In Deep With Eric Church: Behind-the-Scenes Photos
Country music bad boy Eric Church recently released his kick-ass new album, The Outsiders, and took his new songs on the road, starting with a series of intimate club shows. We tagged along to document the experience in photos, and Church himself provided the captions, starting with the one below.
"Boarding the plane in Nashville for leg one of four on Thursday," writes Church, "the first night of #theoutsiderslive club shows."
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Pre-Boarding
"Landing in Indianapolis, Indiana; damn it was cold."
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On the Way to the Show
"Getting in the car after Indy on our way to Rootstown, Ohio, for a show at the Dusty Armadillo."
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Unplugged
"Our first acoustic performance of the night at 8 Seconds Saloon in Indy."
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Melodies Like Memories
"I was singing to you, you were singing to me…"
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A Different Perspective
"I guess the photographer sat behind our drummer for this shot. That fucker has a better view than I do. [At Joe’s Bar in Chicago.]"
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True Believers
"These guys were standing in the cold freezing their asses off to have me sign this."
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A Sight for Sore Eyes
"Never get tired of this view."
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The View From the Crowd
"Another live shot. This was my first time to play a few of the songs from the new album live."
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Pre-Show
"Shot of the Dusty Armadillo [in Ohio] stage before the chaos ensued."
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In-Air Hospitality
"On the plane with my wife, Katherine, and the better part of a Jack Daniels bottle. This could have been from any one of our flights."
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Full Circle
"Onstage at Joe’s Bar in Chicago. We cut our teeth in this very bar, so it's nice to get to come back and say thanks to those fans that have been there from the beginning."
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Sole Survivor
"These Boots …"
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The Shining Second City
"Chicago city lights."
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Church’s Bible
"Jet Tour book."
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Take Your Pick
"We have about 100 of these all over the bus."
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Touching Down
"Getting off the plane in Chicago. What you can't see here are the local officers that helped escort us to the show."
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En Route to the Gig
"My manager, John Peets, and head of security, Tommy Lamberson and I about to head to the last show of the night."
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Making a Name
"My assistant, Marshall Alexander, holds a poster for me to sign on the bus before I return to that full glass of Jack and diet."
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Getting Good News
"On my bus in Chicago; hearing the news that fans had been lined up for 48 hours to get in the show."
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Interviews
"Talking to radio in the alley behind Joe's in Chicago."
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Last Minute Preparations
"Pre-show shot of Jack with my band and crew."
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Showtime
"Performing songs off the new album (The Outsiders)."
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Till Next Time
"Damn. . .we were just getting started [Chicago at Joe’s Bar]."