Zach Bryan headlines Michigan Stadium, sets U.S. attendance record

Zach Bryan on Saturday became the first artist to headline Michigan Stadium and set a new U.S. record for the largest ticketed concert audience, drawing 112,408 fans to the Ann Arbor venue on Sept. 27, the event promoter said. The seven-hour, five-act show featured special guest John Mayer and support from Ryan Bingham and The Texas Gentlemen, Joshua Slone, and Keenan O’Meara, and organizers said it sold out shortly after tickets went on sale this year.

The concert at the stadium known as the Big House marked the venue’s debut as a major ticketed music event. Promoter representatives confirmed the attendance figure the day after the show and also reported that merchandise sales for the night reached about $5 million, a single-night record, according to the promoter. Organizers said the event was the largest ticketed concert audience in U.S. history, surpassing the 110,905 who attended George Strait’s 2024 performance at Kyle Field.

Bryan delivered a roughly two-and-a-half-hour, 27-song set that spanned his catalog, opening with Overtime and including songs such as Something in the Orange, I Remember Everything and Sweet DeAnn. He closed the main set with Quittin Time and...