Bailey Zimmerman on his 2026 arena tour: 'I still really haven't wrapped my head around it'

'I really am trying to do just different stuff'
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Bailey Zimmerman has torn it all down so he can build a bigger and better show for fans, telling Rob + Holly during the Friday Night Takeover, that he has completely reimagined his stage setup for his upcoming arena tour, and he's still wrapping his head around it.

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"I still really haven't wrapped my head around it, I think," Bailey says. "I redid everything, I like stripped everything and redid the stage and redid everything, so it's gonna be way different. I redid the setlists and all this, a bunch of songs and all these things, so I'm excited. I think once I get in there, I'll have my head wrapped around it to see it for the first time and really be like 'dang, I'm like about to do this.'"

"Last year was where I just started dreaming. I call it like daydreaming and just like, 'man, what could I do?'" Those dreams are quickly becoming a reality with new ways to connect with fans, new lights, and a new rope swing in the mix. "This year I really dialed everything in and just like, yeah, I went ham on that, I guess."

On what will be the biggest surprise for fans, "I think the thing I get the most is the rope swing," Zimmerman shares. "They're like, we've never seen a rope swing, and I'm like, 'let's go.' I really am trying to do like, just different stuff."

"I dreamed up, 'yo, what if I was like on a rope swing and I swung over Max and we swung over the drums and then that's how I got down,' and then the first time I did it live, I was just like, 'yeah, this is crazy,' and everybody since then has been like, 'the rope swing is so crazy.'"

For more on Bailey Zimmerman's path to Country success and the amazing present he bought his mom for Christmas, listen to the full conversation above, and this week during the Friday Night Takeover.

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