Tim McGraw has been forced to pull out of an upcoming concert after undergoing back surgery.
The country music star, 58, had been scheduled to perform at Canvas Stadium in Fort Collins, Colorado, next month on July 21.
The show was part of Colorado State University (CSU) and the Professional Bull Riders’ Last Cowboy Standing event.
In a joint statement, PBR and CSU announced that McGraw “has been forced to cancel his Fort Collins performance due to a recent back surgery.”
He will be replaced as the night’s headline act by Oklahoma-based band Cross Canadian Ragweed, who organizers say are “widely regarded as one of the most influential bands in Red Dirt Music.”
PBR and CSU said: “PBR and CSU are excited to announce that Cross Canadian Ragweed will headline the opening night of this groundbreaking sports and entertainment event, promising an unforgettable performance. We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience to fans who wanted to see Tim McGraw, and we wish Tim the very best in his recovery."
Ticket holders who wish to receive a refund can contact the Rams Ticket Office at 970-491-7267 or fill out a refund request form.
McGraw, one of the most successful artists in country history, recently updated fans after “six, eight months” of surgeries and recovery.
During an appearance on The Bobby Bones Show in May, the singer said his knees went out “like three weeks” into his 2024 Standing Room Only tour.
“In the process of recovering from my knee surgeries, my back went out again and I had to have another back surgery,” McGraw explained.
In a separate interview with Tracy Lawrence on TL’s Roadhouse podcast, McGraw spoke about his recovery.
“To have almost a year of just sitting there [doing nothing], and I can tell you that after double knee replacements and three back surgeries and now a torn rotator cuff and a ruptured disc, there were times this year that I thought this might be it. This might be time to hang it up,” the father of three admitted.
“I have to be very careful about what I do... everything is intentional. I can’t move quickly, there’s no turning real quick to do something... everything that I do has to be very methodical. I have to do cold plunges, I have to do infrared saunas. I have to do massages.”
He concluded: “It has changed the way I do a live show.”
His band returned to the stage May 31 for Nashville’s Music City Rodeo.
