Miranda Lambert Cancels Multiple Shows For Mandatory Vocal Rest
Hillary Clinton is not the only one feeling under the weather and needing some time off. Country music’s current First Lady Miranda Lambert has got a case of laryngitis or something similar, and has been put on mandatory vocal rest by her crack team of country music doctors. The result is Miranda will miss at least three of her upcoming shows in her native state of Texas.
The “Keeper of the Flame” shows at the at AmericanBank Center in Corpus Christi on September 15th, the Frank Erwin Center in Austin on September 16th, and the San Antonio show at the AT&T Center on the 17th have all been 86’d from the touring itinerary. Brothers Osborne and Kip Moore were scheduled to open the shows. For refunds, fans are being told to return to their original point of purchase. Purchases by phone or internet will be refunded automatically.
This is not the first time Miranda has needed to cancel a show due to vocal rest. Lambert canceled multiple dates in 2012 due to vocal issues, and a Calgary show in 2015 due to vocal cord inflammation. Miranda Lambert also once cancelled an abusive ex-boyfriend in the song “Gunpowder & Lead.”
The Texas dates were the final shows on Miranda’s 23-date Keeper of the Flame tour. Some reports from the tour have remarked on low attendance numbers at certain shows.
September 12, 2016 @ 6:09 pm
Just wondering why as much powerful as Carrie’s vocals are, why she never needs vocal rest?
September 12, 2016 @ 6:42 pm
Feels like a loaded question.
September 12, 2016 @ 10:46 pm
Feels like the beginning of another Miranda/Carrie fan war, which is extremely annoying.
September 12, 2016 @ 6:58 pm
Maybe cause she doesn’t smoke 5 packs of Marlboros a day?
September 12, 2016 @ 9:29 pm
I don’t think Carrie tours as much.
September 12, 2016 @ 6:27 pm
Is she that expensive to haul around?
September 12, 2016 @ 6:29 pm
Sorry, but she always really cancels for a “real” reason outside of vocals. Last year it was when she was served with divorce papers. Her ticket sales were really struggling for this tour. Many screenshot posts of empty seating charts from venue purchase sites. It must burn a little that Gwen Stefani sold out three Texas shows (I know… I was surprised too… but it’s true). Ouch. Hope Miranda “feels better” soon though. I like her music.
September 12, 2016 @ 6:44 pm
Now I know why I’m getting attacked by Miranda Lambert fans when all I thought I was doing was posting a news story. I had no clue I was choosing a side, apparently. Usually I don’t report on stories like this, but I was actually planning to be at the show in Austin.
September 12, 2016 @ 7:06 pm
Miranda fans have issues, you can’t say anything about Miranda that is in anyway percieved as negative without getting attacked (& yes this was probably in part bc of ticket sales). I hate stan culture. Gwen had enough of her own ticket issues (though not in Texas). Tour market is getting saturated.
Quick Trigger post about how Blake’s #1 streak is over, just piss off everyone in one night & get it over with.
September 12, 2016 @ 7:31 pm
Yeah, but the Miranda fans feel like they have to react because the Gwen fans and Blake Shelton fans are rubbing the low ticket sales and canceled dates in their face. Then I unknowingly walk right into the fracas and all of a sudden I’m the enemy.
This drama is getting worse than the underground.
September 12, 2016 @ 8:27 pm
I will say this, Miranda fans react because they react, and attack (and so do lots of other fandoms). I said on twitter Vice was selling good, not great, and got attacked, so yeah (and by good, I mean it’s not selling at quite the same level as say a HOLY, it is still selling well, before I get attacked on here). Anyways, Miranda fans are currently celebrating the end of the #1 streak. It’s a mutual ridiculousness that makes no one look good.
September 12, 2016 @ 8:40 pm
Long story short, this has been going on since November. All stan parties stink. None are blameless. None are more or less guilty at this point. But any story that can be construed in any way as negative will have people jumping on it, defending etc.(this is what I get for liking numbers, and both Gwen and Miranda).
