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Luke Bryan Celebrates ‘Farm Tour’ Wrap With Bacon Bust

Luke Bryan wrapped his “Farm Tour 2021,” his twelfth since 2009, over the weekend. Luke played six concerts between September 9 and September 18 in harvest fields across six different…

Luke Bryan Celebrates 'Farm Tour' Wrap With Bacon Bust
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Luke Bryan wrapped his "Farm Tour 2021," his twelfth since 2009, over the weekend. Luke played six concerts between September 9 and September 18 in harvest fields across six different states. Five of the farms had never been played before.

Luke took to Instagram for celebration, writing along with a picture of himself and a bust of his likeness made out of bacon, "Thanks @farmlandfoods for joining me on #FarmTour2021 and bringing along this awesome Bacon Bust. Never thought I’d see myself carved out of bacon."

Since its inception in 2009, Luke has granted 66 scholarships to students from farming families attending the local college or university near the tour stops.

Here is a list of this year's dates:

9/9 Marshall, WI Statz Bros. Farm
9/10 Cedar Rapids, IA Brown Farms
9/11 Chillicothe, IL Three Sisters Park
9/16 Kingman, IN Martin Farms
9/17 Baltimore, OH Miller Family Farms
9/18 Fowlerville, MI Kubiak Family Farms

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