"Eric Church sure looks a lot like Luke Bryan," said no one, ever.
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But that changed this past weekend. Right before his March 20 performance at State Farm Arena in Atlanta, someone actually mistook the "Springsteen" singer for the American Idol judge.
Eric Church Told the Crowd He's Not Going to Play Luke Bryan
On Friday night, during his show,
Church shared a recent story with the audience about an incident at a local bar."I was reminiscing with some people at soundcheck tonight," he recalled. "They were down at Wild Bill's, if you remember that one. They were down at Wild Bill's. They begin to tell me this progression of songs that I had played that night.
He added, "I started realizing that all those songs belonged to another artist. And I thought, 'Do I tell 'em?' Or do I tell 'em that they have me confused with someone else?"
Church decided to take the high road.
"So I didn't tell 'em that I wasn't Luke Bryan," he said. "I love Luke. But if you're here tonight, we're not gonna do 'Country Girl Shake It For Me.' Well, we could."
Eric Church Has Helped Out Luke Bryan Before
Last year, Bryan had to cancel a few shows due to a nasty illness. At one point, it left the "Play It Again" singer without his voice. So Bryan brought in reinforcements.
"Huge thanks to my buddy [Eric Church] for stepping in last minute — and of course, putting on a kick ass show like he always does," Bryan said. "Sitting still is not what I do best so I can't wait to be back soon."
Of course, Church had no time to prepare for these shows, but he didn't let that get in the way of a good time.
"Festivals are part of the fabric of what made us who we are," Church said. "Happy to fill in for Luke while he's on the mend. Not a lot of time to plan or get the whole crew and band together, so I'm bringing [Joanna Cotton] and we're gonna do something unique and spontaneous."
