CISN Country Concert Highlights

Ryan here! Boy, has this year been busy so far! If you've been following me for a while, you know that I have a job at Corus Entertainment that I love. I have the best coworkers in the world and I get to go to all sorts of cool events in the city.  CISN Country has been at a lot of great concerts lately, including a By Invite Only series. I get to listen to country music all night and being in a bar for shows makes for great people watching. PLUS, I usually get to meet the artists after the show. Here are some highlights from the last few shows I've been to:

Luke Combs

Luke has been a favourite of mine for a while and the show didn't disappoint! I had the time of my life singing along to my favourite songs and dancing with all the tipsy people who were having as good of a time as I was. My awesome coworker Chelsey snapped some photos from the night. 

Favourite song: When It Rains It Pours

Photo by Chelsey Jensen

The Recklaws

Aka Jenna and Stuart Walker, The Recklaws are a brother-sister duo from Ontario who are crazy talented. This concert was everything I would want a show in a bar to be-- these guys even had a table on stage for people to play beer pong. 

Favourite song: 

Granger Smith

He started the night off with a bang. Lots of energy, so much energy a bar fight ended up breaking out. 

Favourite song: Backroad Song

The Road Hammers

Great concert, I got to meet them. My favourite song from them is 'Get on Down the Road'.

Favourite song: Get On Down The Road

Thanks for reading this weeks blog post. Which concerts have you guys been to lately?  Tweet me @RyanMacintyre23 or comment below.

Check in next week for a brand new blog post and maybe even a new video! 

My Country Concerts of 2016!

Now that it is a new year, I would like to reflect a little bit about 2016 and the great country concerts I went to. This summer I was lucky enough to go to two of my favourite country singers concerts: Keith Urban and Florida Georgia Line. They played at the new arena in Edmonton at Rogers Place. Rogers place officially opened in Edmonton on September 8, 2016. The arena has a capacity of 18 347 for hockey games and 20 734 for concerts. The new arena is awesome for concerts and it is a great addition to Edmonton. The seats are comfortable and access to food and drinks is a lot better than the previous arena.

If you follow me you know how much I love Keith Urban and also how much I love Florida Georgia Line. Some of the songs played at their concerts were:

Florida Georgia Line – Dig Your Roots tour

• This is How We Roll ( concert opener)
• H.O.L.Y
• Anything Goes
• May We All
• Cruise (closer )

Keith Urban – Ripcord tour

• Wasted Time (concert opener)
• John Cougar,Jon Deere, John 3:16
• Break on Me
• Blue Ain’t Your Colour
• The Fighter

The Keith Urban concert was especially memorable to me, as I got to meet him before the concert with Sara. We got to shake his hand chat with him a little bit! I told him that his songs really inspire me, and asked him to start off the show with Wasted Time, AND HE DID!! I am grateful for this opportunity and it will definitely stick with me with me as one of my favourite memories!

Florida Georgia Line was also an awesome time. Although I didn’t get to meet them I got to go with Sara and some other friends and had a blast! I love Florida Georgia Line’s mix of music they have. They are a country band but have a little bit of a mix of country, rock and pop sound to their songs, which keeps their albums interesting and fun.

I look forward to what 2017 brings, and I hope that if I go to any concerts, they are as good as these two awesome shows!

…….maybe one day I can meet Florida Georgia line!! … I can hope!