The Band Perry have been out on the road with Blake Shelton on his Ten Times Crazier Tour, but prior to that they started the year on their own headlining tour, and Reid admits they loved the experience of headlining because he says, “We’re big control freaks.” Kimberly jokes some of them more than others.
When they headline shows The Band Perry is very involved in every aspect from what happens on stage to what happens backstage. Reid says, “For us, it was all a matter of taking the crowd, while we’re on stage, through the different emotions we wanted them to go through. So, the big highs and getting all the aggression out of the way with ‘Done’ in the beginning, to playing ‘Pioneer’ and ending with ‘Dig Two’. But even backstage presented challenges as well. We want to make it feel as family, and almost summer camp like as we possibly could. So, we threw parties as often as we could and did as much as we could to have fun backstage.”
The Band Perry is busy working on their third album, but they just released their remake of “Gentle On My Mind” off the motion picture soundtrack EP for Glen Campbell … I’ll Be Me.
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The Band Perry – controlling first headlining tour :33
Reid Perry – “For us it was all about orchestrating the way we wanted to. We’re big control freaks in The Band Perry.”
Kimberly Perry – “Some of us more than others.”
Reid Perry – “Yeah, so we did have our fingers in all the different pies. But for us, it was all a matter of taking the crowd, while we’re on stage, through the different emotions we wanted them to go through. So, the big highs and getting all the aggression out of the way with ‘Done’ in the beginning, to playing ‘Pioneer’ and ending with ‘Dig Two’. But even backstage presented challenges as well. We want to make it feel as family, and almost summer camp like as we possibly could. So, we threw parties as often as we could and did as much as we could to have fun backstage.”
WHAT THEY’RE DOING THIS WEEK – OCTOBER 6, 2014 – MONDAY
The Band Perry have been out West over the weekend and will be traveling east to play a show in Concord, North Carolina at the Charlotte Motor Speedway this Saturday (10/11). The trio has been enjoying a light touring schedule with just three dates on the books after this weekend in October, including one in Nashville on October 19 where they will be playing at a benefit concert at the screening of the new Glen Campbell bio film I’ll Be Me.
2014 CMA NOMINATIONS
VOCAL GROUP OF THE YEAR – The Band Perry
The 48th Annual CMA Awards will be handed out in Nashville live on ABC on November 5.
THE BAND PERRY– JUST THE FACTS
MEMBERS: Siblings Kimberly, Reid and Neil Perry.
HOMETOWN: Greenville, Tennessee
HUSBAND: Kimberly’s husband is pro baseball player J.P. Arencibia. They were married on June 12, 2014.
LATEST ALBUM: PIONEER – RELEASED: April 2, 2013
CURRENT SINGLE: “Gentle On My Mind” from the movie I’ll Be Me a bio-epic of Glen Campbell.
GRAND OLE OPRY DEBUT: May 19, 2012
TOURING WITH: Various solo dates.
RECENT TWEETS:
The Band Perry @thebandperry · Sunday, October 5
Just met some of L.A.’s finest. Thanks for your service, guys.
The Band Perry @thebandperry · October 3
Our good pal and sound man, Jon Garber, is up for FOH Mixer of the Year!!! Subscribe for FREE and VOTE! VOTE! VOTE! (http://www.fohonline.com/subscribe.html)
The Band Perry @thebandperry · October 2
Tonight, we rock. #BACKINBLACK
THE BAND PERRY – AWARD WINS
2011 – Academy of Country Music Awards – Top New Vocal Duo or Group
2011 – Academy of Country Music Awards – Top New Artist
2011 – CMT Music Awards – USA Weekend Breakthrough Video of the Year — “If I Die Young”
2011 – CMT Music Awards – Nationwide Insurance On Your Side Award
2011 – Country Music Association Awards – New Artist of the Year
2011 – Country Music Association Awards – Single of the Year — “If I Die Young”
2011 – Country Music Association Awards – Song of the Year — “If I Die Young”
2013 – Academy of Country Music Awards – Top Vocal Group