To put it in college football terms, it just meant more to Jason Aldean.

The country music singer revealed his favorite venue to perform is none other than Sanford Stadium, home of his Georgia Bulldogs.

“My favorite show I ever played,” Aldean revealed in a “Marty & McGee” tease of their CMA Fest Special. “There’s just nothing like it, man. As a Georgia fan, a kid that grew up there, and that was the only concert ever to be held in Sanford Stadium to this day.”

Aldean and Luke Bryan headlined a 2013 concert in the SEC venue to the tune of 66,000 fans.

“They had told everybody else no,” Aldean said. “(Bruce) Springsteen, REM, you name it. They’re (like), ‘No, not you guys, but you guys can come.’ I was, ‘Like, really? Alright.’”

Georgia athletic director Josh Brooks told Online Athens his athletic department is aiming to bring its next concert there in the spring of 2026.

According to the report, the concert would be held between Georgia’s spring game in April and the university’s commencement in May.

There has been a long-standing feeling that R.E.M. has always been the obvious choice to perform in the stadium. The iconic group got it’s start in Athens, but the group retired years ago.

Mark Heim is a reporter for The Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter @Mark_Heim. He can be heard on “The Opening Kickoff” on WNSP-FM 105.5 FM in Mobile or on the free Sound of Mobile App from 6 to 9 a.m. daily.