Country musician Eric Church announced on ticket master that his concert at the AT&T Center in San Antonio, Texas on April 2 has been canceled.
The 44-year-old wrote a short message on Ticketmaster that told his fans, who he refers to as the "Church Choir," that detailed the reason for his cancelation at the 18,000 plus capacity arena was so that he could watch (No. 8) The North Carolina Tar Heels take on their rival (No. 2) Duke in New Orleans.
"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," wrote Church in the statement. He went on to defend himself, "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. However, it's that same type of passion felt by the people who fill the seats at our concerts that makes us want to be part of a crowd at a game of this significance"
He went on to quote the late Woody Durham who was an American play-by-play radio announcer for the North Carolina Tar Heels who once said, "Go where you go and do what you do."
Understandably fans reacted negatively to the last-minute cancelation and the reason behind it. Many took to Twitter writing, "Mixed feelings. I appreciate his passion for his team but Not gonna lie im pretty mad. Dude didn't even reschedule. Just canceled it." Another wrote, "and to think I almost bought tickets to go see him," and, "Dude I even paid to join the fan club to get the presale," and went as far to write "Get a DVR and go @DukeMBB.”
Tickets for the event have been refunded.
Church has not shared the statement on social media.
Read the full statement below:
