Introduction
At 72 and 70, They Didn’t Return to the Stage — They Claimed It.
When Ronnie Dunn and Kix Brooks stepped onto the stage at Nashville’s New Year’s Eve Big Bash, it wasn’t a throwback moment. It was a reminder.
A reminder of who built this house.
The opening notes of “Brand New Man” hit the air, and suddenly time felt irrelevant. The city lights shimmered behind them, the crowd roared, and the energy felt alive — urgent, electric, and unmistakably present.
This wasn’t nostalgia packaged for applause.
This was two artists still chasing the spark.
After 35 years together, Brooks & Dunn didn’t sound like a band revisiting old victories. They sounded like musicians still hungry, still sharp, still having the time of their lives. Every note carried intention. Every grin told the same story: they’re not done.
Ronnie Dunn said it best — things couldn’t be better.
Kix Brooks went even further — they felt like they could play 20 more shows without blinking.
And the future backs it up.
A new album is on the way.
More tour dates are coming.
Because when the fire is still burning, experience doesn’t slow you down —
it turns you into something unstoppable.
Brooks & Dunn didn’t walk onstage to look back.
They walked onstage to prove they’re still standing at the front.
🔥🎶