{"id":1310706,"date":"2019-05-26T13:12:31","date_gmt":"2019-05-26T19:12:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cmt.com\/news\/?p=1806998"},"modified":"2019-05-26T13:12:31","modified_gmt":"2019-05-26T19:12:31","slug":"eric-church-brings-double-down-tour-to-nashvilles-nissan-stadium","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/music-news\/eric-church-brings-double-down-tour-to-nashvilles-nissan-stadium\/","title":{"rendered":"Eric Church Brings Double Down Tour to Nashville\u2019s Nissan Stadium"},"content":{"rendered":"
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by Lauren Tingle<\/a><\/span> 32m ago<\/span><\/span> <\/p>\n

This is the kind of love and adoration Eric Church<\/a> inspires.<\/p>\n

It was close to 1 a.m. Sunday morning (May 26) when a couple of diehard fans exiting Nashville\u2019s Nissan Stadium as Church was finishing his four-hour-long Double Down concert were overheard arguing about what song he was going to play to end the night.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt has to be \u2019Monsters\u2019 if his sons Boone and Hawk were there,\u201d one of them guessed.<\/p>\n

\u201cNaw,\u201d the other said. \u201cHis sons are there every show. Eric wouldn\u2019t do that.\u201d<\/p>\n

For the record, the finale of Church\u2019s only stadium show of the Double Down tour was \u201cThose I\u2019ve Loved,\u201d \u201cSpringsteen\u201d and Jackson Browne\u2019s \u201cStay.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Church secured his status as the rebel yell of country music at last night\u2019s show (May 25). He could have sung all night by himself \u2014 just him and a guitar \u2014 and he would have still had everyone captivated by his natural charisma, the irreproachable conviction in his words, and world-class musicianship. But his command of the stage was only heightened by his longtime band which included powerhouse vocalist Joanna Cotten and instrumentalist Jeff Hyde, the latter of whom released Norman Rockwell World<\/em> in 2018, co-wrote \u201cWhat Goes Up\u201d on the new George Strait album, Honky Tonk Time Machine<\/em> and has contributed to many Church albums.<\/p>\n

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The concert was incomparable to any other touring entity today. Church and his band had no openers, and fans arrived hours before downbeat to be the first in their seats for the marathon of music ahead. According to Church\u2019s publicist, he set a new attendance record as the first act to draw 56,521 fans to Nissan Stadium as the venue\u2019s only headliner without any direct support. The previous attendance record was set at 56,112 in 2018.<\/p>\n

\u201cI came here 15 years ago, and I had dreams,\u201d he told his adoring fans toward the beginning of his concert, \u201cbut I\u2019m not sure I could dream this big. Tonight is a special night for me, and you know this if you\u2019ve been to any of our shows on the Double Down Tour\u2026 I\u2019m gonna give you everything I\u2019ve got all night long, and tonight is going to be a revival. I promise you.\u201d<\/p>\n

Church showed that he could easily be named the next entertainer of the year and proved that he is more than ready to headline any of the nation\u2019s major all-genre festivals. Fans sang along to every damn song, and there were 37 of them.<\/p>\n

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Before he took the stage, Church hosted a VIP toast with Jack Daniels shots for hundreds of music industry guests in one of the stadium suites. While there, he was surprised with commemorative RIAA plaque commemorating 30 million in overall certifications.<\/p>\n

The fun started at 5:30 p.m. with the official Church Choir tailgate where patrons were offered fancy food truck fare, an insurmountable amount of beverage, a mobile Jack Daniels tour, instant vinyl pressings, freshly screen-printed shirts and more.<\/p>\n

Here is the set list from Church\u2019s Double Down concert in Nashville.<\/p>\n

Set 1:<\/p>\n

Drowning Man
Country Music Jesus
That\u2019s Damn Rock & Roll
Creepin\u2019
Over When It\u2019s Over
Mr. Misunderstood
How \u2019Bout You \/ Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way \/ Black Betty \/ How \u2019Bout You
Talladega
Hippie Radio
Lotta Boot Left to Fill
Homeboy
Sinners Like Me
Record Year
I\u2019m So Lonesome I Could Cry \/ Cold One
Desperate Man
Mistress Named Music \/ Bohemian Rhapsody\/ Night Moves \/ Great Day to Be Alive \/ Sweet Caroline \/ Piano Man \/ Pour Some Sugar On Me \/ I Love Rock \u2019n Roll \/ Mistress Named Music<\/p>\n

Set Two:
The Outsiders
Knives of New Orleans
Drink in My Hand
Carolina
Chattanooga Lucy
Round Here Buzz
Kill a Word
Pledge Allegiance to the Hag
Jack Daniels
Higher Wire
Mixed Drinks About Feelings
Some of It
Like a Wrecking Ball
Keep On
Give Me Back My Hometown
These Boots
Smoke a Little Smoke
Holdin\u2019 My Own<\/p>\n

Encore:
Those I\u2019ve Loved
Springsteen
Stay<\/p>\n

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Lauren Tingle is a Tennessean and storyteller who eats music for breakfast, lunch and dinner. When she\u2019s not writing or rocking out, she enjoys yoga and getting lost in the great outdoors.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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