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Jones AT&T Stadium

2626 Mac Davis Lane, 79409, Lubbock, TX, US

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Doors open: 17:45

There’s nothing quite like a George Strait show in the lone star state. Over a decade since his last show in Lubbock, The King returns to Raiderland with an all Texans line up, including Miranda Lambert and Hudson Westbrook.

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Miranda Lambert biography

Miranda Lambert (born November 10th 1983) is an American country music star from Longview, Texas, USA, who first gained success after becoming a finalist on the 2003 season of Nashville Star.

Lambert began her career at a young age, appearing at various talent shows in Texas, eventually acquiring a recording session in Nashville, US. She also fronted the house band of the Reo Palm Isle in her hometown of Longview for a period, the same place where Brooks & Dunn had first began their career.

Having won the talent competition, Nashville Star, Lambert went on to sign with Epic Records, releasing her debut album "Kerosene" in 2005. The album was highly successful, debuting at number one on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart, eventually gaining Platinum certification, selling over one million copies. The album produced four top 40 singles on the Billboard Country charts.

She continued the success of "Kerosene" with her second full length album, "Crazy Ex-Girlfriend" (2007), topping the country album charts and reaching number six on the Billboard 200 charts. Her album also won album of the year at the Academy of Country Music Awards (ACM). She was also nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Female Country Vocal Performance for her single "Kerosene."

Her third album, "Revolution" received critical acclaim upon its release, proving her talent as a songwriter. The album's second single "White Liar" was a a top five hit, reaching number two on the Billboard's Hot Country chart, with a number one achieved later with her third single "The House That Built Me." Her talents were awarded with a Grammy Award in 2011, for Vest Female Country Vocal Performance for the single. Two more releases maintained Lambert's stature and respect in the world of country music, fairing well in the US charts.

Speaking of her music, Lambert said "I don't write about angels, Jesus, happy days, kids. I grew up on drinkin', cheatin', love gone bad." This describes her brand of country music well, as it is not happy-go-lucky country pop, instead it is more serious tales of hardship, performed with her powerful voice.

Live reviews

Having the chance to see a country legend like George Strait was something that I knew that I could not miss. As with most country singers he came onto the stage with a black cowboy hat on and holding his guitar. All of us were screaming as he started to play his guitar on the first song 'Run'.

His voice was a deep country voice that matched the album exactly and the atmosphere of the venue was set up perfectly for George. He was in the middle of the venue and there were LCD screens that surrounded the venue that had him zoomed in on there. The lights were constantly on George and highlighting his playing. George, besides the cowboy hat, looked very professional by wearing his button down shirt. He also would wave to members in the crowd that were in the front row.

I waved to him during his second song and he noticed me and waved back even though we do not know each other personally. George was also looking all around the crowd and waving at us too acknowledging us as he played. After he would say parts of his songs and stop singing we would all cheer for him as we were thankful to hear his voice.

Anonymous

Nashville certainly did find a star in Miranda Lambert. Since breaking into the mainstream with the rocking riffs of "Kerosene," Lambert hasn't slowed down a second.
Following her debut, Lambert has rounded out her sound so well, not one lady in country music right now can come close to her style. With songs such as "Gunpowder & Lead" and "Baggage Claim," she has brought back the lady outlaw style, the likes of which which we haven't seen since the golden days of Jessi Colter and Emmylou Harris. Now, as the current queen of country, Lambert's performances are a force to be reckoned with. In just the first few seconds of her set, Lambert will often captivate her sold out audience with the ever allusive intro to "Mama's Broken Heart." She'll then follow with crowd-pleasing, small town anthems, such as "All Kinds of Kinds" and "Only Prettier." Though the sound differs exponentially, Lambert's sassy southern charm will fit right in with tear-jerking ballads, such as "Over You." And let us not forget that Lambert often brings her partners in crime on the road with her, Ashley Monroe and Angaleena Presley, better known as the Pistol Annies. These three ladies provide a seductive, sometimes scary addition to Lambert's typical setlist, one any music lover should regret missing. With the release and success of Lambert's fifth studio album, "Platinum," it doesn't seem that this lady outlaw is stopping any time soon, proving country music is truly running with the fastest girl in town.

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