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We loved having @scottymccreery and @emcneill_10 join us not only for the @bmwcharityproam event but also for our Wednesday Skins Game the night before. Great getting to know you guys. Come back next time y’all are in town!! #newfriendsmade

 

 

 

 

 

 

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TODAY .................

 

 
Catch me on KTLA 5 News in Los Angeles today in the 1:30 PM PT show for an interview and acoustic performance of "You Time." It will stream live on KTLA.com
 
and their free KTLA+ app.
This will be rebroadcast on Friday in the KTLA Music Fest Friday segment as well.
 
 
 
 
This was awesome ..SCOTTY DIDNOT STOP SMILING ENTIRE TIME >>
 
 
Great seeing on

! #YouTime

 

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performing #YouTime live on KTLA Los Angeles in anticipation of his live show this Saturday at Boots In The Park in Norco, CA. and I will be there. Hope some of you will too!
 
 
 
 
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SOME INFO....and Insight.. ON THE SHOW IN ALASKA

 

Promoter aims to give Downtown a boost with two-day country festival

 
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    American Idol Season 10 winner Scotty McCreery is bringing his full band to Alaska on June 27 to headline the second night of the Backyard Country BBQ in Downtown Anchorage. McCreery said the state is a 'bucket list' destination for him and most of his band and fans can look foward to hearing some new music from his upcoming album. (Photo/Dennis Van Tine/Abaca Press/TNS)
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This past Wednesday night, live country music returned to Anchorage as Downtown's newest bar, The Broken Blender, hosted Nashville duo Love and Theft. 

The noise of clinking glasses and excited chatter seemed to drown out the worries that plagued many small business owners in 2020. For The Broken Blender co-owner Brad Erickson, it was the start of what he hopes will be a small business revival Downtown. 

 

"Everybody's COVID story is different. You know, some people lost friends and family members to it. Some people lost businesses; some people lost jobs. There's a lot of people in business that have profited because of COVID. So, everybody's COVID story is different," says Erickson.

Not only a restaurateur but also the owner of Erickson Unlimited, an event promotions company, Erickson's own COVID story wasn't simple. Anchorage's health mandates forced him to cancel numerous events, and financial troubles with longtime vendor Brown Paper Tickets brought on by canceled events around the country left him out $200,000 in revenue from sales at previous shows. 

 

 

 

While Erickson continued to produce smaller shows in Fairbanks, the Valley and the Kenai Peninsula, he faced an onslaught of public criticism for seeming circumventing mandates on gathering sizes.

 

"I know I was a hated man, but the reality is that there wasn't a single positive COVID case traced back to any of my shows in 2020. And we had shows in Soldotna, Fairbanks, Kodiak, and the Valley. The reality was that I did my due diligence. I talked to the state. I spent thousands of dollars on masks, hand sanitizer stations, and thermometers, and we really restricted the number of tickets sold," he said.

But staying afloat during a global pandemic is just another thing that Erickson has had to contend with as a concert promoter. 

"[It's] one of those things that people just don't understand. It takes months and months and months, if not a year, to plan stuff. You have to put all your money upfront and hope that you're going to sell enough tickets and enough people are going to come out to recoup the money," Erickson said.

Apart from catering to artist requests, booking venues, and selling tickets, Erickson also has to accommodate the unique nature of concert promotions in Alaska.

"I talk to promoters in Nashville, and they don't seem to get it. I ask them, 'Have you ever not sold tickets to a concert because the salmon were running?' Well, that happens here," he said with a laugh.

 

But fishing season is only one of a slew of idiosyncrasies associated with being a promoter in the Last Frontier. Convincing top-tier touring acts to take two travel days to perform for a fickle Alaskan audience is a challenge in itself.

"We are in the middle of nowhere, and artists make their money by touring," Erickson said. “It takes a lot of time to travel up here, and a lot of times, they look at that as a loss of revenue. We're also a small market and aren't going to sell the number of tickets places like Milwaukee and Minneapolis will.”

The difficulty of enticing acts has forced Erickson to find ways to sweeten the deal.

"In the Lower 48, a promoter takes care of the logistics, and as soon as the concert is done, the job is done. Up here, I'm taking artists fishing, or hunting, or on a glacier cruise. It's a lot more involved than you'd think," he said.

 

Although the hours are long and the job often thankless, Erickson said it is worth it because of the impact it has on the state. 

"The biggest thing that you hear, especially now that things are back open, is 'Wow! I feel human again. I feel alive,'" he said.

With 2020 in the rearview mirror, Erickson is looking forward to bringing vitality back to Alaskan small businesses, starting with a two-day country music festival in Downtown Anchorage on June 26 and 27 at the EasyPark Chinook lot on Third Avenue and E Street. 

 

A yearly event, the ninth Backyard Country BBQ promises to be the biggest one yet as it transitions from one night to a multi-day, multi-headliner festival featuring Sara Evans, 2011 American Idol winner Scotty McCreery, Easton Corbin and up-and-comers like Lainey Wilson, whose “Things a Man Outta Know” recently hit No. 14 on the country charts. 

"I really, really wanted to do this Downtown because of how badly hurt the businesses, hotels, bars, and restaurants were in 2020," Erickson said.

He says his goal is to flood Downtown with thousands of excited festival-goers.

