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Luke Combs Gives His Nashville Bar A Powerful Name

Author Nancy Brooks // Country Writer, Beasley Media Group

In April of 2023, Luke Combs announced that he was opening his own Nashville bar and venue. The bar is at the location of the famous Wildhorse Saloon in downtown Nashville.

Luke took to his Instagram today (1/30) to tell fans that his new bar now has a name. Combs said in a video clip posted to Instagram, “What’s up, guys? Luke here. As you know, we’ve been teasing a bar of mine in downtown Nashville. So, I am excited to officially announce the name of the bar. It’s gonna be called Category 10. I’m so excited about that. As you guys know, the strongest a hurricane can be is category five, so we figured we’d double it and make it category ten.”

He added, “It’s gonna be an awesome honky tonk in downtown Nashville, foods, spirits, whatever you want, we’re gonna have it. It’s gonna be so much fun; I can’t wait for this thing to open. I can’t wait to see you guys there. I am backstage at the Opry right now, which is also super sick. You guys let me know what you think, and I will see you soon.”

Combs’s first number-one song came in 2016 called “Hurricane.”

The 69,000-square-foot venture will open at 120 2nd Avenue N, taking the place of Wildhorse Saloon, a longtime Ryman-owned country bar and ticketed venue that opened in 1994. The bar’s opening will be this year.

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Combs is back in the recording studio in Nashville this week to work on his next album. Luke posted some photos of him in the studio to his Instagram.

He posted a photo of him singing lyrics from his iPhone into a microphone, wearing a black t-shirt that features a stack of cassettes from the 1980s and 1990s country. In more photos, he listens from the soundboard and sits back with his blue ball cap resting on his belly.

He captioned the post, “Good to be back in the studio today…”

Many fans reacted with excitement to his new post, including one fan who observed what he was wearing on his wrist, “Damn, talk about stepping up the watch game. I liked the Rolex’s, but that’s another level!” Another fan gushed, “Thank the Lord. You are a gift @lukecombs.” One more fan said, “Bring the heat, boss!!!”

Four Cold, Cold, Country Songs

  • "Colder Weather" (2010)

    Zac gets right to the point in this song about delaying a love match because of “colder weather.” In the chorus, the lyrics include: “He said, ‘I wanna see you again / But I’m stuck in colder weather / Maybe tomorrow will be better / Can I call you then?’ / She said, ‘You’re a ramblin’ man’ / / And you ain’t ever gonna change / You got a gypsy soul to blame / And you were born for leavin.'”

  • "Cold As You" Taylor Swift (2006)

    Taylor released this song as an album cut on her debut album. The chorus includes the lyrics: “Oh, what a shame / What a rainy ending given to a perfect day / Just walk away / Ain’t no use defending words that you will never say / And now that I’m sittin’ here thinkin’ it through / I’ve never been anywhere cold as you.”

  • "Cold As You" Luke Combs (2021)

    Luke co-wrote this sad song and produced the track. He uploaded an acoustic version of the song to his social media in 2020. The lyrics of the chorus are: “They got ‘Whiskey River’ on a jukebox / A honky tonk sawdust dance floor / A neon, five o’clock, broke clock / And plenty damn many when you want one more / Of this broke heart fool on an old bar stool / Drinkin’ beer almost as cold as you.”

    The music video for the cold song showcases a man through a night after he escapes his ex-girlfriend and her new lover via a secret door in the back of a jukebox in a nostalgic diner. Many of the video’s cast of characters have appeared as characters in other Luke Combs videos.

  • "Cold" Chris Stapleton (2020)

    Chris’ “Cold’ won at the 64th GRAMMY Awards for Best Country Song. He performed the song on both the GRAMMY Awards that year and the CMA Awards in 2021. The icey chorus includes the lyrics: “Oh, why you got to be so cold? / Why you got to go and cut me like a knife / And put our love on ice? / Oh, girl, you know you left this hole / Right here in the middle of my soul / Oh, why you got to be so cold?”

Nancy Brooks has been working in the country music industry for almost 30 years. She has interviewed pretty much any country star you can think of. In the late 1990s, she started working with Dolly Parton. And yes, Nancy reports that Parton is as sweet as you would think. She loves her life in country music and has been backstage at every CMA Awards show since the late 1990s. Many of her stories are from her one-on-one interviews. She was there at the beginning of the incredible careers of many music superstars today, including Taylor Swift, Shania Twain, and Blake Shelton, and has interviewed them multiple times throughout the years.

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Author Nancy Brooks // Country Writer, Beasley Media Group
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