Less than one month out from her scheduled national tour, Kacey Musgraves has reportedly cancelled three shows without publicly disclosing an explanation.
According to Sunday, July 26, reports by People and the Daily Mail, the country singer-songwriter, 37, informed ticket holders via email that her Thursday, August 20, Chicago opening night was cancelled, in addition to a Friday, August 29, show in Boston and a Wednesday, September 2, show in Brooklyn, New York City.
No explanation was provided in the Middle of Nowhere Tour email notifications which were sent from Ticketmaster, per the Daily Mail.
Us has reached out to representatives for Musgraves for comment.
A screenshot of the email appeared to have been shared by fans via Reddit on Sunday, and showed refund details. “All tickets will be automatically refunded to fans at their original point of purchase,” the screenshot read. “We apologize for any inconvenience.”
Reddit fans speculated within the post’s comments section as to why the dates had been pulled by Musgraves, with theories spanning cost issues, reconsidered venue suitability and poor ticket sales.
Anticipation for Musgraves’ tour had grown in recent days in light of the musician releasing the video for her Middle of Nowhere track “Mexico Honey.” She took to Instagram on Wednesday, July 22, to share some of the video before returning over the weekend to share details about its production. “An ode to Mexico and the passion, color, texture, and love I have felt there. Shot on 16mm film in Jalisco. Out now,” Musgraves captioned a carousel of stills.
Meanwhile on Musgraves’ Instagram, a post promoting her upcoming tour — including the now-cancelled dates — remains pinned to the star’s grid. “See you in the middle of nowhere,” she captioned the May 9 post.
The partial cancellation comes a little over one year after Musgraves, who rose to fame on Nashville Star in 2007 where she placed seventh overall, was forced to postpone a Nashville appearance due to a medical incident.
“Sooo I’m in Mexico with a f***ing broken rib,” she shared via her Instagram Stories on June 20 last year. “Wednesday night it was raining and I was running to grab some towels and had an extremely hard fall on some very slick tile I didn’t see. Thankful I didn’t smack my head but I landed very very hard on my back left ribcage and I broke rib number 6.”
Musgraves, who shared a photo of a chest X-ray at the time, continued, “This s*** is no joke. I’m in a lot of pain and doing ANYTHING is extremely difficult but I’m managing and being well taken care of. There is no physical way I can get on a plane and fly back to Nashville.”
