Last night I went with my family to The Stadium of Fire. The performance overall was very good, well organized, upbeat, positive, and fun. Carrie Underwood in particular was impressive. She first came out to sing the National Anthem well before it was her time to sing, I thought this showed a lack of ego and created a feeling that she wanted to be there. Later when she came out to perform she talked about how her last 5 years had been amazing. She had been a journalism major when she decided to “go for it” in reference to her entering American Idol. She mentioned that she simply turned her life over to the Lord and just followed her heart. 5 years later she is the top performing artist in the country. She came across as sincere, relaxed, confident (not arrogant), sweet, and fun. Her performance was long, but not too long. She consistently waved to the fans, danced a little, talked a little, and sung for about an hour. A balanced performance—nothing extreme.