Noah Kahan's Great Divide Tour is rolling through two more sold-out baseball stadiums this month, with the Vermont singer-songwriter set to play San Diego's Petco Park on Monday, Aug. 17, and Phoenix's Chase Field on Wednesday, Aug. 19, according to Holler Country and azcentral.com. The run continues a summer of stadium-sized shows built around Kahan's chart-topping album "The Great Divide," which debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 in April, a career first, and also reached the top of the charts in Canada, Australia, Ireland, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Scotland and the U.K., azcentral.com reported.
The album was recorded with producer Gabe Simon, who also worked on Kahan's breakout "Stick Season," alongside Grammy-winning producer Aaron Dessner, known for his work with Taylor Swift and Bon Iver. Rolling Stone praised the record as a blend of Bon Iver's falsetto indie-folk, Zach Bryan's storytelling and Mumford & Sons' acoustic energy, azcentral.com noted, calling it "carefully weaved, well-wrought" with real pop sensibility.
Gigi Perez and Annabelle Dinda are opening both the San Diego and Phoenix dates, according to Holler Country and azcentral.com. Perez, who joined Kahan onstage at BST Hyde Park last year for "Call Your Mom," has also occasionally appeared for "She Calls Me Back" during the 2026 run, though Holler Country cautioned that guest appearance isn't yet a fixed part of every show.
San Diego's show at Petco Park is expected to draw more than 40,000 fans, according to Holler Country, marking Kahan's largest concert in the city to date. It follows his 2024 stop at North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre and earlier gigs at smaller indoor venues, the San Diego Union-Tribune reported. Doors at Petco Park open at 5 p.m., with Holler Country reporting the first opener taking the stage around 6:30 p.m. and Kahan expected around 9 p.m.; the San Diego Union-Tribune separately listed the scheduled start time as 6:30 p.m. Padres parking lots open at 1 p.m. for pre-purchased passes, with day-of parking available on a first-come basis and tailgating barred, both outlets noted. Fans are being urged toward public transit, including the San Diego Trolley's Blue and Orange lines, with the last Blue Line trolley to San Ysidro departing just after midnight, per the Union-Tribune.
In Phoenix, the Chase Field concert starts at 6:30 p.m. with doors opening at 5 p.m., azcentral.com reported. The ballpark, located at 401 E. Jefferson St. in downtown Phoenix, is technically sold out, though azcentral.com noted resale tickets remain available through Ticketmaster. Chase Field's food lineup spans dozens of stands, from A-Zona Street Tacos to Churro Dog, and the venue allows sealed water bottles, baby food and clear-bag food but bars alcohol brought from outside, azcentral.com said.
Both stadiums are enforcing strict clear-bag policies. Petco Park requires bags no larger than 12 by 6 by 12 inches, with clutches capped at 5 by 7 inches, according to Holler Country and the Union-Tribune, which also confirmed Petco Park is cashless and that all tickets are digital, accessible through the MLB Ballpark or Ticketmaster apps. Chase Field permits a similarly sized clear bag or a one-gallon clear freezer bag, plus a small clutch purse, and prohibits weapons, drones and aerosol cans, azcentral.com reported. Security at both venues includes metal detectors, with accommodations for fans using mobility devices.
The setlist has evolved steadily since the tour opened June 11 at Orlando's Kia Center, based on fan-sourced tracking from setlist.fm cited by azcentral.com. Early shows featured live debuts of "Downfall," "Dashboard" and the viral "Orbiter," alongside staples like "Dial Drunk," "Northern Attitude" and the title track "The Great Divide." After some Orlando fans complained about the absence of "Staying Still," Kahan added it back into rotation, Holler Country reported. By the time he played California's Rose Bowl on Aug. 15, the set had expanded across multiple stages, including a B-Stage, C-Stage and roof stage, and featured guest turns from Gigi Perez on "She Calls Me Back" and Chappell Roan on "California," according to Holler Country's setlist tracking. Encores have consistently closed with "End of August," "Homesick" and "Stick Season."
The tour's massive scale has come with an unwelcome side effect. In June, fans at Kahan's Philadelphia stop posted video alleging a bathroom-averse concertgoer had defecated near the stage rather than leave a coveted spot, prompting Kahan to write online, "If you have to poop at a show please dear god just go to the bathroom lmao," the San Diego Union-Tribune reported. Kahan isn't the only artist grappling with the issue; pop star Olivia Rodrigo told a London radio interviewer in June that she has seen fans wear diapers to hold front-row spots at concerts and festivals, calling it something she has "smelled and experienced." Separately, a Baltimore man was arrested and faced multiple charges after allegedly urinating on seated fans and brawling at a Morgan Wallen concert at M&T Bank Stadium on July 18, according to the Union-Tribune.
Petco Park, for its part, offers extensive permanent and temporary restroom access close to the stage, the Union-Tribune noted, a detail organizers hope will keep Monday's show free of similar incidents. Early line-up outside Petco Park's Home Plate Gate begins at 7 a.m., with camping or gathering before that hour not permitted, and exterior merchandise stands open at 10 a.m. at three locations around the ballpark.
Fans attending either stop should expect a set built for a stadium: multiple stages, new production design praised by early showgoers, and a mix of the acoustic-driven songs that made Kahan a breakout star alongside the heavier guitar work running through "The Great Divide: The Last of the Bugs." With San Diego and Phoenix both sold out and resale tickets the main option left for latecomers, the Great Divide Tour shows no sign of slowing as it moves through the rest of its summer stadium run.
