![]() ![]() The “Kiss You in the Morning” singer also broke from the night’s unofficial dress code of plaid and camo by wearing a No. 2 slot after a quickie set by Brian Davis, celebrated his 30th birthday a night early with a birthday cake onstage. Happy Birthday to him. Opener Michael Ray, who had the No. ![]() “Tonight I say we smash the hell out of cancer in Green Bay,” he said, before launching into his hit “Love You Like That.” After ripping the top off, he smashed it against the stage repeatedly and then launched it in the direction of his band, who must be used to it, because they never flinched.ħ. At each of his shows, he beats up on a drum and then auctions it off after, with all proceeds going to St. Well, that drum is ruined. If it’s not a party until something gets broken, Smith did the honors. in April. “We got here this morning and it was snowing,” said Gilbert, who grew up and lives in Georgia.Ħ. Smith came out waving an American flag, but Gilbert thanked veterans - and flipped the middle finger to cancer - by dedicating “One Hell of an Amen” to “all those who fought the good fight.” GIlbert prefaced the song with a this-is-who-I-am speech: “I love my country. If that move, along with his band’s unwavering four-guitar assault and the cover of the Goo Goo Dolls’ “Iris” that lit up the arena with phones, didn’t get the message across, make no mistake, he’s far more rock than country.Ĥ. This round is on him. Canaan Smith wasted no time unleashing his anything-but-subtle stage presence, chugging from a bottle of whiskey to kick off his 45-minute set with “Hole in a Bottle,” and then dousing the crowd in the pit with the rest. song, “Outlaw Women.” “You Don’t Know Her Like I Do,” done earlier in the night, was accompanied with photos of his wife and their wedding.ģ. A softer side. The early part of Gilbert’s set was all outlaw, starting with “Read Me My Rights” to open and then songs like “If You Want a Bad Boy,” but he showed fans a softer side they didn’t see at Lambeau when he pulled up a stool for several acoustic songs, including somehow making a song called “Grown Ass Man” sound pretty with mandolin, a thoughtful “Them Boys,” which he said makes him think of the grandfather he lost last year, and his favorite Hank Williams Jr. “It’s awesome to come to a place so passionate about where they come from,” Gilbert said.Ģ. (He got hooked on the Packers as a kid.) “I thought you were all saying, ‘Go Back Home!’” And that, of course, was all it took for the Resch crowd to let go with another round of the chant. Getting schooled on “Go Pack Go!” Gilbert told a funny story about playing with the Kenny Chesney/Jason Aldean tour last summer at Lambeau Field, where a round of “Go Pack Go!” broke out when he was onstage. During a night where never a dull moment was an understatement, here’s a quick checklist of 10 things that happened at the party.ġ. There were 6,445 young fans in the house at the Resch Center for the third-to-the-last date on the Blackout Tour. ![]() cover and an under-age “Bottoms Up” guest vocalist and what do you have?Ī Thursday night version of a small town throwdown hosted by Brantley Gilbert - and a few of his rowdy friends. Take a birthday cake, a bottle of whiskey, “Go Pack Go!” and “USA!” chants, a mutilated drum, a Hank Williams Jr. ![]()
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