Dance Around Til the Sun Goes Down.

In Shreveport, a new concert venue called The Stage recently opened. I had been wanting to go, but there wasn't anyone playing there that I knew until Jamie Lynn Spears was added to the line-up. Admittedly, I didn't even know Jamie Lynn sang, outside of her theme song for Zoey 101, which I loved, both the show and the song. I was super pumped when my friend, Claire, said she would go with me. I mean, it was a Friday night and we had nothing planned, so why not, right? 

Looking a little ratchet in the moonlight. Notice the Louisiana necklaces. Not even planned.

We both did a little research and listened to some of her music on YouTube. I listened to her EP on Spotify and played the Zoey 101 theme song a few times, crossing my fingers that she would sing it (she didn't, by the way). Neither of us knew the words to her songs, but we had a blast. Jamie Lynn was a bit under the weather, but she still looked adorable in her shorts and leather jacket. We were surprised she didn't take the jacket off though. It was so humid outside. 

The only decent-ish picture I got.

Sidenote: I loved the setup of The Stage, mostly because I got to sit down and still get a good view of the stage. There was a dance floor and open space in front of the stage and some picnic tables toward the back and hi-boys with chairs lining the side of the area. And, of course, there was a bar. It's a smaller venue, which I enjoy because the concerts are much  more intimate.  The lighting was horrible, and I got no good pictures, other than of my drink, and that's because the sun was still shining when I took the picture. 

#nofilter

She played songs from her new EP, and she also played a few covers, including "Ain't It Fun" by Paramore, which was amazing. Her last song was "Ms. Mississippi." It's not on her EP, which is so disappointing, but it was so good. She did it as a mash-up with "Oops...I Did It Again," and the crowd, myself included, went wiiiiild. I was sad when Jamie didn't come out for an encore, but I did get the set list. Ha! Apparently I got some death stares from the little kids around me, but oh well. What am I going to do with that piece of paper? Umm...dunno. Right now, it's sitting on my dining room table. Maybe it'll make it's way to the fridge. 

I was even more sad that she didn't come out for a meet and greet. I thought she would since the crowd wasn't too overwhelming, but nope. I did meet the opening act though. Her name was Lainey Wilson, and apparently she's taking online classes at ULM, which is the college thirty minutes from where I went to school at Louisiana Tech. 

Lainey Wilson

There was a table right in front of us that started with just three guys and somehow grew to a million people. After Lainey got off the stage and Jamie was gearing up to get on, I politely asked the two guys in front of me if they could step to the side because we couldn't see. He was absolutely rude and was like, "Well, I don't know where you want me to go!" and meanwhile, his giant group of friends were already starting to congregate in a different spot. I was so pissed. How rude! But don't worry. I didn't let that ruin my Jamie experience.  I definitely see big things for Jamie Lynn. She's super cute and really talented, and I love her country sound. Did you watch Zoey 101? Did you know Jamie Lynn Spears sings?