The set was not all doom and gloom, however. As if that weren’t enough, the lights dimmed on the South Carolina native crooning the tune's finals words, “I hope you don’t mind, I drive your truck,” as an American flag glowed brightly on the big screen behind him. It was nearly impossible to not tear up when hearing the song, and Brice himself got visibly choked up as he launched into the song. It was a fitting song to dedicate to the victims of Las Vegas, as the sea of lights could attest. MORE: Celine Dion Breaks Down During Her First Vegas Show Since Shooting, Donates Proceeds to Victims of Attack “So, I want to say thank you to all the first responders, everybody who protects and serves us and their family who understand that they sacrifice on a daily basis.” “I grew up working and going to shows and doing and wanting and loving everything do, and so I know that one person trying to instill evil and hate into our world is not going to stop us from doing what we love and what we deserve and what we live for,” he told the crowd. While it was not the main focus, he never shied away from alluding to the events or stating how proud he was of country music, both his artist brethren and the fans, for coming together after Sunday’s tragedies and growing stronger.Ī post shared by Go Country 105 referenced the strength of country music fans a couple of times towards the beginning of his set, but it was about two-thirds of the way through his performance when he began speaking about the military, police officers, firefighters and EMTs who give their lives, as well as nurses and teachers who “protect and serve us every day,” that it was clear he was about to dedicate “I Drive Your Truck" - one of his biggest hits and perhaps his most heartbreaking single about a family member lost in combat - to victims of the massacre.
Once Brice took the stage just shy of 10 p.m., Vegas was never an elephant in the room. MORE: Lady Antebellum Leads a Prayer Ahead of Manchester Show After Las Vegas Tragedy - Watch “I have - it's not even faith - I know them because I am them. Because if they do, there's no winning that battle,” he added. “You might go to a big festival and you might say, ‘This is a rowdy crowd!’ There might be fights out there because they're rednecks, but when it comes to something like that, they fight together and they're not afraid.” Is it going to deter country music artists? Is it going to deter country music fans?’ And I just really don't think it is,” he said. “Some people say, ‘Well, I know it's scary to think about that, but it could happen at any concert. “It could have been us on Friday, it could have been them on Saturday, it could have been on Sunday, and it's just scary to think about that.”īut it’s times like these that it’s more important than ever for the show to go on, and that’s why Brice was still taking the stage in L.A. “Then number two, my bus was parked exactly where Aldean's was parked, and my crew was standing around that stage exactly where all his crew members were and out in front,” he continued. Just the thought of that breaks my heart.” “I didn't even know Chris Young was right there, and he was actually on the other side of the stage where the fire was coming through and from to get to everyone else. And not just them, but some of my buddies - Jake and Jason, they were right there,” he told ET. “It continues to make me think about the fans that were there and the fear and just the moment they were in, and that just breaks my heart.
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3, so he’s been processing the tragedy nearly endlessly, admitting that it’s “kind of been taxing on my heart and my head.” Since then, he’s done a few interviews as he gears up to release his fourth studio album on Nov. Weekly and Music Connection magazines, being compared to everyone from Dave Mathews, Tonic and Hootie and the Blowfish to Bruce Springsteen and Bob Seger.Though he wasn’t in Vegas on Sunday, Brice and his team had played the Route 91 Harvest Festival two nights earlier. Featured in Gig (funkiest right hand of any white man in America,) L.A. Catch this guitar playing, joke cracking, rock n roll singing, incredibly talented wild man before he makes it big.” Eiferman brings a sense of humor and breezy competent style to his stage his songwriting is an honest collection of work that puts him above the average entertainer. 1st place winner in the 2001 USA Songwriting Contest(rock category).2nd place overall! In Music magazine calls him an “all-around hip musician and scenester with an extensive repertoire and dynamic stage presence. Shawn has played to over 100,000+ at MIX 94.1fm’s Bite of Las Vegas and KKLZ’s Junefest music festivals sharing the stage with Journey, Bad Company, Macy Gray, Franky Perez, Wilshire, Uncle Cracker, etc.
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