Country music star Zach Bryan has sparked fresh controversy in the sports-and-music crossover world after publicly declaring he will never perform in Kansas City again. The declaration comes just days before he is set to share the stage with Kings of Leon at San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park on Friday, Aug. 15 — a venue squarely in the home turf of the San Francisco 49ers, the team defeated by the Kansas City Chiefs in last year’s Super Bowl.

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• Zach Bryan vows never to play in Kansas City again.

• Feud escalates ahead of Aug. 15 San Francisco show with Kings of Leon.

• Taunted Chiefs fans after Eagles’ 40-22 Super Bowl win.

• Past controversy involved Taylor Swift comments.

• Plans performance in nearby Bonner Springs next year.

The timing is noteworthy not only for the football connection, but also for Bryan’s own allegiances. A Grammy-winning artist and vocal supporter of the Philadelphia Eagles, Bryan has not shied away from using social media to needle Chiefs fans — and this latest exchange shows no signs of softening.

The latest round began on Aug. 8, when Bryan posted on X:

“(W)here are all the three peat people from last year:/”

The reference was clear: the Eagles’ decisive 40-22 win over the Chiefs in this year’s Super Bowl. It didn’t take long for the replies to flood in. Chiefs loyalists accused him of stoking unnecessary rivalry, with one commenter pointing out that the same fan base he was mocking often “sells out his shows.”

Bryan’s response was blunt:

“Please understand I will never play in Kansas City.”

In a follow-up post, he added a jab at the idea of performing in the city’s stadium:

“I’ll be about to finish my show and then get a taunting call if I play at that stadium.”

Bryan, now 29, has a history of drawing large crowds in Kansas City, including a show at the T-Mobile Center in August 2024. But if his posts are to be taken at face value, those may have been his last appearances there. When a fan asked him to remove a live recording from Kansas City featured on one of his albums, Bryan didn’t hesitate.

“Done brother,” he replied.

Yet, two days after his hardline stance, his tone shifted slightly. He posted:

“I miss you Bonner Springs.”

Then came the hint at a compromise:

“…coming to play next year.”

The mention of Bonner Springs — a Kansas town just 20 miles from Kansas City — suggests the door might not be completely closed on the region.

This isn’t the first time Bryan’s online comments have stirred strong reactions. In September 2024, he posted a message that read:

“eagles > chiefs” and “Kanye > Taylor,” ending with “who’s with me.”

The tweet triggered a wave of criticism, not least because it appeared to target Taylor Swift — pop superstar and girlfriend of Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce. Bryan eventually deleted the post and explained his state of mind at the time.

“For the record guys I wasn’t coming for Taylor the other night,” he wrote on Instagram. “I was drunkenly comparing two records and it came out wrong. … I love Taylor’s music and pray you guys know I’m human and tweet stupid things often. Hope one day I can explain this to her.”

He admitted the remarks “came off as rude and desensitized” toward Swift, adding:

“I respect her so much as a musician that the last thing I want is people thinking I don’t appreciate and love what she has done for music.”

And with a final lesson for himself and others, Bryan summed it up plainly:

“Don’t drink and tweet!!”

Bryan’s refusal to set foot on a Kansas City stage again underscores how sports rivalries can spill far beyond the field, especially when amplified by celebrity voices and social media. Whether his planned return to nearby Bonner Springs will mend fences or merely shift the battleground remains to be seen — but for now, the standoff between the Eagles loyalist and the Chiefs faithful shows no sign of cooling.

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