On Saturday, September 27, Zach Bryan did the unthinkable and made history at the first-ever concert at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor. Back in February, he announced that he would be playing the show along with John Mayer, Ryan Bingham and the Texas Gentlemen and Joshua Slone. And while selling out a stadium show in any capacity is no small feat, the Michigan Show proved to be nothing short of monumental, given the fact that it has the largest capacity in the country with an official capacity of 107,601 and the ability to host over 115,000. When tickets went on sale for the show, they sold out within hours, with Zach announcing that it would be the largest ticketed show in United States history: “You guys just sold out the biggest ticketed show in American history. I owe you my life, my humility and every ounce of effort I have. I love y’all more than any song. What a wild and rowdy damn 6 years. God bless the musicians who came before us. The respect is immeasurable. Thank you so much for having us University of Michigan, we won’t let you down.” View this post on Instagram A post shared by Zach Bryan (@zachlanebryan) At the time, it was uncertain that the record would actually stick by the time the concert rolled around this past weekend. However, it was confirmed by multiple sources that Bryan did, in fact, break the U.S. record for the largest ticketed concert in history, with a final total of 112,408 in attendance. Bryan would later take to X this morning to thank the entire crew at Michigan Stadium, his band and the fans who attended the record-breaking show, signing off with a “see u next year,” indicating that he’ll be hitting the road in some capacity in 2026: Also, I didn’t get the proper chance to thank all the crew, police, security, chefs, stage hands, the people who ran the cameras and every soul who had a part in the show at Michigan yesterday I love you and I owe you so so big pic.twitter.com/Q6zZ2afRZO — Zach Bryan (@zachlanebryan) September 28, 2025 in other news, still gyrating over Michigan, very proud of my band, hard to keep a thing going for this long let alone years I love you guys more by the day and you’re my best friends in the world, see u next year pic.twitter.com/H8uUupGkdM — Zach Bryan (@zachlanebryan) September 29, 2025 With all the talk about concert attendance records going on over the last few days, I thought it would be interesting to see just how monumental Bryan’s performance on Saturday was in regard to other notable concert attendance records. As we know, the previous record for the largest ticketed concert in the U.S. was briefly held by George Strait, who played Texas A&M University’s Kyle Field, in College Station, Texas, last June with fellow Texas natives Parker McCollum and Catie Offerman. The attendance for that show was 110,905, just over 1,500 less than Bryan had in Michigan Saturday night. Before that, the record stood for a staggering 47 years when the Grateful Dead performed to 107,019 at Raceway Park in Englishtown, New Jersey, back in 1977. While it shouldn’t be entirely surprising that one of the biggest bands of all time and arguably the most popular country artist ever own the top two and three spots below Bryan’s new record, what does become a bit interesting is who rounds out the Top 5. Neither Taylor Swift, Michael Jackson, Backstreet Boys, U2, Madonna or KISS make appearances inside the Top 5 of ticketed concerts in the U.S. Instead, the final two spots are taken by George Strait once again for his 2014 performance at AT&T Stadium in 2014 and Garth Brooks‘ recent show at LSU’s Tiger Stadium in 2022, making four of the top five most attended ticketed concerts in America’s history owned by country artists. One thing that should be kept in mind is that there are different distinctions between concert/festival attendance records. There have been multiple free concerts and multi-night concerts that have brought in anywhere from a million people (The Beach Boys’ free 4th of July concert in Philadelphia in 1985) to 420,000 (Taylor Swift’s 6-night run in Sofi Stadium during the Eras Tour). That’s not even mentioning some of the free concerts in Brazil, which have seen upwards of 3.5 million people in attendance over the years. What can be noted and observed fairly definitively here is just how much country music fans are willing to pay and retroactively travel to see some of the biggest acts in the genre here in the States extremely consistently. It seems as if there’s no venue too big, no price too steep and no event too daunting to keep fans of the genre from showing up and paying the big bucks to see these massive shows. It’s often said that country music has some of the most diehard fans in all of music, and I think stats like these further prove it. The Top 5 list, complete with date, location and venue, is as follows: #1 Zach Bryan – 112,408 Date: September 27, 2025 Location: Michigan Stadium – Ann Arbor, Michigan #2 George Strait – 110,905 Date: June 15, 2024 Location: Kyle Field – College Station, Texas #3 Grateful Dead – 107,019 Date: September 3, 1977 Location: Raceway Park – Englishtown, New Jersey #4 George Strait – 104,793 Date: June 7, 2014 Location: AT&T Stadium – Arlington, Texas #5 Garth Brooks – 102,000 Date: April 30, 2022 Location: Tiger Stadium – Baton Rouge, LouisianaThe post Did You Know That Country Artists Own 4 Of The 5 Largest Ticketed Concerts In US History? first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

