CMT and Sandbox Productions in conjunction with country music legend Wynonna Judd will headline a history-making concert event with “The Judds: Love Is Alive – The Final Concert” on Thursday, Nov. 3, at the Murphy Center at Middle Tennessee State University.
The event recreates “The Judds 1991 Farewell Tour” for a special televised event airing in March 2023 on CMT.
Wynonna’s current tourmates Ashley McBryde, Brandi Carlile, Kelsea Ballerini, Little Big Town and Martina McBride are also slated to perform.
Photo credit: MTSU
I was one of the fortunate ones to be invited to attend The Judds Farewell Concert taping produced by CMT and Sandbox Entertainment. The concert took place Thursday, November 3rd in Murphy Center at MTSU in Murfreesboro, located just 45 minutes outside of Nashville.
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This was the original location of the farewell concert back in 1991, so it was a re-creation of that night made for CMT. For me, it was extra special since I was a student at MTSU back then. It was a night filled with nostalgia.
Wynonna Judd was joined by several special guests throughout the two hour concert on this beautiful fall night, including: Little Big Town, Ashley McBryde, Kelsea Ballerini, Martina McBride, and Brandi Carlile.
Understandably, this was an emotional night for Wynonna after the tragic loss of her mother, Naomi Judd, only a few months ago before they were to set out on the final tour together. Thankfully, she has all these incredibly-talented friends in the industry to help her sing the iconic duos’ many well-known hit songs.
The audience held up lit up phones, sang along, danced, and many tears were shed throughout the evening without any prompting like you normally get at tv tapings. You could feel such incredible, uplifting energy throughout the building from the moment Wynonna and her band stepped on stage through to the very end. It was truly a magical night.
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My very favorite part of the concert took place at the very end when Wynonna was joined on stage by all her special guests and a choir joined into the audience to sing, “Love Can Build A Bridge”. It gave me chillbumps as I fought back tears. It was a very moving and powerful moment in a night full of special moments .
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This special will be airing exclusively on CMT very soon. I will be sure to spread the word when the special is to air. You don’t want to miss it!
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