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The 19 Concerts on Morgan Ray’s 2024 Live Music Bucket List

Author Morgan Ray
Morgan Ray and her dad, Thomas with Conner Smith and Dylan Marlowe at Stars & Guitars in November 2023.

Have you ever been to a concert? Something about seeing your favorite artist perform live while hanging out with your friends and family brings a different type of happiness.

I went to my first concert when I was in the 4th grade with my dad. We went and saw Sugarland and I was hooked. The older I got the more concerts my dad took me to, and it became our thing. My dad and I share a love for live music because we like to hear the stories behind songs and see the artists interact with us. We have different likes when it comes to certain genres of music but that’s why we like to sit down together and share what concerts we want to see. This allows us to see our favorite artists but also share new music that we usually wouldn’t listen to. This is where our Concert Bucket List comes into play.

We went to maybe 15 concerts alone last year and loved every minute of it. We like it when we see artists that we both relate to, for example, we saw Brooks & Dunn. I grew up listening to Brooks & Dunn and my dad had been listening to them from the beginning so that was one of our favorite shared experiences.  My favorite from last year was Shania Twain. I have always loved listening to Shania growing up and to see her live in concert was a full-circle moment for me. This year I am looking forward to seeing Jordan Davis with Mitchell Tenpenny and Ashely Cooke. I have never seen Jordan Davis in concert before but the more I listen to his music I like him even more than I did before. I have also wanted to see Brothers Osbourne live just because I love their sound. These are just a couple of the shows I am looking forward to this summer, but you can see the full list below.

  • Journey: Freedom Tour 2024
    • w/ Toto
    • February 17 at PNC Arena
  • Dan & Shay: Heartbreak on the Map Tour
    • w/ Ben Rector and Hailey Whitters
    • March 2nd at Greensboro Coliseum
  • Zach Bryan
    • w/ Matt Maeson and Levi Turner
    • August 3rd and 4th at Greensboro Coliseum
  • Sam Hunt: Outskirts Tour
    • w/ Brett Young and Lily Rose
    • April 5th at Greensboro Coliseum
  • Dustin Lynch: Killed The Cowboy Tour
    • w/ Skeez
    • April 19th at Red Hat Amphitheater
  • Oliver Anthony: Out of the Woods
    • April 26th at Greensboro Coliseum
  • Jordan Davis: Damn Good Time World Tour
    • w/ Mitchell Tenpenny and Ashley Cooke
    • May 3rd at Live Oak Bank Pavilion
  • Cody Jinks
    • w/ The Steel Woods
    • May 4th at Live Oak Bank Pavilion
  • Hank Williams Jr
    • w/ Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
    • May 17 at Coastal Credit Union Music Park
  • Kane Brown: In the Air Tour
    • w/ Tyler Hubbard and Parmalee
    • June 7th at PNC Arena
  • Brothers Osbourne: Might As Well Be Us Tour
    • w/ Caylee Hammack
    • June 8th at Red Hat Amphitheater
  • Hardy’s Quit Tour
    • w/ Kip Moore, Travis Denning, and Ella Langley
    • June 15 at Coastal Credit Union Music Park
  • Tim McGraw: Standing Room Only Tour
    • w/ Carly Pearce
    • June 22nd at PNC Arena
  • Cole Swindell: Win The Night Tour 2024
    • w/ Dylan Scott and Lily Rose
    • June 29th at Live Oak Bank Pavilion
  • Bailey Zimmerman: Religiously. The Tour.
    • August 16th at Live Oak Bank Pavilion
  • Styx & Foreigner with John Waite: Renegades and Juke Box Heroes Tour
    • August 21 at Coastal Credit Union Music Park
  • Jason Aldean: Highway Desperado Tour
    • w/ Chase Matthew, Austin Snell, and Dee Jay Silver
    • August 29th at Greensboro Coliseum
  • Hootie & the Blowfish: Summer Camp with Trucks Tour
    • w/ Collective Soul and Edwin McCain
    • September 13th at Coastal Credit Union Music Park
  • Lainey Wilson: Country’s Cool Again Tour
    • w/ Ian Munsick and Zach Top
    • October 20th at Live Oak Bank Pavilion

Morgan Ray is a Fayetteville native that grew up listening to KML. You can say she is country music's number one fan girl. She now gets to share her passion for country music and love for KML every Sunday from 12-3pm.

