anyways, i am really excited about seeing them! i saw them in at the Extreme Conference in Gatlinburg, TN but that was two years ago, before i knew anything about Christian music so i really didnt get to enjoy it EDIT: I am looking as forward to this as i am the CMA Fan Fest in June (there its country related now )
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Post by S4C on Feb 4, 2008 22:13:44 GMT -5
You'll probably get warned about that post, but that sounds like an awesome concert! Hope you have fun. :)
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Post by EmersonDrive13Rocks on Feb 4, 2008 22:31:50 GMT -5
You'll probably get warned about that post, but that sounds like an awesome concert! Hope you have fun. :) I highly doubt he'll get warned about that. Now if I posted I'm going to an Avril concert then that is off topic in the country forum but posting about a Christian concert isn't that off topic.
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Post by drock89 on Feb 8, 2008 10:34:33 GMT -5
I'll have more pictures and my thoughts on the show later! :)
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Post by maverick on Feb 8, 2008 13:15:45 GMT -5
Yowza! Kelly looks fantastic!
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Post by sbp17 on Feb 8, 2008 17:20:59 GMT -5
Cool pic, SGG...though Reba's looking stoned.
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Post by somebody60 on Feb 8, 2008 19:44:03 GMT -5
Cool pic, SGG...though Reba's looking stoned. Yea, that is probably the worst pic of Reba I've ever seen. She was either extremely tired or she wasn't ready when the picture shot (or both).
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Post by drock89 on Feb 8, 2008 21:47:49 GMT -5
Cool pic, SGG...though Reba's looking stoned. Yea, that is probably the worst pic of Reba I've ever seen. She was either extremely tired or she wasn't ready when the picture shot (or both). I think she wasn't ready. She was really enthusiastic. I know I wasn't ready for the flash either
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Post by sbp17 on Feb 16, 2008 6:14:50 GMT -5
The Reba/Kelly tour has been extended....
September: 25th Winnepeg MB-MTS Centre 26th Saskatoon SK-Credit Union Ctr. 27th Edmonton AB-Rexall Place
October: 9th Boise, ID-Taco Bell Arena 10th Salt Lake City, UT-Energy Solutions Ctr. 11th Reno, NV-Reno Events Center
16th Ft. Wayne, IN-Allen Co. War Memorial 17th Pittsburgh, PA-Mellon Arena 18th Reading, PA-Sovereign Center
23th Grand Forks, ND-Ralph Engelstad Arena 24th Minneapolis, MN-Target Center 25th Moline, IL-Wireless Center
30th Charlottesville, VA-John Paul Jones Arena 31th State College, PA-Bryce Jordan Ctr.
November: 1st Bridgeport, CT-Arena @ Harbor Yard
6th Albany, NY-Times Union Center 7th Cleveland, OH-Wolstein Center @csu 8th Grand Rapids, MI-Van Andel Arena
13th Biloxi, MS-Miss.Coast Coliseum 14th Birmingham, AL-BJCC Arena 15th Little Rock, AR-Alltel Arena
20th Columbus, OH-Schottstein Centre 21st Charlotte, NC - Bobcats Arena 22nd Baltimore, MD - 1st Mariner Arena
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Post by adreeanna on Feb 17, 2008 21:07:35 GMT -5
The Reba/Kelly 2W2V show is AMAZING! I made it to opening night in Dayton as well as the show the following night in Louisville. I'm looking forward to roadtripping it and making some of these other dates.
As far as other concerts, I'd love to see Carrie, not so much Keith, but no Texas dates as of yet. Sugarland is always a favorite. It's still pretty early on in the year for tours though. I'll know better in a couple of months which shows that are making it out this way I'd like to see.
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Post by 43dudleyvillas on Feb 17, 2008 21:28:41 GMT -5
Here's my monster recap of the Keith Urban/Carrie Underwood concert I saw at Madison Square Garden on Wednesday, 13 February. Since it is so long, I've split it over two posts.
Intro I've (obviously) become a fan of Carrie's but I went into this show with some skepticism about her stage presence. In fact, I can honestly say that it is unlikely that I would have gone to see her in concert at this stage if she had been a solo headliner. As for Keith Urban, I've never actually bought a full album of his (because, despite thinking he has a fantastic ear for how to liven up a song with instrumentation, I also think his vocal melodies and lyrics sometimes tend toward the mundane). But the songs of his that I love, I really love, and have bought off iTunes (songs like "You'll Think of Me," "I Told You So," "Better Life," "Stupid Boy," and "Raise the Barn"). On top of that, I knew that the man has a reputation for being an absolutely electric live performer. So when this double bill cropped up, going just felt right. It was weird, but even though I'm a bigger fan of Carrie's music than Keith's, I actually expected to enjoy Keith's set much more -- I was looking forward to experiencing his musical imagination live.
