VIDEO: Hometown Crowd Embraces Chris Medina and Band at Oak Fest

The setting was a bit smaller than a 120,000-person festival in Norway, but Chris Medina and his band The Able Body were still a little jittery taking the Oak Fest stage Wednesday night.

"I played in front of 120,000 strangers in Norway, but I feel more pressure putting on a good show in my hometown, because this is where I live," Medina said, the day before. "I don't have to face the people in Norway day-to-day. I'm always excited to play. But I'm more nervous about making them proud."

The show wasn't originally in the Oak Fest plans; the fest officially starts Thursday night, and the concert was a sort of last-minute addition. But Medina and his band members found themselves pleasantly surprised, playing to hundreds of screaming fans in a pre-opening night of Oak Fest performance. The rides weren't up and running yet, but the festivities got rolling early for Medina and his guys. 

The band played a set of original songs, with a cover of Coldplay's Fix You and The Script's Breakeven. Almost every fan sang along to Medina's single What Are Words, and most jumped at a chance for an autograph. Medina signed T-shirts, guitars, photos—even drumsticks.

But the fans weren't only there for Medina. His fiancée Juliana Ramos had a following of her own. They lined up by the dozen for a photo opportunity with Ramos, and for an .

"It turned out better than I could have expected," Medina said. "It was so awesome to see their support for me, and for Juliana."

Check out our video of Medina and his band's performance, and don't miss the grand finale of What Are Words!