Exactly two years ago today I attended Dan + Shay's Heartbreak On The Map Tour stop at Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids, MI. This was my first time seeing the duo perform in the arena setting.
Although my friends and I were sitting up high in the upper bowl, I could still feel Dan + Shay's presence! They made every person in the venue feel important and seen, whether they were sitting in the front row or all the way in the nosebleed seats. They talked to the crowd in between songs, showing us how grateful they were to be playing a concert at such a large venue, thanking us for our support of their music and attending their shows over the years, and more.
I was standing most of the night, swaying back and forth and singing along to every song! I finally got to hear songs like "Tequila" and "Speechless" live for the first time! I have loved every concert that Dan Smyers and Shay Mooney have put on since the beginning. It has been such a pleasure to watch them blossom from year to year. It was so much fun to finally get to watch them live in the arena setting for the first time that night. It was a night that I will never forget!
I attended the March 14, 2024 show with six friends, but we did not take a group picture. However, I did get one with me and two of my friends, Sarah and Melly!
I cannot wait for Dan + Shay to announce their next tour in the coming weeks and hopefully will be able to attend my seventh concert in 2026 if everything works out!
Please scroll down on this post to see some of the other pictures I took at the concert, including one of the big screen behind the stage and a few with the plus sign stage that was turned different colors throughout the duos set! There is also a video at the very bottom of Dan + Shay performing their upbeat song "Heaven + Back", one of my favorites from their Bigger Houses album for my readers to enjoy!
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| Stacy, Sarah, and Melly |
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