Brad Paisley...FINALLY!!!

Since October 29th, I had been waiting for this night. Brad Paisley was coming to concert with Darius Rucker and I had been waiting for 2 years to see him in concert. It was our Valentine’s Day date and it did not disappoint. Jarrod Nieman opened the show and it was plain to see why some his songs were not played on the radio. While catchy, some of them could be quite funny and raw. He might need to clean it up a bit if he wants a few more on the radio than he has now. Darius Rucker came out at 8:00 and played for a solid hour. He could have done the whole concert on his own. He played his new stuff like “This” and “Alright”. He played old Hootie stuff. And he even played “Purple Rain”. He left to a standing ovation from the entire arena. In 15 minutes flat, they had the stage torn down and set for Brad Paisley. He came on stage playing his tour song “Water” and professed his sorrow for the cold weather and that for the next 2 hours we should just pretend it was the summer of 2011. Bo and I looked at each other thinking there’s no way he could play for 2 hours and there’s no way we could keep up with him for 2 hours. But, sure enough, he did not stop playing until 11:10 that night. There was not one break in the music...not even to change sets and there were still songs he could have played that he never got to. Half way through the show he came to a make shift stage in the middle of the floor seats where we were and played a favorite...“Letter to Me.” We were 20 feet from him and it was definitely the highlight of the night. By the end of the show, we were completely exhausted from cheering all night long. This concert was well worth every penny spent and I would go again tomorrow given the chance. Such a great show!!