Concert Recap: Stephen Day at Austin’s ACL Live at 3TEN

Nashville singer-songwriter Stephen Day concluded ‘The Gold Mine’ tour at ACL Live at 3TEN with support from Nashville country artist Anna Vaus on April 11.

Photos by Mckenna Sefcik

Anna Vaus captivates the audience with her 2021 single, “Born on a Windy Day.”

 Vaus captivates the audience with her 2021 single, “Born on a Windy Day.”

Vaus gives a bittersweet performance of “Downhill,” the opening track from her latest album, Downhill From Here, with guitarist Kevin Monahan.

Vaus takes a moment to celebrate her biggest inspirations, Kacey Musgraves and Stevie Nicks, on stage.

Stephen Day opens his final night of ‘The Gold Mine’ tour with “Kinda Cowgirl,” a track overflowing with romance.

Stephen Day opens his final night of ‘The Gold Mine’ tour with “Kinda Cowgirl,” a track overflowing with romance.

Stephen Day opens his final night of ‘The Gold Mine’ tour with “Kinda Cowgirl,” a track overflowing with romance.

Bassist Andrew Brown and Day emit their infectious energy as they perform the lovingly obsessive song, “Gold Mine.”

Bassist Andrew Brown and Day emit their infectious energy as they perform the lovingly obsessive song, “Gold Mine.”

Splitting the crowd, Day commands each side  to sing  the lyrics from “On Top of the World.”

Splitting the crowd, Day commands each side  to sing  the lyrics from “On Top of the World.”

Splitting the crowd, Day commands each side  to sing  the lyrics from “On Top of the World.”

Splitting the crowd, Day commands each side  to sing  the lyrics from “On Top of the World.”

 Day performs the opening track “If You Were the Rain” from his 2016 EP, Undergrad Romance and the Moses in Me.

Day and his band perform a stripped-back version of “Drive South” with tiny instruments and a regular-sized guitar.

Day’s whistles perfectly melt with his guitar strums as the audience sings along to “All Because of You.”