Nash Next Live Peoria Final Recap

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We had an AMAZING TIME yesterday at the Limelight Eventplex with all of the spectacular Nash Next contestants, the judges, and the WONDERFUL listeners and fans!!

If you only have a few minutes for a recap, here’s a highlight video.

The day started off with the Bogart Jones band:

The Bogart Jones Band is on stage now!!

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Then Stephanie Foster…

Stephanie Foster on stage now for the #NashNext Peoria Finals!!

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Brent Lidwell took the stage next!

Brent Lidwell's Country heartbreak rockin the #NashNext stage!

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Followed by the holdouts.

The Holdouts ROCKIN' the stage! This is a TOUGH #NashNext competition!!

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The Harvest Sons were then up…

A little country fiddle with the Harvest Sons for #NashNext 2016

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Then Eric Burgett and his keyboard…

Eric Burgett Briggs his Classical Piano background to Country Music!! #NashNext 2016

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Zach Linley and the Rebel Daredevils took their turn next…

Zach Linley and the Rebel Daredevils on now!!

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Tasji Bachman strummed her guitar…

Tasji Bachman is finding the Good in Goodbye!

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Brian Dennison kept the stage rocking….

Brian Dennison putting on an acoustic performance for #NashNext 2016

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And Matt Miller closed it down!

Matt Miller is telling you to "Shut up and Dance!"

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Then the judges went back into their room to count, argue, and deliberate.This was literally anyone’s contest. Shelly, Jim, Matt, and I all spoke backstage in awe of how we literally had NO IDEA who the winner was going to be because everyone killed it! Finally, the judges emerged.  It was an EXTREMELY close competition, separated by MERE POINTS! But there had to be one winner moving onto the National competition of Nash Next and representing Peoria (and really all of Illinois, as we were the ONLY competition in the state) is…

Congratulations, Brian! Every contestant should consider themselves a winner, because we’re literally not just saying this to make anyone feel better, but there must be something in the Illinois River that churns out some AMAZING talent! Peoria is literally where it’s at. Nashville was so yesterday! Peoria is the actual Music City!

Nash Next Live Peoria Final Recap

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