Atlanta Music Scene

By Grace

April 4, 2008 10:13 AM | Link to this

The concert was wonderful. I must say that “Chicken Fried” with the Zac Brown Band and a duet he sang with a female band member was the best! Great job and money well spent.

By Ellie

April 4, 2008 10:44 AM | Link to this

Sugarland was great for the one hour they were on stage. In my eyes, if you are the headliner and you can’t sing for more than an hour, maybe you shouldn’t be a headliner. Disappointed in the quantity, but the quality was great.

By JJ

April 4, 2008 11:15 AM | Link to this

Sugarland rocked the Fox. This was my first Sugarland concert & it won’t be my last. Loved the set list. The energy was great. Great surprise of “Pour Some Sugar On Me” and it worked great!! Thanks for a great night. Wish I was going to be there tonight too.

By JJ

April 4, 2008 11:16 AM | Link to this

Sugarland rocked the Fox. This was my first Sugarland concert & it won’t be my last. Loved the set list. The energy was great. Great surprise of “Pour Some Sugar On Me” and it worked great!! Thanks for a great night. Wish I was going to be there tonight too.

By scottbug

April 4, 2008 11:29 AM | Link to this

GREAT show! We liked Zac Brown Band, and loved SugarLand. The audience was on their feet the SugarLand set. Yes, nothing better than SugarLand LIVE. We should have gotten Friday concert tickets!

By TAbby

April 4, 2008 11:29 AM | Link to this

Great show……I LOVED Irreplaceable and hope it’s on the next album. I was a little disappointed that it wasn’t a little longer. I’ve seen them multiple times at Variety Playhouse and loved every show. Being in their hometown though, it would’ve been nice to be given an extra special performance. Overall, it was well worth the money.

By Michelle

April 4, 2008 1:05 PM | Link to this

This was the best concert ever! I love sugarland. They were totally awesome! I can not wait until they come back. The Zac Brown was great as well.

By Jim

April 4, 2008 1:49 PM | Link to this

Agree with Ellie. It was a great set, but too short. Sugarland is poised to move to the next level. I was expecting a set of about 80 minutes and 2 encores —- that seems about right for a headliner. A one hour set with only one encore for your homies in the ATL seemed way short. You gotta deliver for the home town crowd.

Jennifer, Kristian and the band are top notch performers!

By Nina

April 4, 2008 2:39 PM | Link to this

Jennifer looked great and Kristian sounded awesome but it was too short and felt very rushed. They should have given their hometown another encore. And where was “Sugarland”???

By Lindsay

April 4, 2008 4:29 PM | Link to this

Jennifer Nettles is amazing!

I have been a huge Sugarland fan for about 4 years, so of course I went to the concert last night with my sister. We would be lying if we didn’t say we were disappointed in the time she performed. I kept standing their after pour some sugar on me thinking.. she’s coming back on right? but she didn’t. Let me say this I saw David Gray at the fox 2 years ago.. I didnt even know who he was but he played for at least 2 hrs

By Lindsay

April 4, 2008 4:30 PM | Link to this

Jennifer Nettles is amazing!

I have been a huge Sugarland fan for about 4 years, so of course I went to the concert last night with my sister. We would be lying if we didn’t say we were disappointed in the time she performed. I kept standing their after pour some sugar on me thinking.. she’s coming back on right? but she didn’t. Let me say this I saw David Gray at the fox 2 years ago.. I didnt even know who he was but he played for at least 2 hrs

By Jim

April 4, 2008 4:33 PM | Link to this

Nina, you captured what I felt —- very rushed. Almost no dialogue between songs, which is unusual for them.

Also, we were on the right about 7 rows from the front and the mix sounded bad there. I could not clearly understand anything that was spoken/sung through a microphone. Anybody else have that problem?

By Robyn

April 4, 2008 4:34 PM | Link to this

Great show. A little short, but worth it. I’ve downloaded everything by the Zac Brown Band I could find today…

By RB

April 4, 2008 5:36 PM | Link to this

Jennifer Nettles is in my “Top 5” She is smokin’ hot.

By cmfan

April 4, 2008 6:06 PM | Link to this

Is it just me, or does that dude in Sugarland get on your nerves, too? He is always grinning like a retard and seems to grimace and contort his face like a rock star, except at inappropriate times. He is a distraction to Jennifer Nettles’ talent.

By Gigi

April 4, 2008 8:06 PM | Link to this

I found this article when looking around on the web to see if others agreed with me that the show was WAY short. So much fun, so it’s hard to complain … but I told my husband exactly what another poster said: that not only was the show short, but the pace was off. We go to a LOT of concerts, and what the seasoned performers “get” is that a show must have ebbs and flows and highs and lows. Would have loved a costume change prior to “Stay” … a few slow songs and then the fun and frenzied ending. Nonetheless, a great show, and a wonderful introduction to Zac Brown!

By Mayretter

April 5, 2008 9:18 AM | Link to this

the grimacing and contorting is the “Nashville hot-country showmanship”, arg. it’s really odd they only played an hour, in their HOMETOWN, AT THE FOX?!?!? what happened to all their other songs? and ending with some cheesy Def Lep? let me drive home in my b1tchin’ camero… i saw them several times in the early days, so i know they can bring it, jennifer’s got the pipes and the songs -SING SING SING this ain’t no opening set in a shed for the latest goombah in hot country, showcase what makes you different - to the HOMETEAM!!!

so where’s the second night reviews?

