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“If fear was the, the driving force, of, of, of policies to keep America safe, Americans safe, inside of this country, um, we should be uh, be profiling, monitoring, um, and, uh, a,a,a creating policies to fight the radicalization of white men.” Is it not all of us in America that have the understanding that …

Nothing like waking up on a Monday and seeing fresh Tweets from Zach Bryan, who was presumably up all night. For those who didn’t see, Zach Bryan recently reactivated his Twitter (X) account and vowed to do so after every Philadelphia Eagles game, aiming to stay out of trouble online. “I’m gonna have to reactivate the day after every birds game this season to stay out of trouble I stg.” I’m gonna have to reactivate the day after every birds game this season to stay out of trouble I stg — Zach Bryan (@zachlanebryan) September 23, 2025 However, as with most promises surrounding the “Oklahoma Smokeshow” singer, fans were not expecting it to be long before he got in trouble for one of his online rants, and it appears that we are witnessing one unfold this fine Monday morning. Over the weekend, Zach Bryan took the stage at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor, the first-ever concert at the Big House, in front of 112,000 people, officially breaking the record for the largest ticketed concert attendance in U.S. history —a record that had been set just a little over a year ago. The previous record for the largest ticketed concert was held by George Strait, who played Texas A&M University’s Kyle Field in College Station, Texas, last June, alongside fellow Texas natives Parker McCollum and Catie Offerman. The attendance for that show was 110,905, just over a thousand less than Zach was estimated to have in Michigan. Zach Bryan is known for shooting off messages early in the morning after a big weekend, so it appears that ZB might still be celebrating his Michigan show with a round of early morning Tweets. Are they still called breakfast beers if you never went to bed… asking for a friend? But after sharing his gratitude for the fans who came to see him at Michigan Stadium, as well as the staff, security, chefs, police and more, he turned the conversation into calling out keyboard warriors and haters who always comment negative sentiments on his posts. In a series of tweets, he said: “Bro, why does everyone that talks s*** on the internet look so busted. It’s painfully obvious you’re projecting on others bc you were bullied in school. We understand and forgive you.” bro why does everyone that talks shit on the internet look so busted. it’s painfully obvious you’re projecting on others bc you were bullied in school we understand and forgive you — Zach Bryan (@zachlanebryan) September 29, 2025 I mean, he’s not exactly wrong about keyboard warriors, however fans were quick to call out ZB for engaging in some of this petty behavior himself. Most recently, at his Michigan show, someone placed urinal screens featuring Barstool Sports CEO Dave Portnoy’s face in the bathrooms at the Big House over the weekend. And while there is no confirmation that Zach was involved, it’s no secret that Zach and Portnoy aren’t exactly fans of each other. After Zach’s messy and public breakup with Barstool Sports personality and Portnoy’s former podcast co-host, Brianna Chickenfry, Portnoy was a fierce defender of his friend and co-worker and went scorched earth on Zach, even dropping a diss track called “Smallest Man” (that was honestly kind of a banger). Portnoy has admitted that he never liked Zach and has called him a “fraud,” while also revealing that the country singer had banned him from attending one of his concerts over a joke that Portnoy had made months before. And earlier this year, Zach re-ignited (literally) the feud when he posted an Instagram story featuring the country singer burning a Barstool Sports flag. All that to say, while Zach certainly isn’t lying about keyboard warriors, it’s a prime example of the adage “those who live in glass houses should not throw stones.” And fans were quick to call out ZB for that. pic.twitter.com/q6qoZI5bfy — Tom Cat (@Honeyclutch2003) September 29, 2025 That would be you. — MenopauseMeltdownTour (@SimpleJillian) September 29, 2025 However, that was just the beginning of what ZB truly felt about keyboard warriors online. In since-deleted Tweets, Bryan expanded on his thoughts with three separate posts calling out older social media users who like to talk crap about others online: “Got 40-year-old dbags who hate their wives commenting on other people relationships like they’re on The Housewives of Orange County and wine drinking alcoholic women that have never had a nice thing to say about anyone chirping non stop. Free entertainment forever and I am here.” “Don’t get me started on creepy 50-year-olds who trash-talk people in their 20s’ personal lives.” “Idiots hear something sitting on their a** in a doom scroll and believe it like it’s in the Bible.  The internet s*** is so weird and if you let it will drive you crazy. Okay I’m done everyone have the best Monday of their life go birds.”  And it didn’t take long for Zach Bryan to call out a social media user who did just what Zach Bryan detailed in these posts. A man told Zach Bryan that he needed to “manage your estrogen better,” and naturally, that set Zach Bryan off too. He dug into his profile and found some bodybuilding pictures and fired back: “Bro u got photos in your underwear posing on your Twitter, and you look 45, relax on the advice.” I mean, the dude looks like he’s in pretty damn good shape… But after doing some damage control by deleting those messages, ZB circled back to his show at Michigan Stadium and ended his posting spree, again thanking fans. 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 While Zach Bryan is certainly right about keyboard warriors and internet trolls, why even entertain them? My brother in Christ, you just performed the largest ticketed concert in American history… why are you reading, and even worse, REPLYING, to internet comments? You’re one of the biggest superstars in all of music and you’re worried ab0ut what 47 year old Kathy from Benton, Arkansas, thinks? Give zero brain space to that and you’ll be much better off… and you won’t have to deactivate your X account every other week. Another day, another ZB Twitter rant… how long before he deactivates his entire account?The post Zach Bryan Goes Off On Keyboard Warriors In Early Morning Rant: “Everyone That Talks S*** On The Internet Looks So Busted” first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

