Lady Antebellum and Tim McGraw on Thursday, May 20th at the Spokane Arena
I will admit this boys and girls… I adore Lady Antebellum! I think I was more excited to see Lady A then Tim; however by the end of the night they were both equally wonderful. I was a little sad I didn’t get to wear my cowboy boots, but I still kept it country and danced next to my seat. Miss Hilary though damn how does she run around on stage in six inch heels?! Carrie Underwood and Kellie do that too, that is a talent in its own. Lady Antebellum had seven people on stage, so four others with them. It was a little loud where I was sitting but that aside everyone on stage did splendid. Dave, Charles, and Hilary worked the stage and both catwalks all night! They seemed so excited to be there, grabbing everyone hands and even using a fans camera to take a picture of them while they were on stage. Hilary grabbed a cowboy during “Perfect Day,” I am sure that made his night! Speaking of “Perfect Day” the harmonies are quite fun to sing along too.
Along with “Perfect Day,” they also played “Hello World,” “Need You Know,” “American Honey,” “When You Got A Good Thing,” “Lookin’ for a Good Time,” “Our Kind of Love,” and even covered “R.O.C.K. in the USA.” by John don’t call me Cougar anymore Mellencamp. On top of having all of the people and instruments they wheeled out a piano for “Hello World” and dedicated it to everyone in Nashville, because of the horrible flood. Also Spokane, did you know Hilary is a big GU Basketball fan? They ended the night with “I run to You,” and said see ya’ll next time! That means they are coming back right? I hope so because they were as sweet as American Honey.
The arena was about 97% full by the time Tim took the stage! Tim Mcgraw and his 10 band members (yes 10) had a really cool intro to their set. They played a video of Tim riding his motorcycle and then the backdrop went white to a bunch of musician’s shadows. Then one cowboy silhouette appeared and you knew it was Tim! The curtain dropped to Tim and his country orchestra in front of a curved video backdrop. There was a lot of video during the concert, which was cool. Tim looked just as handsome as you would imagine ladies wearing a tight black shoot, boots, jeans, and a cowboy hat.
The arena was ready to get country for the evening and that they did. I saw plenty of beers, dancing, singing, and hats n’ boots. I am not a die hard country fan and even I knew all of the songs Tim played. However when he said he has been doing this for 22-23 years, that makes sense! It would be almost impossible (if you are a music fan) to not know one of his songs! Tim managed to work the stage just as much as Lady A did! He sat on the end of the catwalk in one corner and let his fans devour his legs and take pictures and touch him allllll over. Then he got up walked two feet and sat down on the other corner. There was even a little guy who Tim made a point to shake his hand; too cute. Overall the night was a lot of fun and yes CIOM loves the country too! Good for Tim, he must be doing something right to have that many people on a Thursday night in Spokane.
Photos courtesy of Matt Auclair.
