Last night Lyle Lovett and his band performed at Tanger Center. If you like Texas singer-songwriter music, last night's concert was for you. The songs were part country, part bluegrass, rock, spiritual, and more. Additionally, part of the charm of this fabulous concert was the storytelling Lovett infused throughout the show. One great tidbit was that the song for his senior class was "Freebird", also, the president of his high school during his sophomore year, Sylvester Turner, is now mayor of Houston. Also, Lovett shared his second cousin (once removed) Phillip "Stan" Williams was in the audience. Those were the personal touches Lovett added between songs.
Mr. Lovett said he enjoyed performing in Greensboro and he was quick to praise the sound quality of the Tanger Center. The woman who sat beside us during the performance said that Josh Groban made a similar comment praising the acoustics of the building. Thile the quality of this photo is not the best, it captures the feel of the stage and band set up last night. And, if this were a video with audio, you would hear how great the music sounded. If you follow Tanger Center on social media, you likely already know that the recent showing of "Lion King" at the Tanger Center had an attendance count of 46,000 people, with an economic impact of $12 million for just the "Lion King." Yes, from the smaller concerts to the high profile Broadway shows, the Tanger Center has added an opportunity for some fabulous entertainment for Greensboro.
I don't recall if he's ever played here.
Posted by: William Kendall | Wednesday, March 09, 2022 at 09:17 AM