Zac Brown Sparks Outrage After Allegedly Using Satanic Imagery At Las Vegas Show
on Dec 08, 2025
Zac Brown Band is facing backlash after the first night of their Las Vegas residency left some fans upset.
The band announced their Love & Fear residency back in July, along with a new album by the same name.
As only the second country act to ever hold a residency at the Sphere, there’s undeniably a lot of pressure to make it special.
Frontman Zac Brown has done everything he can to pull it off, even telling US Weekly that he’s going into debt to make the whole production possible.
“Just going into debt to make it happen,” Brown admitted. It’s a big moment in time and it’s like, for us, I want to be among the names of the Grateful Dead and the Rolling Stones and the bands that take that lifelong career impact fan journey to be able to do that. This is our statement to try to step into that.”
He also teased ahead of their first show what fans can expect when they attend the residency.
“Taking people on a journey through things that are uncomfortable and then creating that dissonance and then that tension and release is really the art of what we’re doing,” he said. “I haven’t seen anything like what we’re doing there. So, it’s really exciting.”
Fans Accuse Zac Brown Band Of Using Satanic Imagery During The Opening Night Of Their Residency
On Friday, December 5, Zac Brown Band kicked off their sold-out residency, but opening night didn’t come without some controversy.
After fans shared videos from the show online, a lot of talk started when some people accused the band of using satanic imagery during their performance.
The biggest reaction of the night came during their opening song, when Zac Brown sang “Heavy Is the Head” from their 2015 album Jekyll + Hyde.
While he sang, Brown wore a crown that appeared to be made of bones and horns, with an animal skull at its center. Behind him, fiery visuals played on the massive screen.
@infiniti_salon Opening night, opening song! #spherelasvegas #zacbrownband #vegas ♬ original sound – Courtney
People started to flood the comment sections of videos shared on social media, calling the performance “demonic” and representing a satanic ritual.
“I just don’t know why a country artist would do this kind of “dark” presentation in this day and age,” a TikTok user wrote.
“country music? the devil and a decent into hell. what????” another questioned.
“Why does it look so demonic? I remember when you had a simpler message. What happened???” a fan wrote on X.
“This is so dark and demonic. I used to love this band, but I’m definitely out,” said another.
“Why the satanic imagery???” someone else asked.
As of now, Zac Brown and his team have not replied to the ongoing outrage from the concert.
Zac Brown Band still has six shows left in their Las Vegas residency, which wraps up on January 17, 2026.
Opening night at @SphereVegas… what a ride. After dreaming this one up for a long time it feels surreal to finally live it. We’ve played a lot of shows, but nothing like this. Grateful for everyone who showed up and we can't wait to do it all again tomorrow night!
— Zac Brown Band (@zacbrownband) December 6, 2025
Photos… pic.twitter.com/quPPKMwp1O