September 12, 2016 @ 7:35 pm
Really Stefani stans on country sites? Good Lord! Miranda can actually sing so no contest. Gwen has had AWFUL sales & gives half for free. They gave hundreds away her in Houston (by the way Miranda broke attendance records for a Monday concert 63,000+ At the rodeo a few months ago). Two of her TX shows were selling fine only one was a little lower. In closing “Bless Your Heart” & go have fun w/ Blake and Gwen. They are all over social media foot you to follow & worship.
September 13, 2016 @ 6:37 pm
“Miranda can actually sing so no contest.”
Dumb. just dumb.
She’s a poor singer, almost as bad as Taylor Swift and Luke Bryan.
September 12, 2016 @ 6:36 pm
Texas shows had low(ish) sales. At some point, the country practice of just constant touring ever yyear, new music or no, will completely saturate market.
September 12, 2016 @ 7:27 pm
It seems like most of the tours Miranda Lambert goes on are either opening for Kenny Chesney, or co-headlining with Dierks Bentley or Chris Young. This isn’t a knock on Miranda, but sometimes it takes a couple of names to fill an arena. It does for Dierks and Chris. Since Miranda is sort of out of her album cycle and is just now getting a new single on radio, it seemed a bit strange to put her on her own arena tour, but perhaps she just wanted to get out on the road.
None of this necessarily means she’s faking her vocal issues. The only reason I linked to the report of the low turnout at one of the shows is because it felt germane to the topic of her tour.
September 12, 2016 @ 8:33 pm
Agree with this, she usually goes out with a bigger name opener. I mean Luke had little big town this year. Wasn’t meant as a jab at Miranda. Album sales are down so more people are touring. Country folk tour every year, and if no new music it’s the same show. How often are you going to play the same venue with the same show? As a combination it pushes down sales. It is also not even remotely exclusive to Country.
I do think, if the shows had sold better, they would have been re-scheduled instead of cancelled.
September 13, 2016 @ 6:38 pm
I was at Gwen’s show in Toronto and it was wall to wall people some all the way from Portugal and Brazil just to see her, nobody here would go see Miranda, sorry but true
September 14, 2016 @ 10:55 pm
If you are looking for a Gwen/Miranda war, you’re trolling the wrong site. This comment is best suited for the trashy gossip columns that your more than likely accustomed to. Buh-bye, Stan-fani.
September 12, 2016 @ 6:42 pm
Ol Killer would like volunteer his services to message her vocal box…
September 14, 2016 @ 12:22 pm
If you want to “Message” her vocal box, no need to see her in person…just send her an email!
As for “massaging” it, pretty sure that’s already covered!
I’m sure autocorrect got you, like it does me all the time, but I couldn’t resist!
September 12, 2016 @ 6:49 pm
Too many shows are like watching someone hang pictures on the wall.
September 12, 2016 @ 7:17 pm
If anyone wants to go after Kyle on this, they need to kick themselves in the nuts!!!!
September 12, 2016 @ 7:26 pm
First off she was on 2 tours this summer (her own & stadiums w/ Kenny) and recording an album. I saw her in Tampa a few days ago & she was great but coughing a ton on stage. Miranda loves playing in Texas, why the last jab. People are using you to say he cancelled & is awful to her fans – spinning the story. She also can’t reschedule sadly b/c her openers are going on their own yours this fall. Just sad all around.
September 12, 2016 @ 7:47 pm
“Miranda loves playing in Texas, why the last jab.”
What jab? I know Miranda loves to play Texas, because she’s a Texan, and I’m a Texan. I was hoping to be at her show in Austin. I didn’t mention the low ticket sales. I linked to an article where a professional reviewer was at a Miranda Lambert concert made mention of what he felt was low attendance. That said, 12,000 people is a LOT of attendees to 99% of musical performers. But since attendance has been a topic surrounding her tour, I felt it was germane to mention it. And trust me, if I didn’t mention it, it would have been the very first thing mentioned in the comments, and then it would have been all about how I was trying to hide something. It was relevant to the discussion.
