Yep, Zach Top Played Bangor Before Becoming a CMA Star

Before he was crowned the 2025 CMA Award-winning New Artist of the Year, Zach Top played on our Bangor Waterfront.

You never know who will break out next—that opener you’re impatiently waiting to finish so the headliner can start might be the one who hits the big time sooner than you think.

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On June 29th, 2024, Lainey Wilson brought her Country’s Cool Again Tour to the Maine Savings Amphitheater in Bangor.

She was joined by special guests Ian Munsick and a then-26-year-old Zach Top, who was just beginning to see his first mainstream radio success at that point.

Flash forward to November 2025, and Zach is now nominated for three Grammy Awards and has already won the 2025 ACM Award for New Male Artist of the Year.

Additionally, he scored five CMA nominations this year and performed at the show. He even took home his first CMA trophy, winning the New Artist of the Year award.

While we also want to celebrate Lainey’s huge night at the CMA Awards—winning Female Vocalist, Album, and the biggest honor of all, Entertainer of the Year—we’ve known how great she is.

What’s really interesting is looking at the success of the artists who came with her, like Zach Top, who she first brought to Bangor and who now got to share a night of celebration with her less than two years later.

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And there you have it! You never know who will break out—before adding to his trophy case at this year’s CMA Awards, Zach Top was once an opener right here in Bangor.

What are your thoughts on this? Did you see Zach and Lainey in Bangor? We’d love to hear from you! Feel free to join the conversation by messaging us on the app.

Zach Top: 12 Stunning Facts About the 'I Never Lie' Singer

Zach Top sings "I Never Lie," but he did tell one teeny tiny little lie to his mom and dad after he dropped out of college.

That's just one of 12 things you probably didn't know about Top. This list of Zach Top facts goes deeper than name, age and hometown —you can find all of that on Wikipedia. Instead, we've sifted through interviews and old social media clips to find stories rarely told previously.

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The 20 Best Lainey Wilson Songs

Lainey Wilson's best songs are the ones that show exactly who she is: A sharp songwriter with a stubborn streak, a tender heart and a flair for '70s rock and roll.

Some of that might seem like a contradiction, but it's always made perfect sense to Wilson, who debuted on the country scene with a never-ending closet full of bell-bottoms and an unapologetically thick Louisiana drawl. Even if you flip back to some of her earliest releases, this singer-songwriter has always known who she is, and been laser-focused on her country music goals.

That self-confidence and willingness to work hard has paid off for Wilson, who has climbed the country music ladder by leaps and bounds since she released her breakout hit, "Things a Man Oughta Know," in 2021. Keep reading for a look at Wilson's catalogue, and our roundup of the 20 best country songs she has released to date.

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2026 Maine Savings Amphitheater Summer Concert Lineup

Each year, Waterfront Concerts delivers an amazing lineup for the summer concert season at the Maine Savings Amphitheater, drawing fans from all over to Bangor’s waterfront. Keep scrolling to see the full list of artists scheduled to perform in the Queen City of the East in 2026. We’ll keep this list up-to-date as more announcements roll in, so be sure to check back often!

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