Tim McGraw has been forced to withdraw from his upcoming concert at Canvas Stadium in Fort Collins, Colorado, on July 21 after undergoing back surgery.
The show was set to be part of Colorado State University and the Professional Bull Riders’ Last Cowboy Standing event. The unfortunate news was announced via a joint statement given by PBR and CSU, sharing that Tim "has been forced to cancel his Fort Collins performance due to a recent back surgery".
© GettyThe 58-year-old will be replaced as the show's headliner by Oklahoma-based band Cross Canadian Ragweed. According to the event's organizers, Cross Canadian Ragweed are "widely regarded as one of the most influential bands in Red Dirt Music".
The statement continued: "PBR and CSU are excited to announce that Cross Canadian Ragweed will headline the opening night of this groundbreaking sports and entertainment event, promising an unforgettable performance. We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience to fans who wanted to see Tim McGraw, and we wish Tim the very best in his recovery."
Tim's injuries
During an interview on The Bobby Bones Show back in May, Tim shared that his knees went out "like three weeks" into his 2024 Standing Room Only tour. "In the process of recovering from my knee surgeries, my back went out again and I had to have another back surgery," he said.
The country singer cancelled his 2024 Standing Room Only tour due to his injury. "In close consultation with his doctors, Tim McGraw will undergo necessary orthopedic surgery on both knees this month due to an injury sustained on tour," Sandia Resort & Casino revealed on Instagram. "Unfortunately, this will prevent him from performing any shows for the remainder of this year.”
© Getty Images for ABAWhile chatting on the TL's Road House podcast, Tim revealed he underwent multiple surgeries on his knees and back in recent years. "To have almost a year of just sitting there [doing nothing], and I can tell you that after double knee replacements and three back surgeries and now a torn rotator cuff and a ruptured disc, there were times this year that I thought this might be it. This might be time to hang it up," he shared.
© Denise Truscello"I have to be very careful about what I do," he added. "What I do do is everything is intentional. I can't move quickly, there's no turning real quick to do something. Everything that I do has to be very methodical. I have to do cold plunges, I have to do infrared saunas. I have to do massages."
Tim McGraw: 5 top bestselling songs
1. I Like It, I Love It
Released in 1995, this was McGraw's first single from his album All I Want.
2. Something Like That
Released in June 1999, this was the second single from McGraw's album A Place in the Sun.
3. Live Like You Were Dying
This was the lead single from his eighth album of the same name in 2004.
4. Highway Don't Care
This single features Taylor Swift and Keith Urban on guitar and was the third single from McGraw's first album for Big Machine Records, Two Lanes of Freedo
5. Humble and Kind
Lori McKenna wrote this single, which was first released by McGraw in 2016 as the second single from his fourteenth studio album, Damn Country Music.
He continued: "It has changed the way I do a live show. It's gonna come to a point to where I'm either gonna have to decide to change the way I do a live show to continue to do it or just not do it anymore."
