Zach Bryan Serenades Tulsa Crowd with ‘Oklahoman Son’ During Emotional Home-State Shows

Zach Bryan completed his highly anticipated trifecta of shows in his beloved home-state of Oklahoma this weekend, with the ‘Revival’ hitmaker treating Tulsa's packed-out BOK Center crowd to a slew of special moments as he paid homage to his roots.

After pulling up a fan, who proceeded to dazzle the audience with his take on Zach Bryan's break-out hit, ‘Heading South’, during night one, the ‘Sweet DeAnn’ crooner switched up the setlist across the following evenings to ensure each show felt unique.

The Friday night crowd, for instance, got to hear ‘Doing Fine’ and ‘Man That's Never Known You’, two stand-outs from Zach Bryan's debut album, DeAnn, that he rarely performs live. Even so, the BOK Center audience sang every word back to him, reciprocating Bryan's warmth by making it clear how deep their love of his catalogue runs.

At the end of each set in Tulsa, Oklahoma, before launching into his electrifying finale of ‘Revival’ - which regularly lasted more than ten minutes - Zach Bryan stripped it all back and performed ‘Oklahoman Son’, taken from his lauded self-titled 2023 record.

When delivering the ode to the state he's always called home, Zach Bryan was accompanied by Tulsa's very own King Cabbage Brass Band, with this sweet, endearing touch injecting an extra level of gravitas, emotionality and familiarly into the performance.

The crowd screamed with delight as Zach Bryan bellowed out the evocative ‘Oklahoman Son’ lyrics, with Bryan assuring them he'll never forget where he came from, “You can't hide where you're from / With nightcrawler blood on your castin' thumb / You can fight and fiend and sell your guns / But you'll always be the Oklahoman son”.

Now, Zach Bryan, who took home five 2024 Billboard Music Awards towards the end of last week, heads to Brooklyn, New York for the final two shows of his Quittin’ Time tour. The Oklahoma native has repeatedly confirmed he won't be touring in the same way in 2025, with a smattering of isolated dates on the books, such as Bryan's keenly awaited BST Hyde Park headlining double-header in London in late June.

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