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There's been a lot of discourse on the state of modern dating and a lot of theories on why it seems harder than ever for people to find connection with romantic partners. Could it be that the achievement and education gaps between men and women are altering the dynamics? Have social media and dating apps broken our brains and hearts? Do we all have unrealistic expectations and unlimited options, leading to never feeling satisfied with anything or anyone?Those are all intriguing options, but an alternate theory has recently arisen that's quickly gaining steam: Maybe being single isn't as lonely as we think. Maybe being single is actually freaking awesome.A guy on TikTok who goes by @gettothepointbro shared a hilarious monologue on why women who have been single for a long time "don't want to date anymore." Women say he absolutely nailed it. Sassy I Know GIF by ABC Network Giphy At first, it might seem like he's poking fun, either at single women or at the men who can't seem to win them over. But not so! What he's done is perfectly captured the joy many people find in being single and, frankly, able to do whatever the hell they want."Some women have been single for so long they don't date anymore, they grant you access to their peaceful little empire like a reluctant queen handing you a visitor's badge," he says. "You text her good morning and she's already annoyed, like 'Why are you disturbing the sacred silence of my personal growth journey?'"He goes on, "Bro she's been sleeping diagonally in her bed for three years, she's not giving up that territory because you opened the door and paid for coffee.""You plan a cute date, she's thinking 'That sounds nice but also I could stay home, deep clean my apartment, do a 12 steps skincare routine, order sushi and not have to listen to a man breathe.'""You try to check in emotionally, 'How are you feeling?' She's feeling fantastic because you're not here.""You're not competing with other guys. There are no other guys. You're competing with her weighted blanket, her peace, her cat named Chairman Meow, and the simple joy of not having to share her fries."These are just a few of the best lines from the nearly 2-minute rant, all delivered in the most amazing French accent you can imagine. Please, enjoy: @gettothepointbro DATING A GIRL WHO IS USED TO BE ALONE CAN BE VERY HARD . The best thing about the video is the discussion in the comments. Women want to know how this man got access to this top-secret information. The rant is so eerily, frighteningly accurate that women are convinced this French guy is living in their heads. That, or someone's secretly leaking intel."dammit. somebody call a meeting of the council. he knows too much.""I dont often offer this compliment to the male species but you explained it better than I ever could.""Alright, who’s told him this info??? So exposed right now""The joy of sleeping diagonally across my bed cannot be fully explained.""This is the most accurate profiling I’ve ever heard. You absolutely ailed it."Clearly, we've tapped into a real phenomenon here, with users lovingly calling him The Croissant King. @gettothepointbro CAN YOU RELATE LADIES ? THAT’S WHY WE LOVE YOU ❤️ The truth is that many people—both men and women—are disillusioned with the sad state of the dating scene these days. App burnout is a real thing, and meeting new people in real life is a ton of work. So, it's no surprise that more and more people are just choosing to stay single and enjoy all the perks that come along with it. This is a stark change, especially for women.According to FiveThirtyEight, "Women were also more likely than men to say that they weren’t dating because they have other priorities right now." Priorities like travel, career, friendship, and even just self-care—all things that wind up taking a backseat when people get involved in relationships. It wasn't too long ago that women of a certain age that were still single were called "spinsters," but that word has lost a significant amount of power. This new generation of women aren't embarrassed or ashamed to be single; they're loving it for exactly all the reasons this video describes.This article originally appeared in April. It has been updated.

