Reba should be packed. First appearance in 10 years.
Journey puts on a great show.
My wife loves Jon Pardi.
Lauren Daigle is the best Christian act in the world. Amazing singer.
Post Malone was inevitable with his new schtick. At least the guy can sing a little.
Iβve never heard of some of these younger country acts. Probably a good thing.
Brad Paisley and Luke Bryan allegedly perform for free or donate their fee to charity so theyβre locked in every year. Bun B appears to be an annual thing now too. Iβll give him credit for pulling some big names. 9 new performers out of 20 is pretty good when 3 are already locked in.
Iβm not going to gripe about the Spanish language acts on Sunday. One couple in one night spends more at the fairgrounds than I ever care to spend in my entire life. Iβd argue people will up show regardless, but if they can get an extra 5% because of the act thatβs big for the showβs bottom line.
Gripes:
No Stapleton. Tremendous singer and guitarist.
Paisley is on a Monday. He usually performs on the last Saturday of the show. Serious HLSR people are busy as hell on that Saturday, so they donβt care about some 6pm show. If youβre going to burn a spot on Paisley, have him take that Saturday. Heβs not touring, so it doesnβt appear to be scheduling conflict.