Country music fans upset with Eric Church for canceling show in favor of Final Four
By Mark Powell
Country music star Eric Church is a huge UNC basketball fan, so he canceled a show in favor of watching the Final Four.
Some weren’t happy with Church’s antics, expecting him to stick with his original tour schedule despite the college basketball tournament nearing a conclusion with his favorite team still alive. But, Church is willing to take the hit to satisfy his fandom.
Church canceled his show in San Antonio, originally scheduled for Saturday night, in order to attend the Final Four and take his family. He has since made amends my offering those with tickets a chance to go to a new show, this time for free.
“Thank you to San Antonio for letting me take my family to this game,” he wrote in an Instagram post on Friday. “It took a minute to figure out how and when I could properly express my thanks.”
UNC basketball: Eric Church fans were unhappy he canceled event
“As a lifelong Carolina basketball fan, I’ve watched Carolina and Duke battle over the years but to have them matchup in the Final Four for the first time in the history of the NCAA Tournament is any sports enthusiast’s dream,” Church said when explaining why he canceled his event. “This is also the most selfish thing I’ve ever asked the Choir to do: to give up your Saturday night plans with us so that I can have this moment with my family and sports community.”
Fans didn’t necessarily buy it.
Residents of the other 49 states: “How dare Eric Church cancel a show last minute just to go to a basketball game!”
— Andrew Forrest (@Andrew_Forrest1) March 31, 2022
North Carolinians: “Yeah, I get it. Not gonna lie, I’d do the same thing.”
On Country Superstar Eric Church:#UNC’s Brady Manek: “A couple of years ago I was sitting on my couch listening to his music and now he knows who I am. It’s a cool feeling.”#Duke’s Paolo Banchero: “Yeah, Eric Church — I don’t know who that is.”
— Grant Hughes (@GrantHughesNC) April 1, 2022
Eric Church canceled a sold out concert in TX on Saturday because he wanted to watch the Duke-UNC game live with his family.
— I'm a thief of joy (@PurpleCaniac13) March 29, 2022
That's the most North Carolina shit I have ever heard.
Listening to Eric church on the way to New Orleans just seems right pic.twitter.com/48MxTEeSIg
— Austin Williams (@WilliamsTarheel) April 1, 2022
Eric Church is all of us who had other plans this Saturday night. #GOHEELS
— Kevin Carter (@tarheelanalyst) March 30, 2022
LOL Eric Church is an Appalachian State grad.
— Air Wolf (@bivpack) March 30, 2022
The Walmart fan base has their King! https://t.co/55PznncSF1
If Eric Church is such a big UNC fan, why did he schedule a concert on the Final Four weekend? Did he assume they wouldn’t be playing? Doesn’t sound like a fan. He’s weak. He’s a poser. He’s an embarrassment.
— Gwaltineer 🪠 (@Gwaltineer) March 30, 2022
Eric Church is cancelling a concert so he can watch a basketball game. Thousands of people made plans to see his 4/2 show. Many artists play through injuries and miss important life events for their fans. Not Church. He really might be the biggest douche bag in America. pic.twitter.com/eA7CxXdvm9
— GonzoApp (@GonzoApp) March 29, 2022
https://twitter.com/adamhambrick/status/1509726184451547138
I don’t know who Eric Church is but he straight up canceled his show this weekend in Texas to go watch UNC in the Final Four by sending an email message through Ticketmaster to fans with tickets and they are rightfully pissed pic.twitter.com/naGBEgVG2r
— Wu Tang is for the Children (@WUTangKids) March 30, 2022
Church noticed the hatred he was getting from his own fans and obviously tried to extend an olive branch. Whether it works or not remains to be seen.
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