Miranda Lambert Performs A Career-Spanning Set At A Las Vegas Residency Opening

Those who have followed Miranda Lambert’s country music career for more than two decades know she can and will conquer anything. The queen of modern country reigns supreme, having won more Academy of Country Music Awards than any other artist in history, as well as three Grammy statues and eight studio albums.

The girls-weekend crowd arrived dressed to impress, with rhinestone cowgirl boots and hats, sequin-and-fringe jackets, denim cutoffs, flannel shirts, and trucker hats, and the audience — primarily composed of women similar to Lambert — packed in with rhinestone cowgirl boots and hats, sequin-and-fringe jackets, denim cutoffs, flannel

Lambert fans knew they were in the right place to rock when the stage screen displayed a graphic similar to Lambert’s pistols and angel wings tattoo.

The queen took centre stage as the stage lights rose, wearing a blue-and-gold mini dress with fringe accents and, of course, a sparkly hat. For 90 minutes, she rolled through her hits, both new and old, like a rodeo, from 2022’s “Actin'” to 2005’s “Kerosene,” complete with a pyrotechnic storm. Lambert expertly transitioned between albums, showcasing her signature velvety vocal grit. She whipped her hair back and forth with ecstatic energy as she grabbed the guitar for “Fastest Girl in Town.”

Many people were hearing songs from 2022’s Palomino and 2021’s Marfa Tapes for the first time live. “Strange” became an instant classic. The visuals closely matched the lyrics to guide the audience, with montages of dancing cowboy hats, a small-town theatre marquee, and starry desert nights.

Lambert avoided the Las Vegas residency format, which is notable here. Lambert kept to the songs, with no long-form storytelling around the music, aside from the standard stage greetings. In addition, unlike her country-music residency counterparts, such as Carrie Underwood and Shania Twain, she only wore one outfit with a few modifications.

Inquiring whether there are any “cowgirls in the house?” She also thanked the crowd for “spending your hard earned money on some country music… this is a reminder to always be yourself no matter what… because who knows, you might end up on a stage in Vegas with bright lights?”

Lambert elicited a sing-along from the audience during 2010’s “The House That Built Me,” as well as “Drunk (And I Don’t Wanna Go Home).” On 2022’s “Geraldene,” a roar ripped through the room with the razor sharp line, “You’re too late baby, I’m the only b—- in the band.” The pinpoint spotlights rising high above Lambert like a galaxy of heavenly bodies in “Tin Man,” from the collaborative, raw album Marfa Tapes. Her jacket caught fire in “Gunpowder and Lead.” The show ended with a confetti shower and a satisfied audience of Lambert fans.

The evening concluded with a Velvet Rodeo afterparty, at which invited guests sipped Pretty Bitchin’ Jack Daniels signature cocktails and ate tacos and churros. Lambert, dressed in a gold leopard mini dress, hung near the bar with husband Brendan McLoughlin before taking the stage and being presented with a cake topped with a disco ball in a cowgirl hat, presented by Amanda Moore-Saunders, Live Nation’s senior vp of Las Vegas residencies.

Lambert pulled back the curtain for her Instagram followers before the show, showing the routine leading up to taking the stage as well as the very lucrative marketing and branding opportunities available to Las Vegas headliners. Lambert took her beloved pups to the theatre and then thanked Caesars Entertainment and Live Nation for their donations to her MuttNation Foundation.

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