ENTERTAINMENT
A Night to Remember: Zach Bryan and John Mayer Rock the Big House
Ann Arbor, USASun Sep 28 2025
Michigan Stadium, known as the Big House, made history on a recent Saturday night.
- Attendance: ~112,000 fans
- Headliner: Zach Bryan
- Openers:
- John Mayer
- Ryan Bingham and the Texas Gentlemen
- Joshua Slone
A Night of Firsts
- First major concert in over two decades
- Beat previous U.S. concert attendance record
- Previous record holder: George Strait at Texas A&M’s Kyle Field (June 2024)
Preparations
- 360-degree stage setup
- Added nearly 5,000 seats to the stadium’s turf
Performance Highlights
John Mayer
- Songs performed:
- "Belief"
- "Last Train Home"
- "Who Says"
- "Slow Dancing in a Burning Room"
- "Gravity"
- Total songs from 2006's Continuum onwards: 10
Zach Bryan
- Opening songs:
- "Overtime"
- "Open the Gate"
- "Godspeed"
- Special performance:
- Cover of Grateful Dead’s "Friend of the Devil" with John Mayer
- Encore:
- "Revival"
- Finale: 90-second firework display
A Night to Remember
- Huge success
- Proved the Big House can host major concerts
- Fans thrilled to be part of history
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questions
Could the rapid sell-out of tickets be a result of a secret algorithm manipulating ticket sales to create a record-breaking event?
What if the firework display at the end of the concert was actually just a really enthusiastic fan with a sparkler?
What are the environmental impacts of hosting such a large-scale concert, and how could they be mitigated?
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