The country singer also performed “Follow Your Arrow” live for the first time in years during the opening concert of her US tour, Deeper Well.
Country singer Kacey Musgraves kicked off her Deeper Well World Tour in State College, Pennsylvania, at the Bryce Jordan Center on Wednesday night. The date follows a European tour that opened last spring, which Musgraves wrapped up in May.
The singer charmed the State College crowd and delivered some special performances: a brief cover of Chappell Roan's “Pink Pony Club” and a performance of her breakout single “Follow Your Arrow” from her 2013 album Same trailer in different park“Your attempts to threaten me online because I haven’t played this song live in almost a decade have paid off. You won, okay,” Musgraves told the crowd before launching into a sweet acoustic rendition of the fan favorite as a giant, illuminated Saturn planet hung above a satellite platform.
Despite its success, when “Follow Your Arrow” was first released, it was met with bemusement by some in the country music industry and a more conservative segment of fans due to its reference to marijuana and support for the LGBTQ community. In 2013, the CMA Awards banned Musgraves' performance of the song when she sang the line “roll a weed”. In 2024, Rolling Stone “Follow Your Arrow” was ranked at number 36 on the 200 Greatest Country Songs list.
Later in the night, Musgraves covered Chappell Roan's “Pink Pony Club” before closing out her set with “High Horse,” “Deeper Well” and “Rainbow.”
Nickel Creek and Father John Misty were among the opening acts in Pennsylvania. Father John Misty will continue to support Musgraves through October, and Lord Huron will join the tour from November to December. The Deeper Will tour will stop in major cities like New York and Los Angeles before concluding in Nashville on December 7.
