Too bad Chris Young wasn’t in town last weekend.
He could have joined Cassadee Pope on stage at the Oro Valley Music Festival to sing the pair’s award-winning, chart-topping duet “Think of You.”
Perhaps he should call Pope and invite her to the AVA at Casino del Sol on Sunday, Oct. 9, when he will play his first Tucson show since he was at Desert Diamond Casino in 2014. She will have been with him in New Mexico for a show in Las Cruces on Friday, and according to her schedule she has Sunday off. And besides, she’s expected to hook up with Young for a show in Spokane on Oct. 13 so why not just sneak back into Tucson?
OK, so more than likely that’s just wishful thinking. But you can bet you will hear Young sing the ballad at some point Sunday night, probably after his sultry “Gettin’ You Home” and his empowering anthem “The Man I Want to Be.” He might set it close to “Tomorrow” or maybe “I’m Comin’ Over,” the name of his current tour that includes several dates with Pope.
More likely than not, he’ll save it to the end. That’s what the smooth-voiced baritone did at a recent California show. He built up to the suspense with the party anthems and stirring ballads that have been a staple of his 10-year career: “You,” “Sober Saturday Night,” “Who I Am With You,” “Save Water, Drink Beer” and “Voices.”
Young’s show Sunday starts at 8 p.m. at the AVA, 5655 W. Valencia Road. There are only a few tickets left in the lawn ($25) and even less in the reserved seats ($40-$65) at tickets.solcasinos.com.
That’s also where you can try to snag lawn seats for Neil Young — no relation to Chris — with his band, Neil Young + Promise of the Real. The folk rocker plays the AVA at 8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 6, and tickets are $50, with military discounts available.
