Chris Young
Pryor Baird
Dani Rose
New Lenox Commons
New Lenox, IL
Saturday, June, 14th, 2025 at 6pm
Crowds of fans gathered for the first show in the 2025 New Lenox Summer Concert series at the New Lenox Commons. The lineup featured country star Chris Young as well as Pryor Baird and Dani Rose.
The night kicked off with Dani Rose entertaining the crowd with her infectious energy and her Nashville twang. She has opened for Little Big Town, Old Dominion, Cole Swindell, and many others. “Country Strong,” “Got It from My Mama,” and “Girl Math” are a few of the songs she sang during her set.
Pryor Baird was next in the lineup to warm up the crowd with his soulful country-rock style. He started his career on season 14 of The Voice, who was later eliminated in the Live Shows. Baird has made his Grand Ole Opry Debut earlier this year and is known for his singer-songwriter abilities. He had the crowd engaged while performing countless songs, including “The One Left Behind,” “Beauty In The Broken,” and “Mighta Met A Girl.”
As the clock ticked past 9:00pm, anticipation filled the air for Chris Young’s set. The stage burst to life as Chris Young and his band appeared, sparking an eruption of excitement from the audience. Chris Young rose to fame after his win of season four of the reality singing competition Nashville Star. After his win, Young signed with RCA Records Nashville and released his self-titled debut album that same year. In 2017, Young gained one of the most prestigious achievements in the country music community by becoming a member of the Grand Ole Opry.
Young opened his show with his song “Double Down” and had the crowd dancing along. He performed many of his hit songs, including “Lonely Eyes,” “Raised on Country,” and “Voices.” While performing some of his hits, Young also performed some new releases off if his newest album Young Love & Saturday Nights, including the title track as well as “Til the Last One Dies.” After his third song of the night, Young’s band and crew surprised him with a happy birthday message on the screen, where the crowd collectively sang Happy Birthday to him.
Before starting the second verse of his song “Getting You Home,” Young shares a story about how a social media trend has been started using the second verse. This has become a new favorite line for the crowd to sing at his shows, which has brought a new meaning to the song. Young also shared with the crowd that his dream was always to receive a gold record for one of his songs. This became a reality and far exceeded his dream when his hit song “I’m Comin’ Over” became 4x Platinum. Ty Graham, who is a friend and songwriter, joined Chris on stage and sang a cover of “3AM” by Matchbox Twenty. Young later sang his own cover of Brooks and Dunn’s hit song “Neon Moon.” He later closed out his set with his number 1 song “Famous Friends,” which is a duet with Kane Brown. While Brown was not in attendance, Young had a recording and video of Brown playing on the screen so the song could be sung by both artists.
After the stage cleared out, Young and his band reappeared for their encore, which consisted of a cover of “When You Say Nothing At All” by Keith Whitley as well as Young’s hit song “Awe Naw.” As the music played out, fans showed their appreciation for Chris Young and the start of the New Lenox summer concert series with their thunderous cheers.
For additional information on these artists and the New Lenox Commons Summer Concert Series, please visit:
Summer Concert Series- https://www.newlenox.net/353/Summer-Concert-Series
Chris Young- https://www.chrisyoungcountry.com
Pryor Baird- https://pryorbaird.com
Dani Rose- https://www.danirose.com
Village of New Lenox- https://www.newlenox.net
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Photographs and writing by Jaclyn Duske