Lady Antebellum Performs for Edmonton by: Aden Cruz

Lady Antebellum greets their fans and signs autographs after their performance at West Edmonton Mall's Ice Palace on Friday, March 26, 2010. Photo by Aden Cruz

The chart-topping country band Lady Antebellum gave a thrilling performance for their fans and spectators at West Edmonton Mall’s Ice Palace on March 26.

Lady Antebellum’s latest album, Need You Now, is topping the music charts not only in the U.S. but here in Canada as well. Fans came to show their enthusiasm for the group and their music.

Sandia Abraham, one of the fans in attendance that day said she really enjoyed the band’s interaction with the crowd.

“I thought it was awesome. They’re really good live,” she said. “I like all off their music, I’ve been listening to them for a while and yah they’re a really talented band."

Abraham also said that she likes the overall good quality of music of the band.

“I like how they have good vocals and good lyrics, and my favorite song right now is love don’t live here anymore.”

The Event

Presented by CISN Country, The Edmonton Sun, and Whiskey Jacks, the performance drew in thousands of fans and spectators. To accommodate the event, the Ice Palace’s surface was covered up and a stage was built for the band’s performance.

Tough the free show started at 5 p.m., according to the event staff, fans started arriving in the morning to ensure that they’ll get a chance to meet the band and get their autographs.

The Band

The trio, comprised of Charles Kelley (lead and background vocals), Hillary Scott (lead and background vocals), and Dave Haywood (background vocals, guitar, piano, mandolin) received numerous awards and nominations:

• Top New Group award during the Academy of Country Music Awards (2009)
• Single of the Year award by Country Music Association for “Run to You” (2009)
• Vocal Group of the Year award by Country Music Association (2009)
• New Artist of the Year award by Country Music Association (2008)
• two nominations at the 51st Grammy Awards
• two nominations at the 52nd Grammy Awards
• Grammy Award for Best Country Performance by Duo or Group for their single “I Run to You”.

This American country music group first got together in Nashville, Tennessee back in 2006, and have found success ever since. The group made its debut in 2007 with the single “Never Alone”, then after releasing “Love Don’t Live Here” after joining Capitol Records. Their first album went on to be certified platinum in the US.

Their most recent album, “Need You Now”, was released in the middle of 2009, taking them to their second number one single.

Family Connections

The band’s family connections played a part in their journey to success as two of the three group members have family members that were already in the industry.

Hillary Scott is the daughter of country music singer Linda Davis and Charles Kelley is the brother of pop artist Josh Kelly.

An official after party was also held at Whiskey Jacks after the event where three pairs of tickets were won for the Tim McGraw and Lady Antebellum Concert happening the next day.


Related Links:
Lady Antebellum blog: ladyantebellum.blogspot.com
Official Website: ladyantebellum.com
West Edmonton Mall: wem.com

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Photo by: Aden Cruz

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