Ford Field has Detroit music fans buzzing after teasing a concert announcement on social media, and all signs point toward Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Noah Kahan. The stadium's tease lines up with a countdown on Mastercard's website that ends at 11 a.m. Thursday, alongside bug-themed imagery and blank spaces for letters, suggesting a name reveal is imminent.
Countdown Points to a Thursday Reveal
According to wxyz.com, Kahan is set to announce the dates for “The Last of the Bugs Tour” on Thursday at 11 a.m. ET, with Mastercard's countdown and teaser graphics matching that same timeline. Mastercard's own promotional page notes that eligible Mastercard Collection cardholders will get access to preferred tickets for select dates on Kahan's North American “The Last Of The Bugs” tour, subject to availability while supplies last, according to mastercard.com. The pairing of the Mastercard offer with Ford Field's own tease is what has fueled speculation that Detroit could land a stop on the tour.
The Vermont singer-songwriter behind hits like “Stick Season” has not played Detroit since 2023, when he performed at The Fillmore. The same report from the Detroit-area station notes Kahan has played the city five times total, making a potential Ford Field stop a significant jump in scale for his local history. As The Detroit News reported, the stadium's social media tease points toward a possible Kahan date.
A Tour Already Growing Since August
Kahan first unveiled dates for what he's calling “The Last Of The Bugs World Tour” in August, with an initial routing that included July 2027 stops at Glasgow's Hampden Park, Dublin's Aviva Stadium and London's Wembley Stadium, per Pollstar. The tour takes its name from the expanded edition of his album “The Great Divide,” subtitled The Last of the Bugs. Kahan told fans at the time that those initial stadium dates were only the beginning, saying, “This is only the first of the last of the bugs… stay tuned for more.”
Those Wembley shows are set for July 23, 24 and 25, 2027, and tickets are already on general sale, according to Wembley Stadium's event page. Kahan's biggest headline show to date filled Pasadena's Rose Bowl Stadium with about 56,000 fans. He also headlined a four-night stand at Boston's Fenway Park.
From Clubs to Stadiums
Kahan's rise has been rapid by any measure of the music industry. Kahan is a Vermont singer-songwriter and a 2024 Best New Artist Grammy nominee, and he was already slated to headline stadiums across North America on The Great Divide Tour this past summer. JamBase has similarly flagged that Kahan is beginning to roll out his 2027 tour dates, part of a broader expansion that could carry him well beyond the arenas and amphitheaters that once defined his touring career.
Whether Ford Field ultimately lands on that 2027 routing remains to be seen, but the stadium's tease, timed to Mastercard's countdown, has Detroit fans watching closely for Thursday's 11 a.m. announcement. If Kahan does confirm a stop in the city, it would follow his last Metro Detroit concert, at Michigan Lottery Amphitheater in September 2023.
