(FOX40.COM) — On Saturday, 20,000 people are expected to turn out at Mahon Ranch in Elk Grove for a sold-out live performance from country music star Luke Bryan as part of his 2026 Farm Tour.
FOX40 went to the ranch to learn more about the setup and excitement behind this massive local event.
Tom Mahon’s family has been in Elk Grove since the 1880s, so Saturday’s event represents a major transformation of the ranch’s vast fields of green. The sounds of tractors on dirt roads will turn into the sounds of screaming fans and live music.
“A guy called me one day and asked me if we would like to do a concert with Luke Bryan,” Mahon said. “I said, ‘Yeah, sure. That sounds fine’ and a few days went by, and we talked to several other people, and finally it sounded like it was going to work.”…