For the first time since we moved back to Bountiful (and for the first time in Ryan’s life), we missed the Bountiful Handcart Days parade. It is always held on the evening of July 23, ending at the Bountiful Park, where the carnival rides and food booths are. But it was well worth it.Several months ago, I heard that Lady Antebellum, Miranda Lambert, Sugarland, and Kenny Chesney were coming in concert together. I, of course, being a Kenny Chesney and Sugarland fan, bought tickets immediately. We have been looking forward to the concert for MONTHS!
We heard the day before the concert that Jennifer Nettles, the lead singer of Sugarland, had suffered voice strain and was told by her doctor to cancel a series of concerts. Unfortunately, Salt Lake City fell in that timeframe. We were disappointed that Sugarland wouldn’t be there, but excited for the other performers. As we got to Rio Tinto stadium, there were signs posted everywhere about Sugarland’s cancellation, and offering refunds, but reassuring fans that the other performers would perform longer sets to make up for Sugarland’s absence.
The entire night was GREAT! All of the performers put on great shows, and really seemed to enjoy performing. The surprise of the evening was Kenny’s encore: Blister in the Sun (by the Violent Femmes), With or Without You (by U2), Love Is (by Sublime), and the Rocky Mountain Way (by Joe Walsh). On the radio after, a lot of people expressed their disappointment that Kenny chose songs for his encore that weren’t even his. We didn’t care. It was Kenny!
Here are a few pictures of the evening…
"blister in the sun" makes me laugh...when matt came home from his mission either a friend or a companion of his had made up an alternate version (minor tweaks) of that song and titled it "elder in the sun". not that i can really remember it now, but every time i hear that song i think abt the OTHER version. ;)
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