Carrie's Set So the way this concert is set up, Carrie opens every night, playing a 70 minute set of 15 songs and Keith follows with a 2 hour set of 19-20 songs. Keith's set is supposed to include a duet with Carrie on the Rihanna hit "Umbrella." The show at MSG started about 25-30 minutes late, but we finally saw the big screen with some kind of grainy footage of a typically gorgeous Carrie sauntering through a barren desert, followed by the instrumental strains of "Flat on the Floor," the leadoff track to Carnival Ride. Carrie emerged from below onto the stage side of the catwalk and ripped into the song. And she sounded fantastic, sauntering around the stage and up and down the catwalk with a ton of confidence and energy. The whole floor was on its feet and the whole venue was screaming its appreciation, though I think a significant portion of the audience didn't know the song. Great first strike, followed by a confident and excellent "Wasted." I'm pretty sure I heard some portion of the crowd singing along, and certainly people were clapping along as Carrie did.
We got our first bit of extended banter from Carrie after "Wasted." It was actually very charming and very funny hearing Carrie speak in something of sweet Southern drawl, telling the audience that we were much too kahnd (that is, kind). Wasn't expecting that! Anyway, she followed by asking if we were feeling good, because she was feeling good, being in (singing) "New York, New York." That definitely got a big cheer from the NYC crowd. So then she launched into "Get Out of This Town," in which she accompanied herself by playing electric guitar during the choruses and instrumental bridge. Loved it! So far, the sound mix was good, Carrie was sounding great, looking confident and I was seriously impressed.
Carrie had just started bantering about whether there were any Prince Charmings in the house when I noticed that her speaking voice was starting to sound awfully hoarse. Since I knew she had been somewhat under the weather at the Grammys, that was sort of an "Uh oh" moment for me, since I knew her set was not easy on the voice. "The More Boys I Meet" followed, with Carrie sauntering around and playfully dismissing her band members as not worthy. The video screens on the sides showed close-up shots of her band members playing along, which was very amusing. She took a break from the song to say that she was looking for Prince Charmings in the audience, and had the camera single out several guys. It was a cute idea for audience participation, but I'm not sure it totally worked. Maybe it would have worked better if TMBIM were more well-known and drew more enthusiasm? I don't know. I just felt like it kind of interrupted the flow of things. Carrie sounded fine on the song but I thought she sounded a bit hoarse on the lower parts.
In any case, that was followed immediately by Carrie moving about halfway up the catwalk to sing "Just a Dream." It was a rather abrupt transition, and I'm curious to see whether it's the same in Carrie's solo headlining set (which, as I understand it, is supposed to be a few songs longer). Anyway, this was the song where I really started to notice that Carrie was fighting to deliver a performance. I don't think Carrie's struggles were so obvious vocally -- she sounded powerful, beautiful and hurt, though she didn't sound too confident on the "he's" in "he's not coming home now." But looking at the two long and narrow screens on each side of the stage that were showing close-ups of her, I thought Carrie looked like she was struggling. It actually kind of worked for the song -- she looked really into it, and her high head voice sounded beautiful (lower register head voice sounded a bit vulnerable). Anyway, it was a very good performance. I just wish there were a better transition after TMBIM.
At this point, Carrie stepped out for a quick outfit change and re-emerged in this long smoky blue dress with a huge train. And next up was "Jesus, Take the Wheel," the first strains of which drew a pretty good cheer from the crowd. I'm not a fan of the song, but I really like how the live version has a sort of marching drums-thing going during the first verse. I was worried again when Carrie asked the audience to sing the first chorus (a fair number of people did, though it was hard to hear them until the 2nd or 3rd line). Carrie picked things up again starting with the second verse and then delivered one heck of a powerful chorus and glory note on her own, drawing a huge cheer from the arena.
"I Know You Won't" was Carrie's third power ballad in a row. Again, I was pretty apprehensive about how Carrie would sound on this considered her speaking voice sounded so incredibly hoarse at this point but Carrie's performance had an extra desperation to it and I thought it really worked for the song. Carrie didn't seem to have much trouble belting; it was some of the lower, softer moments when the raspiness of her voice seemed to give her some trouble. In any case, not so much on IKYW, whose live version is, like most of Carrie's songs, better live than recorded. Carrie's live vocal and phrasing touches have a lot more character than her studio vocals and phrasing, in my view. At this point, I was just really impressed that despite the fact that she was clearly under the weather, Carrie was fighting to put on a good show, and the way she was fighting was, for the most part, serving her songs well rather than distracting from her performance. I mean, I felt her vulnerability on IKYW.
