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Luke Combs’ 2023 World Tour Is Setting Record Stadium Sellouts

Luke Combs started selling tickets to his upcoming 2023 World Tour stadium dates, and they were selling out as soon as tickets were available. Luke had the fastest sellouts at…

Luke Combs' 2023 World Tour Is Setting Record Stadium Sellouts
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Luke Combs started selling tickets to his upcoming 2023 World Tour stadium dates, and they were selling out as soon as tickets were available. Luke had the fastest sellouts at Arlington, Texas's AT&T Stadium and St. Louis, Missouri's Busch Stadium and the fastest sellout at Foxborough, Massachusetts' Gillette Stadium by a first-time performer in any genre.

Combs' tour also ranks as one of the fastest-selling arena tours by a country artist in the U.K. Her plays in Europe in September of 2023. It will be his third trip over there. His Stockholm show has moved to a larger venue to accommodate ticket demand.

In addition, Luke becomes the first international artist to sell out an Australian and New Zealand tour. To date, 37 of Combs' 39 shows sold out immediately.

Tonight (10/14), Luke performs at Charleston, SC's North Charleston Coliseum.

Combs announced his 2023 World Tour in September. Here are the North American dates:

April 1: Indianapolis, IN
April 15: Nashville, TN
April 22: Detroit, MI
April 29: Pittsburgh, PA
May 6: Chicago, IL
May 13: Minneapolis, MN
May 20: Boise, ID
May 27: Vancouver, British Columbia
June 3: Edmonton, BC
June 10: Kansas City, MO
June 17: St. Lous, MO
July 8: Tampa, FL
July 15: Charlotte, NC
July 22: Foxborough, MA
July 29: Philadelphia, PA

In August of 2023, he plays these shows in Australia and New Zealand:

AUGUST 9 Spark Arena Auckland, New Zealand
AUGUST 11 Brisbane Entertainment Centre Brisbane, QLD, Australia
AUGUST 12 Brisbane Entertainment Centre Brisbane, QLD, Australia
AUGUST 16 Qudos Bank Arena Sydney, NSW, Australia
AUGUST 17 Qudos Bank Arena Sydney, NSW, Australia
AUGUST 19 Rod Laver Arena Melbourne, VIC, Australia
AUGUST 20 Rod Laver Arena Melbourne, VIC, Australia
AUGUST 23 Adelaide Entertainment Centre Adelaide, SA, Australia
AUGUST 26 RAC Arena Perth, WA, Australia

In September 2023, he plays several European shows, including dates in the Netherlands, Germany, France, Ireland, the U.K., Sweden, Denmark, Svotland, Switzerland, Belguim, and more.

Luke Combs is getting ready to release his latest album, Growing Old, later this month (3/24), and then he kicks off his world tour, which will play stadiums all over the world. That is not bad for a guy who studied criminal justice in college just over ten years ago.

As his country star continues to rise, Luke became a new dad in July of last year (2022) and has been busy helping out his wife Nicole take care of his son Tex. He also performed as a multiple nominee at the Grammy Awards show in February (2/5).

Combs celebrates his 33rd birthday today (3/2), and to honor him; we rank his 16 biggest and best songs.

16. "Does to Me" (featuring Eric Church) (2020)

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15. "Cold Beer Calling My Name" (featuring Jameson Rodgers) (2020)

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14. "One Number Away" (2018)

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13. "Brand New Man" (with Brooks and Dunn) (2019)

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12. "Better Together" (2020)

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11. "When It Rains It Pours" (2017)

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10. "She Got the Best of Me" (2018)

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9. "Even Though I'm Leaving" (2019)

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8. "Cold as You" (2021)

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7. "Doin' This" (2021)

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6. "Six Feet Apart" (2020)

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5. "Lovin' on You" (2020)

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4. "Hurricane" (2016)

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3. "Beautiful Crazy" (2019)

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2. "Forever After All" (2021)

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1. "Beer Never Broke My Heart" (2019)

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Nancy Brooks has been working in the country music industry for almost 30 years. She has interviewed pretty much any country star you can think of. In the late 1990s, she started working with Dolly Parton. And yes, Nancy reports that Parton is as sweet as you would think. She loves her life in country music and has been backstage at every CMA Awards show since the late 1990s. Many of her stories are from her one-on-one interviews. She was there at the beginning of the incredible careers of many music superstars today, including Taylor Swift, Shania Twain, and Blake Shelton, and has interviewed them multiple times throughout the years.