Tim McGraw In Concert
At Hard Rock Atlantic City
Tim McGraw has sold more than 50 million records worldwide and dominated the singles charts with a stunning forty-three #1 singles and is one of the most played radio country stars ever.
By Donald B. Kravitz
Tim McGraw brought his concert tour to the Etess Arena in Hard Rock Atlantic City this weekend (February 1st and 2nd). He filled the Etess Arena Friday night with his legion of fans who wasted no time welcoming him the minute he stepped on stage and started singing..
Hard Rock held the show about thirty minutes, starting at 8:30 instead of 8:00 to give those caught in the snow/ice time to get in the venue, which in no way dampened the spirit or enthusiam.
Tim McGraw thanked the audience and remarked, “This is the first time in a long while that I have been up here.” He also reminded his fans that he,“Loved spending the last 2 years touring with my wife (Faith Hill). You can sing as bad as you want with her and it still sounds good, I would not change anything from the last 2 years.”
The audience on the floor remained standing throughout the entire show from McGraw’s first song, “Truck Yeah” throughout the seventeen song set plus two song encore, including “Southern Voice”, “All I Want” , “Live Like You Were Dying and more.
Half way through the set, McGraw had not only the people on the floor dancing and singing but the fans on the elevated seats had also rose to their feet and were dancing to every song McGraw performed.
McGraw mentioned, “My moms in the audience and I am going to sing our new single release, “I Thought About You”, which the packed house loved. McGraw followed that new release with a second new song, “Hallelujaville”, more gospel than country.
Closing the show with “Live Like You Were Dying,” his fans went wild even after he left the stage applauding, whistling and stomping their feet till McGraw returned to the stage. His two song encore consisted of “Real Good Man and “Outlaw”.
Tim was born on May 1, 1967, in Delhi, Louisiana, He is married to country singer Faith Hill. The couple has three daughters together, Audrey Caroline McGraw, Gracie Katherine McGraw, Maggie Elizabeth McGraw.
Tim McGraw has dominated the charts with forty-three worldwide #1 singles. He’s won three Grammy Awards, sixteen Academy of Country Music Awards, fourteen Country Music Association Awards, eleven American Music Awards, three People’s Choice Awards and numerous other honors.
His iconic career achievements include being named the BDS Radio’s Most Played Artist of the Decade for all music genres and having the Most Played Song of the Decade for all music genres. He is the most played country artist since his debut in 1992, with two singles spending over ten weeks at #1.
His career-long tour successes include the record-setting Soul2Soul The World Tour 2017 with his wife, Faith Hill. McGraw starred in and narrated the hit movie “The Shack,” to add to such other film credits as “Friday Night Lights” and “The Blind Side.”
Tim McGraw will headline the Super Bowl pregame festivities in Atlanta, on Sunday. His performance will take place at the NFL Tailgate Party, which starts at 1 p.m. Eastern Time and will sing his new single “Thought About You” will be televised live on CBS’ Super Bowl pregame show.
Donald B. Kravitz is an Entertainment & Special Events photographer for national publications including Getty Images & Miss America
