Art and Culture

Gabbie Melchor

GENE 200

Professor Cross

8 June 2014

Luke Bryan: That’s My Kinda Party Tour

(Photo copied from his official Facebook page and not from actual concert)

Considering the fact that my first choice of a music genre would not be anything related to country, I was surprised by the outcome that Country music has on me after I attended a Luke Bryan concert this past Friday. I am not the type of person to have the country station as the first station on my radio list. I only resort to country music when I am in the car with my older sister who is a die-hard country music fan and when we would listen to it, I would beg her to change the radio station right away. Other than that, country music was the last music genre choice I would ever listen to. However, attending my first country concert was actually really amazing and I really enjoyed it more than I expected.

My sister’s co-worker, also best friend, has a patient that receives tickets to the Luke Bryan: That’s My Kinda Party Tour at Farm Bureau Live in Virginia Beach, and she had two extra lawn tickets. Farm Bureau Live is a venue that various concerts are held at. It is located outside and also has an assortment of concession stands for drinks and food. My sister invited me and my initial response was going to reject the invite, but I am a sucker for free stuff and I have not attended a concert in God only knows how long. So, I figured I would give it a try. After all, considering the fact that I am an open minded person, I might as well listen to new things.

Luke Bryan is a man, a very popular country singer that all the ladies drool over once he enters the stage. I always heard about him and saw Facebook and Instagram posts about him, but I never really knew what all the hype was about until I actually saw him live. Let me make this clear now before I proceed with the essay, Luke Bryan is a very attractive look male artist and I can now see and understand why girls fan over him so much....