Zac Brown Band Sets Columbus Date at Nationwide Arena for Love & Fear Tour
Nationwide Arena stop scheduled for Aug. 14, 2026
Zac Brown Band will bring its “Love & Fear Tour” to Nationwide Arena in Columbus on Friday, Aug. 14, 2026, with a 7 p.m. show time. The arena listing identifies Old Crow Medicine Show as the special guest for the Columbus date, and notes the tour branding as “presented by Margaritaville at Sea.”
The show is part of a broader North American tour itinerary running from July into November 2026. Nationwide Arena’s event page lists tickets as going on sale to the general public at 10 a.m. on Friday, Jan. 30, 2026. Additional presales are scheduled earlier in the week, including a fan-club presale on Wednesday, Jan. 28, followed by a community presale on Thursday, Jan. 29.
Tour positioning: album cycle and the Las Vegas Sphere run
The 2026 tour announcement ties directly to the band’s recent “Love & Fear” era, which has included a limited engagement in Las Vegas at Sphere and the release of an album carrying the same title. Promotional materials for the tour describe the Sphere run as an immersive production that reworked the band’s catalog alongside newer material, with the tour framed as an extension of that large-format concert approach into arenas and amphitheaters.
Zac Brown Band’s Nationwide Arena listing also summarizes career milestones, including multiple Grammy Awards, a long run of charting albums, and a catalog that crosses country and rock radio formats.
What to know about tickets and entry policies
Nationwide Arena’s event information indicates that Ticketmaster will handle ticketing for the concert and that entry will rely on mobile tickets delivered through a SafeTix-style code. The venue’s posted guidance encourages attendees to save tickets in a mobile wallet prior to arrival and notes that screenshots are not accepted for entry.
Event date and time: Friday, Aug. 14, 2026, 7 p.m.
Venue: Nationwide Arena, Columbus
Special guest (Columbus date): Old Crow Medicine Show
Public on-sale: Friday, Jan. 30, 2026, 10 a.m. local time
Columbus date in context
Columbus is one of several major-market arena stops on the “Love & Fear Tour,” which includes dates across the Midwest, Northeast and other regions. For local concertgoers, the Aug. 14 booking places the band in Columbus during the heart of the tour’s summer stretch, when large-capacity venues typically host higher-production shows built around current touring cycles.
The tour’s promotional framing emphasizes a mix of catalog hits, new album material, and rotating set elements designed to vary from night to night.
Additional event details, including seating configurations and final ticket inventory, are expected to be reflected in the venue’s ticketing system as the on-sale window approaches.