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

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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