The headliner of the concert Saturday night was Brad Paisley. I know you are shocked that he would be the headliner for the Paisley Party Tour but it’s true. I was already a fan of Brad’s but seeing him in concert made me definitely like him a lot more. He puts on a great show that I recommend all of you see if you get a chance.
Brad has several duets with artists such as Alison Krauss and, most recently, Keith Urban. I have heard that some of his duet partners make special appearances at some of the venues. We didn’t have any show up in person but there were several to make appearances on the big screens.
Brad Paisley featuring Andy Griffith – Waitin’ on a Woman
Brad Paisley featuring Keith Urban – Start a Band
Brad Paisley featuring BB King – Let the Good Times Roll
For the song Celebrity, Brad put on his own version of Guitar Hero/Rockband – Guitar Zero. He brought along some stars to compete.
(You’ll have to come to one of the concerts to see who won the contest.)
Brad Paisley couldn’t resist taking a break mid-concert to sing Tulsa Time. He was, of course, in Tulsa for the concert Saturday night so it was a bit understandable. I must say that I expected more people to know the song than did. He stopped singing thinking the audience would pick it up but not enough knew the song to do so. It was still cool to have him personalize the concert in some way. (The above photo was actually not for this particular song. It was shown during The World. A Brad Paisley bobble head doll traveled all over the world and stopped in Tulsa.)
Brad has two very sentimental songs that I love – When I Get Where I’m Going and Waitin’ on a Woman. Prior to When I Get Where I’m Going, the sister of a soldier who died in Iraq gave Brad one of his dog tags. Brad immediately put it on and introduced the girl and gave the soldier’s name. That definitely had us all in tears before the song even started. During the song itself, they displayed pictures of people that had died that had a big impact on everyone (similar to the music video). At the end, they displayed a collage of all of the people/events.
I loved seeing all of Brad’s guitars. I have no idea how many he used throughout the night but it seemed like he was switching after every other song. They were some gorgeous guitars, though. Brad is amazing guitar player.
See the guitar picks on the microphone in the shot below? Brad would use a guitar pick, then throw it as well as a couple more out into the audience, then grab a new one and continue on.
Darius & Dierks joined Brad on stage for Alcohol. They definitely had fun goofing off on stage. Dierks even did some “dancing”. It was a great way to bring the show to a close.
Here is a slide show of the my Flickr photo album from the concert.
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