With so many country acts out on the road touring, Thomas Rhett is always trying to figure out how to offer fans a unique experience with his live shows. “For me, production is huge,” says TR. “I’m always trying to figure out ways to kind of separate myself from the pack. So if everybody in country is kind of doing the video wall in the back and then a bunch of lights, in my brain I’m going, ‘Well how do we do something different that is going to catch your viewers’ attention in a different way?’”
Thomas knows that in most cities, fans have a lot of choices when it comes to which concerts to attend and which ones to spend their money on, so he says, when they come to see his show, “I really want them to walk away going, ‘Dude, like everything that he did was something that I haven’t seen before. Or I’ve never seen it in that way.’ And I always pretend like I’m in the crowd watching the show, like, what would I want to watch? What would entertain me? Do I want to see an acoustic set? Do I want to see horns in a band? Do I want to see lasers or whatever that is? And I’m always trying to constantly ask myself that question because I do believe that’s how we grow as artists.”
For those who have not seen Thomas Rhett’s Very Hot Summer Tour yet, he has definitely tried to up his game from his last headlining tour, including adding new songs to the set list from his current album, like his #1 song, “Look What God Gave Her,” and his brand new single, “Remember You Young.”
Thomas Rhett – tour production :40
“For me production is huge. I’m always trying to figure out ways to kind of separate myself from the pack. So if everybody in country is kind of doing the video wall in the back and then a bunch of lights, in my brain I’m going, ‘Well how do we do something different that is going to catch your viewers’ attention in a different way?’ Like say they’ve seen a lot of shows comin’ through their town the last couple of months, and they see our show, I really want them to walk away going, ‘Dude, like everything that he did was something that I haven’t seen before. Or I’ve never seen it in that way.’ And I always pretend like I’m in the crowd watching the show, like, what would I want to watch? What would entertain me? Do I want to see an acoustic set? Do I want to see horns in a band? Do I want to see lasers or whatever that is? And I’m always trying to constantly ask myself that question because I do believe that’s how we grow as artists.”