Brian told me we had really good seats but I was not prepared to walk all the way down the stairs, onto the floor and then past the gate to the floor directly in-front of the stage.
Touring with Lady A on their "Own the Night Tour" was Darius Rucker and Thompson Square. When we arrived Thompson Square had already performed. If you are not familiar with this husband wife duo, they sing the song "Are You Going To Kiss Me or Not". We could hear Darius Rucker, aka "Hootie" as we were entering the arena and were excited to make it to our seats. But as I mentioned above there were not seats, we were in a standing room only area in front of the stage.
Darius played several Hootie songs like "Let Her Cry," "Only Want to be with You," and "Hold My Hand" as well as "Purple Rain," and "Family Tradition". He was just having a good time and you could easily tell.
Once Darius finished up, a group of people were allowed inside the Inner Circle - small area that was surround by the stage- for the Lady Antebellum concert. This was fine with us as it allowed us to get even closed to the stage. Can you believe how close we were??
Lead Singer and background Vocal- Hillary Scott. I knew she got married earlier this year but did not realize she married the drummer. So cute!
Lead Singer and Background Vocals - Charles Kelley. I did not mind pretending he was singing directly to me. (Sorry honey- but you are much cuter). Charles and Dave are both UGA grads - Go Dawgs!
Dave Haywood, who sings background, plays guitar and piano. Fun Fact: our friend Meg Quinn grew up with him and they have even sang together in the past. She could definitely fill in for Hillary Scott should she ever need to.
They put on an amazing concert! I told Brian that now I had been spoiled by getting so close this time I will not want to go to another concert and not be stage-front. He set the stage mighty high- bad joke ;-)
So fun! You are soooo close to the stage!
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