Bailey Zimmerman Rocks Sold-Out Ascend Amphitheater Show
Bailey Zimmerman. Photo: Masonn1k
Bailey Zimmerman brought his “Different Night Same Rodeo Tour” to Nashville’s Ascend Amphitheater on Friday (May 1) and Saturday (May 2).
Newcomer Blake Whiten kicked off the night on Friday with a taste of his recently announced debut album, Something To Say. He performed “Break Me,” “Bet On That” and his breakthrough track, “Rolling Stone.”
Next to take the stage was rising star Hudson Westbrook. He warmed up the crowd with “Painted You Pretty,” “5-9”, “Hello Darlin’” and more. The crowd jumped to their feet for a cover of Taylor Swift’s “You Belong With Me” before he wrapped his time with his first No. 1 track, “House Again.”
With the sun set over the Nashville skyline, Zimmerman burst on stage with the “Backup Plan.” He kept the energy high, moving through “Never Comin’ Home,” “Lost” and “Change.”
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Fans roared as he launched into his first-ever No. 1, “Fall In Love.”
“Nashville, I can’t believe this day is finally here. I’ve been looking forward to this all year,” Zimmerman shared from the stage. “I can’t tell you how much it means to all of us that you showed up and sold out Ascend. I can’t begin to say how much I love y’all, and how much I appreciate the opportunity to get in front of you and sing some of my songs.”
Zimmerman kept the set moving with “Comin’ In Cold” and “Get To Gettin’ Gone.” He welcomed surprise guest Chandler Walters to the stage to duet on “Fix’n To Break,” and then took a moment to speak of his close relationship with his late grandfather ahead of “Chevy Silverado.”
Zimmerman slowed it down with a section of love songs, moving through “Before You” and “Never Leave.” He held the crowd with fan-favorite “Holy Smokes,” “Just Believe” and “Ashes.”
He made his way to the B-stage before inviting Whiten to join for “Holding On,” a track Whiten wrote alongside Austin Shawn. Zimmerman surprised the crowd with a sing-along of Miley Cyrus’ “The Climb.”
After “All The Way,” his collaboration with BigXThaPlug,” he made his way back to the main stage for a run of “New To Country,” “Religiously” and “Where It Ends.”
Flashlights lit up the amphitheater as he ended the night with “Rock and a Hard Place.”
Zimmerman will continue his “Different Night Same Rodeo Tour” on May 27 in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
