Carrie Underwood at the Vivint Arena

I like Carrie Underwood but my niece Tashena is a huge fan!  I wasn't really planning on seeing her on her latest tour until Tashena mentioned that she wanted to go.  Since we had so much fun the last time we saw her, I decided to get tickets and I am really glad that I did!  The show last night was amazing and I loved seeing Tashena sing along to all of her hits!  She played quite a few songs from her latest album Denim & Rhinestones, including the title track, "Burn," Crazy Angels," "Garden," "Ghost Story," "Hate My Heart," "Poor Everybody Else," and "She Don't Know."  I wasn't very familiar with these songs but it didn't matter because Underwood has such a big voice and her performance was spectacular with multiple costume changes (with lots of the requisite rhinestones), pyrotechnics, platforms that emerged from below the stage, a floating sphere that transported her across the arena, and even a drum solo.  She had a long diamond-shaped stage and a smaller stage at the end of the arena which allowed her to interact with lots of the fans and she was so engaging and fun to watch.  However, it was when she sang the hits that the audience, especially Tashena, really got loud.  She started the evening with "Good Girl" and continued with "Church Bells," a rousing rendition of "Undo It" with lots of audience participation, "Cowboy Cassanova," "Wasted" (which was Tashena's favorite of the evening), a powerful rendition of "Blown Away," "Cry Pretty," "Two Black Cadillacs," "Flat on the Floor," and "Something in the Water."  I really love the song "Jesus, Take the Wheel" and her performance of it gave me goosebumps because she included "How Great Thou Art" at the end of it and she just about blew the roof off the Vivint Arena!  She also performed my very favorite of all her songs, which is "Last Name," and I sang every word at the top of my lungs!  For the encore, she sang a cover of "Welcome to the Jungle" by Guns N' Roses (which was another highlight for me) and then she got the entire arena singing with "Before He Cheats."  I had so much fun at this concert and I am so glad that Tashena suggested it (and I'm glad that she still likes hanging out with her aunt).  I think we should see Carrie Underwood together every time she comes to town!

Note:  The opening act was Jimmie Allen.  I wasn't familiar with any of his songs (I'm not a big fan of country music as a genre) but I really liked his voice and he was very entertaining!