Long before they were playing their hits like “Drinkin’ Problem” and “Burn Out” for thousands of people every night, Midland paid their dues in a lot of bars and clubs, some a little more questionable than others.  According to Mark Wystrach, “We’ve seen it all. We’ve showed up, we’ve had to fight with bar owners to get our money. We’ve damn near had to fight our way in and out of venues. We have fought inside of venues, we’ve helped break up fights, we’ve had things thrown at us.”

Mark recalls one particular set of gigs they played just after they signed their record deal.  He says, “We played a residency here in Nashville and it’s infamously called ‘Three Nights, Three Fights,’ cause people get fired up and it is drinking music. So we’ve seen it all. It’s been wild. It’s a beautiful thing and I can’t wait to explain it to their kids (Jess and Cameron’s) someday, to their sons because I’ll probably never have kids, but it’s been wild. It’s been a wild ride, let’s just say that.”

Midland will be playing the festival circuit this summer and opening for Thomas Rhett this fall, hopefully with a  few less fists flying.

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Mark Wystrach – “We’ve seen it all. We’ve showed up, we’ve had to fight with bar owners to get our money. We’ve damn near had to fight our way in and out of venues. We have fought inside of venues, we’ve helped break up fights, we’ve had things thrown at us. We played a residency here in Nashville and it’s infamously called ‘Three Nights, Three Fights,’ cause people get fired up and it is drinking music. So we’ve seen it all. It’s been wild. It’s a beautiful thing and I can’t wait to explain it to their kids someday, to their sons because I’ll probably never have kids, but it’s been wild. It’s been a wild ride, let’s just say that.”