Arenas & Sheds Merriweather Post Pavilion

Luke Bryan @ Merriweather Post Pavilion

COLUMBIA, MD - July 15th, 2012 - Luke Bryan performs at Merriweather Post Pavilion. Bryan's 2011 album, Tailgates & Tanlines, included the number one singles  "I Don't Want This Night to End" and "Drunk on You". (Photo by Kyle Gustafson/For The Washington Post) (Kyle Gustafson/For The Washington Post)

I caught Luke Bryan opening for Jason Aldean at Merriweather over the weekend and I enjoyed his show. His stage personality was on the cheeky side and he looked lik he was having a lot of fun on stage. That’s always a good thing because it comes across in the photos.

COLUMBIA, MD - July 15th, 2012 - Luke Bryan performs at Merriweather Post Pavilion. Bryan's 2011 album, Tailgates & Tanlines, included the number one singles  "I Don't Want This Night to End" and "Drunk on You". (Photo by Kyle Gustafson/For The Washington Post) (Kyle Gustafson/For The Washington Post)

COLUMBIA, MD - July 15th, 2012 - Luke Bryan performs at Merriweather Post Pavilion. Bryan's 2011 album, Tailgates & Tanlines, included the number one singles  "I Don't Want This Night to End" and "Drunk on You". (Photo by Kyle Gustafson/For The Washington Post) (Kyle Gustafson/For The Washington Post)

Even though I don’t listen to what passes as country music these days, I generally know one or two songs by the bigger country artists that I shoot. For Bryan that was his song “Country Girl (Shake It For Me),” which got a huge response from the crowd. Sadly I was stuck at the soundboard for this show and was only allowed two songs, so my hands were a bit tied. I rented a 300 for this show and if anything I needed more reach. I could have gotten away with a 400. I’ll have to try that next time.

COLUMBIA, MD - July 15th, 2012 - Luke Bryan performs at Merriweather Post Pavilion. Bryan's 2011 album, Tailgates & Tanlines, included the number one singles  "I Don't Want This Night to End" and "Drunk on You". (Photo by Kyle Gustafson/For The Washington Post) (Kyle Gustafson/For The Washington Post)

COLUMBIA, MD - July 15th, 2012 - Luke Bryan performs at Merriweather Post Pavilion. Bryan's 2011 album, Tailgates & Tanlines, included the number one singles  "I Don't Want This Night to End" and "Drunk on You". (Photo by Kyle Gustafson/For The Washington Post) (Kyle Gustafson/For The Washington Post)

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Luke Bryan @ Merriweather – Images by Kyle Gustafson

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