So many of us have the desire to compartmentalize our personality traits into neat little boxes. "Oh, she's such an INFJ. Oh, he's such a Gemini." Some of it is rooted (well sort of) in psychology, such as the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, based loosely on Jungian ideas. Others rely on arguably less scientific data like stars and "rising signs." Humans aren't usually that simple.That said, there's still value in understanding one's own personality and inclinations. Here's a confession: I've taken countless personality tests because I just couldn't figure out if I was an extrovert or an introvert. Neither description quite fit, and as someone constantly trying to understand what makes me tick, this has been frustrating.Turns out, there are other options. The term "ambivert" got popularized in the 1930s (after being coined by Edmund S. Conklin in 1923), and it refers to a person "who has features of both an introvert (someone who prefers to spend time alone) and an extrovert (someone who prefers to be with other people) in their personality." @tedtoks Replying to @Factura? now knowing what an ambivert is, how would you describe yourself? #ambivert #introvert #extrovert #adamgrant #psychology #TEDTalk #worklife But for those who still don't quite relate, meet the otrovert. Just recently, psychiatrist Rami Kaminski published The Gift of Not Belonging, in which he discusses his coined term to describe a whole new type of personality. In an Insta-reel captioned "What is an Otrovert?" Kaminski mentions the polarization of introverts and extroverts. "When Jung invented the terms extrovert and introvert, he saw them as two fundamental orientations of the personality. I see the otrovert in the same way. A personality trait that faces away from the group."He continues, "Extroverts and introverts are inherently communal, while the otrovert is an outsider to the group. In itself, it is not a problem or condition, nor is it a diagnostic label. It simply means that while most people learn to develop a sense of belonging to a specific group through social conditioning, otroverts remain social but not communal." See on Instagram In writer Sarjna Rai's piece, "Struggle to Fit the Mold? The 'Otrovert' Personality Explains Why" for Business Standard, they write: "Unlike introverts or extroverts, otroverts are not defined by where they draw their social energy. Instead, the concept captures people who constantly feel like outsiders, and tend to look in a different direction altogether, not necessarily aligned with the rest of the group."While it's impossible to group people into perfect categories, Rai explains that Kaminski claims the main thing that sets otroverts apart is their "reluctance to conform to group norms."Writer Avery White lists signs one might be an otrovert in the article "7 Signs You Might Be an Otrovert" for VegOut. Among them is preferring "high-signal conversations and low-maintenance relationships." They give this as an example: "You’ll happily spend three hours exploring one idea with one person—and then not speak for weeks without either of you taking it personally. In other words, low pressure, low expectations, high connection.Another on the list—and this is a big one according to Kaminski—is: "You can look extroverted in public—yet feel fundamentally 'other.'" This is actually the crux of the term, and in fact, what Kaminski formed The Otherness Institute for: as their website says, "those who feel they don't belong."The site also shares that recognizing aspects of this type in yourself and others (if it applies) will help "balance between your individuality and your function as part of the social matrix that determines your well-being. The experience of otherness in a togetherness-minded world can be emotionally bruising. Often misunderstood and misdiagnosed, otherness may lead individuals to feel strange, lonely, and unwelcome in groups. Left unidentified, otroverts' non-belonging can result in a frustrating, futile lifetime effort of trying to 'fit in.'" See on Instagram Some Redditors are scrambling to figure out if they fit into this category. In the subreddit r/INTP (referencing one of the Myers-Briggs personality types), the OP asks, "Maybe I am an 'otrovert?'" Under this, they write, "Dr. Kaminski described the otrovert child as 'neurotypical, friendly, curious, well-adjusted, and often popular' yet 'they resist being pressured into group activities.'"While this can seem inconsequential in childhood, joining the peer group "becomes critically important" in adolescence, said the psychiatrist, and teens "start to gauge their self-worth based on the group’s ranking of popularity (or unpopularity).'"Membership in a group, no matter how lowly, is better than being an outsider," he added. "Otroverts, however, are comfortable with being outsiders and find it impossible to feel like insiders, regardless of how welcome they are.'There are a handful of commenters who feel seen, but many push back, claiming the term could easily apply to other personality traits. One writes, "I think it's easy to resonate with this description... but as some warning noted, there aren't enough studies done about this term that people should be running to adopt it. I resonated with it after reading about it... But I have ADHD and persistent depressive disorder... both of which coincide with the descriptions of an otrovert."Time will tell if this new term sticks, but for now, it's helping a lot of people feel more understood.

