Blake Shelton At Ole Red: What To Expect For Night 2

We were lucky enough to be in attendance for Blake Shelton at Ole Red last night and let me tell you, it was incredible! Seriously, if you or someone you know plan on going tonight, you are in for an absolute treat!

Even though Ole Red Las Vegas has been open for a couple of months, last night (and tonight) mark the official grand opening! Ole Red Las Vegas is not only the 6^th location of Blake Shelton’s Ole Red bar, restaurant, and music venue, it’s also the largest! Night one of the grand opening celebration kicked off with a private concert, featuring Blake Shelton himself! But that’s not all!

Before Blake took the stage, the night’s crowd got to enjoy the sounds of The Ryan White Maloney Band! Ryan, who’s a staple in the Las Vegas country music scene, was also a contestant on “The Voice” where he was a member of Team Blake. Ryan is also a regular performer at the new venue in Las Vegas.

I spoke with Ryan after his performance to congratulate him and tell him he sounded really good! He told me that it’s the loudest the audio engineers have pumped the sound in the room, ever! That revelation got me really excited for what followed next.

Blake came out of the elevator and took the stage! One of the first things Blake did was address how incredibly proud he was with how this location turned out! He looked around the venue in absolute awe, and then he addressed the crowd by saying, “I know Las Vegas have been a big destination for cowboys! But not until tonight has there been a destination for absolute hillbillies, and now we got it!”

And just like that, the tone of the entire night was set! The entire crowd knew this was a safe space to have fun and get as rowdy as possible. And oh boy, did it get rowdy! The drinks were flowing, and Blake even bought a round of shots for a man who caught his attention and made him laugh.

Last night’s event even featured a special appearance by Blake’s wife, Gwen Stefani. She joined Blake on the Ole Red stage to perform two song, including their duet “Nobody But You.”

Blake is scheduled to perform again tonight, April 17^th, and if tonight’s setlist looks anything like last night’s, here’s what attendees can expect:

Grand opening festivities will continue throughout the week, featuring more performances by former “The Voice” contestants and nationwide acts.

For a chance to attend upcoming events at Ole Red Las Vegas, you can follow the venue @olered on social media.

For more information about Ole Red Las Vegas, visit their website HERE.

Five country music couples we adore: when making this list, we have to begin with the fact that country music sings so much about love. We have country couples we all love to watch. They sing about their love and bring their life into the music they share with fans.

George Jones and Tammy Wynette were country music royalty. They sang together in the late 1960s and 1970s, and their marriage was one all fans could talk about. Then, their divorce in the 1970s really gave country fans something to talk about.

No one talks about it much anymore because the two have gone on to marry others, but when Blake Shelton and Miranda Lambert got married, it was big news and fun for country fans. A few years later, their divorce shocked everyone, but during their marriage, they were country royalty we admired; now, we just adore them separately and watch their happiness with other spouses on social media.

Blake Shelton and Miranda Lambert at the 2014 Grammy Awards in Los Angeles.
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Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood are also true country royalty. Trisha told me about their relationship and how it works so well. The couple has been married for 18 years. She told me it isn't always just roses, "Well, when people go, 'Marriage goals' and 'Relationship goals,' I want to go, 'You know, have your own goals; we're regular people who don't always get along.'"

Yearwood adds, "If people see that we make each other the priority and we really respect and love each other, then I think if people take that from our marriage, then great."

Garth gushed as he looked at Trisha, standing about five feet away and out of earshot, "I think her and anybody's a great combo, I really do. So, I just feel lucky to be there with her."

He continued, "What I love about it is what I try to teach my girls: be yourself, be independent, but also be as strong as you are. Some of the most strength you're gonna have to show is the ability to bend. The ability to flex, the ability to take that pause and think, 'What is this guy really saying,' instead of just jumping, and we do that to each other. So, I think the respect is there."

Brooks told me the relationship was years in the making, "One of the big things was, cause we've known each other since '87, we were friends for thirteen years before we even dated. We toured together, which means you're way too comfortable with each other, so we told ourselves s--- on each other that no married couple would ever say. So, we know everything about each other."

He concluded, "With that, I think you just realize, walls and all, that they're gonna love you, and that's very sweet and hard for me to accept."

Garth and Trisha are performing at the Grammys in 2022.
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These two lovebirds are also absolutely country music royalty. The couple also inspires others with their 27-year-old marriage. In the early 2000s, Tim and Faith were all anyone was talking about. The couple even got their own Barbie dolls, which Brad Paisley made fun of later in their career on a CMA Awards show.

Their duets and music videos to go along with them were epic. Their song "It's Your Love" in 1997 became the first duet by a married couple to top the country chart. No such single would top the chart again until almost 26 years later, when Kane and Katelyn Brown's "Thank God" topped the chart in February 2023.

Other country music couples may come and go, but these two will always remain the ones people think of when country music couples are ever mentioned.

Kane and Katelyn scored a huge hit with "Thank God," and ever since, the couple has become who everyone wants to see arm in arm on a red carpet. The "Thank God" music video was filmed in Hawaii and named the CMT Video of the Year in 2023.

When the couple won the award, an emotional Katelyn told the CMT and TV crowd, standing next to her husband Kane, "This is all so new to me, and when we recorded this song a year ago, I never, ever in my life would think that this would ever happen." She then thanked her "amazing husband," saying how special it was that the couple could share this together.

Blake and Gwen became country music royalty when they started recording hit song duets like "Happy Anywhere" and "Nobody But You." Gwen joined Blake for a performance on the Grand Ole Opry and their royal status in country music was complete.

In an interview with People, Gwen said of her husband, "He's changed my life. When I started dating Blake, that's when I felt home, like, 'Oh, this is where I'm supposed to be, with this guy."

Blake often gushes about Gwen. He told People in 2021, "To me, she's my best friend and everything that I need and lean on."

Keith and Nicole are among the most famous couples in the world. The Oscar-winning Nicole often appears on the country music award show Red Carpets. Keith also joins his wife at movie premieres and red carpets, including the Academy Awards and many other acting awards shows.

They often post about each other and share love moments on social media when one of them has a birthday or on Valentine's Day.

In November, after the CMA Awards, Nicole posted photos of him and her hubby on her Instagram; she wrote, "Thank you, # CMA's, for a great night of country music celebration."

In 2017, when Urban released the song, The Fighter," the couple sang it together in their car. The YouTube video has ten millions views.

These guys are precious together. Nicole is always standing beside her Entertainer of the Year-winning man on red carpets and at award shows, cheering him on. Nicole gives little family inside moments and often answers fan questions online, giving us a look inside this country music two-bedroom home.

Luke and Nicole now have two baby boys at home, and Nicole often joins her husband on the tour bus with the family as he travels to sold-out stadium shows all over the country.

We have a feeling we will see a lot more red carpet moments from this couple as Luke continues to dominate country music.