“People are using you to say he cancelled & is awful to her fans”
Well screw those people. Tell them they need to get a new hobby.
The press has an obligation to the public in instances like this to inform people when shows get cancelled last minute. Saving Country Music is based in Texas and Austin specifically. If Gwen Stefani Twitter Stans or anyone else isn’t mature enough to handle this information, then they really need to evaluate how they choose spending their time. But please, don’t blame me for their actions.
If I choose to criticize or attack and artist, trust me, you will know. I won’t put it between the lines. Just check out my post from earlier today about Jason Aldean.
September 13, 2016 @ 7:31 am
Don’t engage. The Stans are obviously spoiling for a fight.
September 12, 2016 @ 7:34 pm
At the risk of sounding presumptuous, apart from her needing a lot more time off to rest her vocal chords, I think Miranda will likely need a vocal coach sometime in the future to teach her how to handle the voice better. Overuse of it can result in her at some point losing her voice for even more extended periods, if not altogether for good.
September 12, 2016 @ 7:38 pm
In 15 years she has now cancelled a handful of times. I feel like she is doing fine. Many people push their voice to keep on schedule but every once in a while you just can’t.
September 12, 2016 @ 8:12 pm
Her star slowing fading out
September 12, 2016 @ 8:50 pm
Ha Ha! Ok! Getting great reviews on her live shows, great reviews on her new single & touring in between album cycles. Miranda’s new album is one of the most anticipated albums of the year in music. Her star is still very bright! Bless Your Heart!!
September 12, 2016 @ 9:00 pm
Meanwhile, just saw Carrie again last weekend for the third time this tour. Still selling out every night and never misses a note. Maybe “vocal endurance” should be considered for once when female vocalist of year is handed out this November.
September 12, 2016 @ 11:11 pm
Carrie hasn’t sold out every night, don’t lie. She’s doing really good but it’s not a 100% sold out tour.
September 13, 2016 @ 5:51 am
Carrie does not sell out. Check any arena capacity, check other artist sales for same arena against hers and there is a great difference in tickets sold. This has been going for years now.
September 13, 2016 @ 7:49 am
Organizers can set capacity for a show, so different shows have different capacities. Carrie generally sets a slightly lower capacity for a show than a Luke, so even if she sells out & Luke doesn’t, Luke will have sold more seats. That being said the show has sold extremely well, and she has a very high per show take. She is also one of the few country artists who will do mid-week shows, which are typically harder to sell.
Undoubtedly, she has been aided by the fact that she doesn’t tour every year, and is in fact touring on a new album. To me, this is the smarter way to do it, you build up demand, rather than fatigue.
September 13, 2016 @ 6:38 am
Was hoping Cam or Maren would win this year for female COUNTRY. They are like Miranda. Carrie is a POP star! Next question. 🙂 PS Glad Carrue is doing well on tour (girl power) but this is also her first tour since the baby so that has helped w/ sales.
September 13, 2016 @ 9:37 am
You must be loaded financially,and maybe even chemically to see her play the same,exact show 3 times on the same tour.
September 12, 2016 @ 10:50 pm
In fairness to Miranda, even if the rumors of low sales for the current tour are true, I think a significant factor to be considered is the timing of this tour. She’s currently in between albums. Yes, a new single is out and is selling really well, but that’s it so far for new music. I think once a new album is out her tour numbers will pick up. Actually I’ve been wondering why she decided to start her tour without a new album, the timing seems off.
September 13, 2016 @ 7:59 am
There are plenty of factors why Miranda’s sell-though might be a bit low, and that is in no way a knock on her or her music, and shouldn’t be taken that way. We also can’t assume that is the reason for the canceled shows, and I didn’t mean to imply that when I mentioned the sales issue. It just seemed like an obvious addendum that someone else would bring up if I didn’t.
