Staff WriterFans heading to LIV Golf Virginia in May aren’t just getting Bryson, bombs and birdies – they’re getting a full-blown country show thrown in. Multi-platinum star Bailey Zimmerman will headline the After Play concert at Trump National Golf Club Washington, D.C., taking the stage on Saturday, May 9, as soon as Round 3 wraps up at 6 p.m. ET. One ticket, one venue, golf all afternoon and a chart-topping set as the sun goes down – not a bad way to spend a weekend on the Potomac.
LIV’s calling it Maaden LIV Golf Virginia, but Saturday feels more like a festival bill: 57 players from 16 countries by day, one of country music’s hottest names by night, all packed onto a property that’s starting to look less like a golf course and more like a pop-up sports and music arena.
Bailey Zimmerman Brings the Hits Back to LIV
Zimmerman and LIV Golf already know each other. Having previously performed at LIV Golf Dallas in 2024, Bailey Zimmerman returns to the LIV Golf stage this year as one of country’s most in-demand acts.
His rise has been less career arc and more launch sequence. Multiple No. 1s, multi-platinum certifications and streaming records have given him the sort of momentum most rookies on the range would kill for.
His debut, Religiously. The Album., delivered the biggest streaming debut for a country album in history and the largest all-genre streaming debut since 2021, opening at No. 3 on Billboard’s Top Country Albums chart and No. 7 on the Billboard 200.
On the awards front, Zimmerman is already a familiar name on nominee lists at the Billboard Music Awards, ACM Awards, People’s Choice Country Awards and CMT Music Awards. On the charts, he’s been camped out at the top with the 4x-Platinum No. 1 “Fall In Love,” the 5x-Platinum, six-week No. 1 “Rock And A Hard Place,” and recent hits including “Holy Smokes,” “Holding On” and “New To Country,” plus his No. 1 collaboration “Backup Plan” with Luke Combs.
For LIV Golf Virginia, it means the Saturday session doesn’t end when the last putt drops – it just changes tempo. Concert access is baked into every Saturday ticket and hospitality option, so anyone who’s been watching Joaquin Niemann or Bryson DeChambeau all afternoon will simply pivot from fairways to festival mode.
Golf by Day, Concert by Night
This stop at Trump National DC is the first U.S.-based event of LIV Golf’s 2026 season, following a strong international swing and forming part of a 14-event schedule across 10 countries. Maaden LIV Golf Virginia runs May 7-10, with Zimmerman’s show locked in for the Saturday evening After Play slot.
All Saturday ticket holders – from standard Grounds Pass to the more elevated Grounds Plus – get access to the concert. A limited number of premium hospitality spaces sit closer to the action, offering those slightly smug, glass-in-hand viewpoints of both the closing stretch and the stage.
Children aged 12 and under receive complimentary Grounds Pass admission (one per paying adult), which makes LIV Golf Virginia one of the rare places where a family day out can credibly end with a No. 1 recording artist.
A Global Field with Serious Major Pedigree
Of course, golf is still the headline act from Thursday to Sunday. On the course, the 2026 tournament brings together 57 players from 16 countries, headlined by defending individual champion Joaquin Niemann of Chile (Torque GC) and reigning team champions Crushers GC.
It’s also one of the stronger gatherings of major winners you’ll find in one place this side of Augusta. The field includes Bryson DeChambeau (Captain, Crushers GC), Dustin Johnson (Captain, 4Aces GC), Phil Mickelson (Captain, HyFlyers GC), Sergio Garcia (Captain, Fireballs GC), Cam Smith (Captain, Ripper GC), Martin Kaymer (Captain, Cleeks Golf Club), Bubba Watson (Captain, RangeGoats GC) and Louis Oosthuizen (Captain, Stinger GC).
In other words, LIV Golf Virginia is offering a modern Hall of Fame group photo long before the music techs even finish wiring up the mics.
Why LIV Golf Keeps Turning Up the Volume
Since 2022, music has been stitched into LIV’s identity almost as tightly as shotgun starts and team logos. LIV Golf events have featured performances by more than two dozen GRAMMY Award-winning artists with over 135 nominations between them. Live concerts average around 75 minutes per set, long enough to feel like a proper gig rather than a token warm-up act.
In 2025, the league squeezed more than 30 concerts into 14 events. For 2026, the plan is to push that to 40, with at least 11 tournaments expected to feature multiple live acts. Maaden LIV Golf Virginia is right in that sweet spot – a fully-fledged sports event that behaves like a music festival the moment the last score is signed.
The music isn’t just on the main stage, either. Each event features player-selected walk-up songs and curated playlists that follow fans around the course. More than 160 speakers, joined by over five miles of cabling, pump out a travelling soundtrack from first swing to final putt. If traditional golf is a library with bunkers, LIV Golf Virginia is closer to a street party with yardages.
Tickets, Hospitality and Who It Suits
Tickets for Maaden LIV Golf Virginia 2026, running May 7-10 at Trump National Golf Club Washington, D.C., are available via LIVGolf.com, with fans being politely nudged to get in early as inventory is limited.
Beyond standard Grounds Pass and Grounds Plus options, there are premium hospitality and corporate experiences for those who prefer their golf with a canapé in hand and air-conditioned bathrooms within range.
Specialty-priced group tickets are available for parties of 10 or more, and there are dedicated offers for teachers, first responders and military members. All tickets include same-day access to the concert programme, which means nobody is being hustled out of the gates just as the amps warm up.
Parking, transport, accessibility and day-to-day logistics are laid out on the event page, and the full 2026 schedule and musical lineup sit at LIVGolf.com/Schedule for anyone planning a multi-stop season.
What LIV Golf Virginia Says About the League’s Direction
Strip it back and Maaden LIV Golf Virginia is a fairly simple pitch: come for the golf, stay for the show, and maybe bring the family while you’re at it. But underneath the noise, it’s a tidy snapshot of what LIV is trying to be in 2026 – not just a rival tour, but a traveling entertainment product.
You get defending champions in the individual and team formats, a major-laden field, a first U.S. stop of the year in the nation’s capital region, and a chart-topping artist closing out Saturday night under floodlights and stage lights. For some, it’ll be the music that sells LIV Golf Virginia; for others, it’s the chance to watch world-class players up close without the usual hush-or-else soundtrack.
Either way, Bailey Zimmerman and a field stacked with major winners make this particular week on the Potomac feel less like a standard golf tournament and more like a four-day sports and music mash-up – and that, increasingly, is the point.
