Culture Event #3

On February 27th, I went to the Hollywood Casino in Charles Town, WV to see the Eli Young Band. They are currently one of the most popular bands in country music. The lead singer of the group is Mike Eli. Other of the group were James Young on the guitar, Jon Jones on bass guitar, and Chris Thompson on the drums.  The concert was a sold out show and I was lucky to purchase my ticket when I was able to.

During the show, they performed some of their best known songs like Drunk Last Night, Crazy Girl, and Even If It Breaks Your Heart. They also performed their own covers of other well-known country songs like Dust On The Bottle by David Lee Murphy and Sweet Home Alabama by Lynard Skynard. The Eli Young Band  was able to introduce one of their newest songs called Turn It On. Sometimes the audience got close to the stage and danced to some of their most popular songs like drunk Last Night.  I personally got close to the stage to dance and get some good pictures.  The venue doesn't allow flash photography during shows.  As long as I had the flash off, I figured that I wouldn't get in trouble.  They received huge applause after each song.  It was a great show all together.

I enjoyed the show at the casino. This was my second trip to the new Event Center. I was there last October to see Travis Tritt, another country singer.  As proof that I have attended the concert, I took several pictures of the band performing their songs. I wasn't able to get into the Meet and Greet, but I had my picture taken with a girl I met in the crowd of people around the stage. In order to get ready for the show, I got dressed up in my western shirt and hat.  My saying is that "if you go to a country show, you should look the part". I also bought one their album of 10,000 Towns at the souvenir stand.  The Eli Young Band put on a great show and I would see them again if they came back to Charles Town.