Zach Bryan Confronts โFellow Musician Gavin Adcock at Oklahomaโ Festival
oologah, OK โ – A โphysical altercation nearlyโฃ occurredโ between country music artistsโ Zach Bryanโข and Gavin Adcockโ at โคa music festival in Oklahoma on April 27, 2024, according to โvideos circulating on โคsocial media and statements from both musicians. The incident unfoldedโฃ hours before Adcock was scheduled to perform.
The dispute beganโข when Bryan reportedly confronted Adcock about his โขlocation,allegedly seekingโข him out among other artists throughout the day. According to Adcock,Bryan arrived at theโ festival โฃgrounds and,after seeing Adcock between buses and later onโข his tour bus while watching a football game,began โasking other artists,”Where’s Gavin? Where’s โGavin?” Bryan then approached a fence separating Adcock’s group fromโ Bryan and demanded,”Fight like a โฃman? Open โฃthe gate,” beforeโ physically shoving the barrier.
Adcock detailed โthe escalating situation โin a video posted to Instagram, stating Bryan โthen โขdroveโฃ a truck โto the other side of โthe fence.”No artist who cares aboutโฃ their fans isโข going โto fight right beforeโค their set,missingโ going on and disappointing fans โฃwho โspent way too โฃmuch money to be there,” Adcock said. Heโ further explained he avoided engaging in a physical fight โto avoid legal repercussions and missing his performance. video footage shows Bryan later jumping overโข the fence, despite the presence ofโ barbed wire.
The incident follows a public โฃexchange between the two musiciansโ in July 2023, where Adcock criticized Bryan’s response โคto a 14-year-old fanโ on X (formerly Twitter). Adcock posted, “If you can’t handle โคthe criticism of aโ 14 year old why do people idolize you?” โขadding that โthe fan and his parents had invested โnotable money to see โBryan perform.
As of April 28, 2024, Bryan has not publicly addressed โthe festival confrontation or โขAdcock’s statements. Adcock is a Georgia native, while Bryan is from Oologah, Oklahoma. โBoth artists are rising stars in the country music scene, with Bryan achieving โขwidespread recognition for hits like “Something inโข the Orange” and Adcock gainingโ traction with songs โlike “Last One to โคKnow.”