For many of us, telling our friends and family that we love them is second nature. Every time someone leaves the house, "Love you!" Before bed at night, "Love you!" Getting off a call with them, "Love you!"That's all well and good until that sweetly ingrained habit spills over into your work life. Especially when you're talking to an important client, where the boundaries of professional conduct are particularly important to uphold. (Do you feel the cringe coming?)A woman shared an oh-so-human story about absent-mindedly telling a client she loved him, and his thoughtful response has people cheering. An embarrassed woman covers her faceCanva "Accidentally said 'Love you!' at the end of a call with an important client yesterday," wrote a Reddit user. "I heard him giggle as I hung up, and I was mortified. Today, I saw he emailed me this:" from MadeMeSmile The email began, "Hey—Just wanted to say that I didn't mean to laugh at you when you accidentally signed off on our call with a 'love you.' I just found it funny because I've definitely done that before, and I know it happens."Okay, phew, he understood that the laughing was mortifying and he wasn't bothered by the "love you." But then he added the absolute best thing he could have said about the situation:"I'm glad you have enough love in your life that that response comes naturally. If anything, you should be proud of that. :)"Then he mercifully resumed their professional conversation. "Have a great weekend! We'll follow up about my call with Chris on Wednesday, as discussed."He didn't just ignore the elephant in the room and let it hang over her like an awkward cloud. He put her at ease, letting her know he's done it before and it happens and is no big deal. But then he took it a step further, adding a deeper human layer to the moment by acknowledging the fact that the words flowing so automatically and easily for her meant she was surrounded by love. A woman laughs while trying to hide her face from the cameraCanvaThe client's emotional intelligence and thoughtful response warmed people's hearts."What a great and respectful response. He is completely right, it’s such a beautiful thing to have that much love in your life that it comes out naturally.""You work with good people.""Honestly, this made my day ? It's so wholesome how they responded. Shows that a little kindness (even accidental) always leaves a good impression!""Such a classy response. Made you feel at ease while staying professional and moving the conversation forward.""Green flags from that client." Green Flag GIF by The Last Talk ShowGiphy People also shared their own similar experiences with blurting out accidental "love you"s and it was a veritable love-fest:"I told my supervisor I loved her at the end of our weekly touch point call - she chuckled and said she loved me too. We shared a good laugh. I am happy to see empathy from a random human, it is much needed.""I said 'love you' to my new boss at labcorp when she called me to tell me I passed my drug test. Same thing, hanging up, not thinking, she gave me my results and my start date to come in for orientation and I ended the call with 'bye love you!'""Back in the day I straight up called one of my bosses mom. It was so embarrassing I almost died.""A surprising number of people have done this at least once. Happens when you’re distracted and tired. My ex husband (a prosecutor) accidentally ended a phone call with 'I love you' when talking to a rural county sheriff in the middle of the night.""I had a coworker say 'love you,' just as we were about to hang up. There was an awkward pause, clearly neither of us had hung up, then he added, 'Don’t tell my wife.' We both laughed and finally disconnected." A woman covers her faceCanva"I did that with my ex husband last Thursday, we both burst out laughing lol. Happily we get along great and he and his fiancée are attending my wedding next week.""Was on phone with my boss right after he had called his wife. He ended the call with "love you." Had so much fun telling him that while I cared for him, I didn't think it was love."Embarrassing moments don't have to ruin your day—in fact, when handled like this client, they can turn into beautiful moments of human connection. This kind of relatability, empathy, and emotional intelligence makes us all feel better about our shared humanity, oopsies and all.This article originally appeared earlier this year. It has been updated.

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