Hey everyone! Ryan here back for another special blog post. I collaborated with CISN and Corus Entertainment to highlight some amazing Country Musicians. This past week I went to two concerts Lanco then Kip Moore. I worked at the shows doing promotions for CISN and got to write all about the concerts.
Lets talk about Lanco first! They are all the way from Nashville the home of country music. They played at Cook County Bar. It was a great concert for many reasons. But one of the coolest parts was my drum teacher Ben and his band opened for them. Their band the Dungarees played a great set. They were a perfect band to get the crowed pumped up for Lanco (not biased at all). The crowed was a good mix of rock and country fans. Mostly country though. The fans were all loving the show and sining right along to all the songs. My favourite songs from Lanco's set were Born to Love You, Greatest Love Story, and Trouble Maker. My favourite songs from the opener and my friend Ben were Don't Hold Back and I'm Down. So if you like country/rock you should check those songs out! Nothing crazy to report from the show like bar fights or girls jumping on the stage trying to kiss the band. Maybe next time.
Next show I went to was Kip Moore and he played at the Ranch. It was the right venue for the kind of musician he is and crowed that came out. Everyone was full on country. There was a small hiccup with weather for the concert. He was suppose to play but it was moved inside last minute so the crowed was packed in tight. It was a loud party. I think the smaller space made the place more of a party. Petric opened for Kip Moore. They were a very young band started back in 2015 and they are brothers. Which is pretty cool. I want to start a band now with my brother and tour around because they looked like they were having so much fun on stage. Im sure there is lots of positives and negatives of being in a band with your bro. They were an outstanding band and played great tunes. I have heard a little bit of their music before the show and they played the song I like called 18 Ends. Back to Kip Moore. He was great like always. The crowed was rowdy. Dancing and singing. I couldn't see Kip Moore because we were standing in a place that didn't have a great view of the stage. So some random guys that I was talking to picked me up so I could see the stage. I thought it was funny and nice of them. The songs Kip choose to play were some of my tops of his. He played More Girls Like You (a classic), Beer Money, Hey Pretty Girl, Last Shot, Fast Women and more. Really all the songs he sings are awesome.
So two pretty great concerts. It was a lot of fun to work at the shows. I liked getting the crowed pumped up and tuned into what CISN is up to. Thanks again Corus Entertainment for partnering with me on this blog post. Let me know some of the best Country Music Concerts you guys have been to and what made them so great?
