WEBBERVILLE (WWJ) - County music star Luke Bryan is making his second appearance at a sold-out show hosted by a Michigan family farm in Livingston County Saturday evening,
The country music star and American Idol judge is scheduled to perform in front of 20,000 fans at Kubiak Farms in Conway Township, 30 miles east of Lansing, on Sept. 17.
It is the third stop in his 2022 Farm Tour.
Supporting acts include musicians Riley Green, Jameson Rodgers, The Peach Pickers and DJ ROCK, an announcement for the tour said.
"Saturday is gonna be a good one!" Bryan said on his Facebook page after announcing his Michigan stop had sold out five days ago.
Kubiak Farms, which hosted Bryan in 2021, has once again transformed their 40-arce hayfield off Sherwood Road with a large stage, video screens and lights with vendor and merchandise booths, as seen on the farm's social media.
The parking lot opened at 2:00 p.m. for visitors. Ticket holders will be allowed into the venue at 5:00 p.m., with the concert scheduled to begin an hour later.
The farm, located between Webberville and Fowlerville, is one of six venues selected for Bryan's Farm Tour. According to a press release, the rural concert series is being hosted at farms throughout the Midwest during the month of September.
The National Pork Board and Farmland, brand of Smithfield Foods, are partnering to deliver a truckload of lean pork to food banks that serve each of the communities along the tour, Bryan's website said.
Heading on over this evening? Here are some things to remember as fans flock to the venue:
• There are no coolers
• No backpacks
• No outside food or drink except for one factory sealed bottle of water per person (16.9oz)
• No fireworks or weapons of any kind
• No grills
• There are no animals other than service animals
• No camcorders or professional cameras with lenses
• No big umbrellas
• No footballs, frisbees or hula hoops
• No personal golf carts, ATVs or UTVs
• No re-entry
• There is no glass container on the territory
• No signs larger than half a poster sheet
• Tickets must be presented to enter the parking lots
In a prepared statement, the Livingston County Sheriff’s Office advised attendees be patient when entering and exiting the venue, stating wait times could reach over an hour to an hour and a half.
Authorities said figuring out how traffic will flow has been challenging, but they learned a thing or two over the previous year.
“We’re talklng two-lane dirt roads in the middle of nowhere,” said Livingston County Sheriff’s Deputy Jason Pless via Michigan News Time. “We’re trying to ban some of the cross traffic to make it a little easier.”
Fans coming from Metro Detroit or from the east side of the state are being told to exit the freeway at Exit 129 on Fowlerville Road and travel north to Sherwood Road, before heading west to the parking lot.
Village of Fowlerville Police Chief John Tyler said officers will be manning lights in the city to help alleviate traffic tie up and keep vehicles moving.
“If we need to, we can manipulate the lights here in the city, on Fowlerville Road and North Grand, South Grand, and then on the way out of the concert, it’s going to be a busy time," Tyler added.
Missing out on tonight's concert? Tune in to listen to Luke's farm tour playlist here.