A man of the people.
Zach Bryan headlined two nights at Belly Up Aspen earlier this week, and it was an extra special show for one fan in particular, Wynne Williams.
He apparently ran into Zach when they were both arriving at the Aspen airport, and told Zach he wanted to catch the show while in town, but couldn’t manage to get tickets.
That’s when Zach noticed he had a saxophone in-hand, and told Wynne he could come to the concert Sunday evening if he agreed to play on stage with the band… of course, he said yes.
Wynn’s mom, Merrill, shared video from the show where Zach told the crowd how it all went down:
“Thank you guys so much. Hey, so I have a super funny story. I was in the Aspen airport when we landed, and I met this kid named Wynne.
And he rips, he had a saxophone with him. He was, ‘Hey man, I couldn’t get tickets to your show.’
And he had the saxophone and I was like, ‘Well, man, if you play the saxophone, you can come.’ And he was like, ‘Alright.'”
She also shared a few videos of Wynne crushing it in front of the sold-out Colorado crowd, where Zach had Wynne on during his customary closer “Revival,” where he always introduces the band and let’s them do a solo.
It always gets the crowd absolutely hyped up, and it one of my favorite parts of his live sets.
And like Zach says here, Wynne rips it and absolutely wowed the crowd with his solo. If you didn’t know he was a regular member of the band, you honestly would not know.
What a cool moment for him:
And not only that, but they invited him back to play again on Monday night, where Zach asked his mom if she knew “how good of a sax player” her son is.
I mean, I can’t imagine anything cooler for a Zach Bryan fan who’s a fellow musician…
Here’s a little bit of “Revival” from the second night:
Wynne also shared some photos and videos from the past few days, summing the experience up perfectly:
“The greatest day of my life.”
It’s such a classy and down to earth move from Zach, who’s arguably the hottest country star in the world right now, to invite a fan on stage to play with him and treat him like a pro.
It goes without saying, but it’s certainly a moment Wynne and his mom will never forget, either, I’m sure.
And Wynne looked like a natural on stage from what I could tell in those videos, so maybe if Zach’s ever looking for a full-time sax player, he’s already got a man for the job…
Zach has a break from the road until April when he’ll headline the Two Step Inn festival, then he’ll head out on his already sold-out Burn, Burn, Burn tour in May.
Check out the full list of dates here:
2023 Burn, Burn, Burn tour dates:
* Indicates Festival Dates – on sale now
*Apr 15 Georgetown, TX Two Step Inn Festival
May 10 Charlottesville, VA John Paul Jones Arena
May 12 Worcester, MA DCU Center
May 13 Wilkes-Barre, PA Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza
May 15 Duluth, GA Gas South Arena
May 19 Houston, TX Toyota Center
May 20 New Orleans, LA Smoothie King Center
May 23 Jacksonville, FL VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena
May 24 N Charleston, SC North Charleston Coliseum
May 26 Albany, NY MVP Arena
May 28 London, ON Budweiser Gardens
May 31 Philadelphia, PA Wells Fargo Center
June 02 Cleveland, OH Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse
*June 03 Lexington, KY Railbird Festival
June 23 New York, NY Forest Hills Stadium
June 26 Denver, CO Red Rocks Amphitheatre
June 27 Denver, CO Red Rocks Amphitheatre
*July 07 Milwaukee, WI Summerfest
*July 13 Chicago, IL Windy City Smokeout
*July 14-16 Whitefish, MT Under The Big Sky Festival
*July 20-July 22 Cullman, AL Rock The South
*Aug 05 St. Charles, IA Hinterland Music Festival
Aug 07 Grand Rapids, MI Van Andel Arena
Aug 09 Minneapolis, MN Target Center
Aug 11 Tulsa, OK BOK Center
Aug 14 Sioux Falls, SD Denny Sanford PREMIER Center
Aug 17 Nampa, ID Ford Idaho Center
Aug 19 Las Vegas, NV T-Mobile Arena
Aug 20 Bakersfield, CA Mechanics Bank Arena
Aug 21 Oakland, CA Oakland Arena
Aug 23 Los Angeles, CA Crypto.com Arena
Aug 25 Glendale, AZ Desert Diamond Arena
Aug 27 Wichita, KS INTRUST Bank Arena
Aug 29 Lincoln, NE Pinnacle Bank Arena
Aug 30 Kansas City, MO T-Mobile Center
