Kellie Pickler Fights The Crowd
ALBERT LEA, MN – As they say, records are meant to be broken, even if they take decades. With rain looming, officials with the Freeborn County Fair decided to move singer-songwriter Kellie Pickler’s show up an hour to ensure the performance and even with that last minute move, Pickler still had more fans than the venue would hold.
In fact, the gates to the grandstand had to be closed 15 minutes prior to her set due to the SRO crowd. Bill Magann with Variety Attractions said, “Kellie Pickler had a capacity crowd at Albert Lea, MN last night. Largest in my 34 years here!” In the fairs 126 years of existence, Pickler’s show had the highest grossing box office receipts in its history.
The Tribune, the daily newspaper noted, “As Pickler talked to the crowd in between songs, it was almost as if this real-life small-town girl from Albemarle, N.C., had lived in Albert Lea her whole life as she effortlessly went from telling you about each song to walking unguarded into an area where you can tell she feels the most comfortable and confident — with her fans, who exploded with delight. It is this characteristic that I think explains the reason that her star will continue to rise as both men and women are drawn to her confidence, charm and inner strength.”
Pickler opened the show with her Top 10 and gold certified single, “Best Days Of Your Life.” 90 minutes later with rain falling, she closed the show with “Red High Heels” and invited every young girl in the audience to join her onstage, passing the microphone around for the girls to sing with her. By the time the song ended, the stage was packed with fans singing in unison.
The fun moves onto Wausau, WI on Friday, then Saturday she’ll perform at WE Fest in Detroit Lakes, MN before wrapping up the weekend with Taylor Swift as the Fearless Tour invades Omaha, NE.
