Luke Bryan stops mid-show to offer refund to fans as he deals with 'weirdest thing': 'Happens every time'

ROGERS, ARKANSAS: Country star Luke Bryan faced an unexpected challenge while performing at the Walmart Arkansas Music Pavilion in Rogers, Arkansas, on Thursday, June 19.

As part of his ongoing 'Country On Tour', Bryan ran into serious vocal issues and made a bold decision on stage.

Luke Bryan tells crowd he’ll refund tickets but finish the show anyway

Despite struggling, the 48-year-old continued with the concert and made a promise to his audience that quickly went viral.

During the Arkansas stop of his tour, Bryan was candid about the issues affecting his performance.

“This is the weirdest thing I’ve ever dealt with in my life,” he said, according to Taste of Country. “I cannot have my voice in this venue for some reason. It happens every time, I don’t know why," Blast reported.

The 'Play It Again'  singer then made a surprising announcement to the crowd.

“I don’t give a damn,” he told the audience. “I’m gonna refund everybody their tickets tonight and we’re going to keep doing the damn show, OK?”

He added, “We are just going to make this what it is. I don’t know why I’ve had to do this every time.”

Luke Bryan reschedules shows, thanks fans for 'understanding'

Following the show, Luke Bryan took to Instagram and X to let fans know about two show changes due to illness.

“Due to illness, my shows in Dallas and Lafayette this weekend have been rescheduled to the following dates: 9/11: Lafayette, LA 9/12: Dallas, TX,” he wrote.

“Please hold on to your tickets — they will be honored for the new dates. Thank you for understanding.”

Despite the cancellations, the singer is still scheduled to perform next in Bonner Springs, Kansas, on June 26.

His 'Country On Tour' is set to continue through October 2025. The Arkansas incident came shortly after Bryan had another hiccup on stage when he forgot lyrics to his song 'Strip It Down'.

“I totally forgot all the words,” Bryan admitted to the crowd, according to Parade. He quickly bounced back and said, “I got it!”

Internet reacts as Luke Bryan fights through illness

Fans were quick to respond with support and praise after Luke Bryan’s Arkansas show.

One person posted on X, “What you did last night was incredible, and thank you so much for pure heart getting through the show. However, we would have 100% understood you cancelling. You were still insanely good.”

Another fan said, “What a Luke Bryan thing to do! Refund everyone’s tickets and still go on with the Arkansas show. Take it easy and rest your voice.”

“Feel better soon Luke! Take care and rest that beautiful voice!! We saw you last year in Tampa and you were fighting the crud then too but you put on a totally awesome show and never gave up!! We loved it but felt so bad for you. Prayers to get over this soon!” wrote another.

One more added, “I’m sorry to hear that, Luke. Your voice needs some rest, probably from the allergies too! Get Well SOON, so you can get back on the road touring And the FANS can hear you perform in September.”

Another user quipped, “Perhaps you coulda just called @blakeshelton said happy birthday and avoided all this. For real tho get better.”

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