For the first time since Paul McCartney sang “Hey Jude” to a crowd of nearly 50,000 in 2019 , the Lambeau Field bowl will fill up once again with a concert crowd.

News that Luke Combs is making a May 16 stop on his My Kinda Saturday Night Tour immediately puts a bull's-eye on Green Bay's 2026 music calendar and makes the country star’s signature onstage red Solo cup a tailgating must, but it also begs the question: What took so long?

Seven years between major concert tours at Lambeau is a sizable gap, but don’t forget a lot happened during that time, including COVID-19, stadium construction projects and hosting duties for the 2025 NFL draft. All were factors in the pause from concerts, along with the always delicate dance of getting the timing of tours by the limited number of stadiu

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