Cab Calloway-Florida Georgia Line

I love days like this!  I had the opportunity to sleep in but was awakened to issues with drivers picking up Babyface folks to get them to the airport this morning.  Turns out the drivers were at the wrong entrance to the hotel and the group was waiting.  All sorted out but not the way I wanted to start the day.  I was an extremely easy day even though it was the biggest probably ever since I've been working this fair.

We started out Senior Day with a wonderful afternoon of big band music.  Cab Calloway was extremely popular in his day and now his grandson is carrying on the tradition.  Florida Georgia Line fans were actually in the seats starting at 6:30AM but didn't mind watching the orchestra show.  The band was entertaining!  FGL actually came over early because part of their crew wanted to watch the show.  Calloway Brooks was an extremely nice person.  He even signed his hat and gave it too me.  He said he normally throws it out in the crowd when he's ready for a new one.

Hello Kitty and Calloway's hat

FGL even got a workout in before really starting their day.  They travel with weights and just worked out in the parking lot.  We were getting ready for some weather that was scheduled to roll in.  We were putting together the plan of educating the crowds in case lighting or wind rolled in.  Fortunately, it never did because those fans weren't going any where.  They had been fighting over saving seats all day.  A little lighting wasn't going to scare them.  Florida Georgia Line is one of the hottest, most sought out country bands today.  The crowd was huge even three hours before their show even sitting through a rain storm.

Crowd three hours before the show

What was to come was unexpected.  The day went so smooth and the rain was looking to be clearing after 6PM.  ABC showed a preview of one of their new fall shows to entertain the crowd.  The band took the stage and I was settled in to my office ready to watch the show...and then the clouds opened up.  It POURED the entire show and the fans didn't go anywhere.  The two lead singers were singing in the rain and loving every minute of it.  Each and every band member put their all into the show.  The guitar player said after the show "We have to put on a good show if these awesome fans are going to stick around."  Fortunately there was no lighting and we were able to keep the show going strong until the end.  During the encore the lead singers came backstage.  They were soaked but kicked their shoes off, took their shirts off and rolled up their pants and went out for more.  It's definitely a show I hope to see and work with again soon!  We had an estimated 30,000+ for the show.  Absolutely amazing!