Country star Eric Church upset some fans Tuesday when he introduced he was canceling an upcoming tour date so he may attend an NCAA Final Four match match on the identical evening.
Fans posted screenshots of an e mail they acquired on Ticketmaster from Church, saying he was refunding tickets for his Saturday show on the AT&T Center in San Antonio, Texas.
Church stated he was canceling the date so that he may watch his beloved University of North Carolina males’s basketball crew face off in opposition to rival Duke University.
Church, who refers to his fans because the “Church choir,” reportedly stated giving up the show was the “most selfish” factor he may ask of them.
“As a lifelong Carolina basketball fan, I’ve watched Carolina and Duke battle over the years but to have them matchup for the first time in the history of the NCAA Tournament is any sports enthusiast’s dream,” the e-mail stated, in keeping with a number of screenshots on-line.
A consultant for Church informed NBC News on Wednesday that the singer couldn’t decide to a rescheduled date at the moment.
Some fans who had tickets for the show posted their frustration on-line, together with those that made plans to journey for the live performance and couldn’t obtain refunds for airfare or accommodations.
“One year of waiting and got a hotel, rental and dinner reservation to try to cancel now. Not to mention flew my parents into town to watch the kids for the weekend,” one fan tweeted.
Some sports activities fans, who didn’t seem like ticket holders for the canceled occasion, joked that Church was an “absolute legend” for the choice.
Located about 10 miles aside in North Carolina — Duke in Durham and UNC in Chapel Hill — the 2 elite basketball packages have a longstanding rivalry. The Bleacher Report stated in 2014 that it has been “regarded as the greatest rivalry in college basketball,” as the 2 powerhouse groups routinely combat for dominance on each nationwide and native phases.
So for a couple of individuals who did not have a stake within the live performance, Church’s option to cancel the tour date was labeled “relatable and hilarious.”