Rain and lightning delayed the show for nearly an hour, but that did not stop thousands of fans from pouring into Nashville’s Ascend Amphitheater on Saturday night to experience pop starlet Meghan Trainor’s Untouchable Tour.
Trainor, coming off her Grammy award high, proved that she can bring a packed house to its feet as well as her fellow pop divas Taylor Swift, Rhianna, and Katy Perry. Two years ago no one knew her name but she has grown into a pop powerhouse and has quickly found her home on the stage: from the audience, it’s easy to see how she won that coveted Best New Artist Grammy earlier this year.
Trainor, who got her start here in Music City as a songwriter, praised the town for making her the artist she is today. Her Nashville roots showed throughout the night as she would give shout-outs to friends, family, and fellow co-writers in the audience who came out in full force to support her. The night even featured a special guest appearance by good friend recording artist Fancy Hagood, best known for his collaboration with Trainor and Ariana Grande on “Boys Like You.” Hagood joined Trainor for a power rendition of her hit John Legend duet, “Like I’m Gonna Lose You.”
The amphitheater setting gave Trainor’s show a conversational feel and allowed her to connect with the audience, and she took the opportunity to be more personal with the crowd. She brought several fans up on stage to dance with her throughout the night and called out to many of them with “I love you too!” as a thank you for their homemade signs and t-shirts.
Trainor’s show was very family friendly, as she shared stories about her mom and brother. Gary Trainor, who is known well by Meghan’s fans, joined the pop star on stage for a little “dancing,” while she belted out her song “Dance Like Your Daddy.”
The clear, universal theme of the show was “self-acceptance.” Trainor is known for her retro sound and songs of modern womanhood, positive body image and empowerment. Some may bill the “Untouchable Tour” as a traveling after school special, but no matter whether you were a six-year-old little girl with not a care in the world, a teenage girl who just broke up with her first boyfriend, a gay kid who is struggling with coming out, or a middle age mom trying to figure out how to be a single, Meghan left you feeling empowered and confident that you too are worthy and can take on the world.
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