In any case, next up was "I Ain't in Checotah Anymore," which drew immediate cheers from the audience despite not ever having been a single. I got the sense that this crowd knew Some Hearts pretty well, but wasn't as familiar with Carnival Ride (which stands to reason). Anyway, after the pretty acoustic part, the train of Carrie's dress came off, revealing a cute little short dress for her to start moving around the stage again. Carrie was sounding very good and she was putting some energy into the song, but by now I thought she looked a little more passive on stage. She was moving around the stage, but didn't look as purposeful as she did at the beginning of the set. It could be that her energy was flagging just from fighting to get the songs across. In any case, she had some fun with the New York shoutout in the middle of the song, and threw one in at the end of the song ("Oh, there's nothing like...New York!"), which drew a lot of cheers from the crowd, of course. And then she went back for another outfit change, this time re-emerging in some layered tank tops and jeans. Her band jammed a bit to what I understand is a Velvet Revolver song while she was backstage.
This outfit change seemed to re-energize Carrie somewhat, because she had a lot of fun singing "Last Name" and there was a bit more jump in her step as she moved around for this one. Again, I don't think the crowd knew the song all that well, so I don't think the song is the anthem that it is likely to become after it's a single (which it probably will be). But I really enjoyed Carrie's performance of it. She riffed a bit at the end and overall, I found myself liking the live version of the song better than the recorded version. She followed that up with what turned out to be the (surprise) highlight of the set for me: an absolutely beautiful version of "Don't Forget to Remember Me" on which she accompanied herself on acoustic guitar.
She introduced the song by saying it reminds her of home and family, especially her mom, who drove her to her AI audition. That drew a big response from the audience. Anyway, there may have been a bit of rasp in her softer vocals but Carrie's performance was just really poignant; proof that she can deliver a compelling performance with something other than a power ballad or a raucous rocker. I hope she incorporates a longer acoustic set into her shows. Next up was "Twisted," a song that I don't care for on CR, but one that sounded very good live -- her head voice on the bridge was great. While Carrie did move up and down the catwalk for this one, touching people's hands and whatnot, I didn't feel like her movement really enhanced the performance.
In any case, Carrie followed that up an intro to her current single, saying that the next song was dedicated to all the all-American girls, which drew a big cheer. I think Carrie's voice was starting to wear a little bit again at this point, because I think she had a couple of control/modulation bobbles in the first verse and did a cute ad-lib to skip out of the high "honey, you oughta know!" part on the bridge. The ad-lib (a spoken one) actually worked well for the song, though. The crowd seemed to enjoy this one, and the live arrangement is very good. They also did a good job using the two long video screens to each side of the stage for this song -- the screens would alternate between footage of Carrie in her various professions from the A-AG video, live Carrie and various girls in the audience. That was a very nice touch, and a good way to integrate the audience.
That was followed by "So Small," and Carrie struggled with it through the first verse and chorus. But she fought her way back and did a good job bringing the song home. SS was staged oddly because there are these big white diaphonous curtains tucked into the back of Carrie's jeans that rise up to the ends of the stage for the whole song, that are dropped to convey the "so small" idea at the end, as Carrie disappears down a lift for the "end" of her set. At this point, too, the sound mix was getting pretty bad -- Carrie's vocal was getting buried in ways it hadn't been earlier in the set. The situation hadn't improved when Carrie re-emerged with a silver jacket over her outfit for "Wheel of the World." I honestly can't tell you how Carrie sounded on this because the sound mix was a muddy mess. There was even a moment of really bad mic feedback during this one.
Luckily, things seemed to improve for the last song of Carrie's set. Carrie introduced it by saying they were going to try to "squeak" one more song out, and the crowd went nuts on hearing the first strains of BHC. Needless to say, this was the song that drew the biggest crowd response and Carrie just knows exactly what to do with it, how to move, how to have fun with audience, everything. It was loads of fun. Carrie strutted up and down the catwalk and invited the audience to take over for a chorus, and the whole arena (well, the females, anyway!) did just that, before Carrie picked the song back up herself. I should note that that the singalong just adds a chorus, not replacing anything Carrie is supposed to sing. Anyway, it was a great end to the set, Carrie thanked us and told us to enjoy Keith Urban, got a MSG-wide standing ovation, and left the stage.
