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Toby
Keith's Big Throwdown Tour featured many
of the artist's popular songs, as well as
surprise appearances by Merle Haggard and
Jerry Lee Lewis.Tracey Roman/Online Forty-Niner
I
wanna talk about Toby
By
Tracey Roman
Online Forty-Niner
Photo Editor
The
crowd roared for the last two weekends as
the Big Throwdown Tour rocked the West Coast.
Toby Keith was in town and the fans could
not be more fired up. The concert at the
Staples Center at the end of August wasn't
your average concert just as Keith is not
your average country singer.
This
"say it like it is" country boy
gave his fans a dose of what they were waiting
for.
Keith,
who was recently named the Academy of Country
Music's Entertainer of the Year, put on
a concert like no other. The curtain went
up, fireworks went off, Keith appeared,
and the show went on in full force. The
stage was set up like an average bar equipped
with numerous liquor bottles, flashy neon
signs and the cleanest urinals you'll ever
see. The music was loud and the songs were
of drinking, women and trips to Mexico.
The
surprise treat of the night was when legends
Merle Haggard and Jerry Lee Lewis joined
the show. Merle performed two of his most
popular songs, "Ramblin' Fever"
and "Mama Tried," while Jerry
Lee Lewis enticed the crowd with "Great
Balls Of Fire." It was a moment not
to be missed.
Toby
unleashed his patriotism with "American
Soldier," a song he sang with unrestrained
passion. As the crowd sang at the top of
their lungs, some with tears in their eyes,
it gave me chills. He then topped off the
night with his controversial hit, "Courtesy
of the Red, White, and Blue." The enthused
crowd was on its feet with some waving American
flags. During the celebration fireworks
went off, with streamers shooting out and
raining down on the crowd. It was the perfect
end to a thrilling night.
In
comparison to previous Keith tours, this
concert was packed with high energy from
beginning to end. The crowd seemed to know
every word to every song and let the people
around them know it, providing a unique
brand of surround sound. For all country
fans, Toby Keith is definitely one to see
when he makes his way back to the West Coast.
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