On the night of January 20, 2024, at the Matthew Knight Arena in Eugene, Oregon. Country music artist Parker McCollum played a concert. This show was his third night on the tour, but it didn’t sound like it at all
This concert for me was a last-second decision. I had bought the ticket the day of the show at 1 PM and the show was at 7 PM. I made the drive down to Eugene and It was definitely worth it.
I went to the show with no expectations because I had never really listened to him very much. Parker McCollum came out on stage at 9 PM and immediately I was surprised. His voice live was really good and he was very interactive with the crowd, he knows how to run and put on a show. He still somehow managed to make all of his songs sound like the recorded studio versions.
He opened with “To Be Loved By You”, Which is a good upbeat love song, and a great choice for an opener. The crowd was into it the whole show, considering it was on the University of Oregon campus which means there were a lot of college students attending.
The setlist integrated a good variety of tempos, keeping me engaged the whole time even though I didn’t know a lot of the songs before. But he played his biggest hits which I did know such as “Burn It Down,” “I Can’t Breathe,” “Hell Of A Year,” and “Pretty Heart.” And that just added to the enjoyment I had.
The overall concert experience here was great and the opening acts also did a good job. The setlist was good, his voice was really good, and the band around him was amazing. I give this show overall an 8/10, the only thing that takes away points was that the sound inside of the arena wasn’t the best because the building is concrete so the acoustics aren’t the best.