Concert Review: Brooks And Dunn ‘Rock My World’

Most of the performers I’ve seen at the San Antonio rodeo are driven to the stage in a truck, but Brooks & Dunn walked out to the stage where the band and three back up singers were waiting for them. They were everything you see on TV; Ronnie with his tight pants, long boots, and his trademark hair. Kix was his usual goofy self. Kix introduced Ronnie as being from Texas and then told how he was from Louisiana, which he declared was part of East Texas. That got the crowd laughing. They sounded great, and had the crowd entertained the entire time.

While Kix sang, Ronnie played cowbell and occasionally threw his drumstick into the audience, then someone would throw him another to play with and then he’d repeat the routine. He caught every single drumstick the guy threw him, pretty impressive. Ronnie just blew me away, his vocals are one of a kind, and when he hits a certain note, it electrifies my whole body. They told stories about the first time they played in San Antonio, which made me realize that these are real genuine, laid back guys, to remember where they play and specific things about the places. Ronnie joked about a stylist trying to change his style. He said the lady looked at this boots, and he said, “I don’t think so,” then she looked up at his ripped-in-the-knee pants and he said, “I don’t think so,” so then she told him about something that everyone is big on now, he moved his guitar and there was a huge belt buckle and he asked if it was too big for Texas and the crowd went crazy.

They did a great job balancing the songs sang between the two of them and at one point, Kix went to the fence and pulled a lady into the arena and danced with her, which was the sweetest thing ever. They ended with Only In America. Three U.S. Marines walked around the arena and received a standing ovation, which was the perfect way to end the concert. I can’t even think of anything they could have done better, Brooks & Dunn was, hands down, one of the best concerts I have ever seen.