BLAKE Shelton has proudly posted the highlights from the premiere show of his newest music tour online.
Blake was indeed in his element during his stop in Hershey, Pennsylvania, on his Honky Tonk Tour.
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The country music star’s, 47, photo dump on Instagram featured him on stage performing in an arena packed with fans.
Some of the snaps focused solely on The Voice alum giving his all while he sang to the audience, and others captured how large the audience was.
He captioned his post: “The honky tonk is open. Hershey, thanks for kicking off the tour with us.. Detroit, you’re next!!!! #BackToTheHonkyTonk.”
Blake’s wife, Gwen Stefani, 54, didn’t seem to be in attendance for the tour’s kickoff show since only he and his band were pictured.
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The married couple recently collaborated on a song that seemed to give insight into their relationship.
On Thursday, Gwen, took to Instagram to share a snippet of the married couple’s new duet, Purple Irises.
The clip intertwined text slides displaying the song lyrics from Purple Irises as it played with footage of Gwen and Blake looking happy in love in the song’s music video.
One of the standout lyrics said: “Wonder why you took a risk/ On a broken heart you cannot fix/ No, I never knew a love like this /Now I’m picking purple irises.”
The No Doubt frontwoman asked her fans in her post’s caption, “What their favorite lyric” from Purple Irises was.
GWEN’S GROWTH
Gwen recently stopped by for an Audacy Check-In interview with radio station KROQ in Los Angeles, California, to promote her new collab with Blake.
Additionally, she also discussed her highly anticipated reunion with her former bandmates at the upcoming Coachella.
But the Just a Girl crooner revealed it’s hard for her to listen to some of her old music, because their meaning hits so close to home.
“I can’t listen to a lot of the songs because they speak so clearly to me,” she shared.
“And it’s like, you know, you have regrets, you have mistakes you’ve made. And most of the songs are about that.”
Gwen expanded to say that some songs are so personal, and fill her with such regret, it actually makes her sick.
“If I do ‘Ex-Girlfriend,’ even when I say it, I almost throw up in my mouth.
“Just knowing exactly where I was in that moment to write that song and what I know now? It’s just like, ‘Oh, my God.’ It just brings you right back.”
PUTTING HERSELF FIRST
Gwen has thrown herself into her work lately, focusing on her career amid rumors the she and Blake may be struggling in their marriage after spending so much time apart.
In early February, Gwen revealed she will be out on the road while focusing on her cosmetics line, GXVE Beauty.
Along with her show at Coachella, the Rich Girl singer will also be performing at the 2024 Minnesota Yacht Club Festival.
Blake has also been dealing with a busy schedule, especially with his Back to the Honky Tonk Tour kicking off this week.
Blake has a slew of other shows outside of his tour lined up in the coming months, including an Oklahoma benefit concert in late March.
With so many events happening this year, an insider revealed their full schedules have made it harder for them to find time to spend together.
“They’ve been spending a lot of time away from each other the past several months,” a source recently told Life & Style.
“It’s been frustrating. Their relationship of late has been a lot of texting and talking on the phone.”
“Gwen and Blake used to be inseparable, but that’s changed.”
“Everyone loves them together, so hopefully this is just a temporary thing,” the insider concluded.
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