Gorge Amphitheater hosts Luke Combs this Friday. and Sat. | Columbia Basin

QUINCY – Fans of country star Luke Combs have reason to celebrate as the artist has announced a double bill at the Gorge Amphitheater on October 4th and 5th. The shows will include special guests Parker McCollum, Wyatt Flores and Ray Fulcher, making for an unforgettable weekend of country music under the legendary Washington skies.

These performances at the Gorge add to an already remarkable year for Combs. His latest album, fathers and sonsreleased by Columbia Nashville, features 12 deeply personal, live-recorded tracks. The album explores Combs' experiences as a father and captures the unique bond between parents and children through heartfelt storytelling and authentic country sound.

In addition to the success of his album, Combs' single “Ain't No Love in Oklahoma” has been making waves since its release earlier this spring. The song will also be heard in the upcoming film *Twisters*, which is scheduled to hit theaters on July 19th. Additionally, the single will be highlighted in a new exhibit at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum. The exhibition, titled “Luke Combs: The Man I Am,” opened July 11 and features a collection of photographs, childhood memorabilia, instruments, set lists and other items documenting Combs’ life and career.

Combs had a huge hit this year, with a standout moment at the 66th Annual GRAMMY Awards, where he performed an unforgettable duet of “Fast Car” with Tracy Chapman. The performance was hailed by Rolling Stone as “one of the best collaborative performances of all time in Grammy history.” Combs' rendition of “Fast Car” received several awards, including Single of the Year at both the 2024 ACM Awards and the 2023 CMA Awards. Chapman also won Song of the Year for the track. The 2x Platinum single topped the Billboard Country Airplay chart for five consecutive weeks and reached No. 1 on the Hot AC chart – a historic achievement for a male solo artist. With over 1.1 billion global streams, it spent an impressive 18 weeks in the top 5 of Billboard's cross-genre Hot 100 chart, including eight weeks at No. 2.