By susan

April 5, 2008 12:37 PM | Link to this

I agree, Great show, but way to short. I’ve never been to a show where the opener played almost as long as the headliner. And Zac Brown really rocked. I am a new fan. I was as excited about that as I was disappointed that Sugarland only played an 65 minutes. I mean they played 60 minutes when they opened for Kenny last year.

By Sarah

April 5, 2008 12:52 PM | Link to this

We really enjoyed the show as well…very high energy. I love Jennifer’s voice and all her songs. However, I was very disappointed in the length of the show…they sang for barely over an hour and that made it hard to stomach the $60 cost.

By andie

April 5, 2008 2:02 PM | Link to this

i saw Friday nights show; I must say I too was dissapointed in the length of time she played. 3-4 more songs would have made it more complete. The pace of it felt rushed-not sure I would spend the money next time.

By Not enough money

April 5, 2008 5:48 PM | Link to this

I believe that the country music industry needs to take a closer look at what they consider country. Sugarland is about country as Def Leppard and Ozzy Osborne are, and there is not enough money in world that someone could give me to go listen one of their songs. Jennifer Nettles voice is like fingernails on a chaulk board to me.

By jeannie

April 5, 2008 8:06 PM | Link to this

Yes, I agree that the sound quality was poor. I could not understand the words (even the ones that I knew by heart). Why do the bands feel that they have to have sound quantity (blasting loud) and not quality (my ears were ringing, but not with the singing!)

By jeannie

April 5, 2008 8:13 PM | Link to this

Oh, and what’s that mark on her rt. arm (not the heart tat, but on the top of her arm).. I could see it from my seat and I see it in the close-up pic. here.

By ROCK N ROLL

April 5, 2008 11:59 PM | Link to this

this group is terrible and should retire

By Great Show

April 6, 2008 12:36 AM | Link to this

Great show all the way around. The Zac Brown Band was phenomenal. Absolutely amazing. Can’t wait to see them again.

By Tammy

April 6, 2008 1:12 AM | Link to this

I drove from Orlando to see Sugarland in their hometown! I agree with some that the set list was a little short! I expected it to be longer but Jennifer and Kristian never disappoint!! I am a huge fan and look forward to seeing them on the road again soon!

By jim

April 6, 2008 8:40 AM | Link to this

I was at Fri. nights show. Left before it was over. I would have rather heard 2 1/2 hours of Zac Brown Band.

By Jim H.

April 6, 2008 1:11 PM | Link to this

I couldn’t make this show, even though I am a big Sugarland fan — But my main point of commenting here is that I’m enjoying all the positive comments that Zac Brown is getting. I live at Lake Oconee (the area where Zac is from). He and his band are a little secret we have had down here for a while. He owned a bar/restaurant down here on the lake for a few years, and my wife and I saw his band several times there. They are just about friggin’ awesome, eh? Unfortunately that bar was replaced by new condos….but on the bright side it looks like “The Zac Brown Band” might now be on the verge of hitting the big time and getting the widespread recognition they deserve.

By April

April 6, 2008 9:39 PM | Link to this

We went simply to see Sugarland- it was our daughter’s very first concert.. she’s 8 and knows every word to every Sugarland song. It was absolutely awesome. But I have to say that Zac Brown left us speechless- even our daughter loved them.

I agree I thought the show should have last longer - with either Zac Brown or Sugarland either would have great - we’ll be catching Zac Brown as often as we can!!

By sugarhigh

April 7, 2008 1:08 AM | Link to this

The mark on her arm is a birthmark. I agree, the show was too short…especially for the hometown crowd. Having said that, I do love Sugarland and think that they did put all of their energy into entertaining us for the short time they were onstage. I did enjoy the days of Eddie’s Attic shows much more though.

By sugarhigh

April 7, 2008 1:08 AM | Link to this

The mark on her arm is a birthmark. I agree, the show was too short…especially for the hometown crowd. Having said that, I do love Sugarland and think that they did put all of their energy into entertaining us for the short time they were onstage. I did enjoy the days of Eddie’s Attic shows much more though.

By CSB

April 7, 2008 1:28 AM | Link to this

I went to the Thursday night show and to the Friday night show, and the Friday night show was definetly better! I thought the shows both bands brought to the table were no where near what they brought Friday night. I probably wouldn’t pay to see Sugarland again, but Zac Brown is a breath of frest air for REAL country music! I think we all just witnessed a huge beginning for those boys!

By Chris

April 7, 2008 4:41 AM | Link to this

I am very upset with the show. I supported Jennifer for years watching her in Soul Miner’s Daughter at the 40 Watt Club and at Athfest playing solo as I’m sure many people did. Our reward for our efforts is extremelly expensive tickets for a ONE hour show. I mean are you kidding me. Think of all the money they made to perform for a single hour. Very upsetting.

By lmyers

April 7, 2008 4:52 PM | Link to this

Zac Brown is going to be the next big success story from Atlanta! I thought they outshined Sugarland(who I love) all in all. Zac’s songs have that “IT” thing that I think the new Sugarland stuff is missing. Any of the songs that weren’t released on Sugarland’s first album are better than the second one. Kristin Hall made a real difference in their songs but they are still good. I just get tired of all the jumping around. Just stand still and SING!

By Sheevaun

April 8, 2008 4:01 PM | Link to this

What they did perform was fantastic. But one hour? That was unacceptable. This is your hometown crowd to start your tour. You have to do better than that. A lot of fans were disappointed.

By Yikes

April 9, 2008 3:29 PM | Link to this

Dump the stretch pants.

By cometsgirl

April 11, 2008 6:01 PM | Link to this

Really loved Sugarland. Zac Brown’s bass was physically painful- no need to have the bass so loud one fears a heart attack-literally!