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Posted on 7/19/2013
Carrie Underwood In Concert - CMA Music Festival 2013
It was the final night of the CMA Music Festival 2013 at LP Field in Nashville, TN, as the best festival in country music comes to a close. On this night the Concert Blast staff of Mike Arnold, Tom Thompson, and guest Will Perry took the field for the coverage. On this night we didn’t have as many photos due to everyone’s set being cut short. Brad Paisley and The Band Perry performed only two songs while Jake Owen was allowed only one song. The headliner Carrie Underwood got to perform longer, but not her usual CMA Music Fest set. Why the short sets? Because the weather people predicted major storms coming, so they wanted to video all the acts for the upcoming ABC TV Special (August 12th) before the rain hits the stadium. Enjoy our photographs of our last night of fun at the stadium concerts.
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Posted on 7/18/2013
Fans at Riverfront Park Enjoying the CMA Music Festival 2013
Throughout the CMA Music Festival 2013, Concert Blast enjoyed all kinds of experiences. There’s all type of fun from being with fans at the Riverfront Park and stadium concerts, watching the happenings on the street, and many other aspects of this annual event. But what really makes this festival a success is the artists donating their time to entertain us, the city of Nashville, TN, the media (like Concert Blast!), and of course the fans who travel from down the road as well as from around the world to enjoy this week. Check out the photos taken by Mike Arnold, Tom Thompson, and guest Will Perry (substituting for the sick Brian Hasbrook) throughout the weekend.
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Posted on 7/13/2013
It was Saturday night, the third night of the CMA Music Festival 2013 stadium concerts, and of course Concert Blast was there to cover the shows… well Mike Arnold and Tom Thompson were. Brian Hasbrook called in sick for the remainder of the festival, which means that the excellent photos from Brian that we always rely on will be missing. Tom had to step in as the emergency photographer and Mike took a few shots as well, as we tried to capture our best of the night. Our photo work doesn’t compare to Brian Hasbrook or Samantha Shrader, but we did out best to give you our best photo coverage of the night. On this night of the CMA Music Festival we covered Dierks Bentley, Keith Urban, Florida Georgia Line, Kelly Clarkson (with her guests Trisha Yearwood and Jason Aldean), and the surprise guest performer of the night, Lenny Kravitz. The night was also co-hosted by Willie, Jase, and Si Robertson from the TV show Duck Dynasty. There were also some photos of two members of Little Big Town as they announced a performer taking the stage for the ABC TV special footage. Enjoy Tom Thompson and Mike Arnold‘s photos from Saturday night’s CMA Music Festival 2013.
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Posted On 7/6/2013
Pam Tillis and Lorrie Morgan Performing as Grits & Glamour - CMA Music Festival 2013
Throughout the daytime hours, the CMA Music Festival provides various performances from stages setup all over the downtown section of Nashville, TN. Here are the Concert Blast photos taken by Brian Hasbrook from performances and interviews outside the stadium concerts. Those included in these photos are (in order) The Band Perry (fan club party press conference), the official CMA Fan Fair ribbon cutting ceremony with Lady Antebellum, Lady Antebellum‘s Q&A session, the Marshall Tucker Band, David Lee Murphy, Grits & Glamour (Pam Tillis and Lorrie Morgan), Mac Powell (lead singer of Third Day performing solo – southern rock), Lucas Hoge, Bo Bice, Hollywood Yates, and a separate photo section section of Wynonna. Special thanks to The Old Spaghetti Factory for sponsoring Concert Blast during the CMA Music Festival 2013.
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Posted on 6/22/2013
Sheryl Crow with Little Big Town - CMA Music Festival 2013
It’s night two of the CMA Music Festival and Concert Blast photographer Brian Hasbrook was on hand to take the photos for the stadium concerts at LP Field on 6/7/2013. On this second night of the concerts, performers included Randy Travis, Kip Moore, Hunter Hayes, Lady Antebellum, Little Big Town and their surprise guest Sheryl Crow, and Blake Shelton. Check out Concert Blast’s Brian Hasbrook’s excellent photography work from this night… ENJOY!
