{"id":2060601,"date":"2025-09-30T21:44:20","date_gmt":"2025-09-30T21:44:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2060601"},"modified":"2025-09-30T21:44:20","modified_gmt":"2025-09-30T21:44:20","slug":"country-music-star-breaks-record-for-largest-concert-audience-in-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/country-music-star-breaks-record-for-largest-concert-audience-in-us\/","title":{"rendered":"Country music star breaks record for largest concert audience in US"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.masslive.com\/entertainment\/2025\/05\/country-music-star-buys-former-mass-church-that-will-honor-jack-kerouacs-legacy.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Zach Bryan;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Zach Bryan<\/a> has made history.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.masslive.com\/topic\/country-music\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:country music;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">country music<\/a> star set a new record for the largest ticketed concert audience when he performed for 112,408 fans at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor on Saturday night, Sept. 27, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2025\/music\/news\/zach-bryan-breaks-record-for-largest-audience-in-us-1236533451\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Variety reported;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Variety reported<\/a> citing AEG Presents.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Bryan was also the first artist ever to play the stadium, which is the largest in the U.S. and the third-largest in the world, according to <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.today.com\/video\/zach-bryan-concert-sees-largest-ticketed-crowd-in-us-history-248621637632\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:TODAY;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">TODAY<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cLast show of the year at Michigan stadium this week,\u201d Bryan wrote in an <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DO-TByUjdet\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Instagram post;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Instagram post<\/a> ahead of the record-breaking show.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cBeen the worst and best few years of my life. So ready for the chapter to end,\u201d he wrote. \u201cGotta go make music fun to myself again so excited to see everyone there, I love everyone that\u2019s been here this whole time so much and I\u2019m gonna try to give it my all justa\u2019 one more time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The record was previously held by George Strait, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.masslive.com\/entertainment\/2024\/06\/country-music-legend-breaks-record-for-biggest-crowd-at-ticketed-show-in-us.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:who in June 2024 drew;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">who in June 2024 drew<\/a> an audience of 110,905 to his concert at Kyle Field in Texas. Before Strait, the record was by the Grateful Dead, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/country\/george-strait-breaks-concert-attendance-record-1235710814\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Billboard reported;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Billboard reported<\/a>. The rock band had 107,019 fans attend their 1977 show at Raceway Park in New Jersey.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Bryan\u2019s most recent album, \u201cThe Great American Bar Scene,\u201d was released on July 4, 2024 and charted nearly all 19 songs on the Billboard Hot 100. The album\u2019s lead single, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=fs49xFmmHCo\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:\u201cPink Skies,\u201d;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">\u201cPink Skies,\u201d<\/a> topped the Hot Rock &amp; Alternative Songs chart while peaking at No. 3 and 6 on the Hot Country Songs Chart and Billboard Hot 100, respectively.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.masslive.com\/entertainment\/2024\/10\/country-music-star-zach-bryan-gives-surprise-performance-at-mass-fall-festival.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Bryan;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Bryan<\/a> split from his ex-girlfriend, Barstool Sports personality Brianna LaPaglia, (a.k.a.<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.barstoolsports.com\/bio\/63540\/brianna-chickenfry\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Brianna Chickenfry;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Brianna Chickenfry<\/a>) <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.masslive.com\/entertainment\/2024\/10\/country-music-stars-ex-girlfriend-says-shes-blindsided-by-couples-breakup.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:last October;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">last October<\/a>. LaPaglia later revealed that she <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.masslive.com\/entertainment\/2024\/11\/brianna-chickenfry-turned-down-12m-nda-from-zach-bryan-after-they-broke-up.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:turned down a $12 million NDA from Bryan;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">turned down a $12 million NDA from Bryan<\/a> after they broke up.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\">More Country Music News<\/h2>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Read the original article on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.masslive.com\/entertainment\/2025\/09\/country-music-star-breaks-record-for-largest-concert-audience-in-us.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:MassLive;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">MassLive<\/a>. Add <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.masslive.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:MassLive;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">MassLive<\/a> as a Preferred Source by <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=www.masslive.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:clicking here;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">clicking here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Zach Bryan has made history. The country music star set a new record for the largest ticketed concert audience when he performed for 112,408 fans at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor on Saturday night, Sept. 27, Variety reported citing AEG Presents. Bryan was also the first artist ever to play the stadium, which is the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2060602,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25172],"tags":[384188,22846,317642,378891,143876],"class_list":["post-2060601","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment","tag-concert-audience","tag-country-music","tag-george-strait","tag-michigan-stadium","tag-zach-bryan"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Country-music-star-breaks-record-for-largest-concert-audience-in.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2060601","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2060601"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2060601\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2060603,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2060601\/revisions\/2060603"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2060602"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2060601"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2060601"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2060601"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}