Why Luke Combs’ Blue-Collar Approach To Making Music Works
By Lauryn Snapp
March 11, 2020
Luke Combs may be the rarest of the rare. He’s a “regular guy” who seemingly came out of nowhere before skyrocketing to fame due to his relatable beer-drinking anthems and blue-collar inspired songs.
Luke is humble, down-to-earth, open and honest, easy to get along with, and generally well-versed about all the usual things people do. He’s a true man of the people. And guess what? That could be why he is so successful.
In a recent interview with The Times, Luke detailed why his music
connects with so many country fans, “Why do I sing about beer? Why do I sing about boring jobs? Because people who drink beer and have boring jobs are the fabric of our society. They’re also my fans… People who don’t like my music think it is bland, vanilla, songs for rednecks and moms in trucks and if I’m honest my music does have a lot of that because I had an everyday upbringing, living right in the middle of struggle and comfort, so I represent everyday people. I’m a fan of humility, which is why I like Ed Sheeran. He seems like a guy I went to high school with.”
Luke also wants to remind his fans to take pride in the way that they grew up.
“I had a bland, boring, uneventful childhood in the best possible way. I went to school, played sports, wasn’t very good, parents were nice. You can be proud of having a regular job, of being a regular guy, a regular woman. There are so many people who grow up like that. And it’s OK.”
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Luke Combs 2020 'What You See Is What You Get Tour' dates
April 18 - Albuquerque, NM - Isleta Amphitheater*
April 19 - Colorado Springs, CO - Broadmoor World Arena* (Tickets)
April 21 - Las Cruces, NM - NMSU Pan American Center* (Tickets)
April 24 - Corpus Christi, TX - American Bank Center* (Tickets)
April 25 - Houston, TX - Toyota Center*
May 2—Boone, NC—Kidd Brewer Stadium*
September 19—Raleigh, NC—PNC Arena*
September 22—New Orleans, LA—Smoothie King Center† (Tickets)
September 25—Dallas, TX—American Airlines Center† (Tickets)
September 26—Memphis, TN—FedEx Forum† (Tickets)
October 2—Grand Forks, ND—Alerus Center* (Tickets)
October 3—Sioux Falls, SD—Denny Sanford PREMIER Center* (Tickets)
October 15—Eugene, OR—Matthew Knight Arena† (Tickets)
October 17—San Francisco, CA—Chase Center† (Tickets)
October 20—Billings, MT—MetraPark – First Interstate Arena† (Tickets)
October 22—Salt Lake City, UT—Vivint Smart Home Arena† (Tickets)
October 23—Las Vegas, NV—T-Mobile Arena† (Tickets)
October 24—Bakersfield, CA—Mechanics Bank Arena† (Tickets)
November 6—Chicago, IL—United Center†
November 7—St. Louis, MO—Enterprise Center† (Tickets)
November 19—Jacksonville, FL—VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena*
November 20—Fort Lauderdale, FL—BB&T Center* (Tickets)
November 21—Orlando, FL—Amway Center* (Tickets)
December 1—New York, NY—Madison Square Garden†
December 4—Boston, MA—TD Garden† (Tickets)
*with Ashley McBryde and Drew Parker
†with Ashley McBryde and Ray Fulcher
LUKE COMBS’ ADDITIONAL 2020 TOUR DATES
March 6—Berlin, Germany—Verti Music Hall
March 7—Amsterdam, Netherlands—AFAS Live
March 13—Glasgow, UK—Glasgow SSE Hydro (Tickets)
March 14—Dublin, Ireland—Dublin 3Arena
March 15—London, UK—London The O2 (Tickets)
March 31—Nashville, TN—Grand Ole Opry
April 17—Florence, AZ—Country Thunder Arizona
April 23—Austin, TX—Austin City Limits Live at the Moody Theater
May 8—Key West, FL—Truman Waterfront Park Amphitheater
May 30—Cullman, AL—Rock the South
June 7—Myrtle Beach, SC—Carolina Country Music Fest
June 13—Winsted, MN—Winstock Country Music Festival
June 18—Canandaigua, NY—CMAC
June 19—Canandaigua, NY—CMAC
June 20—North Lawrence, OH—The Country Fest
June 26—North Platte, NE—Nebraskaland Days
June 27—Topeka, KS—Heartland Stampede
July 10—Fort Loramie, OH—Country Concert
July 12—Craven, SK—Country Thunder Saskatchewan
July 17—Brooklyn, MI—Faster Horses
July 18—Eau Claire, WI—Country Jam
September 4—Los Angeles, CA—SoFi Stadium‡
September 12—Philadelphia, PA—Citizens Bank Park‡
‡with Tim McGraw
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