Combs' opening night outsold the 2024 Super Bowl, plus previous concerts at Allegiant Stadium from Taylor Swift, Beyoncé and Morgan Wallen. Continue reading…

That’s how you do it. It’s been a big weekend for Luke Combs: He kicked things off by dropping his sixth studio album, The Way I Am, and last night he opened his My Kinda Saturday Night Tour by setting the attendance record at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas. By the time openers Thelma & James, Ty Myers and Dierks Bentley had finished their sets, 70,921 fans had packed into the home of the Las Vegas Raiders, breaking the attendance record previously set at the stadium by Riyadh Season’s TKO boxing match headlined by Canelo Álvarez and Terence Crawford. View this post on Instagram That June 2025 fight drew 70,482, breaking the record previously set by Garth Brooks of 68,000 on his stadium tour stop in 2021. Luke debuted a new “in the round” stage setup on this tour that featured a stage in the center of the field with four catwalks allowing him to venture further out into the crowd and perform to every corner of the arena. @churro_obsessed Luke Combs stage set up is 360° #mykindasaturdaynight #lukecombs ♬ 鍵穴の外 – yasuhiro soda And when he took the stage in front of the record crowd, he ripped through 28 songs, including 7 songs from his new album that was released the day before. The album provides plenty of stadium-ready bangers that made their way onto the setlist, including “Back In the Saddle” and the title track for the tour, “My Kinda Saturday Night,” but he also included included the sultry “Be By You,” which he released back around Valentine’s Day as a tribute to his wife Nicole, as well as current single “Sleepless In A Hotel Room.” Luke recently became a father for a third time, with his newest son Chet Wiley Combs being born back in February, so he’s significantly scaled back on touring this year to spend time with his family. Las Vegas was the first of only nine US shows he’ll be playing this year, along with 14 international dates in Canada and Europe (which includes three nights at Wembley Stadium in England to round out his 2026 tour). Given his limited schedule, as well as a stage setup that’s favorable to packing large crowds onto the field, it’s possible that we see Luke breaking a lot of attendance records on this limited tour. But the real test for Luke’s record will come in just over a month when Morgan Wallen hits Allegiant Stadium for two nights on his Still the Problem tour, which could very well mean that Luke’s single-night record could be short-lived. Either way, it shows what a massive superstar Luke Combs is to be able to pack in record crowds and beat global events like the Super Bowl and the Riyadh boxing match, as well as artists who have performed at the stadium in the past like Garth Brooks, Beyoncé and Bad Bunny. You gotta love it when a good guy like Luke just keeps on winning. @ethanfontes Luke Combs Vegas Show 1 #lukecombsconcert #mykindasaturdaynighttour #countrymusicconcert #vegas #entrance @Luke Combs ♬ original sound – Ethan Fontes My Kinda Saturday Night Tour – Allegiant Stadium Setlist My Kinda Saturday Night Lovin’ On You Hurricane She Got The Best Of Me Tell ‘Em About Tonight One Number Away Going, Going, Gone Back In the Saddle Must’ve Never Met You The Kind Of Love We Make Sleepless In a Hotel Room Rethink Some Things Forever After All Better Together I Ain’t No Cowboy Even Though I’m Leaving Remember Him That Way Be By You Beautiful Crazy Crazy Train / She Will Be Loved / Billie Jean / I Don’t Wanna Miss a Thing / Something Like That Ordinary (Alex Warren cover) Cold As You When It Rains It Pours 1, 2 Many Beer Never Broke My Heart Fast Car Where The Wild Things Are Ain’t No Love In Oklahoma My Kinda Saturday Night Tour Dates April 4 – Scott Stadium – Charlottesville, VA April 11 – Jack Trice Stadium – Ames, IA April 18 – Notre Dame Stadium – South Bend, IN April 25 – Ohio Stadium – Columbus, OH May 2 – Neyland Stadium – Knoxville, TN May 9 – Oklahoma Memorial Stadium – Norman, OK May 15 – Lambeau Field – Green Bay, WI May 16 – Lambeau Field – Green Bay, WI May 30 – Parc Jean-Drapeau – Montreal, QC June 5 – Rogers Stadium – Toronto, ON June 6 – Rogers Stadium – Toronto, ON July 4 – Ullevi – Gothenburg, Sweden July 7 – Accor Arena – Paris, France July 11 – Johan Cruijff Arena – Amsterdam, Netherlands July 18 – Slane Castle – Slane, Ireland July 19 – Slane Castle – Slane, Ireland July 25 – Scottish Gas Murrayfield – Edinburgh, UK July 31 – Wembley Stadium – London, UK August 1 – Wembley Stadium – London, UK August 2 – Wembley Stadium – London, UKThe post Luke Combs Sets Attendance Record At Allegiant Stadium In Las Vegas On Opening Night Of ‘My Kinda Saturday Night’ Tour first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

