Montgomery Gentry Concert

I went to the Sears Centre in Hoffman Estates Friday night to see the Professional Championship Bull Riders tour with a concert from Montgomery Gentry aftewards. The show went on for two nights, Friday and Saturday.

 Here's a video of Montgomery Gentry performing "Back When I Knew it All".

The Professional Bull Riding show was sponsored in part by the country station US 99.5.  It featured 35 of the best professional bull riders in the country. There was plenty of action from start to finish. Click here for tickets and information about the Professional Bull Riders circuit. In between the sets of bull riders, there were additional sets of entertainment. A few of these included traditional Spanish show of beautiful horses, barrel racing, and goofy skits put on by the rodeo clown.

After the Bull Riding was over, Montgomery Gentry took the stage. They played a total of 8 songs Friday night. They included some songs off of their newest album, Rebels on the Run. They had the crowd on their feet from the first song until the amazing finale. They performed my favorite song, Something to be Proud of, in the middle of the show.

One of my favorite parts of seeing country singers live is that they usually sound just like they do on the radio. This was totally true with Montgomery Gentry, they sounded just as powerful and smooth as they do on the radio. They brought their full band with them including 2 back up guitarists, a piano player, and a drummer. I would recommend seeing them live if you have the chance. Their tickets are relatively cheap too. Click here for more information about Montgomery Gentry!

US 99.5 was a sponsor Friday night. Radio personality Lisa Dente was at the show.

 

Here's a video of a Bull Rider that I took.

Montgomery Gentry's guitars! I got close enough to take this picture before the show.