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Posted on 6/16/2013
Miranda Lambert- CMA Music Festival 2013
Every year around the second weekend of June, the CMA Music Festival puts on a party for the country music fans in Nashville, TN and Concert Blast is invited! The daytime is filled with fan club parties, concerts, and meet and greets. The best thing we appreciate is the nightly concerts at the stadium where the Tennessee Titans play, LP Field. On the very first night of the concerts, top billing headliners performed about a 30 minute set each to thrill us all. The acts on the Thursday night Concert held on 6/6/2013 included; (in order) Tracy Lawrence, Luke Bryan, Taylor Swift, Eric Church, Miranda Lambert, and the Zac Brown Band. Check out Concert Blast’s Brian Hasbrook‘s excellent photography work from this night… ENJOY!
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Posted on 6/10/2013
On Saturday June 1st Contemporary Christian Radio Station K-Love presented its first Fan Awards. The Concert Blast staff were invited to cover this excellent event and they all had a great time. Brian Hasbrook took some excellent photos of the Awards show that lasted about three hours. Those photographed were the hosts of the evening, the Robertson’s from Duck Dynasty, Jase, Missy, Phil, and Ms. Kay, along with many Contemporary Christian artists such as Newsboys, Casting Crowns, Bart Millard of Mercy Me, Big Daddy Weave, The Afters, Colton Dixon, Matthew West, Audio Adrenaline, Natalie Grant with Kari Jobe, Amy Grant, and many others including Missy Robertson performing with Michael W. Smith… Enjoy the Photos!
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Posted on 6/04/2013
K-Love Fan Awards Hosts, the Duck Dynasty cast, on the Red Carpet (Phil Robertson, Ms. Kay Robertson, Missy Robertson, Jase Robertson)
It was Saturday June 1st when the nationwide Contemporary Christian Radio Station K-Love presented its first Fan Awards. Concert Blast was invited to cover this event and they all had a great time. Mike Arnold‘s wife, Sandra, came up with the idea to submit the media request to cover this event and before you knew it we received our invitations. Since the coverage was Sandra’s idea (and she knew more about this genre of music), she was invited to help out. Brian Hasbrook took some excellent photos from this Red Carpet event. Brian photographed the hosts of the evening, the Robertson’s from Duck Dynasty, Jase, Missy, Phil, and Ms. Kay, along with many Contemporary Christian artists such as Newsboys, Casting Crowns, Mercy Me, Big Daddy Weave, The Afters, Sidewalk Prophets, Mandisa, Colton Dixon, Matthew West, Building 429, and many others, also from the film industry, Alex Kendrick (“Facing The Giants” and “Courageous“), David Evans (Producer of the movie “The Grace Card“), and Stephen Baldwin (multiple TV and Films)… Enjoy the Photos!
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Posted On 5/29/2013
Three Days Grace In Concert
Concert Blast spent the last day of the Beale Street Music Festival in Memphis, TN covering more acts as well as an interview. A major part of the coverage is the work of our concert photographer Brian Hasbrook. While Mike Arnold and Tom Thompson were busy cutting up with the festival fans and covering the audio commentary portion of the music acts, Brian was busy getting to the various stages. This is part three of Brian’s work from Sunday’s acts which included; Al Kapone, Public Enemy, Vintage Trouble, and Three Days Grace. Enjoy Brian Hasbrook’s final day from the Beale Street Music Festival concert photos!
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Posted on 5/23/2013
ZZ Top In Concert
Concert Blast continued with the Beale Street Music Festival in Memphis, TN. A major part of the coverage is the work of expert concert photographer Brian Hasbrook. While Mike Arnold and Tom Thompson were busy cutting up with the festival fans and covering the audio commentary portion of the music acts, Brian was busy getting to the various stages. This is part two of Brian’s work from Saturday night’s acts which included; Patti Smith, Dwight Yoakam, Big Boi, The Black Keys, Gov’t Mule and ZZ Top. Enjoy Brian Hasbrook’s day 2 from the Beale Street Music Festival concert photos!
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