Elle King abruptly postponed her concert at Billy Bob’s Texas located in Fort Worth Stockyards, Texas. The concert was originally set to take place on Friday, January 26.
Billy Bob’s Texas took to social media to announce the news with ticket holders, sharing, “The Elle King event, originally for Fri. 1/26/24 has been rescheduled to Sat. 9/21/24 @ 10 PM.” The venue didn’t share a reason for the show’s postponement, and the “Drunk (And I Don’t Wanna Go Home)” singer hasn’t shared any statements as of yet.
“Original event tickets will be accepted for the new date. Refunds are available at the point of purchase. Thank you for your understanding!” Billy Bob’s Texas, which is the world’s largest honky tonk, concluded. A rescheduled date for the show has already been announced and will now take place on September 21, 2024.
The sudden postponement of the show comes just days after Elle King came under fire for her admittedly “hammered” performance at The Ryman during Opry Goes Dolly, a concert event that was in celebration of Dolly Parton’s 78th birthday.
What Did Elle King Do At The Ryman During “Opry Goes Dolly”?
Elle King sparked outrage when she took to the Ryman Auditorium stage on Friday evening (Jan. 19), openly admitting to being “hammered” drunk, to perform at the “Opry Goes Dolly” event.
The 34-year-old country star came under fire after appearing visibly and admittedly drunk during her performance at the event, which was in celebration of the legendary “9 to 5” singer’s 78th Birthday. King performed a stunning cover of Parton’s “9 to 5,” before going into a cover of “Marry Me,” during which she forgot the lyrics and began blurting out expletives while bantering with the crowd.
“Don’t tell Dolly, holy sh*t. I swear to God if you guys tell Dolly…” King told the crowd, while also sharing that she doesn’t know the lyrics to the tune. She then went on to question the audience, saying, “Everyone’s like holy sh*t we bought tickets for this sh*t. Holy sh*t, I’m not even gonna fu**ing lie, y’all bought tickets for this sh*t?”
“You ain’t getting your money back,” King, whose real name is Tanner Elle Schneider, said after a heckler in the crowd shouted out to her. “I’ll tell you one thing more: ‘Hi, my name is Elle King [and] I’m f**king hammered.’”
“We’re celebrated Dolly Parton’s birthday the good ole fashioned way,” King’s background vocalist shared into the microphone. “We’re celebrating Dolly’s birthday with the bottle.”
Her background vocalist then asked King to perform one of her songs, to which King replied, “I can barely play another person’s songs, let’s see if I can play one of mine.”
Sparked Outrage On Social Media
Many concertgoers flooded social media with the videos of King’s “intoxicated” performance, which quickly went viral and made major headlines.
One fan took to TikTok to share a clip, which she captioned, “Elle King disrespected the Ryman and Dolly Parton.” In the clip, the fan explained, “I think we just watched the demise of Elle King’s career, and it was Dolly’s Birthday Tribute show at The Ryman. She said f**ck about 15 times prior to this and forgot the words to the Dolly song she was supposed to sing. At the end they shut the curtain on her, ended the variety show and said Goodnight.”
Other fans declared that Elle King should never be allowed to perform on the Opry’s sacred stage ever again, writing “Oh, Elle King is never getting invited back to the Opry” and “Elle King did one of the most disrespectful things you can do to that stage.”
The “Drunk (And I Don’t Wanna Go Home)” singer has faced major backlash throughout social media and within the media since this performance. Elle King, nor her representatives, have commented on the situation as of the time of publishing this article.
Grand Ole Opry Apologized, Dolly Parton’s Sister Stella Speaks Out
Her performance prompted an apology from the Grand Ole Opry and also a response from Dolly Parton’s sister Stella Parton.
“Opry Goes Dolly” was hosted by the Grand Ole Opry at The Ryman Auditorium. This year marked the second annual event celebrating Parton’s birthday. The Opry hosted a series of two shows (7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m.) on the country music icon’s 78th birthday, January 19, 2024.
No direct link was established between the postponement of King’s Texas concert and the Opry Goes Dolly event. However, many fans were quick to take to the comment section of Billy Bob’s post to make assumptions.
