Wow!! What an amazing summer, the temperature was hot, but the concerts were hotter then ever before. The season began on a great note when Brad Paisley came to town and showed why he is the CMA artist of the year.  He was also joined by Jewel, who proved she can burn up the country stage as well.  After Brad Paisley rode off into the sunset, we were lucky enough to have a real party show up. Tim McGraw and Jason Aldean rocked Phoenix like no one else before. Tim played his hits that the ladies loved then cracked open a cold one and partied with the guys! Not only did Tim get the venue rocking Jason Aldean brought them all to their feet even before Tim took the stage, with his loud and fast country hits!! The Big Dog Daddy Toby Keith came to town with the loud and rocking duo of Montgomery Gentry in tow.  The show was amazing, but what we will never forget was the insane rain storm that hit during the show. Montgomery Gentry played with water rushing over their boot tops!  Toby was delayed by the storm, but when he hit the stage he did not let the weather hold him back. He brought the house down and showed his love for the U.S.A.  The most unlikely pairing showed up after Toby took his dog pound back on the road. That pairing was none other then Brooks N Dunn and ZZ Top. When you first looked at that line up you may have been surprised, but after seeing the show you knew why those two bands were together, they are bonded by the common bond of loving to put on an amazing show!! Brooks N Dunn played all their hits, and ended their show with the best tribute to our troops, and the bravery of those who have lost their lives in supporting our freedom with their song only in America. A truly amazing show topped off by a goose bump moment!  ZZ Top took the stage after and they truly rocked. They had no fancy lights or costumes, just two guys and their guitars! They rocked out so hard that even your die hard country fans stood up and cheered like they were Garth Brooks with beards!! The boys of ZZ top and Brooks N Dunn hit the road and Marina McBride brought her tour into town. She was joined by two of the best new male artists in country radio today, Jack Ingram and Chris Young.  Chris showed off his new songs and truly got the party started! Jack Ingram took the stage and showed why he was the ACM winner for best new male vocalist. His energy and stage presence were unreal, he jumped off the stage and played in the crowd! Then Martina McBride came on to the stage and showed off her pipes. She belted out notes that separate her from all other female artists in country music today. She is truly an amazing performer!

So our concert calendar has died down a little but that does not mean we are going to sit back and relax. We are going to be eating hot dogs and watching our Arizona Diamond Backs try and win their division. After the D-backs game on the 13^th of September we are going to get a free post concert from Jessica Simpson.  So not only do we get to see the D-backs dominate the field, we get to see a free show with one of the hottest ladies in the world today.

Are you ready to laugh and have fun? Well if you are get ready for the Arizona State fair. Larry the Cable guy will have you rolling out of the Coliseum when he brings his act to the stage on October 11^th. After we get done rolling with laughter its time to roll up our sleeves and party red neck style with Blake Shelton and Miranda Lambert. Nashville’s most wild duo will be drinking whiskey and belting out their award winning hits at the Arizona state fair on the 17^th of October. I can not wait it will be a great Arizona State fair this year!!

After the state fair leaves and the weather cools down we are going to make it really hot again here in Phoenix when the hottest lady in country music Carrie Underwood plays Jobbing.com Arena on the 7^th of November.  I can not wait to see the amazing show that Carrie Underwood put on!! If you don’t have tickets, don’t worry we always have tons of tickets and love to hook you up with free tickets. So keep listening to KNIX and wearing your red shirts and you have a good shot at winning tickets and maybe even backstage passes!

Well guys and gals, I think its time for me to roll on and jump in the pool and try and cool off. Hope you guys had an amazing concert season, and I can not wait to party with you guys again soon. I can not thank every one of you fans enough.  I love taking pictures and your love for KNIX and I is truly amazing. With out you I would not be working at KNIX and I truly can not thank you enough!

Let the good times roll!!!

Barrel Boy


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Please remember that I always have time and always love taking pictures with the greatest country fans in the country.

Check out theKNIX COUNTRY photo galleries after each show to see if your photo made it. I want to again thank you all for your continued support and I look forward to many more great shows and many more great memories.