Carly Pearce Pulled A Concord, Massachusetts Dad Onstage At Hampton Beach

One Concord, Massachusetts local got the surprise of a lifetime when country superstar Carly Pearce invited him onstage for a duet during her August 14th show at Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom.

Chris Cherry with Carly Pearce via Chris Cherry

His name is Chris Cherry, and if you were at the show, you may remember the fan holding a very specific sign: “Carly Fierce sing my place plzzz.” The sign was actually made by Chris’s 7-year-old daughter, Felicity and it worked!

Chris Cherry's daughter, Felicity, made a homemade sign for Carly Pearce

And I, along with Sarah Sullivan, witnessed the beautiful moment he was invited to join Carly onstage.

Chris has been singing since he was young and comes from what he describes as a “musical family.” He also leads worship at his local church. When Garret and I spoke with him last week, Chris told us he’s also a “PK” ("preacher’s kid"), so music and performing have been a pretty big part of his life.

Chris became a Carly Pearce fan back in 2021 after two friends, Phil and Nick, who are members of Carly’s band, invited him to one of her shows in Boston. One song in particular quickly became a favorite: “my place.”

Chris Cherry and his wife with friends Phil and Nick

In fact, Chris says, “My place was my number one played song on my Spotify Wrapped 2024.” He explained, “I just loved the groove- the drum pattern is so catchy I kept finding myself going back to it.”

And I have to agree with him! It’s actually my favorite Carly Pearce song to date. After a really heartbreaking breakup, it was the first song that made me feel like someone had put exactly what I was feeling into words.

So, when Carly spotted his sign and called him up onstage, Chris was more than ready!

“When she called me up, I was ready because we were listening to it nonstop leading up to the show,” he told us.

And Carly didn’t just bring him onstage for a quick moment. Chris says she was incredibly generous letting him sing an entire verse by himself.

Chris Cherry with Carly Pearce at Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom

“Carly is so generous to call me up for some in ears and for a whole verse to myself!”

Talk about a concert memory you never forget! What started with a handmade sign from a 7-year-old turned into a once-in-a-lifetime moment onstage with one of country music’s biggest stars and we have a feeling Chris will be hearing “My Place” a little differently from now on.

Something tells us this isn’t the last we’ll see of Chris Cherry because we may have just witnessed a star in the making!