Despite early rain, fans packed Empower FCU Amphitheater at Lakeview for a night of hits spanning Bryan's two-decade career.

The challenge was simple: The first person to bring Luke Bryan a guitar and play him one of his songs gets $500. Fans scrambled to find a guitar, but eventually, two college-aged women did it.

"American Idol" judge Luke Bryan said it was an "easy" decision ... At that time, he snapped pictures with the musician, was gifted Bryan's personal guitar and was even invited on stage to perform ...

Luke Bryan's Southern charm ... reality singing competition's premiere, Bryan helps a contestant who shows up to the audition with a terribly tuned guitar. "Come here, boy," the country star ...

Country star Luke Bryan brings a handful of his guitar collection with him when he goes on tour, including his Gibson, Bourgeois, and Fender Telecaster. The “Country Girl” singer tells TODAY ...

Now that Luke ... Bryan himself. In an interview just before he toured the exhibit for the first time, Bryan filled reporters in on some of his most precious possessions. “My very first guitar ...

Luke Bryan proved that he's worthy ... his wife Caroline -- flashed on the screens; Bryan started and ended the song alone, just him and his guitar. That cooler also played into a more serious ...