Saturday, July 4, 2026

Colton Bowlin plays 100 minutes for his hometown fans; Kristen Hunter and Thomas Oesterreicher opening acts

Kristen Hunter
Colton Bowlin
Friday night's concert went two minutes into Saturday, July 4, because of a two-and-a-half-hour weather delay that began during the latter part of Kristen Hunter's set. Not much rain fell, but dark clouds swirled and the radar projections did not look good.

However, Colton Bowlin very much wanted to play for his home Clinton County crowd, so a tarpaulin was placed over the stage and he and his band performed from about 10:20 until just past midnight. He did much of his set with an electric guitar, something new for him, and it seemed to go well. He did a short acoustic set while his rocking band took a break.

Thomas Oesterreicher, who like the other entertainers is from Albany, was the opening act, below.

Photo by Al Cross; above photos by Patti Cross