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Country star Luke Combs might be a down-to-earth guy, generally speaking, but not even someone as humble and laidback as the “Fast Car” singer can help but find himself in some wild situations just by being a celebrity. One of those situations occurred in rural Mexico, leaving Combs to wonder if he was in mortal danger in a desolate beach town he called “nowhere desert.”

Fortunately for Combs, he survived his rollercoaster of a work trip and got a few great stories to tell.

Luke Combs Describes Wild Night in Rural Mexico

During a June 2024 visit to the Joe Rogan Experience, Luke Combs described one of the wilder nights he’s had while visiting Mexico. As part of the country star’s deal with Columbia Sportswear, Combs, his manager, and three of his friends took a trip to Mexico for a Columbia photoshoot. Combs believed he was traveling to Cabo to fish for marlin with his pals while Columbia took photos of them in their sportswear. And while the last half was true, Combs et al. didn’t exactly end up in Cabo proper. 

Instead, Combs’ driver began taking the crew outside Cabo and into what the musician called “nowhere desert.” Combs and his friends started to worry the driver was taking them to the wrong place—the first foreshadowing of the rest of the night’s events. In the end, everyone made it to the beach town safely, and Combs and his crew enjoyed a full day of fishing for marlin in their Columbia sportswear. After the Columbia representatives left, Combs and his posse settled into their lodging for the night: a small beach house built directly on the sand with hurricane-proof concrete furniture.

The group sat around, playing guitar and swapping stories, when suddenly, Combs spotted a single headlight driving toward them from miles away. Their hackles were raised for the second time that day as they wondered if the person approaching them was dangerous. Eventually, the headlights (from an ATV) came directly to where the group sat and out walked a biker couple in their 60s from Minnesota.

No, things didn’t get any less weird after that.

The Country Star Showed Off His Down-to-Earth Attitude

The older couple that came to pay Luke Combs and his friends a visit invited the group back to their place to smoke and drink. Combs admitted to Joe Rogan that the idea was “sketchy,” but he went along with it anyway, encouraging his friends to come, too. So, the group went down an empty, sandy path to the couple’s nearby beach house and began to imbibe. One of Combs’ friends asked the couple if they liked country music. Combs said the man replied, “‘Yeah, but I don’t like any of them new guys. They’re all sissies.’ My buddy’s like, ‘Yeah, there’s a couple guys that are pretty good, though.’”

Combs’ friend pulled him aside and insisted he tell the couple who he was even if they didn’t recognize him because their grandchildren might. The country star said his buddy compared it to George Strait, saying that if that couple had hung out with Strait in their 20s, their grandparents would have loved to know, to which Combs replied, “Dude, I’m not George Strait, though.”

Combs told the couple who he was and took a photo with them before heading back to their beach house. On the way back, the group encountered what would be their final and arguably scariest near-death experience: two rogue bulls wandering the street where they were walking. Combs and his friends hid behind a dumpster until the bulls passed them, after which they high-tailed it to the house. Once they got there, Combs’ manager, who had stayed behind, welcomed them in a relieved panic.

The night ended with Combs’ manager whipping up a shrimp stirfry at 3 a.m. Not a bad work trip, all things considered.

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