On Sunday, May 17 at the 61st Academy of Country Music Awards red carpet in Las Vegas, Tyler Hubbard said it’s been a really fun season of healing with Brian Kelley and that the pair have been toying around and flirting with the idea of playing a handful of shows next year.
Hubbard framed the talk as informal and joyful: “we’ve had a blast. It’s been a really fun season of healing, like you said, and we’ve been hanging out, laughing, cutting up, goofing around, and it just feels like the old days.” He added bluntly how quickly speculation grows: “Yeah, one photo and the world thinks you’re back on tour automatically.”
The detail matters because Florida Georgia Line’s break from the road and studio was public and recent. The duo launched their career with a debut record in 2012, announced in February 2022 that they were taking a break as a duo to pursue solo projects, and played what was billed as their final show in August 2022. Hubbard’s comments at the ACM ceremony pushed a new round of chatter after social media photos of the two couples circulated and stirred reunion rumors.
Hubbard was careful with the scope of his remarks. He said there is no new Florida Georgia Line music on the way at this time and that he’s been too busy working on his solo stuff. His newest song, “Land,” is due to arrive Friday, May 22, and he’s eyeing dates that include supporting Dan + Shay’s fall headlining tour. Still, he said, “we have been toying around and flirting with the idea of playing a handful of shows next year” and “the idea of playing shows together sounds like a lot of fun.”
Context matters here: since the 2022 hiatus, Hubbard, Kelley and their wives have shared photos with one another on social media, and those posts have been the primary sparks for reunion speculation. Florida Georgia Line built its profile on a string of hits — including “Cruise,” “This Is How We Roll,” “May We All,” “H.O.L.Y.” and “Get Your Shine On” — and the duo’s name still draws immediate attention when the two appear in public together.
The friction in the story is plain. Photographs and lighthearted comments from Hubbard and Kelley create an expectation among fans and outlets that a comeback is imminent; Hubbard’s own words undercut a full-scale revival. He told the red-carpet interviewer he hopes, if they do play, that “for the world to get to experience a little taste of the emotion and the healing that we’ve gotten to feel.” But he also said there is no new music planned and repeatedly noted his focus on solo projects.
That contradiction narrows the plausible outcomes. The facts support a straightforward conclusion: a full, career-relaunching reunion with new Florida Georgia Line music is not underway. What Hubbard described — laughter, shared photos, and the idea of a few shows — points to select, limited live appearances rather than a comprehensive return to recording and touring as a duo. Expect more shared posts and, possibly, a handful of Florida Georgia Line dates next year; do not expect an album or an extensive tour driven by new material based on Hubbard’s comments.
For now, the clearest news is the nuance Hubbard offered on May 17: the brothers-in-arms are enjoying each other’s company, they’re open to the idea of playing together again, and fans should read reunion signals as the beginnings of something modest and live-focused — not a full revival of Florida Georgia Line as a recording duo.
