Country artist Walker Hayes serenaded a packed Bryce Jordan Center on Thursday, April 27, as part of his “Duck Buck” tour alongside guests Ingrid Andress and Ray Fulcher.

Hayes is an Alabama-born singer-songwriter and is currently based in Nashville, Tennessee. He began songwriting after moving to Tennessee in 2005 and released his own songs in 2010, beginning with the single “Pants.”

After releasing albums in 2011 and 2017, Hayes dropped “Country Stuff The Album” in 2022, which contained the hit song “Fancy Like.” The song took off on social media and remains as his most popular release.

Fulcher opened the evening at the BJC, kicking off his performance with “I Got It All” and “After The Rain.” He strutted around the stage and shook fans’ hands as his bassist rocked a Penn State football jersey.

Fulcher’s set continued with “Anything You Like” before he introduced “Sellin’ Cars.” The song is about Fulcher’s journey into the music industry and how he went from selling cars to performing his music. The song also closed out Fulcher’s short, but sweet set.

Fulcher was followed by Andress, an American singer-songwriter from Colorado. Hayes later praised Andress during his set, saying he’d be “opening for her one day.”

Andress began her 10-song set with “Life Of The Party,” before moving into love songs “Seeing Someone Else” and “How Honest Do You Want Me To Be?”

Andress introduced her fourth song by talking about her time as a Colorado native in Tennessee, and the issues she faced as a woman entering the music industry. Her song “Lady Like” expressed those feelings as someone on the rise in the music industry.

Four more love songs followed “Lady Like,” including “More Hearts Than Mine,” which was nominated for a Grammy in 2021.

Andress closed out her set with a song about relationships as she sang “Feel Like This” before her band played her out of the BJC.

After a brief intermission, Hayes arrived on stage. His appearance was welcomed by an interesting mashup of Khalid’s “Young Dumb & Broke” and the Imagine Dragons’ “Thunder.” After the conclusion of that song, Hayes walked out to his own song, “Y’all Life,” alongside his band and four backup dancers.

After a few songs, Hayes got the crowd involved with several “We Are” chants, though he made a point of noting his Alabama football roots.

After several opening songs, including the unreleased track “Deer Lord” and “Country Stuff,” the title track for his latest album, Hayes took the time to talk about his marriage. He dedicated his next three songs, “Don’t Let Her,” unreleased track “9,” and “U Gurl,” to his wife.

After two more songs, Hayes spoke about his decision to stop drinking and his movement toward Christianity. He talked about his friend, Craig, who helped him reenter the faith through many years of generosity.

Hayes’ followed with a song dedicated to Craig, appropriately named “Craig,” which was followed up by a shoutout to the charity Hope International. Hope International supports underprivileged families and is based out of Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Shortly after, Hayes followed with “High Heels,” a Flo Rida song that Hayes recorded a feature on in 2022.

Before he closed his set, Hayes gave the audience a performance of “90’s Country,” paired with a bright and colorful light scene behind him.

Finally, as the night was winding down, Hayes gave the crowd what they came to see. He left the stage after performing “Fancy Like.” Hayes got the BJC on its feet as he brought out his daughters, who danced on stage to close out the performance.

Hayes briefly returned to throw autographed hats into the crowd as he received a standing ovation from the crowd.