Thomas Rhett is a true fan of music and he loves going to live shows, but even when he’s seeing some of his favorite performers, he isn’t able to just sit back and enjoy the show as a fan because he’s always studying and trying to figure out how he can step up his own live show. For instance, when he attended rapper Drake’s show, which he attended with his producer, Thomas says, “I was in his ear the entire night goin’, ‘We should try that. We need to do that. That probably cost a half million dollars a night. We can’t do that.’”
While some people might think it would be a bummer to constantly be in work mode, even at a concert, Thomas says, “I love more than anything going to shows of people that I feel like continually, year by year, set the bar. You go to those shows not only to have a blast but to learn, because those are the people that are the trendsetters … And going to Drake, it was really, really neat to watch all the chances and risks he took as far as production goes. And the merch, like, you learn so much from going to a lot of different shows.”
Thomas Rhett will kick off his Very Hot Summer Tour in Canada on Wednesday night. The tour is named after a song on his new album, Center Point Road, which will be released on May 31st, featuring his latest hit single, “Look What God Gave Her.”
Thomas Rhett – watching concerts :30
“No. I was in his ear the entire night goin, “We should try that. We need to do that. That probably cost a half million dollars a night. We can’t do that,”. I love more than anything going to shows of people that I feel like continually, year by year, set the bar. You go to those shows not only to have a blast but to learn, because those are the people that are the trendsetters and the people that every year you know that when they open an awards show it’s going to be the sickest thing you’ve ever seen. And going to Drake, it was really, really neat to watch all the chances and risks he took as far as production goes. And the merch, like, you learn so much from going to a lot of different shows.”