{"id":4398,"date":"2021-08-15T13:37:00","date_gmt":"2021-08-15T17:37:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/315music.com\/?p=4398"},"modified":"2021-08-15T13:45:28","modified_gmt":"2021-08-15T17:45:28","slug":"blackberry-smoke-brings-rock-roll-back-to-cmac","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/315music.com\/index.php\/2021\/08\/15\/blackberry-smoke-brings-rock-roll-back-to-cmac\/","title":{"rendered":"Blackberry Smoke Brings Rock & Roll Back to CMAC"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Blackberry Smoke made CMAC in Canandaigua, NY “Rock and Roll Again” when their Spirit of the South Tour rolled through last Saturday. This tour supports their latest album You Hear Georgia <\/em>and marks the milestone of their 20th year as a band.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fans were eager to gather and enjoy music in a live setting once again. You could feel the excitement from the crowd as they all filtered in early for the 6 p.m. start time. From the moment each band played their first note until the last, fans were out of their seat dancing, with their faces beaming with pure joy. You could tell for many that this was their first time seeing live music since before the pandemic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Blackberry Smoke delivered an unforgettable nearly two-hour-long set. Including a 16-song setlist and an eight-song encore and jam session with opening bands The Allman Betts Band and the Wild Feathers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Blackberry Smoke began their set with “All Over the Road” then seamlessly went into “Lord Strike Me Dead” and “Waiting for the Thunder.” Later in the set, they played \u201cSleeping Dogs\u201d with an interlude of Tom Petty\u2019s \u201cYou Don\u2019t Know How it Feels,\u201d giving the audience a taste of covers they would later hear in their encore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Frontman Charlie Starr\u2019s vocals were on par as they powered through more of their hits like \u201cYou Hear Georgia\u201d, \u201cOne Horse Town\u201d and \u201cAin\u2019t Much Left of Me.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After their main set, they returned to the stage for an encore of covers, which was the highlight of the show. The incredible lineup of covers included \u201cLong Haired Country Boy\u201d by The Charlie Daniels Band, \u201cA Fool for Your Stockings\u201d by ZZ Top to commemorate Dusty Hill, and \u201cWhipping Post\u201d by The Allman Brothers Band.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Blackberry Smoke will roll through New York again on August 28th at SPAC in Saratoga Springs opening for Lynyrd Skynyrd. And again in the fall on September 26 at Saranac Brewery in Utica, NY on their \u201cYou Hear Georgia\u201d tour. Their \u201cSpirit of the South Tour: A Celebration of Southern Rock N\u2019 Roll,\u201d continues through the U.S. until the end of August.<\/p>\n\n\n\n