
There are country shows that cater to rockers and rock shows that spin a little bit of country, but Friday night’s Lynyrd Skynyrd show with opening act, Dierks Bentley, at the University of Wyoming’s Arena Auditorium, brought something for everyone in the crowd of approximately six thousand. The concert marks not only the start of the school year and football season in Laramie, but the University’s first foray back into brining headlining artists to south-east Wyoming’s largest arena, since Elton John headlined a benefit concert for the Mathew Shepard Foundation in 2009, raising $550,000 at the event.
Many in the state may remember the days when Garth Brooks, Chris LeDoux, and other major touring acts played the Arena Auditorium (“Double A” as it’s called by fans), as a regular event in Laramie – and Friday’s show did not disappoint, delivering a little bit of country and a whole lotta’ rock-n-roll to the crowd that included students, the University of Wyoming Board of Trustees and fans from as far away as South Dakota, Nebraska and Utah. … Continue Reading