The hordes who made the pilgrimage were all dressed the part, kitted out in their finest cowboy boots, Stetson hats and American flags. For a fleeting moment, the Royal County was transformed into an oasis of country music.<\/p>\n
\u201cI could have never imagined nights like tonight,\u201d he said after opening the two-hour long set with the tour\u2019s namesake song My Kinda Saturday Night, before bursting into Tell \u2019Em About Tonight, from his latest album The Way I Am, a song about one day fading from the limelight. <\/p>\n
As the first-ever artist to play two back-to-back nights at Slane Castle, Combs may have a few years before this imagined scenario becomes a reality. <\/p>\n
Combs\u2019 stage presence evoked a classic, albeit stereotypical, image of a country music singer, \u2013 an artist and their guitar conjuring intimacy through the honesty of their lyrical storytelling.<\/p>\n
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Luke Combs on stage at Slane Castle on Saturday afternoon. Photograph: Kieran Frost <\/p>\n
The spareness of the artistic production was counteracted by the use of pyrotechnics throughout the evening, which set the sky ablaze, much to the enjoyment of the fans. <\/p>\n
Despite the flashy fireworks, the 36-year-old North Carolinian struggled to keep the crowd onside for the full 120-minute show. In a venue as sizeable as Slane, holding the attention of the audience is not an easy feat.<\/p>\n
He played back-to-back ballads in the middle of the show, and this prolonged slow set saw pockets of the crowd become restless, talking among themselves despite Combs\u2019 impressive vocal displays.<\/p>\n
One fan confirmed feigning interest at various points, saying she has a preference for songs further back in Combs\u2019 14-year catalogue over his newer, more stripped-back and mellow work.<\/p>\n
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The country music star is set to perform to more than 160,000 people across the weekend at Slane Castle. Photograph: Kieran Frost <\/p>\n
A much-needed injection of energy came from a melody of songs performed by Combs\u2019 band members, especially a brief rendition of She Will Be Loved by Maroon 5. <\/p>\n
The show hit its peak towards the end of the evening as Combs finally began to embrace his honky-tonk roots. The song 1, 2 Many saw people up on shoulders, shotgunning cans of Carlsberg as Irish influencer Garron Noone<\/a> made a cameo onstage to down a Guinness with Combs. <\/p>\n Following this spectacle, the crowd erupted into a brief round of \u201col\u00e9, ol\u00e9,\u201d the staple seal of approval that they were being entertained. <\/p>\n During his three-song encore, Combs paid homage to Tracy Chapman as he performed Fast Car, his 2023 cover which played a significant role in his crossover breakthrough. Fans had their eyes closed, arms open and phones at a minimum. <\/p>\n