Five Country Albums That Turn 20 in 2024

There are a handful of country music albums that turn twenty this year that really made an impact on the genre. Many of the big acts that released albums in 2004 still shine in country music today.

Tim McGraw made a huge impact that year with Live Like You Were Dying. He released his latest album, Standing Room Only, in August. As he told us, he’s been working on the project for a while now. He said, “This album I’ve been working on, gosh, since COVID was going on. I had been collecting songs for a while, found some great songs that had a lot of meanings, a lot of depth to them.”

Tim said of the new work, “I think as an artist, if you’re not improving, if you’re not thinking you’re getting better every time you make a record, then maybe it’s time to quit. “In fact, I mean, I say this every time, but I think as an artist, if you’re not improving, if you’re not thinking you’re getting better every time you make a record, then maybe it’s time to quit. I think this record has some of the most emotional songs, some of the most thought-provoking songs, and life-affirming songs that I’ve ever recorded. I’m excited for everyone to hear ’em because I just really think this is one of the best projects we’ve ever made.”

Next month, on March 29, 2024, Kenny Chesney will release his new album, Born. Twenty years ago, he released When The Sun Goes Down. He told us recently about naming the album. “BORN is absolutely the title track. It’s got a lot of heart, a lot of soul – and it speaks the truth about living life and what we’re all doing here. Banjo out front is a great big pocket that rocks back and forth. It feels great. But more importantly, it’s a lyric that throws out all the options, never tells you what to do, and throws out the one existential truth no matter what you choose: ‘One thing’s for certain, we’ve all been living since the day we were born.'”

He concluded, “Normally, we wait until it’s all figured out, the T’s are crossed, the I’s are dotted, but everything about this record’s been different – from how much time we’ve spent, the different ways we recorded and wrote and found songs. So, why not let the fans know as we’re finishing up?”

We take a look at five albums that came out in 2004 and shaped country music for that year and beyond.

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  • "Live Like You Were Dying" - Tim McGraw

    This was Tim’s eighth studio album. The title track was the first single from the album, and the song peaked at number 1 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart and stayed there for seven weeks. The song won McGraw won a Grammy Award for Best Male Country Vocal Performance.

    The music video for the title track prominently featured McGraw’s father, former baseball player Tug McGraw, who had died of brain cancer. Billboard named the song the number-one song of 2004.

  • "When The Sun Goes Down" - Kenny Chesney

    This album came out at the peak of Chesney’s success (although it’s been a long “peak” — he still sells out stadiums of shows twenty years later). The album debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 chart, selling over 550,000 copies in its first week. The title song was a duet with Uncle Kracker, who is touring with Kenny again this year.

    The song reached number one on the US Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart, holding the number-one position for five weeks. It was Uncle Kracker’s first appearance on the country music charts.

  • "Twice The Speed of Life" - Sugarland

    This album quickly catapulted Sugarland to headlining status and was their debut project. The group, then a trio, received a nomination for Best New Artist at the Grammy Awards in 2006. They were also nominated for New Artist of the Year at the 2005 American Music Awards. In 2006, they were nominated for New Vocal Duo or Group of the Year at the Country Music Association Awards. “Baby Girl” was the highest charting single from the album and reached number two on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts.

    Jennifer Nettles, Kristian Bush, and Kristen Hall made up the band when they formed in 2002. Hall later left the group, making them a duo in 2006.

  • "Barn & Grill" - Blake Shelton

    Blake was a baby act in 2004, just a few years since his debut album release. Barn & Grill was his third studio album release. An actual neon sign was made and photographed for the album’s cover. In 2014, Shelton said that he had been given the sign and had it displayed in his house in Oklahoma.

    The album produced the sing “The Baby,” which became Shelton’s second number-one hit after his first chart topper, “Austin.”

  • "Feels Like Today" - Rascal Flatts

    This album came out while Rascal Flatts was on top in country music. Their third album, Feels Like Today, has sold over five million copies since its release. It has been certified 5× Multi-Platinum by the RIAA. Many artists have covered the song “Bless This Broken Road” from the album. Rascal Flatts’ version was the highest-charting, becoming a number 1 hit on the Billboard country music charts.

    In 2005, the song won a GRAMMY for the songwriters for Best Country Song. The song was co-written by Marcus Hummon, Bobby Boyd, and Jeff Hanna in 1994.

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