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Review: Lady Antebellum, Hunter Hayes and Sam Hunt at Rupp Arena

Lady Antebellum -- Hillary Scott, Charles Kelley, and Dave Haywood -- on stage at Rupp Arena. Lady Antebellum performed at Rupp Arena in Lexington, Ky., on Sept. 10, 2015. Hunter Hayes and Sam Hunt opened. Herald-Leader photo by Rich Copley| rcopley@herald-leader.com.
Lady Antebellum -- Hillary Scott, Charles Kelley, and Dave Haywood -- on stage at Rupp Arena. Lady Antebellum performed at Rupp Arena in Lexington, Ky., on Sept. 10, 2015. Hunter Hayes and Sam Hunt opened. Herald-Leader photo by Rich Copley| rcopley@herald-leader.com. Staff

For all the laser effects, video projections and furlong-sized lighting grids that made Lady Antebellum’s stage performance last night at Rupp Arena, at least in appearance, reminiscent more of Pink Floyd than one of the hottest country acts in the country, charm and audience rapport surfaced in something almost ridiculously simple.

Read the review at Walter Tunis' blog, The Musical Box.

This story was originally published September 11, 2015 at 5:35 AM with the headline "Review: Lady Antebellum, Hunter Hayes and Sam Hunt at Rupp Arena."

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