This time, they only had one more left: Dierks Bentley.īentley’s band entered eyesight from both sides of the large black triangular mountain that sat downstage from their microphones. Houser got back to his strong suit once the song finished, and his set ended like it started: with a hot crowd ready to go for the night’s next act. The crowd came alive during the singer’s driving openers and stayed energized until Houser performed his acoustic sing-along tune “Like a Cowboy.”Īfter the hat-clad crowd response overwhelmed him to the point he had to stop playing and take it in, Houser came back with the indie rock-esque “Chasing Down a Good Time,” which seemed an odd choice given the makeup of the singer/songwriter’s set. Randy Houser, who co-wrote the song “Honky Tonk Badonkadonk,” embodied the honky tonk sound when he took the stage after Smith. Cline agreed with Mease’s sentiments, but she still enjoyed Smith’s set. Mease made the trip from the Lehigh Valley with her friend Lori Cline. “They were trying to be too rock,” said Bethlehem resident Ariella Mease. Smith’s country-rock fusion got the good ol’ boys out of their pavilion seats, but some were torn on the Virginian’s style. After Smith played a cover of Goo Goo Doll’s “Iris” he wrapped his set up with the 2014 platinum-selling single “Love You Like That,” which was the second jump start the crowd needed going into the second half of the show. The singer and his band had the twang of country, but their massive guitar riffs and Smith’s shirtless swagger was equal parts southern rock and arena showmanship. The night shifted towards rock ‘n’ roll when Canaan Smith took the stage shortly thereafter. The singer/songwriter’s March 2016 debut single “Rock On” clearly reached an audience with its country radio airplay though, as his short set wrapped up with the first signs of life from the Moosic crowd. while most of the Pavilion at Montage Mountain crowd were still bagging bottles and tearing down tents. After proper pre-gaming, the crowd made its way into the amphitheatre area for a four-act night of music from Tucker Beathard, Canaan Smith, Randy Houser and Dierks Bentley.īeathard kicked the night off at 7 p.m. If the cowboy hat vendor outside the venue’s gate didn’t set the mood, the abundance of Confederate flags and cornhole games passed on the way through the parking lot did the job in spades. MOOSIC - The 2016 concert season gave the country fans of Northeastern Pennsylvania a reason to dig their boots out the closet early with the Somewhere on a Beach Tour June 2 at The Pavilion at Montage Mountain.
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