CISN Country Concert Highlights

Ryan here! Boy, has this year been busy so far! If you've been following me for a while, you know that I have a job at Corus Entertainment that I love. I have the best coworkers in the world and I get to go to all sorts of cool events in the city.  CISN Country has been at a lot of great concerts lately, including a By Invite Only series. I get to listen to country music all night and being in a bar for shows makes for great people watching. PLUS, I usually get to meet the artists after the show. Here are some highlights from the last few shows I've been to:

Luke Combs

Luke has been a favourite of mine for a while and the show didn't disappoint! I had the time of my life singing along to my favourite songs and dancing with all the tipsy people who were having as good of a time as I was. My awesome coworker Chelsey snapped some photos from the night. 

Favourite song: When It Rains It Pours

Photo by Chelsey Jensen

The Recklaws

Aka Jenna and Stuart Walker, The Recklaws are a brother-sister duo from Ontario who are crazy talented. This concert was everything I would want a show in a bar to be-- these guys even had a table on stage for people to play beer pong. 

Favourite song: 

The Reklaws- Hometown Kids [Official Music Video], Available Now. Purchase/ Stream now: https://thereklaws.lnk.to/HometownKidsYD Exclusive Merch: https://reklaws.lnk.to/StoreYD Follow us on socials! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheReklaws/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thereklaws/?hl=en Twitter: https://twitter.com/thereklaws Lyrics: VERSE BOYS ROLL UP, LIKE THEY OWN THE PLACE GIRLS DRESS DOWN, WITH THE PLAIDS AROUNDS THEIR WASTE PRE CHORUS EVERY FRIDAY, SATURDAY, CHEVROLET OUT KICKING UP DUST ON THAT TWO LANE, HIGHWAY, NO SHAME JUST DOING US CHORUS CAUSE WE ARE...

Granger Smith

He started the night off with a bang. Lots of energy, so much energy a bar fight ended up breaking out. 

Favourite song: Backroad Song

The Road Hammers

Great concert, I got to meet them. My favourite song from them is 'Get on Down the Road'.

Favourite song: Get On Down The Road

Thanks for reading this weeks blog post. Which concerts have you guys been to lately?  Tweet me @RyanMacintyre23 or comment below.

Check in next week for a brand new blog post and maybe even a new video! 

My Country Concerts of 2016!

Now that it is a new year, I would like to reflect a little bit about 2016 and the great country concerts I went to. This summer I was lucky enough to go to two of my favourite country singers concerts: Keith Urban and Florida Georgia Line. They played at the new arena in Edmonton at Rogers Place. Rogers place officially opened in Edmonton on September 8, 2016. The arena has a capacity of 18 347 for hockey games and 20 734 for concerts. The new arena is awesome for concerts and it is a great addition to Edmonton. The seats are comfortable and access to food and drinks is a lot better than the previous arena.

If you follow me you know how much I love Keith Urban and also how much I love Florida Georgia Line. Some of the songs played at their concerts were:

Florida Georgia Line – Dig Your Roots tour

• This is How We Roll ( concert opener)
• H.O.L.Y
• Anything Goes
• May We All
• Cruise (closer )

Keith Urban – Ripcord tour

• Wasted Time (concert opener)
• John Cougar,Jon Deere, John 3:16
• Break on Me
• Blue Ain’t Your Colour
• The Fighter

The Keith Urban concert was especially memorable to me, as I got to meet him before the concert with Sara. We got to shake his hand chat with him a little bit! I told him that his songs really inspire me, and asked him to start off the show with Wasted Time, AND HE DID!! I am grateful for this opportunity and it will definitely stick with me with me as one of my favourite memories!

Florida Georgia Line was also an awesome time. Although I didn’t get to meet them I got to go with Sara and some other friends and had a blast! I love Florida Georgia Line’s mix of music they have. They are a country band but have a little bit of a mix of country, rock and pop sound to their songs, which keeps their albums interesting and fun.

I look forward to what 2017 brings, and I hope that if I go to any concerts, they are as good as these two awesome shows!

…….maybe one day I can meet Florida Georgia line!! … I can hope!