Shania Twain @ Climate Pledge Arena – 4/29/2023
Photos by Kirk Stauffer
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Country music’s best-selling female performer Shania Twain started the show at Climate Pledge Arena by surprising the audience when she rose from her seat in the center of the venue – disguised with sunglasses and a blonde wig – while singing the opening verse of “Waking Up Dreaming”. The sold-out show was the second stop on her 80-date, multi-continent, Queen of Me Tour. Apparently dreams do come true when first-up Lindsay Ell mentioned that as a child, she dreamed of opening for Shania someday.
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Shania Twain – Photos by Kirk Stauffer
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Lindsay Ell – Photos by Kirk Stauffer