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Dierks Bentley returned to Spokane with his slew of country hits for what will certainly go down as one of the most fun shows of the summer season.<\/p>\n
Bentley is a longtime road warrior that\u2019s just a veteran of the game. For over two decades, it\u2019s been difficult to avoid his vast array of radio hits, from the more expressive \u201cLiving\u201d to the good-time tunes such as \u201c5-1-5-0,\u201d and he sounds solid as ever while doing the deal pretty effortlessly.<\/p>\n
Bentley truly puts on a show and seems to be having more fun than anybody in the venue while doing it. See: dragging fans up on stage to shotgun a Coors, dressing up as an intoxicated pilot for \u201cDrunk on a Plane\u201d and his very unique encore \u2013 more on that later.<\/p>\n
Bentley\u2019s country band had impressive playing all around, but I can\u2019t help but love some old-school guitar, pedal-steel wails, banjo picking and quick-paced fiddle styling.<\/p>\n
I must also mention my appreciation for the \u201con-stage beef\u201d act Bentley has with the band, especially lead guitarist Ben Helson. I\u2019m personally a big fan of a band that can stay loose and just have a good time on stage, and Bentley\u2019s crew might be at the top of that list. To remain impressive musicians while acting like the performance is an MTV reality tv show full of \u201clook at me\u201d ego was certainly a first for me, but I loved every second of it.<\/p>\n
Bentley is one of the most crowd-involved musicians I\u2019ve seen. He was making jokes, interacting and pointing out signs after nearly every song. He also had a mini-section consisting of impromptu throwback requests to bouts of classics like John Denver\u2019s \u201cTake Me Home, Country Roads\u201d that display both impressive skill as well as heavy crowd appreciation.<\/p>\n
One of my evening highlights comes from openers Cole Goodwin and Kaitlin Butts joining Bentley on stage for a cover of the Don Williams classic \u201cTulsa Time.\u201d Butts is well known for her cover of the tune and doing it justice with a new sense of style, but Bentley, the band, Goodwin and his guitar-picking skills added layers of depth.<\/p>\n
But of course, the true highlight comes from what is probably the most entertaining encore I\u2019ve ever seen.<\/p>\n
\u201cHot Country Knights\u201d is difficult to describe, but it\u2019s Bentley and the band if they happened to be a country group towards the tail end of the 20th century while embracing the good, the bad and the ugly that came with it. Suited up in outdated denim and tassels, fascinating wigs, fanny packs, a key-tar and a surprising amount of choreography, they perform a medley of 1990s country classics from \u201cPickup Man\u201d and \u201cBrand New Man\u201d to \u201cMan! I Feel Like A Woman!\u201d and \u201cFriends in Low Places.\u201d<\/p>\n
Perhaps best summarized by an encore that\u2019s part WWE spectacle, part neon lights and all cheese, a Dierks Bentley show is a good time that I would absolutely recommend and hope to see again.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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