Zac Brown Band frontman Zac Brown patently dismissed rumors that his Love & Fear residency at Las Vegas’ The Sphere performances are Satanic rituals during the second weekend of the residency on Friday (Dec. 12.)
He also said that there might be “forces out there” that benefit from him being seen as a Satanist, and asked for fans’ help to set the record straight when they see those rumors online.
“If you get a minute, drop somebody a comment or say something online that’s trying to say that we’re trying to worship the devil,” Brown told the crowd, “Which is horse s–t, you know?”
“I don’t think we can put any more love and light into a show than what we put into this one right here, ladies and gentlemen,” the singer went on to say. “and I think there are forces out there that don’t want this message to get out.”
Many fans have dismissed the rumors as silly from the start. But others weren’t convinced by his response.
Others felt like simply denying a connection to Satanism wasn’t doing much to dispel any rumors, or said that Brown’s description of a “love and light”-filled show didn’t match with the imagery they’d seen of ZBB’s Love & Fear residency.
Specifically, there’s one part of the set where Brown dons a crown made of bones as a larger-than-life skeleton looms on a screen behind him. The skeleton also towers over the audience, and a camera perspective plunges the crowd into a fiery, Hell-like pit.
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(Taste of Country)
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Tim McGraw made a lot of waves online recently after stepping onstage in a bold pair of fringed bell-bottom pants. It was during the opening weekend of his Las Vegas residency at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace.
But rather than ignoring the chatter, Tim addressed it head-on during his show this past weekend.
He told the crowd he had seen the comments about his outfit and decided to double down instead. “I’ve been doing this for 35 years. I don’t give a [damn] what anybody thinks. That’s how my mama taught me.”
The pants in question were orange-ish with long fringe running down each leg. It was a noticeable departure from Tim’s usual skinny-jeans look.
But it seems like the criticism will not dictate his wardrobe. Because later in the show he came out in another fringed pair of pants. (Holler)
