Prior to Aaron coming out, Cledus came out again to warm up the crowd and give another hand to Jeff Bates. He also said "Major announcement... the Dixie Chicks are NOT here," which brought lots of applause and yelling. From there he brought up Natalie's shirt on the ACMs, which spelled out "FUTK." He said he knows what the shirt really meant. "Found Under Table Kneeling." Again, this got lots of laughter, and Cledus remarked that maybe he wouldn't have a gig next year.
After that he announced Aaron Lines as the second act.
Aaron has been around a bit longer than Jeff Bates. His debut single "You Can't Hide Beautiful" peaked at #11 on the Billboard Country Singles Charts, and his current single "Love Changes Everything" is moving up the charts.
Aaron started with the title cut from his debut album, "Living Out Loud," then went on to the upbeat "Knock On Wood," before asking who out there had lost money, raising his hand, along with many of the crowd.
He dedicated "You Can't Hide Beautiful" to all the women who are too hard on themselves, then introduced his band.
There were winners during his set as well. A couple of people got to sing backup with him onstage for "Love Changes Everything." He had the whole audience helping as well on the "Na na na na" parts.
One thing I did notice is that on the high parts during "You Can't Hide Beautiful" Aaron wasn't hitting the notes very well. I'm not sure if it's just from being on the tour for a month and singing constantly, or if his tracks are doctored.
Aaron's set lasted 20 minutes.
Here is Aaron's full set list:
- Living Out Loud
- Knock On Wood
- You Can't Hide Beautiful
- Turn It Up (I Like The Sound of That)
- Love Changes Everything
Jeff Bates
Aaron Lines
Brad Paisley
Rascal Flatts
Brooks & Dunn
