Sam Hunt Throws ‘House Party’ in Nashville for Final 15 in a 30 Show

If Ascend Amphitheater in Nashville had walls and a front door, Sam Hunt definitely played the host with the most during his ‘House Party’ of a show at his final performance on the 15 in a 30 Tour this summer.

After traveling all across the country lighting up cities along the way, Hunt landed back in his adopted hometown of Nashville for the grand finale of his headlining tour. Fans gave Hunt a warm welcome back by selling out the last two shows of the run, with Saturday night packing in the people from the die-hard supporters in the front row to the laidback listeners huddled together on the lawn.

Ryan Follese got the night started with his newfound country sound, with a set featuring songs like “Put a Label on It” and “Float Your Boat.” The former Hot Chelle Rae frontman immediately brought the fire that would stay lit throughout the rest of the lively evening, making for a great introduction of the fun that was to come.

Chris Janson followed soon after, and the party moved up to the next notch. For those who haven’t witnessed a Janson performance, it’s somewhat of a spectacle as he flies across the stage playing every instrument known to man during his quite short set. Moving back and forth between his own hits like “Fix a Drink” and “Everybody” to a couple tracks he wrote with country duo LoCash, Janson continually amps up the energy beyond all levels.

The crowd followed Janson’s every word as he commanded them to follow his lead on the ‘patriotic pterodactyl’ to show their excitement from song to song. Encouraging people to scream after every track, fans roared through the words to “Buy Me a Boat” and raised a glass in the air to toast Janson for a stellar set as he headed backstage.

Maren Morris let her songs speak for herself when she established her commanding stage presence from the get-go on a sassy “Sugar” rendition. The GRAMMY-nominated singer defined edgy in her oversized emerald green velvet pant suit paired perfectly with a black bandeau top as she cooed through “Just Another Thing” and “I Wish I Was.”

Admitting the night to be a rather bittersweet moment for Morris and her onstage crew, she reminisced on her humble beginnings in Nashville and remembered the writing process of “I Could Use a Love Song” over a couple miles down the road in Midtown. The feels emitted from the front to the back of the venue through tracks like the soulful “Once” and the vintage-inspired “80s Mercedes.”

Of course, it’s not a Morris set until she praises the audience for their choral background vocals on her holy hit, “My Church.” Nashville didn’t disappoint in its righteous manner when thousands of folks raised their hands in the air and belted out the words to the famed chorus. Morris became the true hero when she wrapped up her time with an emotional standing on “Second Wind,” which fused together with the empowering Beyoncé track, “Halo,” for a strong send-off on this chapter in her career.

Hunt wasted no time on lighting the stage up by leading his set in with a medley of Top 40 hits for the crowd to dance around to. Not a single person remained in their seat as Hunt became the DJ for the night on “Leave the Night On” and “House Party.” He even threw it back to his older hits from the acoustic days as he called it, by busting a rhyme on “Saturday Night” like it was second nature.

The city didn’t dare sleep when Hunt was on stage, even blowing through the autobiographical “Cop Car,” which the singer admitted was a true story that happened to him and his now-wife back in the day. Calling 2017 “the crescendo on his Tennessee life” for working through his first-ever headlining tour and marrying the love of his life, Hunt seemed in good spirits to be back at home in Music City.

Just like the title of his tour referring to slowing things down, Hunt took a hot minute out of his vivacious set to reflect on his story up until that moment and talk to fans like he was a guest in their living room. As a crossover artist himself by mixing his R&B flow over his country upbringings, Hunt made a bold yet insightful statement that the upcoming generation doesn’t see genre in music anymore just like many don’t worry about genres of people blending together in unity for an optimistic and understanding societal future.

Using that united front for his own harmonies, Hunt rallied the sold-out crowd together for a massive sing-a-long on his year-long hit, “Body Like a Back Road.” Fans erupted, though, when Hunt preluded Kendrick Lamar’s “HUMBLE.” before letting the smoke fly on “Ex to See.” Because at the end of the day, a party doesn’t end until the fire burns out, or at least that’s what Hunt led fans to believe on the last night of his summer tour.