Kane Brown's In the Air tour headed to Melbourne and Perth after ...
Kane Brown appeared live on stage in the official music video for Bury Me in Georgia, a fitting song to begin his concert at the Sydney SuperDome on Tuesday night.
Brown stepped on stage dressed all in black, fronting a six-piece band as part of his global In the Air tour.
The lively crowd joined in with One Thing Right, one of two collaborations with Marshmello he would play, and a song that has amassed more than 1.3 billion streams. He followed it with the eight-times-platinum What Ifs.
By the time he got to Grand, the heat meant the leather jacket had to go.
"Thank y'all for helping my dreams come true," he told the crowd.
"I'm a nobody. I still feel like a nobody to this day.
"And I just wanna say thank y'all so much for even being here and welcoming me to your country, a beautiful country at that."
Kane Brown chatted with fans at the Sydney SuperDome concert on Tuesday. (Supplied: Karen Vaioleti)
Brown was last in Australia in 2022 when he headlined CMC Rocks Queensland, performing a string of sold-out shows.
Having already performed in Brisbane this time around, Brown is next headed to Melbourne, then Perth.
He also performed at the ARIAs on Wednesday night.
Brown treated his fans to some new music on Tuesday night, including his 11th number one single I Can Feel It, which features a nod to the classic track In the Air Tonight by Phil Collins.
He also performed Miles On It, a second collaboration with Marshmello, both songs taken from his yet-to-be released album The High Road, due out on January 24, 2025.
"I'm going to play you all my newest songs that I've released so far. It happens to be about my beautiful daughter," he said before performing Backseat Driver.
Brown has two daughters with wife Katelyn – Kingsley and Kodi – and a son, Krewe, born this year.
Brown ensured fans seated further away were able to get up close and personal. (Supplied: Karen Vaioleti)
Brown's past struggles laid bareDuring One Mississippi, Brown disappeared from the main stage, reappearing to give fans seated further away a chance to see him up close.
"For those of you who don't know, I grew up very broke," he told the audience.
"I grew up in a trailer park."
"I went through being bullied and picked on."
He said the challenges he faced made him strong and prepared him for the music industry.
With his track Heaven, Brown became the first Black artist in country music to earn a Diamond certification on an original song, one of just seven country artists to boast the feat.
He also made history earlier this year when he was the first Black artist to sell out a headlining show at the iconic Fenway Park in Boston in the venue's 100-year history.
Brown has earned 11 chart-topping number one singles on country radio.
Upon the release of his self-titled debut deluxe album in 2017, Brown became the first artist in Billboard history to top all five Billboard country charts simultaneously.
Brown says he grew up "very broke". (Supplied: Karen Vaioleti)
"So, if there's any kid out here in the crowd tonight that has a dream and you look at yourself and you look at your talents and you think that 'I'm not good enough,'" he said.
"Just know that I came from the bottom of the barrel and I'm here in front of you guys across the world, so you can do anything that you want that you put your mind to, honestly.
"I always think to myself 'how the heck am I even here?' So, thank you guys for being here tonight. I love you all."
The audience welcomed the confetti. (ABC News: Mawunyo Gbogbo)
Confetti fell onto the screaming fans during Lose It, then Brown attempted a moonwalk before bringing out support acts Kameron Marlowe and a pregnant Kaylee Bell for Famous Friends.
Brown then asked if anyone had experienced anxiety or depression, saying it was something that had affected his family.
"I've learned how to control mine, luckily," he said.
"But I do know that it doesn't matter how much money you have, what type of house you live in, what type of car you drive, what type of friends you have, you're still going to go through it regardless — you've got to find something that takes your mind away from it."
For his adoring Sydney fans, Tuesday's concert provided that very thing.
For info on Kane Brown's upcoming shows in Australia, head here.