What to know
- Luke Combs brought William Nylander, Kevin Gausman and Patrick Corbin on stage during his second Toronto concert.
- The trio shotgun beers alongside the country superstar in front of a packed Rogers Stadium crowd.
- Videos of the moment quickly went viral across social media.
- Fans joked that seeing Nylander and Gausman together at a country concert wasn’t on their 2026 bingo card.
- The appearance came during the second night of Combs’ Toronto stop on the “My Kinda Saturday Night Tour.”
Luke Combs fans in Toronto were surprised by the country singer on the second night of his “My Kinda Saturday Night Tour” after he brought Toronto Maple Leafs Forward William Nylander and Blue Jays stars Kevin Gausman and Patrick Corbin on stage for a viral beer-chugging moment.
Luke Combs drew even louder cheers after he brought out Toronto’s sports royalty during his Saturday night show at the Rogers Stadium, resulting in a viral cultural moment that brought together concertgoers and passionate sports fans online.
The country superstar was joined by Blue Jays pitchers Kevin Gausman and Patrick Corbin and Maple Leafs forward William Nylander on stage for a shotgun beer moment.
Videos circulating on social media show the trio raising cans of beers alongside Combs before chugging them in front of thousands of fans, prompting plenty of reactions online.
William Nylander shotgunning a beer on stage with Luke Combs and Kevin Gausman was not on my bingo card,” one fan wrote on X.
Others were simply thrilled to see some of Toronto’s biggest athletes sharing the stage together.
“Blue Jays’ Kevin Gausman & Patrick Corbin + Maple Leaf’s William Nylander partying with Luke Combs on stage. What studs,” another user posted.
The appearance capped off a busy weekend at Rogers Stadium, which has already hosted massive crowds for Bruno Mars and now Luke Combs as Toronto’s summer concert season shifts into high gear.
For Leafs fans, the sight of Nylander shotgunning a beer in cowboy-country fashion was particularly entertaining.
“Got tanked at the Luke Combs concert and watched William Nylander shotgun a beer and personally I think that’s more important than anything else happening tonight,” one fan joked online.
Another added: “Imagine telling yourself in December 2025 Patrick Corbin and William Nylander would be doing the Stone Cold Steve Austin with beers at a Luke Combs concert.”
The stunt also continued a trend that has become increasingly common during Combs’ stadium tour, with the singer often inviting athletes and local celebrities on stage to help fire up the crowd before launching into one of his biggest hits.
