When fans go to see Dierks Bentley on his Somewhere on a Beach Tour this summer, they may want to be on the lookout for him in the parking lot. For his diehard fans, they know the superstar can often be seen tailgating and hanging out with them prior to a show.

“I have a jeep I carry on the road, which my friends all know this. We’ll take the jeep around to see who’s tailgating and hang out. There’s kind of a little bit of a science to it where you pull up somewhere, people freak out, you hang out, maybe sip on a beer or something and kind of take some pictures and then you see more people coming and you gotta kind of go before people start blocking the car and get to another spot and repeat the process.”

The Somewhere on a Beach Tour, which also features Randy Houser and Cam, kicks off Thursday (May 12th) at the PNC Bank Arts Center in Holmdel, New Jersey.

Dierks is currently sitting at No. 1 on the country charts with “Somewhere on a Beach,” the first single from his upcoming album, Black, available May 27th.