UPDATED: Cody Jinks Taken To Hospital, Cuts Performance Short in Omaha
This story has been updated (see below).
Cody Jinks has been taken to the hospital after attempting to play a show on Friday night (6-22) at the SumTur Amphitheater in Papillion, Nebraska near Omaha. After performing multiple songs, he began complaining of dizziness and was taken away from the venue in an ambulance according to concertgoers.
After opening the show with his current single “Must Be the Whiskey” and playing the first portion of his set standing at center stage, Cody Jinks removed his characteristic black cowboy hat, and sat down in a chair. “Alrighty guys, I’m gonna sing until I fall over,” Jinks said after sitting down. “I don’t know what happened. I got dizzy as hell.”
Cody continued to attempt to play, performing four songs after taking a seat. But then after clearly struggling to sit upright, he told the crowd, “Hey guys, they’re gonna take me to the hospital, alright. I’m sorry. I’ve been doing this for 20 years and this had never happened. I’m gonna come back and make this up to you guys. I’m so sorry. I’m not drunk. I don’t know what happened. I’m having a tough time right now.”
The crowd clapped and called out Cody’s name, seeming to understand, and seeing he was in no condition to perform. Fans in attendance said he did everything he could to finish the show, but couldn’t, and that he played for about an hour despite the health issue. When he walked off the stage, the ambulance was immediately waiting for him. The show was opened by Ward Davis and Tennessee Jet.
Saving Country Music has reached out to the management of Cody Jinks to check on his condition and for more information. As soon as more info is available, updates will be posted.
Cody’s next show is scheduled Saturday, June 23rd at The Blue Note in Columbia, MO. After that, he is off until July 6th and 7th when he’s scheduled to perform at the Whitewater Amphitheater in New Braunfels, TX.
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UPDATE 6/23 10:56 a.m. CDT: Cody Jinks has released a statement, explaining he was suffering from vertigo, is doing okay now, but will have to cancel his show in Columbia, Missouri Saturday (6/23) night.
Thanks for all the thoughts and prayers.
I suffered a pretty severe onset of vertigo on stage last night in Omaha. My blood pressure spiked and I was taken to the hospital to get checked out.
Unfortunately, I won’t be able to play Columbia Missouri tonight, which breaks my heart. Everyone knows that’s one of my favorite places to play.
On the bright side, I have a couple of weeks to get right. Playing music is my life and I’ll be back out sooner than later.
Thanks again for the well wishes. Cody Jinks.
Video can be seen of Cody attempting to play below.
June 22, 2018 @ 8:38 pm
I was in the crowd and he played until they pealed him off stage. True grit. Get well Cody and I’ll see you farther on down the line.
June 22, 2018 @ 8:40 pm
Hope your okay!
June 22, 2018 @ 8:41 pm
I appreciate everyone reaching out and letting the rest of us know what was happening. I have emails and feelers out to the right folks to check on Cody’s status and possibly find out what happened. As soon as we know more I’ll be sharing it.
June 22, 2018 @ 8:42 pm
Probably has vertigo.
June 23, 2018 @ 6:28 pm
I called it.
June 22, 2018 @ 8:47 pm
I was there. He actually played while standing, and seemed ok, for a number of songs until he couldn’t anymore. That’s when he said he needed a chair and played 4 or 5 more. The ambulance got there right after he stopped so they had to have called it even before he left the stage. The guy loves his fans and when on longer than he should have.
June 22, 2018 @ 9:07 pm
I hope he’s alright. We need him to stick around.
June 22, 2018 @ 9:11 pm
I hope he’s doing well. It was scary shit when Kevin Smith went through a similar situation. Good on him for sticking it out and trying to perform as long as possible. Hopefully it didn’t make things worse for his health.
June 22, 2018 @ 9:19 pm
PRAYERS ????????????????????
