Country music star Luke Bryan's tour across Central California towns set to begin this week

MERCED COUNTY, Calif. (KFSN) -- By Thursday, these airplanes volition beryllium moved retired of the mode astatine Castle Airport, and much than 20,000 Luke Bryan fans volition capable up 1 of the largest tarmacs connected the West Coast.

Luke Bryan is kicking disconnected his 2025 Farm Tour successful Atwater connected Thursday.

And fans are acceptable to get their state on.

"I'm stoked. I can't hold for it to happen. Nothing similar this ever happens astir here," said 1 section fan.

Merced County leaders judge this erstwhile Air Force basal is the cleanable venue for Bryan's show.

"When their unit came in, they needed to person a spot wherever they tin parkland cars, wherever they tin person capable for 20,000 radical and we person that. Even if there's rain, there's nary mud retired astatine Castle," said District 3 Board Supervisor Daron McDaniel.

Our sister station, KABC successful Los Angeles, caught up with the American Idol justice astatine a caller lawsuit and asked astir his upcoming concerts crossed the Golden State.

"It's truly thing I'm excited astir to ticker the fans and beryllium successful this portion of the world, celebrating the American husbandman and the Californian farmer," said Bryan.

North Valley leaders anticipation Luke's fans volition besides walk immoderate clip and wealth astatine section businesses portion they're successful town.

"There's a batch of restaurants successful the metropolis of Atwater and I'm definite for the ones that are collaborating and looking guardant to this, they're gonna marque the astir retired of this lawsuit and bring a batch of commerce," said Atwater City Manager, Chris Hoem.

The performance setup requires an concern of its own.

Trey Britt is portion of Bryan's promotional squad that's been readying the 2025 circuit for much than a year.

"We person a batch of extracurricular assistance from bartenders to signifier handlers. Parking batch attendants to radical helping nonstop traffic. A batch of forklift drivers are hired and fencing radical and it's astir similar a moving circus," said Britt.

A information of the proceeds from the Farm Tour volition spell to Future Farmers of America students successful Atwater, helping turn not conscionable aboriginal farmers but fans arsenic well.

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