Willie Nelson Feeling Better After Canceled Show – Details Offered on Rescheduled Date
Live promoter Blackbird Presents has rescheduled the Willie Nelson performance in Charlotte, North Carolina that was originally slotted to occur on Saturday, May 26th at the PNC Music Pavilion. The new date will be Wednesday, June 20th at the PNC Pavilion once again. At the moment there are no openers or other acts scheduled for the show. Ticketholders have been told to hold on to their original tickets. No exchanges will be necessary.
As for anyone looking for a refund, Blackbird Presents tells Saving Country Music, “Ticket holders can contact a representative at their point of purchase for details. Because of the many options to purchase tickets we cannot speak to individual policies.”
As for Willie’s health, Willie’s representatives say, “Willie is in good health and plans to resume his previously scheduled tour…”
Willie Nelson canceled his original performance Saturday night after suffering from a stomach bug. The performance was part of the serial festival called the Outlaw Music Fest, which Willie was slotted to headline. The Wild Feathers and Mitchell Lee opened the night, then Old Crow Medicine Show and Sturgill Simpson also performed. Some fans became angry after Willie Nelson walked out on stage 45 minutes after his original start time, only to toss his hat out in the crowd and saunter off. It wasn’t for another hour until concertgoers were informed the performance had been canceled.
Brandi Carlile and Elvis Costello were also originally scheduled to play in Charlotte, but canceled as well. Costello canceled on April 5th after deciding to undergo a non life-threatening surgical procedure, and Brandi Carlile canceled to deal with an unexpected family obligation overseas.
Another date on the Outlaw Music Fest tour for Sunday, May 27th at Jiffy Lube Live in Bristow, VA was canceled completely. However both Sturgill Simpson and Willie Nelson played The Anthem in Washington, D.C. that night. Reviews of Willie’s performance the day after his cancellation were positive, and concertgoers said he appeared to be in good health.
As for the other upcoming Outlaw Fest tour dates, Blackbird Presents assures, “The remaining dates for the tour are all going strong and we are excited to be back on the road with Willie and his family and friends in June!” More information and all updated lineups can be found at www.BlackbirdPresents.com/outlaw-music-festival.
May 31, 2018 @ 8:31 am
Great to hear! See y’all in Little Rock.
May 31, 2018 @ 8:55 am
You go, Willie!
May 31, 2018 @ 10:56 am
Just look back at the other two recent articles on this topic – at all the mud thrown Willie’s way. Now that it’s been rescheduled and refunds offered, what are all the naysayers gonna bitch about now?! Way to go Willie – “On The Road Again”!
May 31, 2018 @ 11:55 am
“what are all the naysayers gonna bitch about now?”
Well, they didn’t get their participation trophy, for starters. And let’s not overlook all of the unrecoverable dog grooming fees, because they couldn’t drop Winne the Poodle off at the boarding park looking all a mess…
“He only threw one damn hat, cheap old goat, wth?”
May 31, 2018 @ 12:05 pm
There was never a possibility that patrons were not going to get a rescheduled date or the offer of a refund. LiveNation said as much as soon as Willie officially canceled. I remain stupefied why folks thought this was even a possibility. And yes, it sucks that the new date is on a Wednesday, and if you’re coming from out-of-town this doesn’t help. But this is the risk you always take purchasing a ticket, and these types of cancellations happen all the time.
The promoters could have done a better job communicating about this event, and fans deserve to be frustrated. But the anger flowing toward Willie over this is something I’ve never seen. I guess it’s just a symptom of 2018, and everyone’s geeked up to be mad at someone else.
May 31, 2018 @ 3:53 pm
You hit the nail on the head Trig, some people just love to bitch.
May 31, 2018 @ 12:12 pm
We love you Willie ???????? sending positive thoughts and energy. Your in thoughts and prayers????.
May 31, 2018 @ 12:16 pm
I was there he was PISSED about something he did a show the night before and the night after I m calling the bull$hit card on this
May 31, 2018 @ 2:41 pm
Yeah, he was PISSED that he couldn’t walk out on stage without shitting himself. It happens.
May 31, 2018 @ 2:50 pm
We all have bad days sometimes so chill dude Willie would not disappoint is fans like that you go Willie.
May 31, 2018 @ 3:00 pm
We saw him the night before in Raleigh and something was definitely wrong. Very breathy and he seemed like he rushed songs to get through. We believed he wasn’t feeling great and the following night proved it. He’s 85 and they scheduled him 3 nights in a row. I imagine he wasn’t feeling great back stage and probably took a little medicine for it. After that, he probably thought he was fine and when he went on stage and figured he wasn’t, he was probably pissed.
Similar experience for us, since we’re not 85 years old, is going into the bathroom for a sit, for a long length of time and then as soon as you leave the bathroom, you realize you aren’t quite finished.
He’s 85, cut him some slack
May 31, 2018 @ 7:14 pm
We saw him in Nashville on May 18th and he didn’t seem to be breathing well. No encore. Cher it’s time to slow down..alot
May 31, 2018 @ 10:48 pm
Give it a rest Patrick. I swear you folks are like teenage girls inventing drama for the hell of it.
June 1, 2018 @ 8:05 pm
He walked out on the stage had a stomach bug and shit his pants in front of the crowd. I would have thrown my hat and walked off stage too????
