Review: Noah Kahan shows why he’s a folk hero for our times in Wrigley Field performance
<p>Noah Kahan may go down in history as the only person to get a call from God at Wrigley Field.</p><p>As a dial tone rang, the singer picked up the receiver handed to him on stage and got a very important message from on high. God wanted to congratulate Kahan for getting a hole-in-one on the golf course on Monday (true story) and to say he loved him the most out of everybody in the world.</p><p>“Thank you so much!” Kahan responded with all the sarcasm and side-jabbing he’s become known for as much as his music.
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<p>Noah Kahan may go down in history as the only person to get a call from God at Wrigley Field.</p><p>As a dial tone rang, the singer picked up the receiver handed to him on stage and got a very important message from on high. God wanted to congratulate Kahan for getting a hole-in-one on the golf course on Monday (true story) and to say he loved him the most out of everybody in the world.</p><p>“Thank you so much!” Kahan responded with all the sarcasm and side-jabbing he’s become known for as much as his music. If there’s one thing to know and love about Kahan, it’s that he’s one of the most self-deprecating and honest artists on the planet today who doesn’t feel like he’s any more special than the next guy.</p><div class="Enhancement" data-align-center> <div class="Enhancement-item" data-crop=""> <figure class="Figure"><a class="AnchorLink" id="image-0a0000" name="image-0a0000"></a> <picture data-crop="medium"> <source type="image/webp" width="490" height="275" data-srcset="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/a6d6146/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6774x3802+0+359/resize/490x275!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Feb%2F3c%2Fb6fcaa7b457e88beb31cde4e19b9%2Fnoah-kahan-071426-165.jpg 1x,https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/e207120/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6774x3802+0+359/resize/980x550!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Feb%2F3c%2Fb6fcaa7b457e88beb31cde4e19b9%2Fnoah-kahan-071426-165.jpg 2x" data-lazy-load="true" srcset="data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIyNzVweCIgd2lkdGg9IjQ5MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=" /> <source width="490" height="275" data-srcset="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/f4869fa/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6774x3802+0+359/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Feb%2F3c%2Fb6fcaa7b457e88beb31cde4e19b9%2Fnoah-kahan-071426-165.jpg" data-lazy-load="true" srcset="data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIyNzVweCIgd2lkdGg9IjQ5MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=" /> <img class="Image" alt="Noah Kahan performs Tuesday, July 14, 2026, at Wrigley Field as part of his Great Divide Tour." srcset="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/f4869fa/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6774x3802+0+359/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Feb%2F3c%2Fb6fcaa7b457e88beb31cde4e19b9%2Fnoah-kahan-071426-165.jpg 1x,https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/68c86e5/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6774x3802+0+359/resize/980x550!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Feb%2F3c%2Fb6fcaa7b457e88beb31cde4e19b9%2Fnoah-kahan-071426-165.jpg 2x" width="490" height="275" data-src="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/f4869fa/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6774x3802+0+359/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Feb%2F3c%2Fb6fcaa7b457e88beb31cde4e19b9%2Fnoah-kahan-071426-165.jpg" data-lazy-load="true" src="data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIyNzVweCIgd2lkdGg9IjQ5MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=" > </picture> <div class="Figure-content"><figcaption class="Figure-caption"><p>Noah Kahan performs Tuesday at Wrigley Field as part of his Great Divide Tour. The ballpark’s concert lineup this year was folk-focused, with Kahan closing out the season.</p></figcaption><span class="line"></span><div class="Figure-credit"><p>Daniel Bartel/Chicago Cubs</p></div></div> </figure> </div> </div><p>Over the course of two entertaining hours Tuesday at the ballpark, Kahan made fun of his jeans being three sizes too small (“well, that’s not going to help my body dysmorphia”), told people to act out their worst impulses and to “plant your feet in the ground and never change at all” and rooted for other’s downfalls on songs like the rootsy “New Perspective.”</p><p>“Who’s ready to get absolutely f------ miserable tonight?” Kahan joked, earning a huge roar of applause from the sold-out crowd full of diehards that continue to be drawn like moths to the illuminating realism in his music.
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- <p>Noah Kahan may go down in history as the only person to get a call from God at Wrigley Field.</p><p>As a dial tone rang, the singer picked up the receiver handed to him on stage and got a very important message from on high. God wanted to congratulate Kahan for getting a hole-in-one on the golf course on Monday (true story) and to say he loved him the most out of everybody in the world.</p><p>“Thank you so much!” Kahan responded with all the sarcasm and side-jabbing he’s become known for as much as his music.
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Review: Noah Kahan shows why he’s a folk hero for our times in Wrigley Field performance
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