Review of Carrie's opening night

by **Angie** 2/1/2008, 7:58 pm

By Kenneth Partridge, Special for USA TODAY
Location: Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, Conn.

Attendance: A sellout crowd of 7,600

The event: Country superstars Keith Urban and Carrie Underwood opened their co-headlining Love, Pain & the whole crazy Carnival Ride tour Thursday night with the first of two concerts at the Mohegan Sun Casino.

The crowd: Men, women and children of all ages. While fans had plenty of nice things to say about Keith Urban, there's no competing with an American Idol. "I'm partial to the guys, but I like Carrie Underwood better," says Jennifer Cain, 24, who drove down from New Hampshire. "She's the all-American girl," adds her mom, Patty, who bought the tickets for Christmas. "She's still sweet, and she's not jaded."

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