{"id":1806,"date":"2018-10-04T12:54:27","date_gmt":"2018-10-04T11:54:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cmni.co.uk\/?p=1806"},"modified":"2018-10-04T12:54:27","modified_gmt":"2018-10-04T11:54:27","slug":"jason-aldean-remembers-route-91-a-year-on","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cmni.co.uk\/index.php\/2018\/10\/04\/jason-aldean-remembers-route-91-a-year-on\/","title":{"rendered":"Jason Aldean remembers Route 91 a year on"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On Monday past (1st October)\u00a0 the country music community joined Route 91 survivors including\u00a0Jason Aldean\u00a0in honoring the\u00a058 victims\u00a0who lost their lives in the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history a year ago in Las Vegas. Thousands gathered at the Clark County Government Amphitheater for a\u00a0Sunrise Remembrance Ceremony\u00a0that hosted a 58-second moment of silence and the release of 58 doves.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>A 58 seconds moment of silence stilled\u00a0the\u00a0 entire American country music industry including CMNI at 1:05 p.m. ET (18:05 GMT).<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Thinkin about our Route 91 family today. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/vegasstrong?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#vegasstrong<\/a> ? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/SbMjoLeBss\">pic.twitter.com\/SbMjoLeBss<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Jason Aldean (@Jason_Aldean) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Jason_Aldean\/status\/1046767851896492033?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 1, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>On Saturday (29th September) in Orange County, Ca., several survivors attended Aldean\u2019s concert at the Shoreline Amphitheater to complete a concert moment that was stolen from them.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe got a lot of our Route 91 family here tonight,\u201d Aldean said onstage Saturday. \u201cI feel like we got a little unfinished business to take care of, if you know what I\u2019m saying. I think the last time I saw a lot of you guys we got a little cut off.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1808\" src=\"http:\/\/cmni.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/f-witness-a-20171019.jpg\" alt=\"Workers install a #VegasStrong banner on the Mandalay Bay hotel and casino Monday, Oct. 16, 2017, in Las Vegas. Stephen Paddock opened fire from the hotel on an outdoor country music concert killing dozens and injuring hundreds. (AP Photo\/John Locher)\" width=\"777\" height=\"437\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cmni.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/f-witness-a-20171019.jpg 777w, https:\/\/cmni.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/f-witness-a-20171019-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cmni.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/f-witness-a-20171019-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cmni.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/f-witness-a-20171019-676x380.jpg 676w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 777px) 100vw, 777px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>For survivor, Renee Canelo, Aldean\u2019s concert at the Shoreline was her first show since the shooting.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo come back and be at Jason Aldean\u2019s concert, it\u2019s extremely terrifying for me,\u201d she told\u00a0ABC News. \u201cBut my will to fight on and fight for love and support my other survivors and commemorate the 58 people who lost their lives is so much more important and powerful than any kind of fear \u2026 We have a Route 91 family. It\u2019s a bond for life.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Other artists continue to express their support online.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\u201cDear Hate, I hate to tell you that love is gonna conquer all&#8230;\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Thinking of the fans we lost a year ago. You\u2019ll always be the 3 chords and the truth. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Route91?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Route91<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/14PSHmgXVn\">pic.twitter.com\/14PSHmgXVn<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; MAREN MORRIS (@MarenMorris) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MarenMorris\/status\/1046776627311476736?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 1, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">One year. God Bless America &amp; God Bless our Route 91 family. We won\u2019t ever forget you. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/VegasStrong?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#VegasStrong<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/DOtVytmimy\">pic.twitter.com\/DOtVytmimy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Big &amp; Rich (@bigandrich) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bigandrich\/status\/1046815880326389760?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 1, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Monday past (1st October)\u00a0 the country music community joined Route 91 survivors including\u00a0Jason Aldean\u00a0in honoring the\u00a058 victims\u00a0who lost their lives in the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history a year ago in Las Vegas. 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