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Billy Strings Postpones Tour After Breaking Leg Backstage
The musician broke his leg backstage and underwent surgery, forcing sold-out dates to move to August while original tickets remain valid.
- Michigan-Native Billy Strings broke his leg skateboarding backstage at John Paul Jones Arena in Charlottesville, Virginia, on Saturday, forcing him to postpone upcoming tour dates and undergo surgery.
- Attempting a skateboarding trick he had "done a million times" backstage Saturday night, Strings landed awkwardly before the encore. "Well, can't say y'all didn't warn me about screwing around on my skateboard!!" he wrote on Instagram.
- Dave Grohl, Foo Fighters frontman, texted Strings offering to lend the throne he used after breaking his own leg in 2015. Strings decided prioritizing recovery over performing was necessary despite initial intentions to continue touring.
- His April 22 Charleston, West Virginia, show moves to Aug. 4, while Fishers Event Center concerts in Fishers, Indiana, are rescheduled for Aug. 6-8, with original tickets honored at new dates.
- Strings plans to return to the road July 2 for a live taping at the Moody Theater in Austin, Texas, for Austin City Limits, marking his first performance since surgery.
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Billy Strings' sold-out shows in Fishers postponed after skateboarding injury
FISHERS, Ind. (WISH) — Three sold-out shows at Fishers Event Center of a guitarist, singer, and songwriter known for revolutionizing modern bluegrass music have been postponed. Michigan-native Billy Strings, 33, broken his leg while skateboarding backstage on Saturday in Charlottesville, Virginia. He rescheduled the shows in Virginia and in Indiana until August. The Fishers Event Center says April 24 tickets will be honored at his rescheduled sh…
Billy Strings delays West Virginia show after breaking leg during show
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WOWK) — A musician scheduled to perform in Charleston on Wednesday is postponing the concert after breaking their leg. Bluegrass star Billy Strings was originally set to appear at the Charleston Coliseum on April 22, but after injuring his leg in a backstage skateboarding accident in Virginia on Saturday, the show has been [...]
'Extreme Pain': Billy Strings Injured in Backstage Accident
Grammy-winning bluegrass artist Billy Strings has postponed multiple tour dates after suffering a serious leg injury in a backstage accident that he described as causing “extreme pain.” The 33-year-old musician, whose real name is William Apostol, sustained the injury on April 18 at a sold-out show in Charlottesville, Virginia. According to a statement he shared on social media, the accident occurred just before an encore when he grabbed a skate…
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