- Kane Brown was scheduled to perform at Tight Ends & Friends in Nashville on Tuesday, June 23.
- The country singer sustained an injury while golfing that forced him to cancel.
- He received 23 stitches after being hit in the head.
Travis Kelce, George Kittle, and their tight end pals once again took over Nashville this week for Tight End University. On Tuesday, June 23, they hosted a concert at The Pinnace, and the lineup promised appearances by Dan + Shay, Chase Rice, Kane Brown, Nate Smith, John Pardi, and more.
By now, you’ve likely heard that Lainey Wilson closed out the show with a surprise duet with Taylor Swift, but one of the artists had to miss the event due to injury.
For last year’s event, Kane Brown provided a big surprise by bringing Taylor on stage to sing “Shake It Off.” But this year, he was notably absent despite being on the lineup. Bussin’ with the Boys podcast hosts Will Compton and Taylor Lewan broke the news to the audience, along with a rather dramatic explanation.
“I have very unfortunate and devastating news that took place today,” Will said. “Oh, but hey—we just want to say that he’s okay.” They went on to explain that Kane sustained a concussion and required 23 stitches after being hit by a golf ball. They then asked for a moment of silence.
In a since-deleted story time posted to his Instagram, Kane explained that it was his “own buddy” who hit him, and he was grateful that the injury wasn’t more serious. He was scheduled to fly to Wisconsin on Wednesday for a June 25 performance, but explained that he was going to travel by bus instead.
The “Be Like That” singer shared photos of the injury on his Instagram story and wrote, “They said it will prob get worse next 48 hours but I’m alive and that’s all that matters. Holy crap.”
Kane is scheduled to perform tomorrow at Hoofbeat Country Fest in Cadott, Wisconsin, before traveling to Canada for Country Thunder Alberta. Here’s hoping he’s feeling up to taking the stage soon!
Katie Bowlby is Digital Director at Country Living, where she covers pop culture news including country music, Yellowstone, and all things HGTV, plus gift guides and product reviews. She has been with Country Living for more than 11 years. Before that, she worked for Southern Living. The Indiana University grad also stitches up the cross-stitch pattern for every issue of the magazine.
