DISCLAIMER:  A few years ago I went through a bit of a country music phase.  I was looking for some new and quality type of music.  Country seemed a good fit because it actually is performed by real people, playing real instruments, playing real songs.  During that time I went to a bunch of contry shows, including KC.  They were fine....entertaining, but just fine.  Nothing ever blew me away.  I'm by no means a country music expert, but i did listen to a good amount during that time.

IN MY OPINION:
Today's country music is really nothing more than a different version of corporate pop music.  It's all very calculated and scripted.  Someone here in one of these posts mentioned that when KC puts out an album of songs that he wrote, then he will take him seriously.  This is one of the problems with country music, and that is that these performers are just that...performers.  MOST of them don't write their own songs.  Now....I will say that there is some talent there.  Carrie Underwood has a phoenominal voice, people say great things about Taylor Swift (I don't get it), and bands like Little Big Town and Sugarland have some serious talent.  But most of the country music out there is just re-packaged pop music.

I said on a post (either here or the other board) that I wasn't sure the fans on this tour will "get" GPN.  What I meant by that was...when you are walking out of the stadiums this summer, you are not going to hear "WOW did you catch that killer bass line that KC's bass player was laying down in She Thinks My Tractor's Sexy", or "I really loved what TM's drummer did in Live Like You Were Dying, it was so much cooler than the record."

The fans there are not looking at this stuff, they are there for other reasons. So will GPN go over well?  I have to think they will, but remember they are not going to be playing for 60 - 80 thousand people a night.  The stadiums will be probably 1/3 full (depending on if they go on first, which might even be less).  Now that is still very, very impressive numbers and its great that they will play to that many people over these 20 gigs...very positive indeed.  The best part will be when Grace sings You and Tequila with KC to a packed house every night.  thats where the real value will be for them (I believe)

Also, a lot of people are assuming that they will be filling in dates in between the stadium gigs.  Remember, this Brothers in Arms tour is a corporate machine.  I hope I am wrong, but it wouldn't surprise me if the tour organizers have stipulations that the supporting acts can not play outside gigs in and around the cities where this tour is.  Remember, while we like KC and know he supports and respects Grace, the organizers are running the show here and need to sell tickets.  They are not putting GPN on this bill out of the goodness of their hearts, to help promote the band.  They need and want to sell tickets.  So if they allow the supporting acts to play in the same city 2 nights before this show...not good for additional ticket sales.  Like I said, I hope I am wrong on this, but don't be surprised if that's the case.

Anyway, i am rambling, and i hope I am not called a "whiner or complainer" because for the record....i think the tour is a great idea for them.  It's a huge score that they deserve more than any other band I can think of.  I'm just pointing out some things to think about (in my opinion....)