Overall Thoughts on Carrie and Her Set You know, Carrie was obviously sick and it would've been nice not to be worrying about her during her set but she proved a lot to me with her effort. She's a pro, she has a beautiful voice and she has come a long way as a live entertainer. And she wound up singing and performing really well. I know many people believe that she has been extremely fortunate in her career (and I don't dispute that), but the person I saw on stage at MSG is one who also showed a tremendous amount of character and heart. She left no doubt that she is a fighter and that she has that sense of professional pride in her show. It's more than not taking her life and opportunities for granted. I don't know. There was just something in her eyes that I kept seeing throughout the night. Maybe it's projection, but in Carrie's expression I saw determination, control, professionalism mixed in with a genuine happiness that she was on stage singing to people. Maybe that's what it was -- Carrie was glad to be up there even though she was under the weather. That left a strong impression on me.
Even putting aside her relative inexperience as a live performer, I think Carrie puts on a darn good show. I think she could pace her set better (JaD after TMBIM doesn't work that well, in my view, and I think she would be well-served to bring back a longer acoustic set) and she can use the stage effects to better highlight her songs (more on that when I talk about Keith's set). She could also learn to use her movement to more effectively sell her songs -- she did a great job on this for several of her more rocking numbers, but less so on some of her other songs. But that'll come together in time. Also, some of this might be the by-product of shortening her set to co-headline with Keith. It'll be interesting to see what she does when she is the solo headliner.
Carrie isn't the pure joy and the complete natural that Keith Urban is on stage, but she's already very good and very much worth seeing live. I'll happily go see her as a solo headliner the next time she's in town.
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Post by 43dudleyvillas on Feb 17, 2008 21:29:41 GMT -5
Part II *g* Keith Urban's Set
After an intermission of about thirty minutes or so, the big screen behind the stage started to pulsate in vibrant red to the opening strains of "Once in a Lifetime." I'm not even a fan of this song, but it was a pretty cool intro and it was great to see Keith Urban's silhouette emerge against the screen after the instrumental intro. One thing that was immediately apparent was that the big-screen action for Keith's set was a lot brighter and a lot more tightly integrated with the songs than I've seen in any other show. One great move is this camera that follows Keith from above. I'm not sure what the video camera filter on him was, but it was amazing -- the look of the live images was extremely polished, almost as if they were suspended in time so we could get a clear look (but the images were definitely live). I'm doing a bad job of describing the quality of the shots, but they were great. That the images were being projected on a huge screen right behind the stage made it easy to look without missing too much of what was going on on the stage. It lent an air of immediacy to the show, and it did so from the very beginning. Obviously, it doesn't hurt that Keith is absolutely gorgeous. *g*
So it turns out that this show was Keith's debut at Madison Square Garden, and that seemed to mean something to him. I would guess that this guy grins just about every moment that he is on stage, but there was a sense of triumph in his demeanor, too, and it was great to see that playing the Garden was special for him. He mentioned that he had seen a lot of shows there and noted that it "kicks ass" to be playing there. I guess this is an opportune time to note that Keith really didn't have much in the way of banter going for the whole show. His idea of banter is basically "Hell yeah!", "It kicks ass to be playing here in New York City" and "Are you ready to sing, New York?" But the astonishing thing, at least to me, is that Keith didn't need the banter. He connected through his smile, through his instrumental jams and through the expression in his eyes. His every stride on stage was confident, joyous and purposeful and seemed completely in sync with his songs. Basically, just about everything about Keith's set seemed seamless. Four days after the concert, I'm still figuring out how he did it, because he blew me away.
I won't do a song-by-song review of Keith's set, though I will say that I enjoyed "Where the Blacktop Ends," a nice midtempo rocking number that I preferred to his opening song. One of the early highlights of Keith's set was probably "Raining on Sunday" -- not a song that I came in loving, but it made for a nice singalong with the crowd (the first one of the night in his set). It's one of the ballads that comes across better live because Keith brings in a special "cry" to his voice. Keith wanted the crowd to be singing along a lot -- I found myself wondering what would happen in a crowd that didn't know his songs as well, but in any case, he has enough big hits that singalongs weren't a problem. For the first half of his set, Keith did a nice job moving between ballads and uptempo rockers. I did find I was having trouble making out his voice whenever there was bass playing -- this proved to be an especial problem during "Stupid Boy," which is probably the one disappointment for me in his whole set. I love that song, but couldn't really hear Keith over the bass. Plus, I wasn't that keen on the staging (I remember the use of thin yellow and red laser beams; the stage wasn't that well lit and Keith somehow seemed more removed from the audience for that song than for any others).
In any case, it was great seeing Keith having fun with songs like "Faster Car" -- he also does an an absolutely brilliant job of using instrumental jams to move from one part of the stage to another, to bring some rhythmic variety to the show, and just to transition from one song to the next. Again, it is pretty darn near seamless. His band matches his energy and everything just seems really tight and well done. It's funny, but Keith only plays 4 more songs than Carrie, but his set is about 45-50 minutes longer. It's all about the ripping guitar solos! And Keith basically doesn't leave the stage.
