Blake Shelton

Wow, what a show! My first Blake show but certainly not my last! Everything aside from the weather was total perfection, Blake's voice, the setlist, the sound, not to mention Blake's jokes. I loved how he messed with the sign interpreter, trying to get her to flip the bird. Thanks Blake for "calling an audible" and throwing in "Goodbye Time". I've heard he hadn't done that for a few shows, so I was glad to hear it and that was easily a crowd favorite. As horrible as the weather was, it didn't stop this from being a great show. Come back soon Blake! Set list:

The More I Drink
Nobody But Me
Country Strong
The Baby
I'll Just Hold On
Goodbye Time
Playboys of the Southwestern World
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Don't Make Me
Home
Tight Fittin Jeans
Green
Austin
She Wouldn't Be Gone
Some Beach
Encore:
Redneck Girl
Ol Red

YES I AGREE- A GREAT SHOW!!
DID NOT LIKE THE REALLY BRIGHT WHITE SPOT ON HIM JUST ABOUT THE ENTIRE TIME. WASHED HIM OUT!
VOICE WAS REAL STRONG.
SOUND WAS GREAT.
WEATHER SUCKED
LOOKED AWESOME
HAD A GREET&GRAB & THAT WAS SO MUCH FUN. VERY SWEET TO TAKE THE TIME FOR US FANS.
THANKS

Minga

Despite the nasty weather, his performance was AWESOME! Thanks Blake :)

This was my first meet & greet and Blake was so sweet. Can't wait for the pictures. He put on awesome show. I brought along a co-worker who has never seen him before. She really enjoyed the show. We are still talking about it. The weather was very poor but with Blake on stage we forgot all about the weather. Can't wait for him to come back to the area.

This was my 2nd Meet & Greet and my husband's first. He was really impressed with how down to earth Blake really is. We had ponchos on and got good and wet so looked pretty bad for our pictures. It was a very rainy evening but Blake performed like the professional he is - he got good and wet too. He laughed at the audience in their ponchos, etc. and we laughed at his jokes. Had a great time singing along to his music. First class performer all the way!!!!! Will definitely see him as often as we can. Can't wait for a new album!!!!!

Blake Shelton Keeps the Crowd Warm and Smiling on a Wet September Night

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Blake Shelton is a silver-tongued devil! What else can explain why thousands of fans sat in the freezing rain to hear him sing at the Great Frederick Fair in rural Maryland on Sept. 26? His rich, deep voice kept us warm and his charming banter and redneck jokes keep us entertained. It was all an illusion, of course – as my next day’s sniffles can attest -- but we ate it up.

A Blake Shelton concert has its mandatory songs, including “Austin,” “Some Beach” and “Ol’ Red”; as well as the recent singles “She Wouldn’t Be Gone” and “I’ll Just Hold On”; and the future single “Green” (or is “Country Strong” the next single? That may still be undecided). Blake didn’t disappoint, performing those Shelton standards with heart and a smile. He didn’t mix it up with different versions – didn’t need to, really – just played what we expected to hear and already loved.

He did offer up a few surprises. “Playboys of the Southwestern World” was a crowd pleaser that put a smile on everyone’s face with its story of the misadventures of two good ol’ boys. And it was fun to hear Blake pay tribute to his country music roots with performances of “Tight Fitting Jeans” and “Goodbye Time.”

But the best surprises showed off the amazing voice that we don’t always appreciate on the less vocally challenging songs that make up his repertoire. The acoustic “Don’t Make Me” squeezed my heart and gave me chills (and no, it wasn’t the weather!). And, of course, “Home,” the song that turned me into a die-hard B.S. fan for life, is one of the best vocal performance I’ve ever heard by a singer in any genre. Performed live, it’s even more proof that Blake is the most under-rated and under-recognized male vocalist in country music. (Being named Mr. Twitter doesn’t count!) Hello, awards panels! Pay attention! Did you HEAR that!

Blake kept the evening rolling with charming chatter about everything from the impending opening of deer hunting season to the lack of beer sales on the fairgrounds, and never seemed to take himself at all seriously. He also seemed quite sincere in his gratitude to the crowd for coming out and sitting in the rain to hear an ol’ redneck sing a few songs.

You’re welcome, Blake. The pleasure was all ours!

And a little hint to die-hard fans. At an outdoor venue, if you get there early enough, you can probably hear the sound check. Blake played Billy Joel’s “My Life” and “Escape (The Pina Colada Song)” during this one and both sounded great. Neither song made it into the show later so I consider these bonus tracks! I’ve also heard him perform most of “She Talks to Angels” during a sound check. How I wish he’d add that to his regular set. It is amazing! (You can see a Stripped version on YouTube and the CD/DVD version of “Pure B.S.” Definitely check it out!)

See pictures from this show. http://findingconor.typepad.com/photos/bs_09262009/index.html