WATCH: Dierks Bentley And Mae Estes Unite For Stunning Vince Gill Cover
Bentley was right in saying “You never know what’s going to happen on the Gravel & Gold Tour.”
Dierks Bentley, Mae Estes; Photo by Zach Belcher
Dierks Bentley has many talented acts joining him as openers throughout his GRAVEL & GOLD TOUR, including rising songstress, Mae Estes. During a recent stop in Scranton, PA the audience got to experience Estes’ talent twice in one night as she made a surprise appearance during Bentley’s set to perform a rendition of Vince Gill’s “Don’t Let Our Love Start Slippin’ Away.”
“Brought @maeestes up to sing a little @vincegillofficial with us in Scranton. You never know what’s going to happen on the #GravelAndGoldTour,” Bentley added in his recent post on Instagram.
In the video, he and Estes were captured practicing their harmonies for the upcoming performance. Seconds later the clip cuts to their on-stage moment that had the audience roaring with applause.
According to Estes’ post, this was her first time ever sharing the stage with the “Drunk On A Plane” singer.
“We’re gonna do something for the very first time tonight because we got a friend on this show, we don’t get the chance to do too many shows with her,” Bentley can be heard telling the crowd in Scranton.
Bentley Was Blown Away The First Time He Heard Estes Sing
He went on to explain that the first time he heard Estes sing was at Nashville’s Station Inn and he recalled being blown away by her talent, so much so that he decided to bring her on the road one year later.
“I remember thinking, ‘man, she’s really good. Maybe I should try to help her…and then like two days later I saw she was on the Grand Old Opry. I’m like, already she’s already on her way she doesn’t need my help. But it was really a dream come true to get her on this tour because we’re such big fans. You probably saw us watching her show side stage over there. We’re gonna try and do a song together for you guys, we have not really rehearsed this, we’ll see how it goes.”
Despite the lack of rehearsal, the pair of artists knocked this performance out of the park and certainly made any ‘90s country fans in the audience proud. They took turns delivering the verses to the 1992 single off Gill’s I Still Believe In You album, before coming together with seamless harmonies on the chorus that had the crowd on their feet and singing along.
@maeestes Well that felt like lightening ⚡️ Thank you to #dierksbentley and crew for giving this dreamer some more fuel to keep on dreamin! One more night on the #gravelandgoldtour in #canandaigua tonight! @dierksbentley #vincegill ♬ original sound – Mae Estes
Effortlessly Captured The Song’s Message
The No. 1 hit on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks perfectly captures the hard work it takes to keep a relationship going, especially when life gets in the way. Bentley and Estes took on the roles of the couple in the narrative and emphasized the importance of communication and keeping an open heart while letting their talent fill the stage.
“Don’t let our love start slipping, love start slipping away/ ‘Cause the life we’ve been living gets harder every day/ Don’t let our love start slipping, love start slipping away,” they sang on the chorus.
Estes later noted that the performance felt like “lightening” and then proceeded to express how thankful she was towards Bentley and his team for “giving this dreamer some more fuel to keep on dreamin’!”
The pair had so much fun with this performance that Estes returned to the stage again the following night to help him deliver the song in Canandaigua, NY.
GRAVEL & GOLD TOUR Has A Few More Stops Left
The multi-platinum selling artist kickstarted the latest leg of his GRAVEL & GOLD TOUR presented by Jersey Mike’s this weekend, on June 7 in Fort Worth, TX. This weekend, he will bring his larger-than-life production and hit-filled setlist to Wilmington, NC, Charleston, SC and Simpsonville, SC before making his way through Michigan, Illinois and Wisconsin for the final dates of the trek.
On the tour, Dierks Bentley is joined by Chase Rice and Lee Brice for support in addition to a slew of special guests appearing on select dates including Graham Barham, Tyler Braden, Kaitlin Butts, Mae Estes, Ella Langley, Randy Rogers Band, Tanner Usrey, Bella White and more.
Madeleine O’Connell graduated from North Central College with a bachelors degree in Journalism and Broadcast Communications before deciding to pursue her studies further at DePaul University. There, she earned her masters degree in Digital Communication & Media Arts. O’Connell served as a freelance writer for over two years while also interning with the Academy of Country Music, SiriusXM and Circle Media and assisting with Amazon Music’s Country Heat Weekly podcast. In addition to Country Now, she has been published in American Songwriter, Music Mayhem, and Holler.Country. Madeleine O’Connell is a member of the Country Music Association and the Academy of Country Music.
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