Fresh off headlining Stagecoach, the country star is ready to spend more time with his two toddler sons

The country star also debuted a new song with Bailey Zimmerman called "Backup Plan," and later showed up as the Backstreet Boys' guest

"There's not really a lot of comfortable bar seating for a larger gentleman like myself, so I wanted that," Combs tells PEOPLE with a laugh

"It's just been another one of those things where you see why when you take a chance on yourself, you never know what might happen," he tells PEOPLE

New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, now in its 55th year, takes place from April 24 to May 4

The three-hour special is set to air live on Wednesday, March 19 at 8 P.M. ET on NBC and Peacock

The country star shared details about the “rumination” caused by his ”wicked” disorder

PEOPLE has all the information you need to see Luke Combs, Charli xcx, Travis Scott and more stars on the music festival circuit this year

The two-hour special airs on Thursday, Dec. 12 and will be hosted by comedian Michelle Buteau

The cameras also didn't catch Jelly Roll's high-fives, Peyton Manning's cup switch and the George Strait hero worship, but PEOPLE was there to see it all!

"I'm hanging it over everyone's head in here tonight," Combs told PEOPLE of the title, at the 2024 CMA Awards

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The country star's set paid homage to the blockbuster with large pieces of broken metal infrastructure and sporadic bursts of fire