Could Florida Georgia Line be set to resume playing some concerts? Possibly, says Tyler Hubbard.
As duo Florida Georgia Line, Hubbard and Brian Kelley earned massive hits including “Cruise,” “H.O.L.Y.” and “This Is How We Roll.” They split in 2022 over differing views over balancing the duo with solo careers, but recently, Hubbard and Kelley have been spending more time together. In January, Kelley posted a video from a hike they took together, and the duo were spotted at the CMA Awards together last fall.
Those photos and videos sparked intense fan speculation that the duo could be reuniting. During a red carpet interview with Entertainment Tonight at Sunday night’s ACM Awards, Hubbard gave fans an update on his professional and personal relationship with Kelley, and what that means for FGL.
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“One photo and the world thinks you’re back on tour automatically,” Hubbard quipped. “To be honest, we’ve had a blast. It’s been a really fun season of healing…we’ve been hanging out, laughing, been cuttin’ up and goofin’ around. It just feels like the old days. For us, we’re just trying to soak it up, make the most of it, not rush anything, be really smart about it.
“We have been toying around, flirting with the idea of playing a handful of shows next year, so that gets us both excited. But right now, like I said, we’re trying to be patient with it, trying to enjoy this kind of like ‘honeymoon’ phase if you will,” he said, adding that he was planning to fly from Las Vegas to the beach to hang out with Kelley and his family. “We’re just enjoying this time together.”
He also added that there is no new FGL music in the works at the moment. “Haven’t gotten there yet,” he said, adding, “No new FGL music, I’m too busy working on my solo stuff at the moment. But I do know that…the idea of playing shows together sounds like a lot of fun, and we’re just trying to keep it low stress and nothing but a good time.”
Hubbard also discussed what hearing that positive feedback and excitement from fans has meant to him.
“For the world to get to experience a little taste of the emotion and healing we’ve gotten to feel, it’s really special and it’s bigger than just us, it’s bigger than just the music. It’s actually a story and a powerful testimony to grace and forgiveness, healing and all those things, so we’re leaning into that…it feels like the world is feeling what we’re feeling and it feels good.”
During this year’s Country Radio Seminar, the duo did briefly reunite onstage to honor Jason Aldean by performing Aldean’s hit song “You Make It Easy,” which Kelley and Hubbard co-wrote with Morgan Wallen and songwriter Jordan Schmidt.
Billboard has reached out to reps for both Hubbard and Kelley for comment.
