When Luke Combs said “when it rains, it pours,” I’m not sure he meant it quite so literally.
During a sold-out show at Bank of America stadium, home of the Carolina Panthers, a couple weeks ago, there were quite a few weather-related issues.
A massive lightning delay caused Luke to have to stop the show after just one song, and earlier in the day, his opener Lainey Wilson had what she descried as “technical difficulties” when some of her equipment got hit with a lightning strike and was too damaged to use.
But of course, being the total pro that she is, Lainey took the stage anyways with just an acoustic guitar, in tandem with one of her guitar players who also only had his acoustic guitar in-hand.
And I have to say, being there in person, it was incredibly cool to watch her play that way in a massive stadium, and she echoed the same sentiment, saying:
“It is pretty cool that I get to play acoustic in a dang stadium, I will say that.”
I don’t know if I’ll ever hear an acoustic set in a stadium ever again, so even though I hate it for her that so much of her equipment got damaged, I will always cherish getting to see her live and unplugged in that type of venue.
Of course, she ran through fan-favorites like “Things A Man Oughta Know,” “Watermelon Moonshine” and “Heart Like A Truck,” and now, you can watch the entire performance over on her Youtube page:
“When it rains, it pours y’all. This will go down in history as one of my favorite performances of all time.
My entire acoustic set from the Charlotte, NC stop on Luke Combs’ tour is out now on youtube.”
She sounded perfect, and crushed her performance even without her full band to fill the almost 75,000-seat stadium, which is a true testament to her superstar talent and why she’s an abolsute queen.
You can watch the entire thing here, and I’d highly suggest doing so:
LUKE COMBS WORLD TOUR 2023
July 29, 2023—Philadelphia, PA—Lincoln Financial Field*
August 9, 2023—Auckland, New Zealand—Spark Arena+
August 11, 2023—Brisbane, Australia—Brisbane Entertainment Centre+
August 16, 2023—Sydney, Australia—Qudos Bank Arena+
August 20, 2023—Melbourne, Australia—Rod Laver Arena+
August 23, 2023—Adelaide, Australia—Adelaide Entertainment Centre+
August 26, 2023—Perth, Australia—RAC Arena+
September 30, 2023—Oslo, Norway—Spektrum
October 1, 2023—Stockholm, Sweden—Annexet
October 4, 2023—Copenhagen, Denmark—Vega
October 6, 2023—Hamburg, Germany—Barclays Arena
October 7, 2023—Amsterdam, Netherlands—AFAS Live
October 8, 2023—Paris, France—La Cigale
October 10, 2023—Zurich, Switzerland—The Hall
October 11, 2023—Brussels, Belgium—Ancienne Belgique
October 13, 2023—Dublin, Ireland—3Arena
October 14, 2023—Belfast, N. Ireland—SSE Arena
October 16, 2023—Glasgow, Scotland—OVO Hydro Arena
October 17, 2023—Manchester, England—AO Arena
October 19, 2023—London, England—The O2 Arena
*with special guests Riley Green, Lainey Wilson, Flatland Cavalry and Brent Cobb
+with special guests Cody Johnson and Lane Pittman