So I would say that the enthusiasm for Keith's set was roughly comparable to that for Carrie's set for the first half of his set. But then, he did something magical. He took his set to a circular stage at the end of the catwalk, basically putting himself in the middle of the arena. He teased the people there, saying something like "How do you like this show now? Front row seats!" And he apologized to the whole floor behind him, noting mischievously that "they had a good view" anyway. Hee. So anyway, somehow, this totally changed the dynamic of the show. The crowd seemed to get more into it, especially the upper sections in the back of the arena, and there was almost a sense of gratitude that Keith had brought the show closer to them. I should note -- it wasn't just Keith on this stage -- it was his whole band, including the drummer. Somehow, the acoustics seemed to improve, too. So anyway, he performed a 3-song set on this little stage, capped off by a wrenchingly awesome "You'll Think of Me." I don't know if that song is that great every night, but there was a hurt edge to it in Keith's delivery that just made it breathtakingly good. The crowd was singing along, but this was all about Keith. If there was one performance that was worth the price of admission, it was this one. With that song, Keith took hold of the audience and didn't let go for the rest of the set.
It didn't hurt that he followed that song by moving back to the main stage to perform "I Told You So," a song that feels to me like a percussive Pied Piper -- love it! Much of the crowd was already on its feet after "You'll Think of Me" and stayed on its feet to dance to "I Told You So." The song just rocks -- it's a great showcase for Keith, I think, because it has a bit of bite that he pulls off very well in his live vocal, but also a bit of the cajoling that will make a girl swoon. Keith brings on a local drumline for the end of the song, which adds a fun touch to it, and represents the one time he steps off stage (for only, like, 30 seconds or so, that's it).
Anyway, by now, Keith seemed to realize that he had the arena eating out of the palm of his hand, so his sense of triumph and fun only picked up, which made for a great rest of the show. "Days Go By" was fun (great use of video of fans across America for that one!) and of course, the crowd went nuts when he jumped off stage and made his way into the lower level side section to play there for "You Look Good in My Shirt." "Somebody Like You" was a good singalong set closer, too. After a prolonged ovation, Keith came back for a three song encore that started with a Valentine's Day (since it was already in Australia) dedication to his wife of "Got It Right This Time," followed by "Better Life" -- yay! Notable for "Better Life" is that Keith made great use of mics on each end of the stage and really did sing to rafters, much to the delight of the people there. He really does a great job of singing to every part of the audience, to the point that even when your section isn't getting sung to, you're excited anyway because you know what the people who are getting sung to are feeling like.
After another apology for having played so long (at this point, it was nearing 11:30pm), Keith dedicated the last song to everyone who had stayed the whole time and led a singalong to "Everybody." Again, not my favorite song, but Keith's intro made it sweet. And with that, Keith was done for the night, but the man didn't seem to want to leave the stage! He walked every part of the stage and catwalk, acknowledging the ovation and just looking so sincerely happy and grateful that it was hard not to feel it. He was out there so long that I was half-expecting security to come and drag him off the stage. But he left on his own accord, having given the audience our fill.
Overall Thoughts on Keith's Set So did I mention, WOW? I really don't have the words. Keith Freakin' Urban! The man belongs up there on stage and is a more powerful and compelling presence there than I could have imagined. He seems to get such a charge from being up there that I actually found myself feeling for him, wondering if it's almost dangerous how much he draws from performing and getting the love from the crowd. But mostly, his set felt like the triumph of a guy who has obviously experienced some major lows but has made his way back to discover what joy really is, and having discovered it, won't let go. And every element of Keith's show, visual and aural, conveys that.
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Post by Fanofctrymusic on Feb 17, 2008 22:35:29 GMT -5
What a powerful review, I loved it all. Thanks
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Post by EmersonDrive13Rocks on Feb 18, 2008 2:53:14 GMT -5
Wow what a review dudley!!! You sure know how to write them good and long! Sounds like an absolute blast and I wish the Keith/Carrie show would make their way up to Vancouver, BC because I'd pay big money to see them live on the same bill!!! Heck I paid big money just to see Carrie live headlining but both together is even better.
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Post by bamafan2102 on Feb 21, 2008 16:59:56 GMT -5
Looks like I will have a busy concert Summer.
April 5th- Emerson Drive May 5th- Three Doors Down, Corey Smith May 15th- Tim McGraw June 13th- REO Speedwagon, Sister Hazel, The Last Goodnight (don't know who this is) June 14th- Earl Thomas Conley, Clint Black October- Brad Paisley
Probably be some more as they are posted.
