Koe Wetzel’s Tour Takes An Unusual Turn Following DIY Tattoo

Nation music insurgent Koe Wetzel swapped out his microphone for a reputation tag this week as he took on a brand new title: Crewmember for the Day at Raising Cane’s Dallas-area Restaurant Help Workplace.

The Texas native and chart-topping artist stepped into the fast-food world underneath the mentorship of longtime good friend and Elevating Cane’s founder Todd Graves.

Collectively, the duo introduced their signature model of humor, chaos, and camaraderie to the company setting as they filmed enjoyable content material and joked about whether or not Wetzel was lower out for a 9-to-5 grind, and The Blast was there for all of it!

“Who would last more if Todd and I switched jobs for a day? That’s a toss-up!” Wetzel laughed. “However the very first thing I’d do as a Crewmember is rename the Caniac Combo to the Koeniac Combo for February 28.”

Graves and Wetzel have been shut buddies for years, racking up shared reminiscences in every single place from Yellowstone to Tremendous Bowl suites to music festivals. Certainly one of their extra notorious bonding moments? The time Graves gave Wetzel a really everlasting memento.

“I at all times obtain loopy presents once I’m on tour, and on this tour specifically, they gave me a tattoo gun. Todd and I had a enjoyable evening and thought it could be a good suggestion for him to offer me a tattoo of a rooster tender together with his initials underneath it,” Wetzel recalled. “It turned out wanting extra just like the state of Kentucky. I certain hope his tattoo abilities have gotten higher!”

“We have been in Montana for one in all Koe’s exhibits and ended up being on a two-hour delay because of lightning. We had some drinks, feeling fairly good, and impulsively this tattoo gun seems and Koe wished me to place a tattoo of a Hen Finger on his leg with ‘TG’ underneath it,” Graves defined. “I’d by no means given anybody a tattoo, I don’t have any tattoos, I don’t know something about tattoos, however proceeded to offer Koe one and I feel I pressed somewhat too laborious, as a result of I went to place extra ‘crust’ on it and Koe mentioned, ‘No extra!’ He screamed and cried the entire time.”

This newest Cane’s content material drop isn’t the primary time Wetzel has gone behind the counter.

He beforehand joined Graves at a Elevating Cane’s meals truck, working a “shift” whereas performing his hit “February 28, 2016” with lyrics swapped out in tribute to the model. Wetzel has additionally made appearances within the Cane’s suite at Tremendous Bowl LVI and has had Elevating Cane’s as a tour sponsor in recent times.

“Todd and I share a love for the outside and plenty of frequent pursuits. We wish to get on the market and have a superb time and have some nice reminiscences collectively,” mentioned Wetzel. “Todd is a superb man and does a lot for thus many individuals, so we get alongside properly. I’m very completely satisfied to be a part of the Elevating Cane’s household.”

For Graves, the admiration is mutual.

“I’ve at all times been an enormous fan of Koe’s music and love that he hasn’t modified his type over time. He continues to do it his manner and is extremely revered within the nation music group and all through Nashville by artists of all sizes,” Graves mentioned. “Koe and I first obtained collectively once I invited him to the Cane’s suite for Tremendous Bowl LVI at SoFi and we had a good time.”

The Elevating Cane’s CEO added, “He’s a real one who has willpower, ardour and a imaginative and prescient for his music, and that’s one of many issues I like most about him. I get impressed by people who find themselves on the market doing issues and chasing their goals and Koe and I’ve that in frequent and a lot extra.”

Throughout the press convention, the 2 have been additionally requested in regards to the greatest classes they’ve realized all through their careers and what recommendation they’d give to dreamers chasing success.