Nebraskaland Days ended with a bang Saturday night as Bailey Zimmerman fired up the crowd at the Wild West Arena in the second night of the Viaero Summer Jam concerts.

Zimmerman started the show by jumping into the rocker “New Country” with a backdrop of flames.

The tempo remained high with the next two songs, “Never Coming Home” and “Fall in Love.”

Then Zimmerman introduced himself to the audience saying, “It looked like we were going to have a tough storm but I don’t think there’s gonna be a storm.” He thanked his band, the crowd and God.

“I give none of the glory to myself and all to God because none of this would be possible without him,” he said.

Zimmerman told a story of wanting to settle down with someone when he was 18, only to find out that she wasn’t faithful and then he sang “Get to Gettin’ Gone.”

Then he played “Comin’ In Cold,” the first single off his upcoming album, Different Night, Same Rodeo, which will be released in August.

Zimmerman got serious and said, “I want to shed some light on something that doesn’t get talked about nearly enough.”

He said his dad was tough and he believed men should keep their thoughts and emotions to themselves. But Zimmerman said he believes that men should tell others how they feel.

“One of the manliest things you can do is talk to someone about your thoughts because mental health is no joke,” he said. “Your mind can take you to crazy places, sometimes it can take you to where you don’t want to be here anymore. I lost some of my friends to suicide and I tell y’all to pick up the phone and tell someone. If my friend, Ben, would have picked up the phone, he would still be here.”

Zimmerman said Ben Vaughn, a record executive and mentor to him, took his own life. They he started to sing “Holding On.”

A lot of Zimmerman’s songs thus far in his young career have been ballads. Yet, the energy remained high throughout the show due to his charisma and showmanship.

Zimmerman’s last song was “Rock and a Hard Place.” He closed the show with a prayer for the safety and well-being of those in attendance.

The crowd was a little smaller and younger than the packed house on Friday night, with the arena perhaps three-fourths full.

Cooper Alan, Angie K

The opening performers were Cooper Alan and Angie K.

Angie K started the night with the Latin-influenced “Real Talk.” She performed originals as well as covering songs like “Landslide” by Fleetwood Mac and “What’s Up?” by 4 Non Blondes.

Cooper Alan followed. His tall stature and deep voice were a noticeable contrast to his animated stage presence.

Despite being from Winston-Salem, N.C., Alan was well-versed on the state of Husker football.

“This is the year for the Huskers where they get to nine wins,” he said. He also tried to get the crowd to chant “Colorado sucks!”, “Oklahoma sucks!” and “Ohio State sucks!”

Alan mostly played covers that ranged from “Sixteen Tons” by Tennessee Ernie Ford to “Get Low” by Lil Jon that the crowd enjoyed singing along to.

During Alan’s set, one man in the crowd proposed to his girlfriend, who said yes.

“Sean and Starla will be getting married here in North Platte, Nebraska,” Alan announced.

Alan closed his set with “Courtesy of the Red, White and Blue,” which got the crowd to chant “USA!”

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