Rucker abruptly stops concert

On Saturday, country music megastar Darius Rucker shocked a New Jersey audience when he stopped performing and said he couldn’t finish the show.

“Y’all, I can’t sing anymore,” Rucker, 59, told the crowd at the Hard Rock Casino in Atlantic City on July 12. “This never happened. I physically can’t sing, and I promise you on everything that I stand for I will make this up to you.”

Rucker shared on social media the next morning that full refunds would be issued to audience members, noting that rescheduling wasn’t an option.

“Thank you so much for coming out Saturday night. I feel awful and I’m so sorry. I have never lost my voice in all my years of performing. We looked at every option to reschedule, but unfortunately, it’s just not possible,” Rucker said.

— Tribune News Services