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Zac Brown Reveals His First Crush

Zac Brown reveals his first crush while talking to Tampa Bays Hometown Morning Krewe.  The Zac Brown Band is in town this weekend for the Sun Goes Down Tour with…

Zac Brown Reveals His First Crush

NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE – FEBRUARY 23: Zac Brown of the Zac Brown Band performs during Warner Music Nashville Lunch and Performance at CRS 2022 at Omni Nashville Hotel on February 23,…

Zac Brown reveals his first crush while talking to Tampa Bays Hometown Morning Krewe.  The Zac Brown Band is in town this weekend for the Sun Goes Down Tour with Kenny Chesney.  We got a chance to catch up with Zac to talk about his new music, the song he wrote for Jimmy Buffett and being on the road with Kenny Chesney.

The anticipation for the kick off of the Sun Goes Down Tour is huge in Tampa.  Kenny loves kicking off his tours here due to the weather, the fans and of course he loves the pirate ship.  ZBB is lucky to be on this tour with Kenny.   WE can't wait to hear all the hits from Zac Brown including Chicken Fried, Knee Deep and Whatever It Is.  Last year on his tour, they focused the show on many cover songs and he revealed that they will also be playing lots of those too.  In addition to covers, which they do a tremendous job doing, they will have some new music to play.

New Music From Zac Brown

Zac Brown is releasing a new song Pirates & Parrots, this Friday, for his friend Jimmy Buffett that passed last year.  He performed the song for the first time in L.A. for the Jimmy Buffett tribute concert with his friend Mac McAnally.

He also will be singing his new single "Tie Up" which was released a few weeks ago.   "Tie Up" is inspired by Zac's favorite place to “tie up” and relax in Lake Lanier, GA.  Zac said that he's not a huge boat/beach person- that’s more his brother’s thing.  He is more of a farm/mountain kind of person, but having spent some time on boats on the lakes, He understands the sentiment.

Zac Brown Reveals His First Crush During Rapid Fire Questions

We did a round of rapid fire with Zac and found out some fun stuff about him.  His hardest song to sing, hardest to play and who is first crush was and what his favorite Kenny Chesney song is.  Zac revealed his first crush is what a girl from an old TV show which is none other than Winnie Cooper from The Wonder Years.

Showtime Information

  • PARKING: 10AM
  • TICKET OFFICE: 2PM
  • GATES: 4PM
  • SHOW START: 5PM

Set times for Saturday:  Remember these set times are always subject to change without notice.

5pm – 5:25 – Uncle Kracker

5:40 – 6:30pm  – Megan Moroney

6:50 – 8:20pm – Zac Brown Band

8:50 – 10:50pm – Kenny Chesney

For more information on the show, CLICK HERE

Launa is part of Tampa Bay's Hometown Morning Krewe on 99.5 WQYK. She has been with the station for 7 years and joined J.R. and Kevin on the morning show 4 years ago. Since then, they have been nominated for not only a CMA but also an ACM. Launa has been in radio for the past 28 years and in the Tampa Bay market for 22 of those years. While working in radio, Launa has also served as an entertainment reporter on a local TV show and has hosted many charity events in the community. Using her popularity from QYK, Launa loves to help raise money for shelter animals and has been a volunteer at local shelters for years. Launa loves the community and writes articles on local news, entertainment, and events and highlights people who are shining in Tampa Bay that she knows others like her would also be interested in reading.