A few months ago, Tim and I asked Trent who he would rather see in concert Taylor Swift or Brad Paisley, he thought about it for a moment and then said Brad Paisley (I was relieved, I much rather see Brad than Taylor). So, I went online to buy tickets. I decided to join Brad's Fan Club, which would allow us to buy tickets before they went on sale to the public and we would receive a t-shirt and his new CD...what a deal. I wasn't able to pick the seats, but we were guaranteed to have seats in the first 15 rows...not bad. We also got the opportunity to request a meet and greet with Brad. I sent in my request and hoped that we would get it. Two days before the concert I got an email saying we didn't get the meet and greet, but we were picked to tour the backstage. We told Trent about the backstage tour and he was excited and excited about maybe seeing Brad backstage...just maybe that would happen.
On Saturday afternoon, we headed out to the San Manual Amphitheater where it was just a few degrees hotter than it was at our house. We picked up our tickets at Will Call, received our backstage tour information and waited and waited until 6pm when the gates finally opened. The gates only opened an hour before the start of the concert, which was quite ridiculous...I was hungry!
We are ready for the concert.
We got our boots on and we are ready to have fun.
I love his cowboy hat!
We finally found where the backstage tour was meeting and couldn't wait to see what goes on behind the scenes.
While waiting for the tour to begin we spotted Lee Brice taking pictures and signing autographs.
We were listening so intently to our tour guide Ben that we missed seeing Brad walk by to his tour bus...bummer!
Trent resting his feet while listening to the Ben.
Looking out from the stage.
The stage...so cool!
Trent with Brad's guitars.
Trent making a funny face. Our tour guide Ben in the background.
As we were walking off stage Tim spotted Brad's set list.
After the backstage tour we waited in line forever to get some food and then made our way to our awesome seats.
This is how close our seats were to the stage, just awesome.
Trent not looking too excited. He just wanted the concert to start. It had been a lot of waiting around all day...the fun was about to begin.
The Henningsens performed first and then Lee Brice.
Lee Brice sings one of my favorite songs...Hard to Love. Tim and Trent stood next to the catwalk for Lee Brice's performance.
Lee Brice taking a sip of his beer.
After Lee Brice, Chris Young was up. I am not a huge Chris Young fan, but I realized that I knew most of his songs and he was a great performer. Trent is a fan of Chris Young and he played his favorite song, so Trent was happy.
After Chris Young's performance there was about 30 minutes before Brad was going to come on stage. Trent and I goofed around with the camera, he loves taking funny pictures. Trent was becoming a bit impatient with waiting for Brad and the long hot day was catching up with him. We had been at the concert since 4:30 p.m. and Brad didn't come on stage until 9:15 p.m...it was a long day for all of us, but well worth the wait.
Nutballs!
I will never forget the look on Trent's face when Brad walked out on stage...it was priceless, he was in awe. It was awesome! Brad opened with Southern Comfort Zone, which is Trent's favorite song.
Brad singing Mud on the Tires.
Trent just taking it all in.
Brad sang a few songs out on a stage in the crowd, which was cool.
Carrie Underwood was on the screen singing Remind Me with Brad...Tim's girlfriend.
It was almost 11:00 p.m. and Trent was beyond exhausted. We ended up making our way out of the amphitheater during the last two songs, so we could beat the crowd. It was the best choice we made because it gave Trent a few minutes to shop for souvenirs, go the bathroom and get to the car. Trent made quick choices about what he wanted as souvenirs...a Chris Young camouflage hat and Brad Paisley neon sunglasses. We made our way to the car and out of the parking lot in record time. We were home in an hour and in bed soon after that. I am so glad we went to the concert, we had a great time and I will always have the picture of Trent seeing Brad for the first time in my memory bank. The concert bug has hit Trent because he is already talking about who he wants to see next.
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