One listening from a distance at the Hope Watermelon Festival Concert Saturday night may have wondered if they were hearing an Arkansas Razorback football game or a country music concert.
About midway through the show, the band geared up excitedly for what seemed like a special performance when headliner Joe Nichols abruptly stopped the routine.
“We ain't going to sing, we are going to call the Hogs!” he said.
Being from Rogers, near Fayetteville, Nichols is known for being huge hog fan.
“ It's been a long summer and. by God, its just good to see a lot of Razorback fans,” Nichols said to the big crowd gathered for the show.
Fan's did not seem disappointed when Nichols went back to singing his long line of country favorites.
He debuted a brand new song, called “Take It Off,” which seemed very appropriate in the summer heat.
It was a cute play on words with the point being, “If the weight of the world is on your shoulder-take it off” and also referred “taking off the top of a jeep for a cool summer ride.”
Nichols took fans back in time with some music he grew up listening to when he sang Merle Haggard's “ Okie from Muskogee”.
Nichols hardly stopped smiling his whole performance, thanking Hope and the Watermelon Festival for having him.
“I think this is the strongest fan base I have seen, thanks to Hope and the Festival. I'm just a kid from Arkansas an you've made my dreams come true,” he said.
He performed many popular hits, like “She Only Smokes When She Drinks,” “The Impossible,” “I'll Wait For You,” “Brokenheartsville,” and the well known humorous song “Tequila Makes her Clothes Fall Off.” He sang the number one hit, “Gimme That Girl” from his new album, “ The Shape I'm In.”
“Girls this one is for you,” he quipped.
Nichols made an appearance before the show in the Fair Park Community Center to have pictures made with over 68 dedicated fans.
He signed a Hope Watermelon and then toted one out on his shoulder, a gift from the Hope Star, and the Hope/Hempstead County Chamber of Commerce.
“I was looking at those. I love those things,” Nichols said.
Nichols also made a surprise appearance after the show at the festival t-shirt booth to sign autographs for a long line of fans.
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One listening from a distance at the Hope Watermelon Festival Concert Saturday night may have wondered if they were hearing an Arkansas Razorback football game or a country music concert.
About midway through the show, the band geared up excitedly for what seemed like a special performance when headliner Joe Nichols abruptly stopped the routine.
“We ain't going to sing, we are going to call the Hogs!” he said.
Being from Rogers, near Fayetteville, Nichols is known for being huge hog fan.
“ It's been a long summer and. by God, its just good to see a lot of Razorback fans,” Nichols said to the big crowd gathered for the show.
Fan's did not seem disappointed when Nichols went back to singing his long line of country favorites.
He debuted a brand new song, called “Take It Off,” which seemed very appropriate in the summer heat.
It was a cute play on words with the point being, “If the weight of the world is on your shoulder-take it off” and also referred “taking off the top of a jeep for a cool summer ride.”
Nichols took fans back in time with some music he grew up listening to when he sang Merle Haggard's “ Okie from Muskogee”.
Nichols hardly stopped smiling his whole performance, thanking Hope and the Watermelon Festival for having him.
“I think this is the strongest fan base I have seen, thanks to Hope and the Festival. I'm just a kid from Arkansas an you've made my dreams come true,” he said.
He performed many popular hits, like “She Only Smokes When She Drinks,” “The Impossible,” “I'll Wait For You,” “Brokenheartsville,” and the well known humorous song “Tequila Makes her Clothes Fall Off.” He sang the number one hit, “Gimme That Girl” from his new album, “ The Shape I'm In.”
“Girls this one is for you,” he quipped.
Nichols made an appearance before the show in the Fair Park Community Center to have pictures made with over 68 dedicated fans.
He signed a Hope Watermelon and then toted one out on his shoulder, a gift from the Hope Star, and the Hope/Hempstead County Chamber of Commerce.
“I was looking at those. I love those things,” Nichols said.
Nichols also made a surprise appearance after the show at the festival t-shirt booth to sign autographs for a long line of fans.