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Post by musicbuff78 on Feb 23, 2008 11:54:49 GMT -5
The Last Goodnight is a rock band and I think they had a hit called Pictures of You...at least the pop station here thought it was a hit anyway....
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Post by drock89 on Feb 23, 2008 16:21:49 GMT -5
I'll be going to see Dierks Bentley on Friday in Farmington. Bucky Covington and Luke Bryan will be opening for him.
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Post by flowergirl44 on Feb 24, 2008 10:57:14 GMT -5
I saw Rascal Flatts in Orlando and Jacksonville Fl last Thursday and Friday. Kelly Pickler was their scheduled opener both nights, but had to cancel Orlando and play a shortened set in Jax b/c of the flu. BUT we got a nice surprise! On such short notice, they got Neil Thrasher and Wendell Mobley to fill in! I was backstage at a meet and greet with RF in Orlando so I missed most of their set that night, but I got to see all of it in Jax. It was awesome! I got audio of them singing RF's "I Feel Bad" if anyone wants to hear it. They also sang "Some People Change," "There Goes My Life," and "How Forever Feels." Kelly's show was alright. I was up in the "dog pound" (kinda like a mosh pit) and her sound was horrible. No one could understand a word she said or sang. I could see her ser list though so I know she sang "I Wonder," "Red High Heels," "Things That Never Cross a Man's Mind," and "9 to 5." Rascal Flatts's shows both nights were identical as far as the set list. These were my 21st and 22nd shows of theirs. They sang "Me and My Gang," "Fast Cars and Freedom," "I Melt," "These Days," "Take Me There," "What Hurts the Most," "Stand," "My Wish," "No Reins," "Bob That Head," "Bless the Broken Road," "Feels Like Today," "Backwards," and "He Ain't the Leavin' Kind" with an add-in of a few lines of "Don't Stop Believing." On the 2nd stage in the center of the floor, Joe Don sang "Pieces," "American Woman" and did a little "Sweet Home Alabama" guitar solo. Jay sang "To Make Her Love Me." Gary joined them for "Yes I Do," "Winner At a Losing Game," and drummer-requested "You." for the encore "Still Feels Good" and "Life is a Highway." Jay also did a little of James Brown's "I Feel Good." Their fiddlist John "Chank" Jeansome had a nice solo of some Def Leppard hit, although I can't tell you which one. The guys sounded great and seemed to all be having a blast. Personally I had a great time. In Orlando, I had my 5th meet and greet with them and my 1st in 2.5 years. Me and my sister made Jay's night by asking him to stand in the middle of our picture. Usually it's Gary, Joe Don, and Jay with the fan being between Gary and Joe Don. Jay's usually overlooked or just downright ignored. I enjoyed the Orlando show from 3rd row seats. In Jacksonville, I had 2nd row, center aisle seats (the absolute best you can get through their fan club), but I gave them up to be in the stage right pit. That's as close as you can get without actually being on stage. I could actually feel the stage vibrate anytime any of the guys walked by me, lol. I got several hand grabs from everyone, some attention from Neil Thrasher when he caught me singing along with "I Feel Bad," and an autograph from Gary. My purse has pictures of RF on it, and about 2 years ago I got Joe Don to sign it. So all I needed was Gary and Jay. Now just one to go! My pictures and videos are up if anyone wishes to see them. Enjoy! s204.photobucket.com/albums/bb79/logoat44/RF%20Orlando/s204.photobucket.com/albums/bb79/logoat44/RF%20Jacksonville/The only thing that's not on there is the audio of Neil Thrasher and Wendell Mobley singing "I Feel Bad." Photobucket doesn't accept audio files, so email me for that if you want it. logoat44@bellsouth.net
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Post by nsfb17 on Feb 24, 2008 20:04:53 GMT -5
Luke Bryan on 3/14 in Tampa, FL .
