ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: For your latest tour, youve been performing in the round for the first time ever.
How did you come up with that approach?
When you think about telling stories, you think of a lot of people surrounding you.
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It was intimidating at first.
I kept thinking, I hope Im bigger than the production!
But after the first show I was like, This is incredible.
This is the second leg of the tour.
How are you mixing things up?
I wanted to freshen things up with the outfits.
And some days Im like, No way!
[Laughs] My stylists and I customize everythingthe more rhinestones the better!
This is country music, after all.
The show starts off with you rising from beneath the stage on a giant jukebox.
Where did that idea come from?
It’s our first pyro moment.
What stopped you from using pyro on your other tours?
And Im like, Have you met me?
Have you met them?
No one is going to listen!
From that moment on, I was horrified of pyro.
[Laughs]
Are you still doing your own hair and makeup before shows?
Its my quiet time before the storm.
Its just how I do my makeup.
How are you doing that?
What have been some of your favorite downtime activities while touring this year?
We had this big dinner and then went out trekking in the middle of the night.
We didnt find any ghosts, but thats okay.
[Laughs] Next time!
Hows touring while raising your 18-month-old son, Isaiah?
Every day is Bring Your Kid to Work Day.
But it definitely poses some challenges.
What helps you cope with road stresses?
It helps with fatigue if I blow off steam that way.
I attempt to do it almost every day.
Storytellercame out last October.
Are you working on the follow-up?
So now we tour, then Im going to get off the road and take time to breathe.
