Luke Combs has been a road warrior the past couple years, and he has even been referred to as one of “country music’s hardest-touring headlining acts.”
But Combs isn’t touring this year, and he recently took to social media with a message for his fans as he takes a bit of a break.
“I want to take a moment to remind y’all that I truly believe y’all are the best fans in the world,” Combs wrote on Instagram. “I know we’re only doing festivals in the US this year, but I thank y’all for giving me the opportunity to change things up and no do my own your while still knowing how much y’all mean to me.
“I just want to be home as much as I can where I can see my boys grow up and them know how important they are to me,” he added. “At the same time, I’m grateful for the opportunity to still play some festivals throughout the year and see y’all like I did this weekend in New Orleans at @jazzfest and @preservationhall.
“We’re still playing about 10 more times this year and I look forward to seeing as many of y’all as possible.’
The 35-year-old recently told People Magazine that he is taking this year to just focus on being a good father to his two sons, Tex, who is almost 3, and Beau, who is almost 2.
“I’ve already done 10 of them,” he told People of the festival appearances. “I got 14 more shows for the rest of the whole year. I want to be home with my kids. I want to see my kids grow up and I want them to know that they’re important to me.”
It’s a move that Combs told People would have been more difficult for him to make earlier in his career.
“I feel like country music for a long time has been, ‘Let’s tour every year as hard as we can tour’ while it’s hot,” he said. “But I’m now like, ‘Why can’t you tour really hard, built a really great fan base, care about them, support them, give them exclusive things, give them great experiences and let them understand that you care about them,’ and then if you do want some time for you, you can tell them, ‘I can’t tour this year.’ I wanted to get to the point where I could do that, and it not be career suicide.”