Kelsea Ballerini Postpones Tour Dates to Rest and ‘Get Better’ After Ending Buffalo Concert Early Due to Sickness

Mar. 15, 2025

Kelsea Ballerini speaking on her Instagram Stories.Photo:Kelsea Ballerini/Instagram

Kelsea Ballerini/Instagram

Kelsea Ballerinihas rescheduled three concert dates due to sickness.

On Thursday, Feb. 6, the singer, 31, who is currently on herKelsea Ballerini Live Tourshared on herInstagram Storiesthat her Buffalo show earlier that night had to be cut short due to health issues.

“Buffalo, I am so so sorry that I could not finish the show tonight,” she said of her concert at KeyBank Center, Buffalo, NY. “I am sicker than I am trying to be and I did not want to let anyone down tonight.”

She added, “I just got through the first few songs and I couldn’t do it. I’m so sorry but I never want to give you a half a– show.”

“So we are rescheduling tonight, Buffalo, tomorrow, Pittsburgh and the next day, Toronto, to the end of the tour, April 11th, 12th and 13th,” Ballerini continued. “I will make them the best shows I’ve ever played in my whole life.”

Kelsea Ballerini thanking a fan for a gifted pillow.Kelsea Ballerini/Instagram

“I will put out every stop for you and I will make it so worth it,” she said, “I’m gonna’ go rest now and get better so I can really show up for the rest of this tour.”

“I hope you understand,” Ballerini added. “Thank you for the grace to be human and I love you.”

She captioned it, “Also to the sweet fan who made this pillow tonight, I can’t even tell you how much I needed this and what it means. Thank you. I love and appreciate y’all. see you in a few days.”

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Kelsea Ballerini revealed she was still struggling from sickness.Kelsea Ballerini/Instagram

According toTaste of Country, fans had to help Ballerini get through her show in Detroit on Tuesday, Feb. 4, due to feeling sick.

In a videoshared on TikTok, fans sang her song “Penthouse” when she could no longer sing.

Thanking her supporters after the show, she wrote on her Instagram stories, perTaste of Country,“Thank you for helping me through our show last and being so loud and kind.”

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Earlier on Thursday, Ballerini had expressed excitement for her show in Buffalo and gushed that she was “feeling better.”

“For those sweet angel humans asking, I’m feeling better,” she wrote across a photo of her onstage. “Got some good rest (WOW I FORGOT HOW MUCH I LOVE SLEEP) and the meds are doing their job and I can’t wait to perform for you tonight.”

She added, “My voice is still a little raspy, but we’re gonna lean in (like the Phoebe sexy voice) and I will see you on that stage. no way I’m letting you down.”

source: people.com