Zach Bryan Shatters US Concert Record at The Big House

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This weekend I had the privilege of making American music history. As reported by MusicRow and Rolling Stone, on September 27 I performed at Michigan Stadium—The Big House—for a sold-out crowd of 112408 fans, shattering the all-time record for the largest ticketed concert in US history. The event marked not just the first full-scale concert ever held at this iconic football stadium, but also set a new merchandise sales record with five million dollars sold out of the Big House. John Mayer, The War and Treaty, Ryan Bingham and The Texas Gentlemen, and Joshua Slone all joined me for a night that, truthfully, felt almost unreal from the stage.

Opening with Overtime and unleashing a 26-song marathon that included fan favorites like Something in the Orange, Dawns, Oklahoma Smokeshow, and Pink Skies, I tried to give every person in the sea of faces an unforgettable night. The highlight for me was bringing out John Mayer—for a duet of Better Days and a cover of the Grateful Dead’s Friend of the Devil—a nod to the roots that bind genres and generations. The encore was the most electric I’ve ever experienced, stretching nearly thirty minutes with Revival. As the crowd sang back every lyric, I felt deeply the legacy of that night.

Cat Country and Click on Detroit both described the historic scale of the show. For fans and city residents alike, Ann Arbor transformed into a festival zone, with an Americana block party on Main Street the night prior and celebrations across the weekend as Grammy-winning singer-songwriter became the talk of Michigan. Social media lit up, especially after I posted a note on Instagram Stories thanking not just fans, but every single member of the crew, security, and staff who worked behind the scenes.

American Songwriter noted the show capped off a busy month for me. In addition to closing this record-smashing stadium run, I finalized the sale of my music catalog for a reported $350 million, drawing both business headlines and commentary about the surprising size of the deal for a catalog spanning just five studio albums since 2019. There’s also been tabloid buzz regarding an ongoing feud with Gavin Adcock, which has flared up in headlines but, as I prepare to wind down touring for the year, hasn’t spilled into my music or stage presence—at least beyond a few pointed words online.

After the encore, as Ann Arbor’s night sky echoed with the last chords, I promised the crowd—and myself—We love ya, Michigan. We will be back. For an artist known for writing about memory, this was one for the ages.

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
This weekend, I had the privilege of making American music history.
As reported by Music Row and Rolling Stone, on September
twenty seventh, I performed at Michigan Stadium The Big House
for a sold out crowd of one hundred and twelve thousand,
four hundred and eight fans, shattering the all time record
for the largest ticketed concert in US history. The event

(00:21):
marked not just the first full scale concert ever held
at this iconic football stadium, but also set a new
merchandise sales record with five million dollars sold out of
the Big House. John Mayer, the War Entreaty, Ryan Bingham
and The Texas Gentleman, and Joshua Sloane all joined me
for a night that truthfully felt almost unreal from the

(00:43):
stage opening with overtime and unleashing a twenty six song
marathon that included fan favorites like Something in the Orange,
Don's Oklahoma Smoke Show, and Pink Skies. I tried to
give every person in the Sea of Faces an unforgettable night.
The highlight for me was bringing out John Mayer for
a duet of Better Days and a cover of The

(01:04):
Grateful Dead's Friend of the Devil. A nod to the
roots that bind genres and generations. The encore was the
most electric I've ever experienced, stretching nearly thirty minutes with
revival as the crowd sang back every lyric. I felt
deeply the legacy of that night. Cat Country and Click
on Detroit both described the historic scale of the show

(01:25):
for fans and city residents alike. Ann Arbor transformed into
a festival zone, with an Americana block party on Main
Street the night prior and celebrations across the weekend. As
Grammy winning singer Songwriter became the talk of Michigan, social
media lit up, especially after I posted a note on
Instagram Stories thanking not just fans, but every single member

(01:47):
of the crew, security, and staff who worked behind the scenes.
American Songwriter noted the show capped off a busy month
for me. In addition to closing this record smashing stadium run,
I finalized the sale of my music catalog for a
reported three hundred and fifty million dollars, drawing both business
headlines and commentary about the surprising size of the deal

(02:10):
for a catalog spanning just five studio albums. Since twenty nineteen,
there's also been tabloid buzz regarding an ongoing feud with
Gavin Adcock, which has flared up in headlines, But as
I prepare to wind down touring for the year hasn't
spilled into my music or stage presence, at least beyond
a few pointed words online After the encore, as Ann

(02:32):
Arbor's night Sky echoed with the last course, I promised
the crowd and myself, we love you Michigan, we will
be back. For an artist known for writing about memory,
this was one for the ages, and that is it
for today. Make sure you hit the subscribe button and
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