Zach Bryan stopped by the District of Columbia on Mar. 25 at Capital One Arena to perform his Quittin’ Time tour.
The show was sold out in a matter of seconds. Fans were on their phones bright and early on Sept. 6 to ensure they got their tickets early for the presale. Freshman Alex Rabin is a huge Zach Bryan fan and hoped to get tickets for the show. Unfortunately, she was unable to because they sold out so quickly. “I wished I could have gotten the tickets, they were sold out before I got out of school,” Rabin said.
Freshman Blake Williams was one of the lucky ones to go. “I purchased my tickets two days before the concert,” Williams said. Williams said he enjoyed the show and his favorite song of the night was “Smaller Acts because it’s just him and his guitar.”
While the show was enjoyable, viewers wished parts of the show had gone better. “Sweet DeAnn,” “Sarah’s Place” and “Deep Satin” all went unplayed, leaving fans unhappy. “My favorite Zach Bryan song is ‘Something in the Orange’ and it was not played at the D.C. concert, which made me sad,” senior Kelly Ren said.
The night started as the band The Middle East took the stage, getting the crowd up and out of their seats. Levi Turner was next up and did a great job keeping the crowd warm, on their feet and in great spirits. Those performances were fantastic but what all the people were really waiting for had yet to come.
Zach Bryan started the concert with fan favorite, “Overtime.” He then went to another one of his popular songs, “Open the Gate,” and the crowd somehow became even louder than before.
During the show, every person in Capital One sang all of the songs. Bryan’s popular songs, like “Oklahoma Smokeshow,” “I Remember Everything” and “Quittin’ Time,” were the loudest but the one that stood out the most was “Hey Driver.” That song was sung by not only Zach himself, but he also brought out The War and the Treaty to perform it with him, leaving the fans shocked, amazed and in awe. The members of the War and the Treaty were visiting D.C. and decided to stop by.
“Revival” was the last song played and helped define “save the best for ‘last.” The song lasted for a total of 15 minutes and was sung for every single second. The final song was amazing and gave a great memory for everyone in the stands to remember for a lifetime.
