Country star Darius Rucker ends concert mid-set, he’s 'never done this before’

Darius Rucker abruptly ended his concert in the middle of his set over the weekend in Atlantic City.

Just three days after kicking off his tour, The Hootie & The Blowfish frontman lost his voice in the middle of performing. In a TiKTok video was shared by a concertgoer, you can see Rucker addressing the crowd at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino admitting, “Y’all, I can’t sing anymore.”

“I’m going to play one more song. I promise you, we are going to figure this out. You’re going to get your money back. I just can’t sing,” he continues to tell the audience.

He continues, “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.”

He was able to get the lyrics out to his 2013 hit song “Wagon Wheel,” right when the song ended the country singer apologized once again to the audience for not being able to continue then he made his way off stage.

The next day Darius updated his fans on the incident by posting a message to his Instagram stories, “Atlantic City, Thank you so much for coming out on Saturday night. I feel awful and I’m so sorry – I have never lost my voice in all my years performing. We looked at every option to reschedule, but unfortunately it’s just not possible this year, so we’re issuing full refunds. The venue will send details to you directly. Thank you so much for all your kind messages wishing me well. Love y’all and see you soon! Peace, Darius.”

The singer needs vocal rest and once that’s done, “Darius has been cleared to resume shows,” a spokesperson for Rucker told Fox News Digital.