Lady A Backstage: Going To Kansas City

A short video moment from the Fan Club meet and greet where the band performed “Dancin’ Away With My Heart” with an acoustic guitar. The backstage schedule is a lot more demanding than many might imagine. Here’s Lady A’s call times from Kansas City. Sound Check 3-3:45; Dinner 5-7; Radio Lounge meet n greet 6; Lipton meet n greet 6:15; Lady A fan club meet n greet 6:30.

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Superstar tours move from city to city like self-contained armies equipped with a caravan of 18-wheelers, a cast of technicians, musicians, engineers and full-blown catering. Like a small village of specialized craftsman, each member plays an integral part in helping to set up, present the show and then pack up and move to the next location.

Lady Antebellum’s Own The Night 2012 World Tour began Jan. 31 in Bloomington, Illinois and has enjoyed a string of sold out dates. The show travels overseas to the UK and Ireland this summer where they will open for Bruce Springsteen at the Hard Rock Calling Festival and also perform a series of headline dates.

Your Scribe reviewed the show a few weeks ago (click here) but collided again with Lady A in Kansas City on April 6. Here is a pictorial glimpse of life backstage for a superstar act and its team. (All photos and video David Ross)