It hasn’t been the best month for one of country music’s greats.
Luke Bryan had a viral moment, and not in a good way, recently when he forgot the lyrics to his hit “Strip it Down” during a show in Orlando.
This week, at a show in Arkansas, Bryan’s voice was giving him trouble.
“This is the weirdest thing I’ve ever dealt with in my life,” Bryan said, as seen in a TikTok video taken at the Thursday show on June 19. “I cannot have my voice in this venue for some reason. It happens every time. I don’t know why.”
Bryan went on to thank fans for coming out year after year to see him perform.
“So I don’t give a damn. I’m going to refund everbody their tickets tonight, and we’re going to keep doing the damn show, OK?” he said, referencing that he had once seen fellow country star Luke Combs do the same thing.
His voice is scratchy during the exchange with fans.
“So we’re going to make the most of it,” he said. “Let’s do it.”
One comment on the video referenced “Arkansas allergies” as a possible reason for Bryan’s voice troubles.
“Arkansas allergies takin everybody out,” the comment read.
Several people commented in agreement:
“You ain’t kidding!!!” one read. “I’ve been coughing for 10 days straight,” wrote another.
In a Facebook post on Friday, the day after the show, Bryan wrote that “due to illness” he was rescheduling two shows this weekend in Dallas, Texas, and Lafayette, Louisiana. He will play Lafayette on Sept. 11 and Dallas on Sept. 12.
“Please hold on to your tickets — they will be honored for the new dates. Thank you for your understanding,” he wrote.
Bryan is currently on his “Country Song Come On Tour.” The tour includes an Aug. 8 show at Xfinity Center in Mansfield. Fans can shop for tickets using reliable third-party ticket sellers like StubHub , VividSeats and SeatGeek.