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I have no idea what’s happening here, but I like it. Kacey Musgraves surprised what I imagine were very unsuspecting fans who were out for a night on Broadway last night when she showed up to Robert’s Western World in Nashville dressed as Ronnie Dunn, of Brooks & Dunn, to sing “Neon Moon.” Kacey was of course featured on the duo’s first edition of their Reboot album which was released in 2019, and her version of with Kix and Ronnie remains my favorite out of both projects to this day (they did a Reboot II in 2024 with different artists). There’s something so melancholy and vibey about what she did with the production, and it has something I just can’t put my finger on that makes it so alluring. I normally would never want to hear such a classic with any sort of new production, but she really nailed this and I still listen to it all the time. But back to her appearance at Robert’s… Kacey jumped onstage in the full Ronnie get-up, with the right jeans, shirt and belt, and she even had drawn on beard and wig… I mean, she got so detailed she even had some of Ronnie’s most prominent tattoos on too. There’s really not much context for this, so I don’t really know what made her decide to do it, but it’s hilarious and I’m actually surprised anyone even figured out it was her, but that voice is unmistakable: @_tayhendrix Kacey Musgraves as Ronnie Dunn performing Neon Moon at Robert’s Western World #kaceymusgraves #robertswesternsworld #nashville #countrymusic #brooksanddunn @kaceymusgraves @Brooks & Dunn @Robert’s Western World ♬ original sound – Taylor Hendrix Here’s another angle: @nashvillexp @kaceymusgraves singing Neon Moon at @Robert’s Western World is my spirit animal (: @robertswesternworld) #Nashville #615 #KaceyMusgraves #Country #BrooksAndDunn ♬ original sound – Nashville Experience In this video, you can hear fans start to figure out it’s Kacey which is pretty funny: @nashvillexp Just @kaceymusgraves dressed as Ronnie Dunn at @Robert’s Western World on a Nashville Saturday night Be sure to check out @robertswesternworld for the full video #Nashville #615 #KaceyMusgraves #Country #BrooksAndDunn ♬ original sound – Nashville Experience Kacey announced her sixth studio album Middle of Nowhere just a couple weeks ago, which was produced by Kacey alongside longtime collaborators Daniel Tashian and Ian Fitchuk. Kacey is a proud Texas girl, and so the album draws on plenty of inspiration from her home state, and considering there’s a sign in her tiny, unincorporated, no-stoplight hometown of Golden, Texas, with a population of under 300 that reads “Golden, TX: Somewhere in the Middle of Nowhere,” that sparked the idea for the title track and much of the theme for the entire album. Middle of Nowhere is due out everywhere on May 1st, and Kacey will also feature several duets on the record including collaborations with icon Willie Nelson, bluegrass phenom Billy Strings, and South African musician Gregory Alan Isakov, and yes, that long-awaited, seemingly improbable duet with Miranda Lambert is coming on a song called “Horses and Divorces.” “Neon Moon” with Kacey Musgraves  The post Kacey Musgraves Dresses Up As Ronnie Dunn For Surprise Performance Of “Neon Moon” At Robert’s Western World first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

'George [Strait] has been my friend for 43 years and I did it for George,' Gill explains. Continue reading…