Not on my 2025 bingo card. As country music’s global popularity continues to grow, highlighted primarily by huge shows across the pond from the likes of Morgan Wallen, Zach Bryan, Luke Combs and more over the past few years, the push to expand the genre into Europe has been a fairly common talking point recently. From the aforementioned names playing massive stadiums to the likes of 49 Winchester, Evan Honer, Willow Avalon and more, also booking full-fledged European tours, the market is undoubtedly expanding. Over the weekend, the Grand Ole Opry held their first-ever international show in London at the Royal Albert Hall on Friday night. Featuring the likes of Opry members, Luke Combs, Ashley McBryde, Darius Rucker, Carly Pearce and Marty Stuart, the historic night also featured appearances from the English folk group, Mumford & Sons, and the Scottish folk group, Breabach. As expected, the night featured a plethora of memorable moments. Early in the night, Breabach joined Darius Rucker for a performance of his massively popular cover of Old Crow Medicine Show’s “Wagon Wheel,” complete with the inclusion of some bagpipes as a nod to their Scottish heritage. Pearce and Stuart would also honor the likes of Dolly Parton and Johnny Cash, playing “9 to 5” and “Orange Blossom Special” respectively, while Rucker and McBryde would honor Cash and Patsy Cline and perform “Folsom Prison Blues” and “Sweet Dreams (Of You).” Despite there being a plethora of killer performances and moments throughout the night, Luke Combs managed to provide not one but two never-before-seen duets that all but stole the show that night in London. Taking to the stage during Pearce’s set, Combs would deliver the first-ever performance of her #1 hit with Lee Brice, “I Hope You’re Happy Now,” something she would later call a “full circle moment,” given that the pair wrote it together back in 2019 with Randy Ennis Schlappi and Jonathan Singleton. “Many of you don’t know that I wrote ‘I Hope You’re Happy Now” with Luke Combs. Tonight in London, we sang it for the FIRST time since we wrote it six years ago. Thank you Luke for this full circle moment!” With that being said, however, the biggest and most symbolic performance from Combs came later in the night when he was joined by Mumford & Sons’ frontman, Marcus Mumford, for a performance of Willie Nelson’s classic 1982 single, “Always On My Mind.” As we all know, “Always On My Mind” has become one of the most iconic country songs of all time. Though it’s not Willie’s song (it was by Wayne Carson, Johnny Christopher and Mark James and recorded by Gwen McRae), the track has been cemented in history thanks in part to its three Grammy wins for Song of the Year, Best Country Song and Best Male Country Vocal Performance, along with two consecutive Song of the Year wins at the 1982 and 1983 CMA Awards. It shouldn’t come as any surprise that Combs absolutely crushed the cover along with Mumford. Though it would be downright sacrilege to say that the “Beautiful Crazy” singer surpassed Nelson’s original performance of the track, he comes pretty damn close here. If there were any questions on whether or not Combs’ vocals are at the top of the genre right now, this performance pretty much settles it. It’s that good. Watch here: @jon1x1 Luke Combs and Mumford & Sons singing the classic Willie Nelson you are always on my mind at the grand ole Opry 100 year anniversary live in London! @Luke Combs @Mumford & Sons #lukecombs #countrymusic #grandoleopry #live #london ♬ original sound – nameless the country gig guy Luke Combs Tour Dates October 3 – Austin, TX –  Austin City Limits Music Festival October 5 – Ocean City, MD – Country Calling October 10 – Austin, TX – Austin City Limits Music Festival October 23, 25 – Miramar Beach, FL – Bootleggers BonfireThe post Luke Combs & Marcus Mumford Team Up For Stellar Duet Of The Willie Nelson Hit, “Always On My Mind,” In London first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

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