Hey y’all!
Last Wednesday night, Colby and I got to go to Healing in the Heartland, Blake Shelton’s concert to benefit tornado victims here in Oklahoma. The concert sold out in 30 minutes, so we were super lucky to even get tickets!
Ironically, we were in the middle of a major thunderstorm while we were driving to the concert. There was a lot of heavy rain, high winds, and a little bit of hail mixed in. Good times.
The show was broadcast on television, and then after the tv broadcast was over, we were treated to another hour and a half concert from most of the performers! It was truly an incredible thing to experience!
Alrighty, I’m going to give y’all a play-by-play of the show!
It opened with Lance West, one of our local tv reporters. He introduced the group singing the national anthem, Team Blake and Team Usher from The Voice!
Yep, we got to see Danielle Bradbury, Holly Tucker, The Swon Brothers, and Michelle Chamuel! They sang acapella, and it was beautiful! That was cry #1 for me :)
We heard from Governor Mary Fallon, the mayor of Moore, and a representative from the United Way, the group Blake chose to receive the money raised by the concert.
THEN, we were introduced to our host for the evening, Blake Shelton!!!
Blake chatted with us for a bit, and when the show started, he opened with “God Gave Me You”. Ashley tears round two got started right about the time the first notes of that song started playing.
Darius Rucker came next! I love that even though he is not from Oklahoma, he wanted to be a part of the show. It really meant a lot to have the support!
Rascal Flatts!
They asked us to all turn on the flashlights on our cell phones, and the whole arena was lit up! Very cool!
Miranda Lambert! She performed “The House That Built Me” and couldn’t get through it without crying. It was a beautiful moment, and I bet you can’t guess who was crying right along with her!
Ryan Tedder from One Republic
REBA!! I love her. I just…love her. She is flawless and amazing, and I don’t really have the words to describe how much I adore her!
Vince Gill! He is such a legend. It was an honor to get to see him perform live.
Luke Bryan. He was good.
The show ended with Blake and Usher singing “Home”. It was the perfect end to a great show!
The tv broadcast may have ended after a great hour of music, but the show was far from over for us!
Blake and Usher brought their teams from The Voice back out, and they all performed “Play Something Country”, which was played on The Voice last night! They are all soooooo good, y’all! If you’re not watching The Voice, you are missing out!
We were treated to more performances from several of the artists!
Darius Rucker came back to perform “This” and “Wagon Wheel”.
Miranda rocked out to “Kerosene” and “Baggage Claim”. She’s one of the best artists out there right now, and she killed it!
Sweet moment between Blake and Miranda! Could they be any cuter?! Seriously…
Blake played a great mix of his songs, like “Honey Bee”, “Sure Be Cool If You Did”, “Hillbilly Bone”, “All About Tonight”, “Boys Round Here”, and “Ol’ Red”.
He joined Reba for a duet of her song “Oklahoma Swing”. Pretty much made my life!! I love them so much!
Reba sang “Turn on the Radio”, one of my favorites!
Luke Bryan performed again.
Usher came back and sang Stevie Wonder’s “Superstition”! It was gooooooood!
One of the things I love most about Blake Shelton is that no matter how big his career is, he doesn’t forget where he came from. He has chosen to leave the Nashville scene to live in the small town of Tishomingo, Oklahoma, because that’s home. I love how proud his is to be from Oklahoma, and I love how much he loves Oklahoma!
Healing in the Heartland was a fantastic night. It was wonderful to feel such support for the hurting people in my state. It was nice to have a night of fun and good music! Even though I wasn’t personally affected by the storms, it breaks my heart to see the devastation just a few miles down the road, in towns I’ve driven through many many times. I hurt for my fellow Oklahomans, but I know that we will get through this and be stronger than ever.
I’m not a country music fan, but I think this would have been a lot of fun. I was in Oklahoma during the concert. Didn’t watch on tv though. We were probably busy with my stepdaughters or putting my little one to sleep. Looks like it was a blast and for such a great cause.
SERIOUSLY, looks like an amazing show! What an awesome opportunity for you to be able to go!
How awesome!!! I’m so jealous you got to see Reba and Miranda!! Glad you were able to go!
Oh my. I will I could have seen that. I love Darius Rucker and Blake. They should have broadcasted the entire night.
What a wonderful concert and for such a great cause! I’m way jealous you were able to see all those amazing artists in one night!
Lucky you got to be there! I loved watching it on TV. How much does Blake make my heart swell!? Such an amazing guy love him!
Oh, I would have loved to have been there. What a great group to hear! I love all of them. And, for such a great, great cause. We have so many family and friends in that area and our daughter and her family use to live in Ok. Praying restoration for your dear state.
I wish I could’ve gone or see it on television, but it looks like a spectacular show!!
This pretty much looks like the best, most emotional concert ever. I am so glad you got to go!!
That’s so amazing! What a neat thing to be a part of