Rascal Flatts is again on tour with their Life Is A Freeway Tour, which initially began in 2020 as a farewell tour, however was cancelled because of the COVID pandemic. The band introduced their reunion in 2024 and have been performing with Lauren Alaina and Chris Lane as their opening acts. Not too long ago, they stopped in Omaha, Nebraska for a present at CHI Well being Heart on January 24, and followers have been questioning lead singer Gary LeVox’s efficiency. Movies from the live performance present LeVox struggling to hit the suitable notes, messing up lyrics, and seeming to pressure all through the complete present.
As @nebraskalex famous on TikTok, “Crowd did many of the singing, very very pitchy, didn’t seem to be they remembered all of the phrases, too a number of breaks. Save your cash it’s not the nostalgia you’re searching for.” This sentiment is echoed by a number of different followers who attended the present, with @made.line00 saying, “Purchased tickets as a result of I really like Rascal Flatts. Confirmed up able to sing each music. Left with extra questions than solutions and a newfound appreciation for studio recordings. Some issues ought to keep nostalgic.”
Whereas it is comprehensible that everybody has an off evening, the feedback from followers are evaluating the efficiency to a nasty karaoke evening, with some even saying it was “excruciating” and “like watching my very own movies the morning after tequila and karaoke.” It is price noting that Rascal Flatts has had points with lip-syncing prior to now, particularly on the 2014 ACM Awards, the place they carried out to a recorded monitor. As Granger Smith tweeted on the time, “There is not any motive to lip sync in an awards present. That’s all.” The band later admitted to lip-syncing, blaming it on Gary LeVox dropping his voice previous to the efficiency.
In an interview with the AP, Jay DeMarcus defended the lip syncing, saying, “I feel half the folks on the highway touring proper now use lots of tracks and use lots of vocals on tracks, and I feel the entire thing is about presentation. Is it nice to sing stay each time you may? Completely. However generally given the circumstances and what’s occurred previous to a present it’s bodily unattainable generally to do…” Nonetheless, LeVox later blamed it on his “Vegas throat,” saying that the band had performed a number of reveals in Las Vegas and that his throat was simply too dry.
It is potential that LeVox had an analogous situation in Omaha, however regardless, the efficiency has left many followers upset and questioning the standard of the present. As one fan commented, “I by no means requested for a refund to a live performance I didn’t attend earlier than, however…” It is clear that Rascal Flatts nonetheless has a devoted fan base, however they could have to work on regaining the belief of a few of their followers after this lackluster efficiency.