September 13, 2016 @ 4:50 am
Hah, am I the only one that actually read this all the way through? “…and she once canceled an abusive ex-boyfriend”! Very funny Mr. Trigger! Your sly and subtle humor is one of the many reasons I return to this site so often, good Sir.
September 13, 2016 @ 6:22 am
They were a little too ambitious in Texas by pushing her into arenas. One maybe to draw from other locations but 3? It was obvious her tour was struggling when they kept ‘upgrading’ mega ticket lawn seat holders to fill pit and floor seating at her shows. Great for fans but not so much for Live Nations bottom line. I also feel like the lowered ticket prices aided in devaluing her. Great again for fans but $60 for a seat that would cost you more than twice as much for other artists of her caliber seems like you’re getting a b rated show. Fatigue has set in when it comes to Miranda but hopefully with a long rest and new music she can get out there again. Stay away from touring for a while, give people a reason to buy your tickets.
September 13, 2016 @ 7:56 am
Austin and San Antonio are basically an hour from each other. No arena acts play both, unless they’re George Strait or something. Folks drive up or drive down to one or the other in the area.
It’s a shame we now live in a promotional world where if an act can’t basically sell out a venue, or at least get to 80% capacity, they can’t really play it at all. This is one of the reasons so many artists are playing sold-out shows at smaller venues and creating a huge spike in the secondary ticket market.
September 13, 2016 @ 11:35 am
A good way to combat secondary market is how Adele is running her show in Austin. You have to have ID, original credit card your purchased tickets with and you get ferried straight into the arena without a chance to resell in the parking lot. Live Nation has run quite a few amphiteater shows this summer well below 80% capacity. I don’t know about Austin but Miranda’s dismal sales in San Antonio couldn’t have been good for her health. Onwards and upwards though with new music and a lengthy rest.
September 13, 2016 @ 9:32 am
I don’t have a dog in the Carrie vs Miranda feud,but it seems to me Carrie goes on tour for 1 year or so,then pretty much disappears for at least a year,maybe even longer.It gives her fans a chance to miss her. Miranda is always touring,or opening up for others. Same way with Brad Paisley,who I took my family to see back in Feburary. They had much of the top bowl curtained off,but hell he is here EVERY year at around the same time,whether he has a new album or not..People get tired of the same ol same ol,especially with the high cost of seeing this crap again and again and again..
September 13, 2016 @ 10:19 am
“vocal rest” == rehab
September 14, 2016 @ 11:53 pm
Oh look! Another Stan-fani troll ready and willing to interject their two cents. Only problem is, no one with an original thought in their brains are buying what your selling.
Your comment is a better fit for the Blake and Gwen fan fiction you spend hours writing on Friday nights. So run along sugar, you’re obviously lost.
September 15, 2016 @ 8:35 am
Dumb response.
I could care less about Gwen Stefani and Blake Shelton and did not come here from the No Doubt website. Perhaps you have been directed here from US Weekly if you really believe this publicist smokescreen.
Why is it so hard to believe that someone who has admitted to a drinking problem in interviews has sought treatment for it? It’s not like this would be a first in country music history.
September 15, 2016 @ 11:24 am
Since you obviously have the inside scoop, by all means, spill the tea. Are you Miranda’s tour manager? Her Bff from high school? Or, maybe, JUST MAYBE, you get a kick out of pretending that you have all the answers. Please include the link to Miranda ADMITTING that she’s an alcoholic, so that we can all read it together. Oh, it doesn’t exist??? Well, damn. Now you just look like another hater spewing gossip, which is just sad in a million different ways.
I think I’ll stick with the official statement given by her team, over a first time SCM troll with a Miranda Complex.
