Carrie Underwood plays up small town, big-time

Midway through Carrie Underwood's concert at a sold-out Sears Centre in Hoffman Estates Friday, the country singer listed her anxieties as she performs. She's concerned about falling (off a riser or down the stairs of a two-tiered stage) and wardrobe malfunctions ("Are my pants zipped?"). Despite huge success—the 2005 "American Idol" champ has sold more than 10 million records in her two-album career—she tries to show she's like her fans.

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