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"It's the pinnacle of what you can do as a live performer," Bryan told The News in 2015 of playing stadiums, just days before headlining his first Ford Field concert.
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The Georgia native eventually worked his way up the country music ladder, headlining the initial Faster Horses festival in 2013 and packing 43,000 fans into Ford Field in 2015, and then returning three of the next four years. Openers: Florida Georgia Line, Randy Houser, Thomas Rhett, Dustin Lynch (2015) Little Big Town, Dustin Lynch (2016) Sam Hunt, Jon Pardi, Morgan Wallen (2018) Cole Swindell, Jon Langston, DJ Rock (2019)Īfter opening for Chesney at Ford Field in 2008 and playing the Downtown Hoedown in 2007 and again in 2009, Bryan made his first area headlining appearance in 2010 at the Emerald Theatre in Mount Clemens. By 2016 the band's temporary hiatus became permanent, but if there's ever a reunion tour, Ford Field is a likely stop. Fans at the Ford Field shows (the 2015 concert came on Liam Payne's 22nd birthday) were so loud and excitable that even the pre-show music became a massive sing-along, and the Rembrandts' "Friends" theme "I'll Be There for You" hadn't sounded that good since the '90s. What goes up must come down, but that doesn't mean it wasn't fun while it lasted, and the group's shows were carefree and exuberant, just like pop music should be. The group's ascent was quick: they went from playing the Fox Theatre in 2012 to the Palace in 2013 and then on to Ford Field. By the next summer, a major piece of the puzzle was missing, as Zayn Malik departed the group, marking the beginning of the end of 1D. One Direction was at its peak in 2014, which saw the English-Irish boy band phenomenon playing back-to-back sold-out shows at the stadium in front of 49,000 fans apiece. Openers: 5 Seconds of Summer (2014), Icona Pop (2015) Her best and most confident Ford Field show came as part of 2018's "Reputation" tour, and Swift lead the crowd in a one-minute moment of silence for Aretha Franklin, who had died less than two weeks earlier. 1 song in America, and she brought out Imagine Dragons' Dan Reynolds for a surprise cameo.
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She performed in front of 51,000 fans during her 2015 show, which came as "Bad Blood" was the No.
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(Swift's first appearance at Ford Field was in 2006, when she sang the National Anthem before a Detroit Lions game.) At her 2013 show, Swift performed a stripped down version of "All too Well" that stole the night eight years later, the song would finally top Billboard's Hot 100 singles chart. And she's been staging concerts there ever since, huge pop spectaculars that have followed her through her various eras. Openers: Needtobreathe, Frankie Ballard, Randy Montana (2011) Ed Sheeran, Austin Mahone (2013) Vance Joy, Shawn Mendes (2015) Camila Cabelo, Charli XCX (2018)Īfter selling out back-to-back nights at the Palace of Auburn Hills in 2010, the only place left to go for Swift was Ford Field.
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