September 15, 2016 @ 11:58 am
I have been regularly reading and occasionally posting on SCM for a couple years now. I also have backed numerous country artists as a sideman, maybe even one or two that have been featured on this site. You are blissfully out of touch with the realities of the entertainment industry if you rely on an “official statement” for information,
Here’s a Marie Claire article from 2014 and this isn’t the only one out there:
(http://www.marieclaire.com/celebrity/a11734/miranda-lambert-interview-cover-story/)
“I’m not afraid of a pill,” she jokes. “I have to take them in the mornings because I drink a lot. Advil helps. So does a Bloody Mary.”
When asked what defines “a lot,” Lambert, 31, bites her cheek and mulls it over. “You know when you have to check those boxes when you go to the doctor? Do you drink every day? Never? Socially? I’m always like, Hmm, the truth or not the truth?”
September 15, 2016 @ 12:40 pm
Ummmm. I’m no Gwen or Blake or No Doubt fan, but I wouldn’t bring up Miranda’s Tour Manager if I were you. Wasn’t that the guy she was sleeping with for months while married to ole Blakey? Whether she was or wasn’t, come on…she’s no angel. I like Miranda, a lot, actually, but liked her much more before this whole “manic depressive cool” vibe she’s marketing. And you’re obviously a Ran Fan stan, so I wouldn’t be attacking people for giving well thought out input when yours is clearly blind devotion.
September 15, 2016 @ 1:52 pm
Blissfully unaware? Or naturally prone to mind my own business, unless witnessed by my own eyes? Because there’s a huge difference. I’m actually in the music industry myself as well, and have a pretty good idea of how the gossip mill works. It tends to resemble the kindergarten game of Telephone more than actual fact. And your Marie Claire article was no more proof of a “drinking problem” than when it came from your mouth…Biting her lip and making a sarcastic comment is hardly a cry for help. Moving on.
Daisy! How nice of you to join! And THANK you for your assessment of my fandom status, that’s the sweetest thing I’ve heard all day! ? As a “RanFanStan” I’m well aware that Miranda is no angel, and she’s said the same. But, again, how are you so knowledgeable about who is in her bed? You’re not one of those creepy stalker types, are you? Surely not. You’re just the big winner of the Telephone game, repeating whatcha heard.
And thanks for recognizing my “blind devotion”, you’re just so complimentary! I have, as a matter of fact, listened to Miranda since she got her start, so I suppose you’re correct in that regard.
CJ, please grasp the fact that neither you, nor I, nor Driving Miss Daisy, are ACTUALLY MIRANDA LAMBERT and therefore shouldn’t make presumptions that ONLY SHE KNOWS. That’s not being a super fan, it’s being a basically-good human being.
September 18, 2016 @ 6:23 pm
Yes, because someone admitting in an interview that they drink a lot could never be an indicator of a drinking problem.
Nice meltdown, superfan.
September 13, 2016 @ 12:56 pm
Get better soon, Miranda!
September 14, 2016 @ 6:22 am
I guess we’really into new era with The Weight of These Wings. I’m excited. It doesn’t do much to squash rumors that they cancelled because of low sales and didn’t want to go into the new album with negativity. I wish Miranda would come out and make a statement over the cancellation. Some uproar brewing over if she was sick why not just reschedule. I thought the person above was trolling with the rehab story but I’ve seen it mentioned several places now and talk of it on the radio? Weird.
September 14, 2016 @ 11:25 pm
Any human being that has had the year she’s had could easily be more susceptible to illness. I don’t find it hard to believe for one second that stress paired with a nonstop schedule could have resulted in Miranda coming down with something that only time and rest can heal.
Once she drops the hammer with this new album, she’ll be back to her normal KICK-ASS-TAKE-NAMES-LATER self, and her haters will be back to the drawing board to find new excuses to doubt her.
October 5, 2016 @ 11:22 pm
How is it that Miranda is “so popular”, yet hasn’t done an arena tour by herself? What other truly popular woman in country music hasn’t done and sold out arena tours? How can you be nominated for entertainer of the year and no arena tour? Reba did it for over a decade!