{"id":1088,"date":"2014-09-23T05:37:51","date_gmt":"2014-09-23T10:37:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.utexas.edu\/countrymusic\/?p=1088"},"modified":"2014-09-23T05:37:51","modified_gmt":"2014-09-23T10:37:51","slug":"up-close-and-personal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.dwrl.utexas.edu\/countrymusic\/2014\/09\/23\/up-close-and-personal\/","title":{"rendered":"Up Close and Personal"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Luke’s Opening Number<\/p><\/div>\n

I think we can all agree that concerts are pretty awesome. I think everyone can also agree that the closer you are to the artist(s) during the concert, the better the experience.<\/p>\n

Luke Bryan has been traveling and performing on his “That’s my Kind of Night” tour. He played in San Antonio at the AT&T Center on September 18th. My friend was so generous and asked me to go see him along with Lee Brice and Cole Swindell. Not only were these floor seats, but these were aisle seats. This meant that we did not have to worry about squishing through other people to get to our seats. This was the best concert of my life and I am very fortunate that I was able to see a few of the hottest country artists up closer than normal.<\/p>\n

The first song he sang was “That’s My Kind of Night” which makes sense because this was the name of his tour. My friend and I were both pretty amazed that there was a giant truck in the middle of the stage. How they got it up there is still a mystery to us.<\/p>\n

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Luke Bryan on the Pier<\/p><\/div>\n

It was amazing how many props they were able to bring out. For anyone who has not heard the song “Drink a Beer” by Luke Bryan, here are a few lines of the song to make sense of why they used this prop.<\/p>\n

So I’m gonna sit right here<\/p>\n

On the edge of this pier<\/p>\n

Watch the sunset disappear<\/p>\n

And drink a beer<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

And if you look really close he also has a Coors Light beer can next to him.<\/p>\n

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Dance Moves<\/p><\/div>\n

Any up tempo song that Luke Bryan performed you best believe he got his groove on. Anyone that has seen him perform before knows that he loves to dance. I mean even though he has a song that says he wants a country girl to shake it for him, I’m pretty sure that he loves to shake it for those country girls more. I mean from all the screaming that was going on in the stadium it was clear that everyone enjoyed his dance moves. And just in case anyone was wondering; No there was no zoom used to take this picture.<\/p>\n

One of the parts I enjoyed the most was when Luke Bryan and Lee Brice sang “Crazy Girl” that is originally performed by Eli Young Band. Everyone in the crowd was singing along and the two of them together sounded pretty amazing.<\/p>\n

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Luke Bryan and Myself<\/p><\/div>\n

Now I know it seems pretty impossible to tell, but in this picture LUKE BRYAN IS POSING FOR MY CAMERA. Let me explain exactly what happened. Since we were so close to the stage, people were standing next to it and taking pictures with Luke Bryan in the background. I decided to take it upon myself and do the same. Well when I was walking toward the stage Luke Bryan saw me! He nodded his head at me and struck a pose. I turned around as quick as I could and this was the picture that came out. Because the lighting was so bright on him and dark on me, it is kind of hard to see. But I promise he did. This was the best part of my night. I will never forget this night. Being the huge country fan that I am, I feel that this concert will top any other country concert that I go to.<\/p>\n

Comment below with your thoughts about my night or about your personal experiences!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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