Fort Worth Mayor Mattie Parker proclaims Nov. 15 as Leon Bridges Day
Sure, Thanksgiving’s in a few weeks, but Fort Worth now has another day to celebrate in November: Leon Bridges Day.
Fort Worth Mayor Mattie Parker stepped on stage during the encore of Bridges’ sold-out tour stop at Dickies Arena Friday night and proclaimed Nov. 15 to be Leon Bridges Day.
“We love Leon Bridges and we are so proud of him and so excited to see what he does next,” Parker said to an arena’s worth of applause.
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Parker cited Fort Worth native Bridges’ record ticket sales, songs that reference the city, and, more importantly, the work he’s done with the Big Good charity partnership he started with former TCU head coach Gary Patterson as the basis for the proclamation. So far, he’s helped raise more than $2.5 million for Fort Worth through the charity, Parker said.
After the proclamation was made, show opener Charley Crockett came back on stage to join Bridges for a rendition of George Strait’s “Does Fort Worth Ever Cross Your Mind.”
Earlier this week, Dickies Way was renamed Leon Bridges Way ahead of the sold-out show, and Bridges set up a billboard in the city that read “Thank you, Panther City! From a kid on the south side, to selling out an arena. I’m coming home. Love, Leon Bridges.”
Bridges grew up in Fort Worth, and he referenced his childhood a lot Friday night, specifically in his new song “Panther City,” which is about summertime in the Southside. The music video for the song was filmed at the historic Sinclair Service Station at 3725 McCart Ave.
Friday night was the last U.S. stop of the first leg of Bridges’ “Leon” tour, in support of his new album of the same name. Read our full review of the show and see the setlist here.
This story was originally published November 16, 2024 at 2:15 AM.