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Post by EmersonDrive13Rocks on Feb 26, 2008 4:42:41 GMT -5
I saw Rascal Flatts in Orlando and Jacksonville Fl last Thursday and Friday. Kelly Pickler was their scheduled opener both nights, but had to cancel Orlando and play a shortened set in Jax b/c of the flu. BUT we got a nice surprise! On such short notice, they got Neil Thrasher and Wendell Mobley to fill in! I was backstage at a meet and greet with RF in Orlando so I missed most of their set that night, but I got to see all of it in Jax. It was awesome! I got audio of them singing RF's "I Feel Bad" if anyone wants to hear it. They also sang "Some People Change," "There Goes My Life," and "How Forever Feels." Kelly's show was alright. I was up in the "dog pound" (kinda like a mosh pit) and her sound was horrible. No one could understand a word she said or sang. I could see her ser list though so I know she sang "I Wonder," "Red High Heels," "Things That Never Cross a Man's Mind," and "9 to 5." Rascal Flatts's shows both nights were identical as far as the set list. These were my 21st and 22nd shows of theirs. They sang "Me and My Gang," "Fast Cars and Freedom," "I Melt," "These Days," "Take Me There," "What Hurts the Most," "Stand," "My Wish," "No Reins," "Bob That Head," "Bless the Broken Road," "Feels Like Today," "Backwards," and "He Ain't the Leavin' Kind" with an add-in of a few lines of "Don't Stop Believing." On the 2nd stage in the center of the floor, Joe Don sang "Pieces," "American Woman" and did a little "Sweet Home Alabama" guitar solo. Jay sang "To Make Her Love Me." Gary joined them for "Yes I Do," "Winner At a Losing Game," and drummer-requested "You." for the encore "Still Feels Good" and "Life is a Highway." Jay also did a little of James Brown's "I Feel Good." Their fiddlist John "Chank" Jeansome had a nice solo of some Def Leppard hit, although I can't tell you which one. The guys sounded great and seemed to all be having a blast. Personally I had a great time. In Orlando, I had my 5th meet and greet with them and my 1st in 2.5 years. Me and my sister made Jay's night by asking him to stand in the middle of our picture. Usually it's Gary, Joe Don, and Jay with the fan being between Gary and Joe Don. Jay's usually overlooked or just downright ignored. I enjoyed the Orlando show from 3rd row seats. In Jacksonville, I had 2nd row, center aisle seats (the absolute best you can get through their fan club), but I gave them up to be in the stage right pit. That's as close as you can get without actually being on stage. I could actually feel the stage vibrate anytime any of the guys walked by me, lol. I got several hand grabs from everyone, some attention from Neil Thrasher when he caught me singing along with "I Feel Bad," and an autograph from Gary. My purse has pictures of RF on it, and about 2 years ago I got Joe Don to sign it. So all I needed was Gary and Jay. Now just one to go! My pictures and videos are up if anyone wishes to see them. Enjoy! s204.photobucket.com/albums/bb79/logoat44/RF%20Orlando/s204.photobucket.com/albums/bb79/logoat44/RF%20Jacksonville/The only thing that's not on there is the audio of Neil Thrasher and Wendell Mobley singing "I Feel Bad." Photobucket doesn't accept audio files, so email me for that if you want it. logoat44@bellsouth.net I can't wait until April 2nd when I get to see Rascal Flatts live for the 3rd time!!! It is going to be amazing as they always rock Vancouver and seemed to be just loving it the last time they played here and the energy in arena was electric!!!
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Post by musicbuff78 on Feb 26, 2008 20:51:15 GMT -5
I may be going to see Miranda next month.
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Post by doranmj on Feb 27, 2008 12:12:35 GMT -5
Eric Church w/ Rhett Atkins tomorrow (2/28) @ Georgia Theatre in Athens, GA
Randy Rogers Band March 7th @ Peachtree Tavern in Atlanta, GA
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Post by musicbuff78 on Mar 25, 2008 23:32:06 GMT -5
Wow...no concerts recently, huh??
Anyways, not sure if I've mentioned this here or not already and I apologize if I have, but this Thursday night, here in town they are having their benefit concert for St Judes and this years has a theme.
They are calling it the Ladies Night Guitar Pull for St. Jude. Tickets are $25 and the concert is featuring 5 female singers, mostly new (or new to the genre).
The roster includes: Ashton Shephard, Sarah Johns, Lila McCann, Jewel, and RISSI PALMER!
I'm hoping to order my ticket tomorrow.
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Post by EmersonDrive13Rocks on Mar 26, 2008 2:19:53 GMT -5
I have the opportunity to see Alan Jackson with Miranda Lambert in May since they are coming to Vancouver.
Also Doc Walker with Ridley Bent are playing Vancouver in May and I may go to that concert as well.
Definitely going to the CMA Festival since I've purchased plane tickets and a hotel/4 pass package!!! Very excited about going to Nashville for that.
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Post by Zach on Mar 26, 2008 11:41:18 GMT -5
If you're going to be in Nashville for the CMA Music Festival this year (June 5-8) and would like to join us, some LeAnn Rimes fans will be meeting for lunch one day in lieu of a FC Party. So, if you like LeAnn's music and would just like to get together with some fellow fans, email me at lrfanparty2008@gmail.com. We will see how many we have and will send another email with details later on.
