Biloxi March 15 2008

[robert1848]

First of all, I thought the venue had the best acoustics of any Kellie concert I have been to, and although my videos don't do it justice, it was great. Yes I was able to get videos and no one said a word about my camera.

Kellie looked spectacular, beautiful and dazzling as always, but I'll let the ladies go into detail about her wardrobe for those interested.

The song list included, but probably not in order,

Gotta Keep Moving
One of the Guys
*Don't You Know You're Beautiful
*Rocks Instead of Rice (Hilarious, by the way)
Things That Never Cross A Man's Mind
Didn't You Know How Much I Love You
*I Just Need Somebody To Love Me
Nine To Five
My Angel
Stand By Your Man
Small Town Girl
I Wonder
Red High Heels as an Encore

That's 13 songs. I thought there was one more but I can't be sure. NOt sure what it could be. There's 8 off the album, and I know she didn't do the other three off STG. Two covers, 9-5 and SBYM, and the three new songs.....I guess that's it. She didn't do Best Days of Your Life.

I posted my latest (still not complete) version of the lyrics for Somebody to Love Me under that thread. Hopefully, we'll have this correct in a few days.

*these are new songs on her upcoming CD and I think she said she co-wrote all three of them.

Both Greta and I tried to get Meet and Greet passes. I used the explanation to her managers that we were coming from all over the US to see her, and at least she could spend a few minutes with her. I talked to someone at F&H, Jennifer I think was her name, and she totally blew me off, and seemd to be bothered by my request.

I am going to let Greta describe her experience with her crew. We at dinner together and it was really great meeting everyone in person.

Kellie's vocals were amazing. I really believe she has improved every time I have seen her. As I have commented before in my reviews, Kellie really performs for the audience, working the stage and the audience. There are not many performers out there that has her on-stage charisma.

The band is really tight and doesn't overpower her voice. Although my videos which I will try to post later in no way does justice to her songs due to the limitations of the audio features of my camera. Others had better cameras and I hope got better audio.

If anyone has specific questions, I or one of the others will try and answer. I am going to try and get more lyrics from the recordings when I get home. I thought I would remember them, but my memory cells ain't what they used to be. The audio on my laptop is so poor that combined with the poor quality from my camera, I am not sure how much is understandable.

Here are a few quick photos for everyone. I was mostly concentrating on the videos and only took a few shots. Others took many more stills than I did, and I am sure they are going to share them.

[fanofkellie]

Thanks so much for this great review! It's terrific! I wonder, though, why she didn't sing "Best Days Of Your Life"? I hope it's going to be on the new album.

[werss]

Thanks for the great review Robert! I'm kind of curious what "Rocks instead of Rice" is about.

[augustana]

Originally Posted by werss

Thanks for the great review Robert! I'm kind of curious what "Rocks instead of Rice" is about.

My first thought when I read the title was that it's about a wedding. And she's not happy about it so she wants to throw rocks at the couple instead of rice.

[pickluh]

Hey, that's some quick work Robert. I just finished importing the pictures and videos from my camera. I hung out with Greta and the gang for a while and then walked around the IP Casino before heading to the Beau Rivage to see what it was like. I hadn't been to either one in spite of living just 90 minutes away.

I agree -- the acoustics were great and the volume was just right. I think her stage banter between songs sounds very relaxed and conversational these days.

Thanks again to Greta for acting quickly and getting such great seats. I don't think there was more than a foot between my knees and the stage. Being so close gave us a good look at every expression as she sang. She is clearly putting emotion into each and every song.

I also think Rocks Instead of Rice was hilarious. It has to be a hit. It will strike a chord with many people.

It was great meeting you and everyone else. Greta said there were nine all together from Kelliefans.

More later. I'm going to look at my pics and videos now and see which ones are worth uploading.

[pickluh]

Originally Posted by augustana

My first thought when I read the title was that it's about a wedding. And she's not happy about it so she wants to throw rocks at the couple instead of rice.

Bingo! She introduced it by asking "Did you ever go to a wedding where you couldn't stand either one of the couple? The bride is a whore and the groom is a player." It was funny.

[pickluh]

And here are some pictures.

First, there's Ryan & Kellie

Next, there's Kellie eating a few chips from the massive amount of ketchup chips we all brought her.

Then, there's the girls getting Kellie's attention with their Red High Heels

And, Kellie signing the aforementioned heels

Finally, Greta getting a bodacious and well deserved hug.

Enjoy!

[ChrisKellieFan]

Wow y'all got lucky! 3 new songs and this is one of few concerts I've read about where she sang so many songs.

[Cheryl03]

How did the whole crowd respond to her?

[Young_br]

sounds great, i can't wait to hear the album.

[north_clt]

Wow. Lots of songs, and three new ones!

A chance to meet so many other diehard Kellie Beans.

You just might have been at the best Kellie Pickler concert to date.

Thanks for the review, and thank you both Robert and Ron for the pics.

[kelliesmostbiggestfanever]

thanks for sharing! you took good pics kellie looks SOOO pretty =]