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Luke Combs Balks at Willis Tower’s Glass Ledge Ahead of Lollapalooza

Joking that he would rather face a grizzly bear, the country star refused to step onto the Skydeck’s glass boxes before headlining Lollapalooza later that day.

FILE – Luke Combs performs during CMA Fest 2022, June 11, 2022, in Nashville, Tenn. Combs leads the nominees for the 2024 Academy of Country Music Awards with eight nods to his name, it was announced Tuesday, April 9, 2024.
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Overview

  • Combs made a promotional stop at Chicago’s Willis Tower Skydeck on July 31 in advance of his Lollapalooza headline slot.
  • The singer declined to venture onto The Ledge, a series of glass-enclosed platforms suspended 103 stories above the city.
  • In a social media video, he quipped that encountering a grizzly bear sounded less intimidating than the glass-floored attraction.
  • While members of his party took the Ledge challenge, Combs posed for a photo just outside the glass without stepping onto it.
  • He sold out an aftershow at The Metro on Tuesday, underscoring his rising prominence before his festival performance.