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Post by zaclord on Mar 26, 2008 12:35:01 GMT -5
well i went to the Casting Crowns concert and it was AMAZING! and a group named Leeland opened for them... havent they released something to Country? that name sounded familiar. and i cant wait for CMA Fan Fest this summer is there a list of where all the concerts are gonna be yet?
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Post by musicbuff78 on Mar 28, 2008 18:15:28 GMT -5
Wow...no concerts recently, huh?? Anyways, not sure if I've mentioned this here or not already and I apologize if I have, but this Thursday night, here in town they are having their benefit concert for St Judes and this years has a theme. They are calling it the Ladies Night Guitar Pull for St. Jude. Tickets are $25 and the concert is featuring 5 female singers, mostly new (or new to the genre). The roster includes: Ashton Shephard, Sarah Johns, Lila McCann, Jewel, and RISSI PALMER! Ok, so I went to this concert last nite. I was pretty pissed because I was so far back in line that by thetime I got in the venue, I had to stand. Standing for 3 hrs in one spot really started to get to my back and I wanted to leave, but I stayed. Out of all the ones that performed, I would say Rissi was my fave. It was an acoustic show, and the way they had it set up was 2 artists would come out at the same time and 1 would sing a song, then the other would and they continued back and forth like that and each artist (Sarah, Lila, Ashton, and Rissi) each sang 4 songs and each artist had one other guitar player up there. Then it was time for Jewel and she had the stage all to herself and it was just her and her guitar. She sounded good but got a little too "Kermity" for me at parts. I liked how she did her set because it was kind of like a VH1 Storytellers where she would ask the crowd what they wanted to hear and play their requests, so that was really neat. After Rissi's set, I saw her walking through the joint and kept an eye on her so I could see about getting her autograph and she was quite pleasant and signed my CD booklet. Once Jewel was done, people started going up to the stage and she signed for pretty much anyone that put something out there for her to sign. It was pretty neat getting up close and personal with her and she seemed quite pleasant as well, and she was funny during her set. All in all, even though my back was killing me it was worth it since I got 2 of the lady's autographs and the money went to a good cause. BTW, I just heard the total for our radiothon and it was 68,177 that was raised. That's awesome. I'm hoping to order my ticket tomorrow.
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Post by EmersonDrive13Rocks on Mar 28, 2008 19:55:35 GMT -5
Wow...no concerts recently, huh?? Anyways, not sure if I've mentioned this here or not already and I apologize if I have, but this Thursday night, here in town they are having their benefit concert for St Judes and this years has a theme. They are calling it the Ladies Night Guitar Pull for St. Jude. Tickets are $25 and the concert is featuring 5 female singers, mostly new (or new to the genre). The roster includes: Ashton Shephard, Sarah Johns, Lila McCann, Jewel, and RISSI PALMER! Ok, so I went to this concert last nite. I was pretty pissed because I was so far back in line that by thetime I got in the venue, I had to stand. Standing for 3 hrs in one spot really started to get to my back and I wanted to leave, but I stayed. Out of all the ones that performed, I would say Rissi was my fave. It was an acoustic show, and the way they had it set up was 2 artists would come out at the same time and 1 would sing a song, then the other would and they continued back and forth like that and each artist (Sarah, Lila, Ashton, and Rissi) each sang 4 songs and each artist had one other guitar player up there. Then it was time for Jewel and she had the stage all to herself and it was just her and her guitar. She sounded good but got a little too "Kermity" for me at parts. I liked how she did her set because it was kind of like a VH1 Storytellers where she would ask the crowd what they wanted to hear and play their requests, so that was really neat. After Rissi's set, I saw her walking through the joint and kept an eye on her so I could see about getting her autograph and she was quite pleasant and signed my CD booklet. Once Jewel was done, people started going up to the stage and she signed for pretty much anyone that put something out there for her to sign. It was pretty neat getting up close and personal with her and she seemed quite pleasant as well, and she was funny during her set. All in all, even though my back was killing me it was worth it since I got 2 of the lady's autographs and the money went to a good cause. BTW, I just heard the total for our radiothon and it was 68,177 that was raised. That's awesome. I'm hoping to order my ticket tomorrow. I think you messed up that post since you put your new post inside the quote which confused me at first into thinking you were just quoting yourself. Sounds like it was a really good show and that's cool that you got 2 autograph's! I have now purchased tickets to Doc Walker with Ridley Bent at the Commodore Ballroom in Vancouver for May 8th. Going to be a good show.
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Post by drock89 on Mar 29, 2008 11:51:01 GMT -5
Jo Dee Messina is coming to Saint Louis University (that's meee!) to play our Spring Fever Festival as part of the "Rock, Rap, & Rawhide" concert series. WooP!
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