Posted on 10/29/2010 7:45:38 AM PDT by rudy45
The last four times I have seen George Strait, he did the same thing: at the end of "Unwound," while the band is doing the ending, he thanks everyone for coming, then acknowledges the band. He then leaves the stage, then the band follows. After about three minutes, everyone comes back, and he does three or four more songs, ending of course with "The Cowboy Rides Away."
Why does he do that? Are those last few songs supposed to be an encore? Is it really an encore if the whole thing is staged lol?
Well, that settles it! I ain’t voting for him!
normal concert activity
The same thing happens at every concert. It’s just part of the program and I have never been to a concert in which the main attraction does not come out for an encore.
Did you not know this?
Did you notice that when George Strait comes out for his encore, he wears a different hat that he tosses into the crowd when he walks off for the first time?
This is hugh. No, wait, this is series.
Almost every concert act does this.
Show buisness
However, I saw The Police 2 years ago in Boston. They played most of their hits well (not a great show, but good music.) However, everyone was waiting for Roxanne, and they refused to play it. The whole crowd boo'd, and left pissed.
It takes a lot of planning to be spontaneous. Every act does this in concert.
So basically it is a “planned encore.” Yes, I noticed it the very first time I saw him live, then noticed it was repeated every time thereafter.
The first time it happened, I said to myself “this really isn’t the end, because the last song is ‘The Cowboy Rides Away.’” And sure enough, he came back.
Now, however, lol the question is, is it REALLY an encore? To me, an encore is truly spur of the moment. In the case of George Strait, a “true” encore would require that he return AFTER “The Cowboy Rides Away”
And thanks, I never noticed any change in hat.
It’s only an encore when the crowd’s so drunk and stoned they think it happened because they lit their bic lighters!
lol why would they refuse to play what apparently is their signature song?
A few years ago, I saw Brooks and Dunn, and they did this fake ending, without playing “Only in America.” I started freaking out, then they came back and really ended things, and I started sheepishly apologizing to everyone around me. They just kind of rolled their eyes lol.
“Event Staff” and “Security” at these venues are high dollar expenses. The days of encores extending a concert past its pre-planned time allotment are long gone.
It’s called an encore. Every single one of his concerts ends with that song. It isn’t over until the cowboy rides away!
I saw Toby Keith a few weeks ago, and he did not do “Courtesy of the Red, White, and Blue” and “American Soldier” until the encore. Some in attendance must have seen the same show before, because when they left the stage and all was dark, chants of “USA, USA” started around. Later I read a review from another venue, and it sounded like it was the same series of songs and encoure. Regardless, it was pretty cool and I was glad I went. Trace Adkins also performed.
...and don’t call me surely.
It’s the way live concerts work.
BTW, my wife and I flew to Nashville to see him and Reba together a couple months ago. It is almost certainly the last “arena” concert we will ever see. He was boring and, although she was somewhat entertaining, the parking, crowds, crappy sound quality and lack of anything other than some pretty talented musicians on stage it was just not worth it.
If someone offered me free tickets to a concert like that now I’d treat it like Mariner tickets. That is, If I was really bored and needed to get out of the house, I MIGHT go, otherwise I’d just find the tickets in my junk drawer months after the fact.
That said, there is a famous venue in Nashville that seats about 2500 that is specifically DESIGNED for live music. I’d definitely want to see a good act there.
Part of it may also that becuase of my wife’s job we meet and talk with LOTS of “famous” people (hence my thread about meeting Sara Palin) so star power has become completely lost on us. They’re all just people, and most of them will be the first to admit it.
I’m glad Dusty cut off his ponytail though. ;)
Standard thing at comcerts.
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