Country music star Luke Bryan is coming back to Westmoreland County this September. Thousands have already bought tickets for his Latrobe stop on his 2026 farm tour.However, the venue he’s playing in Unity Township is about to host its first concert ever.“We purchased this farm in 2022,” said Aleisha Stas, manager of 1846 Farms. “We had no idea that this is what it would turn into.”Originally, the Stas family thought they would host smaller events on their preserved Unity Township farmland. “We just had an event center that we wanted to restore a barn that was built in 1846 and make it something beautiful for the community,” Stas said. “We wanted to preserve Pennsylvania farmland. If you don’t do something with a barn from 1846, it’ll just deteriorate. We just wanted to make it into something that the community could come and enjoy.”For months, they have been renovating the barn and acres to make the space fit their vision. Then, they got a call.“We thought it was an April Fool’s prank,” Stas said. “It was around April 1st or 2nd, so we were like, there’s no way.”Members of Bryan’s team were on the other end of the line asking if they could bring the musician’s farm tour back to Westmoreland County. The last time the tour was in western Pennsylvania was in Smithton in 2024. “I never, in a million years, thought that we would have a major headliner basically coming to our backyard,” Stas said. “The day that those tickets went on presale, we sold almost 12,000, which is what the original Plan A venue was supposed to hold.”That change of plans is forcing 1846 to make more room before the night of Sept. 17.“We have about 26 acres that need cleared, so that’s excavating with bulldozers, and there’s a lot of work with that,” Stas said. “Then, we have to burn all of the brush that we’re piling up. And then, after that, it’s planting and seeding.”Parking will be on the hillside at one end of Bell Memorial Church Road; the venue will be on the other side once it’s leveled. The adjustments could lead to more than just one concert. “We get a lot of concerts in Pittsburgh, but out towards this way, we don’t really get that, so it would be incredible if that could continue,” Stas said.The money made by 1846 during the concert will be donated back to efforts helping preserve American farmlands.“(Luke Bryan) brings local publicity to the American farmer,” Stas said. “Farmers have made American history. They make our country what it is. I think that’s what Luke Bryan’s trying to do is bring back and celebrate the American farmer.”Local agencies will help coordinate traffic and fans on the day of the show. A day the Stas family hopes is one to remember.“I hope people have this as a great memory,” she said. “It’s not too often that someone like this comes out to a small town. I really hope people come here and just have the time of their lives. Come, bring your cowgirl and cowboy boots, and have fun.”More information on tickets, parking and other questions can be found at the Luke Bryan Farm Tour website.
UNITY TOWNSHIP, Pa. —
Country music star Luke Bryan is coming back to Westmoreland County this September. Thousands have already bought tickets for his Latrobe stop on his 2026 farm tour.
However, the venue he’s playing in Unity Township is about to host its first concert ever.
“We purchased this farm in 2022,” said Aleisha Stas, manager of 1846 Farms. “We had no idea that this is what it would turn into.”
Originally, the Stas family thought they would host smaller events on their preserved Unity Township farmland.
“We just had an event center that we wanted to restore a barn that was built in 1846 and make it something beautiful for the community,” Stas said. “We wanted to preserve Pennsylvania farmland. If you don’t do something with a barn from 1846, it’ll just deteriorate. We just wanted to make it into something that the community could come and enjoy.”
For months, they have been renovating the barn and acres to make the space fit their vision.
Then, they got a call.
“We thought it was an April Fool’s prank,” Stas said. “It was around April 1st or 2nd, so we were like, there’s no way.”
Members of Bryan’s team were on the other end of the line asking if they could bring the musician’s farm tour back to Westmoreland County. The last time the tour was in western Pennsylvania was in Smithton in 2024.
“I never, in a million years, thought that we would have a major headliner basically coming to our backyard,” Stas said. “The day that those tickets went on presale, we sold almost 12,000, which is what the original Plan A venue was supposed to hold.”
That change of plans is forcing 1846 to make more room before the night of Sept. 17.
“We have about 26 acres that need cleared, so that’s excavating with bulldozers, and there’s a lot of work with that,” Stas said. “Then, we have to burn all of the brush that we’re piling up. And then, after that, it’s planting and seeding.”
Parking will be on the hillside at one end of Bell Memorial Church Road; the venue will be on the other side once it’s leveled.
The adjustments could lead to more than just one concert.
“We get a lot of concerts in Pittsburgh, but out towards this way, we don’t really get that, so it would be incredible if that could continue,” Stas said.
The money made by 1846 during the concert will be donated back to efforts helping preserve American farmlands.
“(Luke Bryan) brings local publicity to the American farmer,” Stas said. “Farmers have made American history. They make our country what it is. I think that’s what Luke Bryan’s trying to do is bring back and celebrate the American farmer.”
Local agencies will help coordinate traffic and fans on the day of the show. A day the Stas family hopes is one to remember.
“I hope people have this as a great memory,” she said. “It’s not too often that someone like this comes out to a small town. I really hope people come here and just have the time of their lives. Come, bring your cowgirl and cowboy boots, and have fun.”
More information on tickets, parking and other questions can be found at the Luke Bryan Farm Tour website.