“She Comes From Boston” ~ Review From Kenny Chesney Concert
There was a young girl in the audience and she yelled “I want to be on stage” so Kenny said “well come on!” So she got up there with him and he hugged and kissed her and had her do a little intro for XM radio. Then someone from the crowd yelled “how’s your foot?” referring to his foot injury sustained back in April during a show. Jokingly he said “it hurts a little”…the whole crowd in unison went “awwwwwww” and that was exactly the reaction he was looking for when he said that…he cracked up and then proceeded to ask the person who had asked him the question how their foot was. It was funny. Another cool moment was when Kenny was presented with a t-shirt from a group of 50 friends that had traveled down together from Maine for the show. He was really touched by their enthusiasm…so those were some fun fan moments. After he left the stage, we went back over to our car to get our tickets and things to head into the show.
After Gary performed, it was time for Leann Rimes. She’s really turning into a good performer…she has amazing vocals and good stage presence…BUT, someone needs to chat with that girl! She was wearing a very short dress and it was a flowy type dress…so needless to say, I can now let you know that Leann was wearing white thongs and suffice it to say that I’ve now seen more of Leann Rimes than I ever cared to. Surely she has to know that she’s flashing the world her Britney!! Anyways, she was good and it was fun for the crowd when she put on a Tom Brady jersey.
Next up: Sammy Hagar! Now I’ve heard people complain that Sammy is on the tour because he isn’t “country”…but let me tell you, it was quite obvious why he was there…he was there because he ROCKED and got the crowd pumped up! Even people that weren’t familiar with his music were having a great time because he was rocking! This was his last show of this tour with Kenny and I’m sad that more people won’t get to experience the show…so here’s hoping that they join forces again to bring great music to the crowd!
After Sammy, it was time for Keith Urban (who, by the way, was being congratulated on the birth of his daughter by a PLANE flying overhead with a HUGE banner!) Keith did not disappoint…that man does a phenomenal job of entertaining the crowd and playing his music. He looked AWESOME and was just a blast to watch on stage! One thing that struck me about Keith was how appreciative he seemed…he continuously thanked the crowd as well as Kenny through out his set…very classy and genuine it seems.
Now we were READY for Kenny! There was a lot of build-up for this show by Kenny and his team because in 2007, this was “the best show of the whole tour” and his whole crew had been waiting all year to get back here. So needless to say, the excitement inside the stadium was crazy! Kenny finally took the stage wearing blue jeans, a red Red Sox t-shirt, and his tan/straw cowboy hat and OMG, he looked HOT!!!! He was so excited to be back and we were just as excited to have him. He jammed through his usual hits like “Keg In The Closet,” “Summertime,” and “Young,” but it wasn’t until about an hour into the show when he decided to get away from the normal set list. He sang “Guitars, Tiki Bars, and A Whole Lotta Love,” “Old Blue Chair,” and then as it’s becoming tradition, he sang “Boston.” For those of you that aren’t familiar with the song, it was on his “Be As You Are” album and like all of those songs, it was never released as a single. The song tells of a girl from Boston who escaped her New England life for a much more laid back life in the islands, all the while wearing her “Red Sox cap.” For the last two years, even though the crowd has never heard this song on the radio, they have taken it away from Kenny and sang it to him so much harder than he ever could. It’s an awesome moment and Kenny had told us earlier in the day that he couldn’t wait to play it that night. So he sang it, we sang, and when the song was over the stage was dark and quiet when all of a sudden Kenny busted back out into the chorus and sang it again…it was phenomenal! When it came time for “Back Where I Come From,” we knew it would be fun since we’d grown accustomed to seeing images of our beloved Fenway Park on the screen during that song every year. Well this year, he took it MUCH further when he introduced two members of our New England Patriots to sing along with him…Mike Vrabel and Tedy Bruschi took the stage and the crowd went nuts. Before we could absorb that, Kenny continues “and here come various members of your Boston Red Sox!” The place ELECTRIFIED and I have to tell you, as a die-hard New England sports fan, it was actually a very moving moment…ok, ok, I’m not gonna lie, it brought tears to my eyes. To see all those guys on that stage huddled up around Kenny, all sharing the same microphone with their arms around each other, smiling from ear to ear, and belting out the lyrics was awesome, awesome, AWESOME!” Shortly after that, Kenny brought his Mom out to the stage to introduce her to the crowd…God love her, she was sporting her Boston t-shirt that they had specially made for this show to commemorate Kenny’s 4th year in a row at the stadium. Then he decided it was time to “get wild” and he sang David Allan Coe’s “You Never Even Called Me By My Name.” Tim Wakefield, our beloved Knuckle-baller for the Red Sox decided he should come sing it with Kenny but there was one problem…he didn’t know the words!! He caught on by the end of the song though and of course the crowd loved having him back out there! Kenny then proclaimed that it was actually time to end the show, that they were supposed to stop at that time…BUT, they were just gonna keep going. And they did…they played until 11:20 and just like that, the show was over.