Jason Aldean Plays Vegas For The First Time Since 2017 Shooting

It was Jason Aldean’s first time playing Las Vegas since the Route 91 tragedy in 2017 where he was on stage when a shooter shot and killed 58 people attending…

Nancy Brooks // Country Writer, Beasley Media Group

Updated Dec 9, 2019 6:09 PM EST

Jason Aldean Play Vegas For The First Time Since 2017 Shooting

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It was Jason Aldean's first time playing Las Vegas since the Route 91 tragedy in 2017 where he was on stage when a shooter shot and killed 58 people attending the country music festival.

According to The Las Vegas Review, Jason told the crowd at Park MGM's Theater, “It’s a real special night for us. We got a lotta people in the crowd tonight who are family to us, so welcome out everybody. It’s good to be back in Las Vegas. This is our first show back, and make no mistake about it, we came back to blow it out for you tonight.”

There was also a moving moment when a fan in a wheelchair was raised above the audience, which Aldean shared on Instagram. He wrote, "This might have been the coolest thing I have ever seen. Thank you Las Vegas and our Route 91 family for showing us the love this weekend. Let’s do it 1 more time tonite!"

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Nancy Brooks has been working in the country music industry for almost 30 years. She has interviewed pretty much any country star you can think of. In the late 1990s, she started working with Dolly Parton. And yes, Nancy reports that Parton is as sweet as you would think. She loves her life in country music and has been backstage at every CMA Awards show since the late 1990s. Many of her stories are from her one-on-one interviews. She was there at the beginning of the incredible careers of many music superstars today, including Taylor Swift, Shania Twain, and Blake Shelton, and has interviewed them multiple times throughout the years.