Comments on: Vince Gill Dazzles Crowd At Country Music Hall of Fame

By: Legends & Lyrics Celebrates Creators of Song | The 9513

Legends & Lyrics Celebrates Creators of Song | The 9513 — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 16:59:36 +0000

[...] Vince Gill performed his second artist-in-residence concert at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum on Tuesday night and invited Guy Clark — who previewed two songs from a new album that he’s completed — to join him. Pierce Greenberg reviewed Gill’s first show earlier this month. [...]

By: Leeann Ward

Leeann Ward — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 23:22:28 +0000

I respect that he doesn’t just hang out with the big names, though I know what you mean. I probably would have been a little disappointed too. When he was in Michigan with Jon Randall (when I was in grad school), my ticket was only $22.50. The actual tickets were $45 though, but students got theirs for half off. The show started at 8:00 and ended around midnight. It seemed that he would have continued but the older people (which made up most of the audience) started filing out at about 11:30

By: Pierce

Pierce — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 22:57:49 +0000

I’m not gonna lie, I was expecting Gill to bring some bigger name guests. I mean, after all, half of Gill’s Grammy awards are collaborations with other artists and Jerry Douglas busted out Garth Brooks at his show last year.

That being said, while I wasn’t initially thrilled with the choice of guests, they both blew me away. Fortune and Flowers were excellent.

I expect that Gill probably has a few more tricks up his sleeves for the remaining two shows.

By: Cardsgal

Cardsgal — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 22:41:39 +0000

The CMHOFM’s residency shows are the way to go to see Vince. Tickets were only $40, and benefit the not-for-profit museum, to boot. The theater is intimate and seats only 213 folks. Unfortunately, the last two shows are already sold out.

By: Brady Vercher

Brady Vercher — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 22:39:01 +0000

I’ve wanted to catch Vince Gill for awhile now, but he never comes this way. I’ve seen prices reach $1,000 or more for tickets where Josh Turner and Trisha Yearwood were the entertainment, but it was for a black tie gala deal.

By: Leeann Ward

Leeann Ward — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 22:31:24 +0000

Great review, but I’m jealous. I’ve only had a chance to see him once and it was wonderful. $125? Wow! That’s definitely not what we paid for our tickets.

By: Paula_W

Paula_W — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 20:17:27 +0000

It seems he’s playing the Cannery Ballroom tonight with Joe Diffie and Tracy Lawrence. At $30 I’m almost tempted to drive up for that, but I dont do well with SRO venues.

Plus, I’d have to hop in the car and leave right now and I’m not sure my boss would like that!

By: Pierce

Pierce — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 20:02:44 +0000

Yikes, $125? I really hope thats for a charity or something…

By: Evie

Evie — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 19:17:23 +0000

Love Vince Gill.

By: Rick

Rick — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 16:12:53 +0000

Thanks for that fine review, Pierce. It sounds like a great concert to be sure. I wish WSM would broadcast one of these shows live (or did they and I missed it? Hmmm). I think the first time I ever heard Vince on the radio here in LA was with the song “Everybody’s Sweetheart But Mine” referring to his then wife Janice fronting the “Sweethearts of the Rodeo” along with her sister. I wondered if he was going anywhere? Looks like Vince did okay for himself.