Brooks & Dunn at the Vibrant Arena at the MARK -- October 3.
Saturday, October 3, 7 p.m.
Vibrant Arena at the MARK, 1201 River Drive, Moline IL
Revered for having landed 51 singles on the Billboard country charts, 20 of them number-one smashes, the iconic duo of singer/songwriters – better known as Brooks & Dunn – bring their "Neon Moon Tour 2026" to Moline's Vibrant Arena at the MARK on October 3. The artists have the distinction of winning the most Country Music Association Awards in history with 21, including the 1996 Entertainer of the Year and 16 wins for Vocal Duo of the Year, and earlier this year, Brooks & Dunn received the CMA's coveted Willie Nelson Lifetime Achievement Award.
The duo was founded in 1988 through the suggestion of songwriter and record producer Tim DuBois, and before their formation, both musicians were solo recording artists, having each charted two solo singles in the 1980s. Brooks and Dunn signed to Arista Nashville, and to date, have recorded 11 studio albums, one Christmas album, and five compilation albums for the label. They also have released 51 singles, of which 20 went to number one on the Hot Country Songs charts and 19 more reached top 10. Two of these number-one songs, "My Maria" (a posthumous cover of the 1973 B. W. Stevenson hit) and "Ain't Nothing 'bout You", were the top country songs of 1996 and 2001, respectively, according to the Billboard Year-End charts. The latter is also the duo's longest-lasting number-one single on that chart at six weeks.
Among Brooks & Dunn's professional laurels, two of their songs won the Grammy Award for Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal: "Hard Workin' Man" in 1994 and "My Maria" in 1996. All but two of the duo's studio albums are certified platinum or higher by the Recording Industry Association of America; their highest-certified is their 1991 debut album, Brand New Man, which is certified sextuple-platinum for shipments of six million copies. In 2019, the duo was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame.
Brooks & Dunn's repertoire is known for containing influences of honky-tonk, mainstream country, and rock, as well as the contrast between their singing voices and on-stage personalities, although some of their music has also been criticized as formulaic. Their 1992 single "Boot Scootin' Boogie" helped re-popularize line dancing in the United States, and 2001's "Only in America" was used by both George W. Bush and Barack Obama in their respective presidential campaigns. Brooks and Dunn have collaborated with several artists, including Reba McEntire, Vince Gill, Sheryl Crow, Mac Powell, Billy Gibbons, Jerry Jeff Walker, and Luke Combs.
Brooks & Dunn bring their "Neon Moon Tour 2026" to Moline's amphitheater on October 3 alongside special guests David Lee Murphy and Angie K., admission to the 7 p.m. concert event is $29.75-169.75, and tickets are available by calling (800)745-3000 and visiting VibrantArena.com.
