Your Country's Right Here: The Band Perry Savor Treats On Tim McGraw Tour
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The Band Perry‘s fans really know how to win the hearts of the three siblings ”they say it with candy!
Kimberly, the sour drop fan; Reid, the one who loves mini Reese’s Mini Peanut Butter Cups; Neil, who can’t get enough of Whoopers, say the fans bring the food to meet and greets and other events, and that puts them in touch with the fans.
“We always sign [autographs] for a couple hours after shows,” Reid said. “It’s great when they bring those!”
Chances are good that the Perry siblings will have almost more sweet and sour treats than they can handle in the coming weeks now that they are on Tim McGraw‘s Emotional Traffic Tour that features Luke Bryan.
The Band Perry started the tour just days after they won the awards for Best New Artist of the Year and Top New Vocal Group or Duo at the Academy of Country Music Awards on April 3rd in Las Vegas.
“We had never seen a Tim McGraw concert until we started opening for him,” said Kimberly, noting they grew up in Greeneville, Tenn., and large concert arenas were a distance from them. “Where we grew up, I don’t remember his tour [coming near our hometown]. But we listened to his music all the time.”
And they recently discovered McGraw has listened to theirs!
That came about when they met McGraw and his wife Faith Hill at the Country Music Association Awards. They also met Vince Gill and other musical heroes but Kimberly confirmed she was “speechless and starstruck” upon meeting McGraw”especially when the longtime superstar said he knew the Band Perry
Of course, with their song “You Lie” burning up the charts, it’s difficult not to know these 20-somethings.
“‘You Lie’ is really a different flavored song than any other we have done,” said Kimberly. “When we heard it, we knew we could really, really wrap our arms around it.”
The song was written by a family that the Perry siblings said are among their closest friends”the Henningsen family.
And there might soon be more musical magic brewing between them. The Perry siblings said the Illinois-based Henningsens will soon join them on the road for songwriting sessions.
Kimberly noted that when she and her brothers perform, they often see many fans singing along to “You Lie” and the band’s No. 1 hit that Kimberly wrote, “If I Die Young.” She’s taken a page from McGraw’s book and often leans down and touches fans’ outstretched hands as a way to even further connect with them when the trio performs.
“We have gotten [a few dates] under our belts opening for Tim,” said Kimberly. “He’s been incredibly gracious. It’s all just surreal.”
Find out more about The Band Perry, including their upcoming concert dates, on their Web site.