Several Zac Brown Band fans are panicking after reading a new social media update concerning the band’s future.
The group also wiped Instagram clean, leaving just a single photo and caption for their 1.2 million followers to ponder.
- Zac Brown first formed the Zac Brown Band in 2002, but they took off nationally after “Chicken Fried” was released in 2008.
- The group have 14 No. 1 songs on Billboard‘s Country Airplay chart.
- The continue to draw arena-sized crowds on tour. Their next tour stop is in October in Australia.
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Tuesday’s (July 8) post marked an end. Whether or not it marked the end is worth debating.
Most fans agree the band is just turning the page on another chapter, but others shared thoughts like this:
“Scared me I thought you were going to say you’re done. Don’t stop! Seeing you is on my bucket list and I haven’t been able to get to it yet.”
Here is the meat of what the band put alongside a fairly dramatic video reel of stage highlights:
“There’s no way to sum up what the last chapter has meant to us,” the group’s post begins. “We’ve played thousands of shows, crossed countless state lines, and seen every kind of weather and welcome you could imagine.”
The author refers to the Zac Brown Band’s Georgia roots in showing appreciation for fans who have been part of the journey.
“You’ve sung the words, screamed the choruses, cried with us, danced with us, and let this music into your life. That kind of connection is not lost on us. It never will be,” it reads.
Then, the scary part:
From every hand we shook, every sign we saw in the crowd, every voice lifted back to us from the front row to the lawn, we felt your love. And we gave it right back, night after night.
This isn’t goodbye. It’s a thank you. A reflection.
Is Zac Brown Band Breaking Up?
The final two lines indicate there’s more to come, and the Zac Brown Band is not breaking up. There could be changes, however.
“The next chapter? It’s the biggest one yet. We’ll see you there,” they write in closing.
The most popular theories are that ZBB are preparing to announce a Las Vegas residency — perhaps at The Sphere — or that Brown is going to drop a solo album.
The majority of people just gave appreciation right back to the band, and a few more narrated the experience of reading these words.
“Damn you had me scared while I was reading this,” says @SiouxHaze513. “Thank you for this reflection and now intrigued on what the next chapter will be!”
Technically, the band does have one performance before their fall trip to Australia and New Zealand. Next week they’ll play the pre-game concert ahead of the MLB All Star Game in Atlanta.
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