Blake Shelton is on the road once again — and having a blast!ET's Cassie DiLaura spoke with the country music star over the weekend, backstage at the Birmingham, Alabama, stop on his ongoing Back to the Honky Tonk Tour.True to The Cowboy's style, the tour is a party every night — along with supporting acts Carly Pearce and Jackson Dean, Shelton takes the stage in each city surrounded by a full, working bar, where lucky fans can sit and enjoy the show like they're back in their favorite Nashville dive.«It's just fun,» the singer shared. «It really is like what I started out doing — you know, we played the bars and in some of them old honky-tonks and stuff that I played back in the day, the bar would be kinda there on the side and people would come turn around and [listen].
So it's fun to kinda relive that a little bit.»Shelton even ups the nostalgia factor with a segment of the show where he runs through some of his old hits — including tracks like «Austin,» which are now over 20 years old!«That’s my favorite part of the show and I think it’s honestly I think it’s the crowd's favorite part of the show,» he shared. «I’ve been one of those guys who has been stubborn with my setlist and changing anything, and finally I changed up my setlist and the entire show and it’s been fun now that I’m used to it.»However, he couldn't help but admit that touring feels different now that he's leaving behind wife Gwen Stefani and his three stepsons when he hits the road.«It's terrible,» he said of being away from home. «Right now, they’re having bad storms back in California, and I hate not being there.
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