Chris Lane and Scotty McCreery shocked fans in their home state with a special performance of their duet.

The country superstar and “Big, Big Plans” singer surprised the near capacity crowd at Ritz Theater in Raleigh, North Carolina on February 25 with fellow Carolina native, McCreery.

“My buddy @Scotty McCreery surprised us in Raleigh, NC last weekend,” Lane captioned the video on his TikTok. 

The clip shows Lane on stage talking about a surprise he has in store for the fans in attendance. After telling the crowd that he had a friend in town, he welcomed “You Time” singer, McCreery, to the stage to perform their collaborative track, “Small Town On It,” for the first-time ever live.

“I got something that I want to do. If y’all don’t mind I have a buddy here tonight that I did a song with called ‘Small Town On It’ and he just so happened to be off [from tour] tonight. Would you welcome to the stage, Mr. Scotty McCreery!”

Watch their performance below.

Watch on TikTok

 

Co-written by Rodney Clawson alongside Nicolle Galyon, Lee Miller, Jimmy Robbins, “Small Town On It” appears on Hixtape Vol. 2.

“Chris and I are both North Carolina guys and have been friends for a while,” McCreery previously shared. “I was happy to be asked to sing with him and I thought the song was fun. Hope folks enjoy it!”

Hixtape Vol. 2 is an album created by HARDY in partnership with Big Loud that features a star-studded list of duets and collaborations. The project, released in December 2021, features 33 artists and bands on 14-tracks.

Also featured on Hixtape Vol. 2 are Morgan Wallen, Brantley Gilbert, Ashland Craft, Ben Burgess, Brothers Osborne, Chase Rice, Chris Shiflett, Colt Ford, David Lee Murphy, Dierks Bentley, ERNEST, Granger Smith, Jake Owen, among many others.