Luke Combs will bring his 2026 “My Kinda Saturday Night” tour to Scott Stadium at the University of Virginia on April 4.
The announcement comes on the heels of in-state rival Virginia Tech hosting Metallica at Lane Stadium on May 7 with 65,000 fans in attendance.
It is the first concert at the Charlottesville football stadium since 2017. Scott Stadium should be able to seat approximately 63,000 fans, according to Haley Schark, a marketing manager for UVA events.
The Charlottesville show will feature special guests including Dierks Bentley, Ty Myers, Jack Worthington and Thelma & James.
Tickets go on sale to the public Oct. 17 at 10 a.m. through Ticketmaster.
Combs released a three-song collection called “The Prequel” last week: “My Kinda Saturday Night,” “15 Minutes” and “Days Like These.” His single, “Back in the Saddle” is currently #8 on the Billboard Country Airplay chart.
Combs recently surpassed Garth Brooks as the highest-certified country artist in history by the Recording Industry Association of America, or RIAA.
He is also the first country artist with two songs earning a billion streams on Spotify.
The tour will go to eight different countries starting in March. Additional stops in the U.S. include Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, Notre Dame Stadium in South Bend, Ohio Stadium in Columbus, Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Lambeau Field in Green Bay and more.
“There’s nothing like a headline show on a full tour with all of my fans. It’s hard to beat,” Combs said.
“I can’t wait for March 2026 for the ‘My Kinda Saturday Night Tour.’ We’re going to eight different countries, bringing along a ton of great support, and by then will have a lot of new music to play.”
While not scheduled to appear in Charlottesville, other guests on the 2026 tour also include The Script, The Teskey Brothers, Thomas Rhett and The Castellows.
Of note, Combs was a special guest opening for Brantley Gilbert at the 2017 Rockingham County Fair. He’s since gone on to worldwide fame, including headlining both Bonnaroo and Lollapalooza.
Combs finds political divide ‘frustrating’
While some country music stars have shared their political stance in this very contentious time in history, Combs has largely stayed on the sidelines calling the divide “frustrating.”
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Combs released a song with Billy Strings called “The Great Divide” that addressed political conflict in the country and earned praised from fans who viewed the song as an attempt to heal the nation.
His 2024 Grammy Awards “Fast Car” duet with Tracy Chapman was seen as a moment of unity.
Concert history at Scott Stadium
The last large-scale music event held at Scott Stadium was “A Concert for Charlottesville” in 2017.
Organized by the Dave Matthews Band, the event featured Coldplay, Pharrell Williams, Chris Stapleton, Justin Timberlake, Ariana Grande and Stevie Wonder.
The event was put together to help the community heal after a man drove his car into a crowd of counterprotestors on the Downtown Mall, killing one and injuring 19 others. A large group of white nationalists marched on the UVA campus chanting with lit tiki torches the night before a planned rally. The “Unite the Right” event was ultimately cancelled by Virginia State Police who called the gathering “an unlawful assembly.”
Prior to that, the Dave Matthews Band held a concert at Scott Stadium in 2001 that benefited its nonprofit BAMA Works Fund.
Luke Combs: ‘My Kinda Saturday Night’
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