Dashville, USA Tour
Dasha
Adrien Nunez
Joe’s Live
5441 Park Pl, Rosemont, IL 60018
Rosemont, IL
Thursday, November 7, 2024 at 7pm
Country music fans enjoyed a Thursday night out at Joe’s Live Rosemont with good company, line dancing, and live country music. Dasha headlined the night with newcomer Adrien Nunez kicking off the night.
Fans gathered as the lights dimmed and Adrien Nunez took the stage. Nunez was a member of the Michigan men’s basketball team. Since graduating in 2022, he has gained a lot of attention on his social media for his music. Nunez sang a few of the songs he has written in the past few months, including “A Bar Song (Tipsy),” which he wrote for Shaboozy. This is his first song that has reached number one on country radio. After his set, Nunez went to meet and interact with fans at his merchandise table.
In between the artist’s performances, the staff at Joe’s Live had a line dance session with the fans out on the dance floor. Dances were taught for songs including “Country Girl (Shake it For Me)” by Luke Bryan and “Austin” by Dasha.
The lights dimmed as the band took the stage and Dasha emerged from the shadows. Dasha is a country and pop artist whose career started in 2020. Her first album Dirty Blonde was released in 2023 and her most recent album What Happens Now? released earlier this year. In November of that same year, she released her song “Austin”, which rapidly rose to fame and brought her debut on the Billboard Charts. Since then, her career has evolved rapidly. Dasha performed her hit song “Austin” on the 2024 CMT Awards which took place in Austin, Texas. She was later nominated and won her first award at the People’s Choice Country Awards for The Female Song of 2024.
Dasha opened her show by performing “What Happens Now?” with the crowd dancing and singing along with her. She greeted fans from all areas of the stage and was acknowledging as many as she could throughout her set. She sang many songs from her new album such as “Bye Bye Bye,” “Ain’t No Friend of Mine,” and “Way Too Drunk.” About five songs into her lineup, Dasha debuted a new unreleased song “Give Me A Second” that had the crowd dancing along with excitement. Halfway through her performance, Dasha shared a story with the crowd from when she was younger and saw Taylor Swift live. Swift performed part of her set with just herself and her guitar, and Dasha said that was something she always wanted to incorporate into her own shows. She performed a few songs acoustic, and later her band joined back in to continue on with the rest of the performance.
As the show came to a close, Dasha had a few more songs to keep the crowd dancing and singing along, including her hit song “Austin.” She had the whole crowd dancing along with her to the line dance that was created for the song, which was first debuted as a social media video. Since then, fans from all over the world have created their own videos dancing to the song “Austin.”
As the lights came up after Dasha left the stage, the energy from the dissipating crowd could be felt in the air. Dasha has the genuine ability to create catchy songs that everyone can relate to, while also having a high energy, bubbly personality on stage. For those in attendance, this night was a testament to what is to come with Dasha and her rising music career.
For additional information on these artist and Joe’s Live, please visit:
Dasha – https://www.itsdashabitch.com
Adrien Nunez – https://www.tiktok.com/@adrien_nunez
Joe’s Live – https://www.joesliverosemont.com
Rosemont, Illinois- https://rosemont.com
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