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Posted on 7/18/2011
U2 Stage - Nashville, TN - Vanderbilt Stadium
It was a muggy July Saturday evening in Nashville, TN, but the 45,000 rock music fans that gathered in Vanderbilt Stadium to see U2 perform didn’t seem to mind at all. Mike Arnold and Tom Thompson were there to capture the live U2 concert experience in person to bring the excitement to the fans in their audio podcast.
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Mike Arnold Interviews Lauren Alaina
Posted 7/10/2011
During the CMA Music Festival 2011, Concert Blast conducted various interviews at various events and more in this audio podcast.
This podcast is focused on the CMA Music Festival 2011 Events. Not the stadium concerts, but the other events. The coverage includes the Montgomery Gentry Fan Club Party, The Fan Fair Booth signings, The Celebrity Softball Game to raise money for the City of Hope Cancer Research Center, Riverfront Park Concerts, and the Wildhorse Saloon.
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Posted 7/4/2011
Alicia Dean Gives Audio Tour of Graceland
When Mike Arnold and Brian Hasbrook of Concert Blast traveled to Memphis, TN to cover the Memphis in May Beale Street Music Festival, they were also invited for an escorted personal tour of the home of Elvis Presley. Brian Hasbrook and Mike Arnold received a personal escorted tour from Alicia Dean from the PR department of Elvis Presley Enterprises, Inc.
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Posted on 7/3/2011
Brian Hasbrook and Mike Arnold at the Home of Elvis Presley - Graceland
When Mike Arnold and Brian Hasbrook of Concert Blast traveled to Memphis, TN to cover the Memphis in May Beale Street Music Festival, they were also invited for an escorted personal tour of the former home of Elvis Presley. Brian Hasbrook was on hand to capture some photos of some of the rooms and the grounds.
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Posted 6/27/2011
Multi-platinum rock band STYX joins forces with the world’s most quintessential prog-rock band YES for a summer tour extravaganza. These two monster rock bands will embark on the 22-city “Progressive U.S. Tour” starting July 4th and concluding August 3rd in Mountain View, CA. Tickets will go on sale starting the weekend of April 8th.
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Posted 6/22/2010
Stella Parton with Mike Arnold and James Downing
As part of the CMA Week coverage, Mike Arnold and James Downing had the priviledge to have a conversation with the “Legendary Maverick”, Stella Parton.
This interview was conducted at the Parlor Studio on 16th Avenue (Music Row area) in Nashville, TN (although they met in the studio, the interview was conducted using the Concert Blast equipment). There is lots of humour and a few serious moments in this interview as Stella describes her new book, “Tell It Sister, Tell It” and the CD (with the same name) that has songs which go hand in hand with the book.
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Posted on 6/21/2011
ZZ Top In Concert - Nashville, TN - Dusty Hill and Billy Gibbons
Written by James Downing
When I was 15 years old my dad got me a job riding in an 18 wheeler on a route with a guy and helping him unload boxes at each of his stops in Tennessee and Kentucky. One thing made me excited about this job was that the truck driver had 2 boxes of eight track tapes that he carried with him on his route each day. I could not wait to see what he had in the box. The first morning of the job I asked if I could look at his tapes. When I opened the first box he reached over and pulled out a tape and said something like “Let’s go down to Texas.” I told him I had better call my parents if we were going to Texas because they just thought that we were going to Kentucky. He laughed and said “No man, this is ‘That Little Ole Band From Texas’ ZZ Top, you ever heard them?” I told him no as he pushed the tape into the player and the first song that played was “Just Got Paid” I was a fan after that first song. After that day I listened to the local FM station and heard a lot of songs by ZZ Top and found out they were very popular. I went to several of their shows and loved their music more with each album.
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ZZ Top In Concert - Nashville, TN
Posted on 6/20/2011
ZZ Top returned to Nashville, TN to perform at the new outdoor concert venue, The Woods at Fontanel. The capacity of this venue is 4,500 and there were at least that many people there to enjoy the southern rock sounds of ZZ Top!
James Downing was on hand to enjoy this event with his camera.
Enjoy these excellent ZZ Top concert photos!
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Willie Nelson In Concert - Nashville, TN
Posted on 6/17/2011
On Friday, June 3rd, Willie Nelson’s Country Throwdown Tour traveled across the East Coast of America and made a stop in Nashville, TN to thrill Southern Rock/Country Music concert fans.
Mike Arnold, Brian Hasbrook, James Downing, and Tom Thompson all made an appearance to the outdoor festival.
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Willie Nelson In Concert - Nashville, TN
Posted on 6/17/2011
On Friday, June 3rd, Willie Nelson’s Country Throwdown Tour traveled across the East Coast of America and made a stop in Nashville, TN to thrill Southern Rock/Country Music concert fans with Brian Hasbrook and James Downing of Concert Blast on hand to take photos throughout the evening.
Artists included in our coverage: Willie Nelson, Jamey Johnson, Randy Houser, Lee Brice, Lucas Nelson, and Craig Campbell.
Songwriters included in our coverage: Erin Enderlin, Heather Morgan, Dani Flowers, and Russ Roberts.
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