Entertainment Music Country Florida Georgia Line Hits Sin City! Behind-the-Scenes of the Band's First Vegas Residency Show Tyler Hubbard and Brian Kelley take PEOPLE along for the ride as they perform a five-show residency in Las Vegas By Sarah Michaud Sarah Michaud Instagram Sarah Michaud is the senior news editor of PEOPLE's music vertical. People Editorial Guidelines Published on December 3, 2018 07:35 PM Share Tweet Pin Email Trending Videos 01 of 18 Florida Georgia Line's Tyler Hubbard and Brian Kelley kicked off their first-ever Las Vegas residency on Dec. 1 inside Zappos Theater at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino. 02 of 18 Hubbard's wife Hayley was his biggest fan at the show. 03 of 18 "We've had the chance to play in Vegas several times over the past few years and have always loved the Strip's electric energy," says Hubbard. 04 of 18 Kelley and his wife Brittney have a sweet moment backstage. 05 of 18 John Shearer Hubbard and Hayley cuddled up backstage. 06 of 18 John Shearer "Tyler and I created the show with a few extra surprises — after all, it’s Vegas," says Kelley, pictured here at soundcheck. 07 of 18 "We usually go from one city to the next, so for us to be able to root down here in Vegas for a couple weeks is really cool," says Kelley. 08 of 18 John Shearer The whole gang shared some laughs backstage before the musicians hit the stage. 09 of 18 The guys get pumped before their big show. 10 of 18 John Shearer "We’re excited to have our buddies Mason [Ramsey] and Canaan along for this new adventure," says Kelley, who was joined by opener Canaan Smith backstage before the show. 11 of 18 John Shearer Kelley gives his custom outfit a final look before hitting the stage. 12 of 18 FGL's Vegas setlist includes their biggest hits and new tracks from their upcoming fourth studio album. 13 of 18 "That energy was felt times a million on opening night," says Hubbard about their fans. 14 of 18 John Shearer "Opening night was money," says Kelley. 15 of 18 Hubbard and Kelley light up the Sin City stage. 16 of 18 John Shearer “It never gets stale or complacent because we still feel like the new guys, in a sense of that excitement and what it means,” Hubbard recently told PEOPLE. 17 of 18 John Shearer "It was super exhilarating and our boy Nelly even came out to celebrate!” says Hubbard, who brought the rapper on stage to sing their hit "Cruise." 18 of 18 John Shearer Florida Georgia Line wraps their five-night residency on Dec. 11.