Move over George Strait, there's a new record-breaker in town: Zach Bryan.
While the country legend that is Strait, 73, doesn't actually need to move anywhere — he is a music industry icon, after all — relative country newcomer Bryan, 29, just broke a major concert record ... one previously held by the "All My Exes Live in Texas" singer.
On Saturday, September 27, Bryan headlined the biggest stadium in the U.S.: Michigan Stadium. (Which, per Taste of Country, is also the third-biggest stadium in the world.) The enormous concert, during which Bryan was joined by John Mayer and The War and Treaty, became the largest ticketed event in U.S. concert history, with 112,408 tickets sold. Strait, for his part, previously held the record with 110,905 tickets sold at his 2024 show at Texas' Kyle Field.
To put it in perspective, Michael Jackson reportedly played to audiences over 100,000 several times. Taylor Swift performed the biggest concert of her career in Melbourne, Australia, when she played to 96,000 fans in 2024 as part of her record-breaking Eras Tour. The Beatles' biggest show was in August 1956 at New York's Shea Stadium, which 55,600 screaming fans attended.
According to Taste of Country, Bryan acknowledged his mega milestone in a since-expired Instagram Story over the weekend. “Hey everyone!" he told his nearly 5 million Instagram followers. "Get ready with us, we're about to play the biggest ticketed show in American history!”
Mayer, for his part, was grateful for his participation in a history-making event.
"This weekend, I took part in the largest ticketed event in U.S. concert history, thanks to @zachlanebryan," the guitarist wrote via Instagram. "What he’s accomplished is truly phenomenal, and to share the bill with him was a real honor."
Bryan responded just as enthusiastically. "Couldn’t have done it without you John!" he gushed. "We love ya!"
The "I Remember Everything" singer's rise in country music has skyrocketed since his self-titled album debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 in 2023.
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