Things have been pretty quiet between Zach Bryan and Gavin Adcock for the past few months, but don’t mistake that for thinking they’ve put their feud to bed.
When Bryan got involved with some fan social media drama this week, Adcock pounced at the opportunity to reignite their beef.
“Still don’t know how to treat fans,” Adcock commented under an Instagram post from Billboard about Bryan’s negative social media interaction with a disappointed concertgoer.
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Why Did Zach Bryan Clap Back at a Disappointed Fan on Social Media?
The backstory here is that adverse weather forced Bryan to play an abbreviated show in Nebraska on Saturday (April 25).
Bryan apologized to fans and shared a photo of the set list, telling them that only the last six of the songs he’d planned to play got cut.
Still, some fans weren’t pleased. One X user suggested that he should offer partial refunds to fans for shortening the set, and Bryan responded, “Karen ahhh tweet.”
He gave an identical response to another fan who also expressed frustration for the shortened set after paying a hefty ticket price.
How Did Gavin Adcock Get Involved in Zach Bryan’s Fan Feud?
Adcock publicly criticizing the way Bryan treats his fans is a bit of a deja vu moment for fans who’ve been following this feud.
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The beef started — publicly, at least — in July 2025, when Bryan expressed frustration at a fan who was disappointed that he didn’t stop for a picture after a show. Adcock chimed in, railing against Bryan for not being kinder to the fans who pay to see his shows.
Bryan also used the phrase “GOMD” (which stands for “get off my d–k) toward the fan, and Adcock took particular offense to Bryan using that phrase to a fan who stated that they were 14 years old.
And things escalated from there: On a podcast, Adcock said he didn’t think Bryan was “that great of a person,” and that he “puts on a big mask” to the public.
Remember When Zach Bryan Hopped a Fence to Try to Fight Gavin Adcock?
The whole feud came to a head at Born & Raised Festival in September of 2025, when the two men got in a heated argument through a chain fence and Bryan successfully scaled the fence in an attempt to try and fight Adcock.
Read More: Zach Bryan Climbs a Fence, Confronts Gavin Adcock
Things didn’t actually get physical — thanks in part to some bystanders on both sides — but it was close. Adcock later said he walked away because he still had a show to play.
After he posted his latest Zach Bryan dig on Instagram, a user commented to ask, “What happened when he jumped that fence?”
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“I took my fat paycheck and played for 20k of his hometown fans. That’s what happened,” Adcock responded.
What Will Happen Next in Gavin Adcock + Zach Bryan’s Feud?
Adcock and Bryan are both noted country music hotheads, and they’ve both been embroiled in multiple public feuds over the years. So it’s not a huge surprise that they clashed, or that they’re continuing to do so.
On the other hand, Bryan has made some big life changes recently that have cooled his social media persona to a certain degree.
He got sober around September 2025, and has said that change reframed his relationship with social media.
Adcock doesn’t seem too interested in laying his Bryan beef to rest, though.
In fact, in late 2025, Taste of Country published a list of country music predictions for 2026, and among those was a prediction that one of Adcock’s artist feuds will finally come to blows.
READ MORE: Country Music’s Current Feuds + Beefs
Adcock and Bryan played on the same lineup at the Madden Bowl in February, and they didn’t seem to get into any trouble then.
They’re not scheduled to perform any of the same festival dates for the rest of 2026, either, so maybe they’ll be able to avoid each other.
But Bryan’s not the only artist who wound up on Adcock’s bitin’ list last year, and if he keeps talking smack, he’ll eventually have to put his dukes up with somebody.
9 Bold Country Music Predictions For 2026
No, we don’t have a crystal ball…but we DO have nine out-there ideas for where country music could be headed in 2026.
This predictions list includes the stars we think will release new music, and we named a star we think will rise out of reality television. Plus, we predicted the exact month we think Jelly Roll will have a major cover story spot and took a stab at guessing the 2026 CMA Entertainer of the Year.
Our batting average for country music predictions has been about 4/9 in the past couple of years, so don’t expect all of these to come true. But hey, even if they don’t — there’s always 2027.
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