The energy was high and the crowd was jammin' Friday night when singer/songwriter, Andy Grammer, hit the stage at Tiger Night's Backyard Bash.
Students took over the Greenspace as they gathered around the stage, did some swing dancing and relaxed on blankets. Fans were ready to see what Grammer had in store for the night.
"I'm so excited to hear Andy Grammer," said Christina Carol, junior in exercise science. "I loved all of his old songs. He hasn't had any new songs in a while, so I'm really excited to hear what he's got coming."
When the show started, Grammer grabbed his guitar and yelled, "War Eagle," as he ran on stage. He said he didn't completely understand what that meant, but he was still for it.
Grammer performed his hits, "Keep Your Head Up," "Fine By Me," and "Miss Me," as well as many other songs from his first album. He also played a couple of songs from his upcoming album. He said this show was the first time to play his new single, "Back Home," live for an audience. The crowd caught on to the song quickly and began to sing along.
"The song, 'Back Home,' is really one of my favorites right now," Grammer said. "To have the whole crowd sing it with me--I haven't had that yet--so, it was really exciting. I wrote it specifically for how I would think, like, people in an Irish Bar would be singing together, so to hear everyone together I was like, 'That's how it's supposed to sound.'"
He also performed his renditions of songs such as, "We Found Love," "Thrift Shop," and "Sunday Morning."
During the show, Grammer fired up the audience by saying he was impressed with Auburn's campus.
"You guys have a great campus here, and you have the best rec center in the country," Grammer said.
He also involved the audience during some of his songs. He began crowd surfing and took a stroll through the crowd while singing his song, "Slow." He also stepped down from the stage and sang, "Happy Birthday" to Jessica Robbins, junior in nursing.
"Southern crowds are literally the best to play for," Grammer said. "I had blast... It was really fun."
Katie Hughes, junior in communications and assistant director of Tiger Nights, said they were excited that they booked Grammer for Tiger Nights.
"He's so talented, and he's so nice," Hughes said. "He was really thrilled to be there."
Hughes said it took a lot of work and planning for the event to happen. She said she was happy with how the night went.
"We were a little concerned about the weather, but we were amazed to find that the sky cleared up, and the sun came out," Hughes said. "We had a really great turnout. Everyone I talked to said they were having a great time, and they were thrilled to have such a great band come to Tiger Nights."
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