May 31, 2018 @ 12:47 pm
Stomachs everywhere are asking, “why do we always get the blame?!”
May 31, 2018 @ 12:48 pm
To those who were there …. did OCMS and Sturgill do longer sets?
May 31, 2018 @ 1:31 pm
No. Even Willie’s band seemed a bit surprised when he walked off, so their sets were long over with.
May 31, 2018 @ 1:36 pm
I’m glad he’s all good and it’s back on. I’m suspect Willie’s sheer willpower played a significant role in it getting turned around so quick.
We can only hope Blackbird has learned some lessons and gets its shit together before their next attempt.
I’m also curious about the “Special Guests” mentioned in the press release. BandsInTown moved the whole ticket to 6/20, but I’m rather certain 5 bands won’t be playing in 3 hours time before curfew.
May 31, 2018 @ 1:37 pm
After seeing Willie 115 times never seen a bad show some greater then others. Once flew to Oklahoma to see Willie from Id. He canceled. the flu! Willie 85 for all you dumb “””::::::::.. Talked to him many many times. his aoutograff is tat on my head. Smoked weed with Willie. My concern is for his health not if I missed a show. Loved Merle to. Look what happened to him over did it . lot of fools in this world only cares about them self
June 24, 2018 @ 11:34 am
Photo of the tattoo, please!
May 31, 2018 @ 4:11 pm
So happy to read you are feeling better. I think you are awesome. Take care of yourself. Godd Speed ????????????
May 31, 2018 @ 7:19 pm
Hey Ol’ top I sure do hope you feel better real soon and keep on doin what your doin.
We have you in our prayers and in our hearts Willie.
Stay safe and keep well.
May 31, 2018 @ 10:31 pm
glad he is feeling better! also glad i stood beside Willie while fair-weather fans acted like complete dolts over the ordeal. Ever had a bad stomach bug? If you are anything like me and have experienced one, you feel that even opening your mouth (let alone give a long explanation for what’s wrong) or even turning around to look at something will make you puke. tossing his hat to the crowd was very possibly the only thing he COULD do before walking off stage to vomit. again, glad our hero is feeling better! Go get em, Willie! Thanks for the update, Trigger!????
June 1, 2018 @ 5:44 am
We’ve recently lost a few of the other truly great icons, and I can’t fathom loosing another , especially the caliber of Willie. I don’t care how many shows he cancels , for whatever reason , I just hope and pray we don’t lose him for a LONG time !
June 1, 2018 @ 12:30 pm
Tougher than leather is the redhead stranger. Mr record man play family bible and remember me as you carve one more notch in your gun. All good!
June 1, 2018 @ 12:35 pm
To a place from a place, changing skies
June 1, 2018 @ 4:23 pm
Please don’t put pressure on Willie@
He is one of the gems from my generation. I am not a country fan, but love him for contributions. Please respect his frailties
June 1, 2018 @ 10:24 pm
Willie You Are Beautiful being the Man you are and doing all that you do!. Your down to earth , loving and caring for what’s important as surviving in world, you are one who continues to keep doing what you love and what so many people love you for!.
You dont know me of course. But my entire family has loved you for over 50 years.
My 3 older sisters we each have a picture one at a time kissing you at the South Shore Music Tent in Massachusetts.
Never Ever a reason for anyone to complain of “OUR” WILLIE”.
Thanks bless you and your loving Family!!!!
June 2, 2018 @ 1:12 pm
Give the man a break he is 85 and plays over 100 dates a year.we will miss him he s gone
June 2, 2018 @ 5:28 pm
Never met you Willie but gave grown up to your music thanks to my dad and of COURSE YOU WLLIE YOU ALREADY KNOW THINGS HAPPEN SO I JUST WANT THIS MESSAGE TO FIND YOU IN THAT BIG CROWD FEELING BETTER…….
June 3, 2018 @ 7:50 am
What’s the deal cancelling one 5/27 show only to play with with Sturgill in DC that night?
A few years back I had
June 3, 2018 @ 9:12 am
I don’t know. I asked Blackbird Presents about that specifically, and they just said they decided to cancel the date. My guess is Willie and Sturgill still played because the cancellation created a hole in their tour schedule and they were planning to be in DC anyway. Blackbird went out of their way to emphasize to be the DC date was not promoted by them, and was not part of Outlaw Fest.
June 24, 2018 @ 11:41 am
I live near DC and didn’t see an ad for the Anthem show until 3-4 weeks beforehand, and tix went on sale just a few days later. Definitely seemed to have been inserted into the schedule at the last minute (relatively speaking).
I saw the DC show. I couldn’t stand Sturgill’s set, and don’t really get the hype about him in general. Willie was truly mind-blowing on guitar, simply phenomenal. A lot of the vocals were spoken, but his delivery was thrilling anyway. A great opportunity to see Willie again and, importantly (to me), my kids’ first time.
June 24, 2018 @ 12:00 pm
You also got to see Willie in a much more intimate setting than most get to these days, especially outside of Texas.
June 3, 2018 @ 8:05 am
A few years back I had a chance to see George Jones. Knowing the history, and he had been ailing, we didn’t pull the trigger. Show got cancelled.
Buyer beware.