CMT Tour Has Pranks o' Plenty

Posted by amyclark on 08/20/2008
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12/17/2007 Stephen L. Betts The final show of CMT’s Change for Change tour with Jake Owen, Little Big Town and Sugarland on Saturday night (12/15) in Hunstville (AL), was, according to the Huntsville Times, a combination of “energy, country rock and a few practical jokes thrown in.” During Jake Owen's opening performance, a blowup doll descended near the stage - and a drag queen walked onto the stage, thanks to Sugarland. “Yeah, we set that up,” Sugarland's Kristian Bush and Jennifer Nettles confessed during a meet and greet with fans before their show. During Little Big Town’s performance of “A Little More You,” video screens showed the four members of the group - Karen Fairchild, Kimberly Roads, Phillip Sweet and Jimi Westbrook - in the form of Ken and Barbie dolls, with one of the dolls holding a sign, "I Love Kristian." During their encore, it was Sugarland’s time to get pranked. While performing a cover of Def Leppard's “Pour Some Sugar on Me,” accompanied by Little Big Town and crew members, someone in a long gray beard (presumably Jake Owen), was running around on stage.