Concert Recap: Leon Bridges at the Moody Center

On Sept. 22, 2025, Leon Bridges took the Moody Center stage for the Austin stop of the ‘Crooner and the Cowboy and the Crooner’ tour, alongside support from Charley Crockett.

Photos by Olivia Cagle

Dave Alvin and Jimmy Dale Gilmore start off the night with a twangy, grounding performance of their song, “We’re Still Here.”

Dave Alvin and Jimmy Dale Gilmore start off the night with a twangy, grounding performance of their song, “We’re Still Here.”

Charley Crockett wears a custom leather guitar strap for the show.

Bathed in lights that spell out his name, Crockett ignites the audience with a performance of “A Game I Can’t Win.”

Bathed in lights that spell out his name, Crockett ignites the audience with a performance of “A Game I Can’t Win.”

Crockett slows the set down with “Alamosa,” a song with a cinematic string section.

Leon Bridges kicks off the night with an energetic performance of “There She Goes.”

Bridges kicks off the night with an energetic performance of “There She Goes.”

Between “There She Goes” and “Better Man,” Bridges looks out to an audience of about ten thousand people.

During the bouncy “Better Man,” Bridges dances around the stage.

During the bouncy “Better Man,” Bridges dances around the stage.

During the bouncy “Better Man,” Bridges dances around the stage.

With a steady beat on the drums, Bridges performs “Flowers,” his white outfit popping against the rich red velvet stage.