HOPE HE IS BETTER SOON ❤❤
June 24, 2018 @ 7:14 am
He puts 110% in all is performances..love and prayers
June 22, 2018 @ 9:22 pm
In tears here. Incredible man and performer. Hope it’s the flu or just something easily taken care of. Talk about leaving it all on stage 🙁
June 22, 2018 @ 9:34 pm
Oh, man. Hope he’s okay. That’s scary.
June 22, 2018 @ 9:42 pm
Praying for Cody, please keep us posted.
June 23, 2018 @ 12:02 am
Hoping he was just dehydrated. Get well soon!
June 23, 2018 @ 2:46 am
The best there is out there right now he is “The Franchise” of this site and this cause in my opinion. Just ordered some Lifers CD’s yesterday and hoping and praying he’s alright.
June 23, 2018 @ 4:59 am
Dave Grohl breaks a leg and still plays. Jinks’ head is spinning like a top and still plays (and still sounds great).
Luke Bryan prances around like a dandy and falls offstage.
June 23, 2018 @ 7:02 am
Man that’s scary. Hopefully it turns out to be nothing major and we just look back on this as a badass Cody Jinks moment.
June 23, 2018 @ 7:21 am
Praying for Cody. I have vertigo and dizziness can hit so fast. A terrible feeling. A true country artist who loves his work and fans enough to try to keep on going.
June 23, 2018 @ 8:59 am
We think of allergies as a minor annoyance….starting about five years ago the vertigo my allergies produce about brings me to my knees. Hopefully that is all it is and he gets something to help.
Give the guy credit for continuing on and sounding good.
June 23, 2018 @ 9:17 am
Just read it was vertigo which caused his blood pressure to spike- according to his facebook page- he says he’ll be alright.
June 23, 2018 @ 10:58 am
Get well soon Cody!!
June 23, 2018 @ 11:09 am
That must have been so scary. Happy he’s okay. Godspeed.
June 23, 2018 @ 12:16 pm
Yeah vertigo is tough. I had that as a teen and it stems from the ears going to the head so you’re dizzy af. With a little bit of proper hydration and a balancing of his meals and he should be good to go in a few days to a week or two. Always the best of wishes.
June 24, 2018 @ 7:18 am
For me it got better when I knew what it was. The panic you get at first makes it worse. At least for me.
June 23, 2018 @ 12:47 pm
I get “vertigo” when I take that first whiff of Tennessee Walking Powder.
June 23, 2018 @ 1:30 pm
Be well Cody! Can’t wait for Lifers and to see him live again.
June 23, 2018 @ 4:30 pm
That’s the sugar. I know that feeling.
June 23, 2018 @ 4:53 pm
Nothing but respect for this guy.,. get well soon.
June 23, 2018 @ 5:14 pm
Could’ve been food poisoning, too.
June 23, 2018 @ 6:46 pm
What a stud
June 24, 2018 @ 7:30 am
I sure hope that vertigo is not a symptom of something else.
I’m are crazy about Cody.
June 24, 2018 @ 7:59 am
Please get better brother. We just lost vinnie Paul we can’t handle anymore
June 24, 2018 @ 10:20 am
Interesting, 100% support Cody Jinks, a healthy young man, when he can’t finish his show, and yet that same across the board support was not forthcoming for Willie when he tried and failed to complete a show, and he is in his 80s. Not questioning the support for Cody, I think that’s how it should be. Just curious why it was different for Willie.
June 24, 2018 @ 12:04 pm
This continues to stupefy and trouble me as well. I understand of that part of it is that the people that were there in person for the Willie show did not receive any explanation, and for a long time after Willie left, where people at the Cody show did get one, as well as a partial show before he left. But I also think there is probably some political element to the Willie criticism, especially for folks who weren’t even there complaining about Willie’s actions like it affected them. That’s why I think it is dangerous to politicize the music space.
June 24, 2018 @ 5:39 pm
Ah, vertigo. Every good wish for Cody and Willie. Just. wish we had Waylon, Cash, and Merle around to see the young bucks. All of them. Trig, ever see any web referrals from Merle’s area?