McGraw's mix of glitz and humilty serves as fitting Stagecoach finale

Tim McGraw, with his megahits and his mixture of glitz and humanity, was a good choice to wrap up the three-day event that boasted acts such as Carrie Underwood, Big & Rich and Rascal Flatts.

His audience, in the thousands, didn't seem to mind that he started 20 minutes late, didn't do the full hour that was on the schedule or that it took him awhile to get to his really big, sing-a-long hits such as "Indian Outlaw," "I Like It, I Love It" or "Where The Green Grass Grows."

McGraw projected humility in the midst of the big production in songs such as "Kristofferson," quoted above. Since he's a certifiable chick magnet, it probably helped him with his core audience. "I think we're your entertainment for the rest of the evening," he said by way of introduction.

Kris Kristofferson, by the way, was a headliner at the inaugural Stagecoach festival in 2007, so the mention added continuity to the evening.

Another one of McGraw's lyrics was "I want more for my money" from the longing-for-a-simpler time song "Back When."

Tim McGraw was one of the ways the Stagecoach festival gave value for money to the crowd.

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