half of audience walks out when Stagecoach headliner plays gospel

[BlueWaveNeverEnd]

Eric Church was Tonight's Headliner at Stagecoach but instead of singing HIS Songs, His entire set was a Gospel set with not even 1 of his hit songs that his fans waited all day to hear.
He never once Welcomed the Audience or addressed them. he just went through his set and never looked up to notice over 50% of the crowd had Walked out within the first 20 minutes!

Eric Church has a reputation for being one of country music's true rebels, with songs such as his quaking blue-collar anthem "How 'Bout You" that asks "I like my country rocking, how 'bout you?" But that's not the same guy who showed up to Stagecoach as a headliner on Friday.

For his seventh time playing the festival — and fifth time headlining — Church opted for something different.

After a lengthy church organ played as the intro, Church appeared seated on a stool in front of stunning set of red stained glass windows on the production screen.

He began playing Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah" before he was joined by backing vocalists for "Mistress Named Music," then a choir for "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot," "This Little Light Of Mine," "When The Saints Go Marching In," "I'll Fly Away," "I Saw The Light" and more.

The unplugged jam session sent festivalgoers for the exit of the Empire Polo Club starting about 15 minutes in, a sight that could be best described as Moses parting the Red Sea. It was a surprising move by Church, considering his recent setlists appear to be in line with the type of show many were probably expecting him to perform.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/music/news/eric-church-sends-stagecoach-festivalgoers-for-the-exits-with-acoustic-gospel-set/ar-AA1nN714?

[msongs]

1. he did other kinds of songs as well nt

[AuntyGravity]

2. Another reality phase shift to the right?

There are increasing signs of a serious disturbance in the force.

[3Hotdogs]

3. Dunno. I kinda like, "Swing lo."

I suspect this will have a similar effect on future concert attendance as Noem's pronouncement will have on voters.

[viva la]

4. Do these xian singers actually read

The lyrics in Hallelujah? It's really not a fundie anthem, far from it.

[ProfessorGAC]

6. Was Thinking The Same Tbing

It's not a religious song.

[viva la]

7. At my mother's nursing home, they had a singer--

Kind of a crooner. He was also religious, I guess. He changed the lyrics of Hallelujah to make them all god-dy.

Reminded me of that scene in Sister Act where Whoopi turns all these girl-group love songs into God-songs.

Nothing you could say could tear me away from my God, (my God)
Nothing you could do, 'cause I'm stuck like glue to my God, (my God, my God)
I'm sticking to my God like a stamp to a letter,
Like birds of a feather we stick together.
I'm tellin' you from the start, I can't be torn apart from my God.

[ProfessorGAC]

8. A Fan Of Both Those Movies

Lauryn Hill & Tevin Campbell were both great in the 2nd movie.

[tanyev]

5. Interesting.

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