“American Saturday Night” Tour – Fan Review

WOW… February 5, 2010-Birmingham, AL….MY FIRST BRAD PAISLEY SHOW!! I had won 4th row tickets, and was soo excited!! I wasn’t really going in with high expectations, although still excited. I am a Brad fan, but he wasn’t really too near the top of my list. Boy was I in for a surprise!

One of my high school classmates works for Brad as one of his onstage camera men. I had been in contact with him via facebook before the show, and I was lucky enough to be sitting close enough for him to watch for us. He said he’d come out and say hello if we were there early enough. My friend Jami and I had just sat back down from getting something to drink, and I see Cole come out from backstage…..he waved and headed out way. Once he got to us he asked if we’d like a backstage tour before the show started….ummm DUH!!! LOL The show was due to start in about 15 minutes, so we didn’t have a lot of time..and didn’t get to meet anyone other then people that work for Brad. However, to be able to see all the backstage stuff, Video World, be ON the stage seeing all the stuff for Brad’s set….it was all SO COOL!!! Brad’s bus was back there, and I’m sure he was probably on it…dummy me didn’t take ANY pictures until right before we were headed back to our seats. I hadn’t seen Cole since graduation, 9 years ago…and it was so super nice of him to take us backstage!

Justin Moore was the first act to take the stage. I don’t really know much of his music, other then the singles that have been released to radio, but I really enjoyed him. He puts on a great show, heworked all areas of the stage, and seemed like a pretty cool guy!

Miranda Lambert was due up next and she is always a firecracker!! It was my 2nd time seeing her, and once again she was awesome!! I love her energy!! She told the crowd that she was a Texas girl, and said we’d just have to get over it…HOOK EM HORNS!! (Alabama beat Texas in the national championship for college football) She did eventually give out a ROLL TIDE and said she’d like to have a drink with everyone in Alabama! I LOVED hearing her do “White Liar” live. She has so much fun on stage and you can tell she’s a down to earth gal.

Brad….WOW!!!!!!!!! From the time he stepped foot on the stage until the lights came up and it was time to leave…..I was LOVING IT!!!!!!! Seriously one of the BEST concerts I’ve EVER been to!! His energy, his crowd interaction, the visual effects/animations….everything was GREAT! I was glad that he sang all his biggest hits, and that he joked with the crowd a lot. At one point he said “I love Alabama, I love your music, I love your people, I love your FOOTBALL! Naturally the crowd went wild with that! Dierks Bentley makes a cameo on the screen (along with a few other celebs) but Dierks actually SINGS (via the big screen!) It was really neat to see Brad just turn around and watch him. 🙂

I also thought it was really cool that they filmed local kids for the part during Welcome To The Future!! My friend Jami and I were on the “big screen” a few times, thanks to Cole….I wish I had gotten a picture of that…but I was snapping my camera so much there was no way to watch for everything. I could probably say so much more, but overall it was a GREAT night and I am now a bigger Brad Paisley fan then I was before, and would LOVE to see him again!

Thanks Cortney for the great review and pictures! Has anyone else seen a 2010 stop of the “American Saturday Night” tour? What are your thoughts on the show?