"Hopefully, people will stay downtown all day and go to the restaurants or go shopping. Maybe they will also stay at the hotels for the night. I think the atmosphere is going to be awesome, and I'm hopeful it can reenergize the area as we go into summer," says Erickson.

 

However, Erickson is not alone in his venture. McCreery is lending a hand by bringing his entire band and crew to the festival. 

"Yeah, we're bringing everybody because playing Alaska has been a bucket list trip for all of us. It's the last state for basically all of us, so once we saw we were going, we were like, 'We all have to go on this one," said McCreery, who will headline Sunday. 

McCreery's full band making the trip is a significant departure from most musical acts that travel to Alaska with skeleton crews to keep costs down. But McCreery says that his band has been itching to perform again, so it was a no-brainer. 

"Last week, we put together a whole new show, and we have a new album coming out later this summer, so Alaska is gonna hear some new music that's not out there yet. We'll play some old stuff as well, but it's gonna be a fresh show. And the guys will be locked-in and excited to play that stuff. You know, sometimes you get to playing the same songs every night, so when you finally get to play some new stuff, it feels so good," McCreery said.

 

Saturday night headliner Sara Evans echoed McCreery's enthusiasm.

"I love doing live shows. I love interacting with my fans. I love being on the road! My kids travel with me; my son Avery plays guitar for me, and my daughter, Olivia, sings harmony for me. My brother Matt is my bass player, and my daughter Audrey travels with us also. So we are just one big family. We literally are taking our home on the road," says Evans.

 

Both McCreery and Evans plan to play tourist for a few days after the festival. 

"I think I heard Miranda Lambert say it a year or two ago. She said something like, 'I've basically been everywhere, but I haven't seen anything because all I see is the airport and the backstage.' That's how it is in a lot of cities we tour,” McCreery said. “So I'm excited that we're gonna be able to spend some time and really get to see Alaska."

 

The Backyard Country BBQ begins on Saturday, June 26 at 3 p.m. with opening acts Lilly Winwood, Lewis Brice, Texas Hill, and Kendell Marvel. Easton Corbin is slated to take the stage at 7:15 p.m., followed by Sara Evans at 8:45. Doors open again at 3 p.m. on Sunday, June 27 with opening acts Josh Melton, Elvis Monroe, and Lainey Wilson. Headliner Scotty McCreery plays at 8:30 p.m. Tickets are $55 per day or $100 for both days and are available at EricksonEvents.com.

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I hope it really goes well....for Alaska and Scotty's sake.  We've all been in lockdown...but Alaska and Hawaii are isolated to begin with.  And tourism is a huge part of both states economy.  You know Scotty and the band will be fishing!

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ITS GAME TIME  ,GAME TIME  ,  GAME   TIME for the BOLTS 

 
J.R. wanted to make sure we were all ready for the Tampa Bay Lightning game tonight with a Scotty McCreery parody of his song "You Time" called "Game Time"! Go Bolts!
 
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https://musicmayhemmagazine.com/mayhem-moment-scotty-mccreery/

 

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shared some of his first time moments.

 

 

Mayhem Moment: Scotty McCreery

Boot Kickin' Mayhem June 21, 2021

 

Let’s face it, even the most highly successful music artist had to start somewhere! Every performer, singer, songwriter, or musician likely began pursuing their dream after being moved by a real-life experience.

 

 

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Interview with Cody Allan .....Fun interview .(.ALL TOGETHER in ONE FULL INTERVIEW 🤣 

 

https://thebull1017.iheart.com/featured/cmt-cody-alan/content/2021-06-21-cody-cast-scotty-mccreery-critics-his-own-american-idol-performance/?Keyid=socialflow&Pname=local_social&Sc=editorial

 

 

CMT Cody Alan

Cody Cast: Scotty McCreery Critics His Own American Idol Performance


 

On this episode of the Cody Cast podcast, Cody Alan sits down with the mega-talented Scotty McCreery. They are catching up on big tour news, talking about their mutual love for Alaska, and plotting fantasy baseball rosters.

PLUS: Scotty plays Cody’s “What Would Scotty Do (WWSD)” game and reveals what he would do differently on American Idol and what he would order from the Bojangles drive-thru.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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'Never take a day for granted': McCreery glad to be back to the stage, and fans

 

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4 hours ago, buttons66 said:

Looks like the guys w/Scotty are taking a private jet to Nebraska ..GOLFING 

 

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SMH.  How do these guys afford all these things?  I'm happy they can, but how?

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54 minutes ago, tfortexas said:

SMH.  How do these guys afford all these things?  I'm happy they can, but how?

 . This time i think they made the right descision to use a private plane...the Municipal Airport is 20 minutes from the golf club..regular airport is alot more.As long as everybody chips a good share I thinks feasible.I think perhaps Scotty may kick in a bigger chunk somehow!🥰

 

I think Scotty is on a deadline ..he's about to get to be a busy busy bee with shows and travel Not sure there'a a direct flight from RDU to Nebraska....this one took 2 hours and no waiting around for flights. at a busy Airport..day after national Holiday weekend. If they taking same way  home they can be home in 2 + hours on the 7th giving them the usual St8- 3 days to golf.....and he has to be in St Louis on the 9th and Illinois on the 10th.

 

 

In the last couple of weeks I’ve been in California, Alaska, North Carolina…and now Nebraska? Love our beautiful country. (Thanks to Jason Aldean for the soundtrack to this clip)
 
From his FB and IG story
 

 

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