Darius Rucker

Darius Rucker was a hard ticket to get. His show was in a smaller place in my town and luckily I had a friend that was able to get an extra ticket.

The place only holds about 2500 people and Darius is very popular these days so I was really lucky to get it. The crowd was a mix between pop music people and country music fans. There were some people with cowboy hats but it was mostly 35 and up professional people who grew up listening to his music. The show itself was great. It was high energy from start to finish.

His bandmates were top notch and Darius sounded great. He did some of his Hootie songs but mostly he did his country songs. The great thing about the show was that he interacted so great with the audience. You really felt like you knew him and could sit and have a beer with him after the show. He also smiled a lot and you can tell her really enjoyed doing this and performing.

He closed with his cover hit song of “Wagon Wheel” by Old Crow Medicine Show. The crowd was great and the music was awesome, really great night.

From the moment that Pam Tillis walked out on stage, it was evident that she was totally at home in front of the huge crowd, and her guitar was simply an extension of herself through which she was expressing her music. Although she’s been performing since the 80s, she hasn’t lost her magic at all, and her incredible talent both on the guitar and vocally, really shone through and reminded everyone in the crowd why she’s achieved so much success. Her country music set journeyed through up beat tracks, as well as the slower ballads, to which she had everyone singing along.

Throughout the show, I think Tillis succeeded in having the crowd on their feet pretty much from start to finish, swaying and dancing along when appropriate. The way that she has so much control over her vocals is amazing, and the trills and improvisations that don’t appear on her recordings were simply magical to hear live. She played a great set, and played all of her hits from over the years, and even let the audience shout out requests for her. Towards the end of the show, she focused on Dos Divas, her newest album, and even revealed that she’s working on new material, which was met with huge applause from the crowd. She’s incredibly talented, and hopefully she’ll keep writing and performing for many years to come.

Neal McCoy (born on July 30, 1958 in Jacksonville, Texas) is an American country singer of mixed Irish and Filipino descent. He stepped into the scene in the early 1990s, and currently lives in Longview, Texas. Through his career he has had great commercial success on the both the US Country and US Billboard charts, his 2005 greatest hits album has been certified platinum in the US which is a successful feat for any artist.

He also has double number ones on both the US and Canadian Country charts with songs 'Wink' and 'No Doubt About It' which he often performs live to huge applause from his audiences. An interested singer/songwriter who regales tales of his long career to the crowds between the smooth country vocal on classics such as 'They're Playin' Our Song'. Neal cannot be an artist described as being stuck in his glory day however, he performs amazing country covers of some classics such as Michael Jackson's 'Man In The Mirror' and Led Zepplin's 'Stairway To Heaven'.

It's his closing medley however which keeps fans old and new discussing his show as they leave with such excitement. For a 56 year old musician, his performance of some of the most contemporary new songs including Adele's 'Rolling In Deep'. Robin Thicke's 'Blurred Lines' and more make up a brilliant end to a fascinating live show.