Young postpones UK tour due to COVID
Young scored his 13th number one single with "At the End of a Bar" with Mitchell Tenpenny and United Kingdom tour plans.
But COVID intervened forcing Young to cancel shows.
"Unfortunately, COVID has hit my band, and we are forced to cancel shows in Glasgow, Manchester, Bristol, London and the Long Road Festival."
Young was slated to play Glasgow, Scotland on Aug. 25. Manchester, England Aug. 30, Bristol, England on Aug. 31 and London on Aug. 31. Young was one of the headliners of the Festival, slated Aug. 26-28 I Leicestershire, England.
The Festival tweeted, "We were excited to welcome Chris to The Long Road to close off Saturday on the Rhinestone Stage and are gutted he and his band won't able to join us, but wish them a speedy recovery. Our team are (sic) currently working hard to review Saturday's line-up and a further update will follow."
"I am excited to play all the new music from 'Famous Friends' for fans in the UK, and we will update you soon on plans to reschedule the run of shows."
Young's next schedule show is Sept. 23 in Indio, Cal.
More news for Chris Young
- 03/08/24: Young wonders "What She Sees In Me" ?
- 02/01/24: Young thanks fans following arrest, releases new song as thanks
- 01/27/24: Charges against Young dismissed
- 01/24/24: Young's attorney defends the singer saying charges should be dropped
- 01/23/24: Young arrested in Nashville after altercation
- 01/08/24: Young plans for "Young Love & Saturday Nights"
- 01/13/23: Young is "Looking" for "All Dogs"
- 06/03/22: Young, EYB drop discs
CD reviews for Chris Young
Given the massive success of Chris Young's award-winning collaboration with Kane Brown on the title track, it would be an easy assumption to make that his eighth studio album would tow the same contemporary line that landed him a bevy of hits. The result is exactly that. But with some contingencies
The opener, "Raised on Country," starts out with a raucous groove that may get your toes tapping for the entirety, but the lyrics devolve into some painfully tired cliches like ...
Chris Young has one of the best country voices, and it's always a pleasure to hear him sing. But it's disappointing when the title cut sounds more like the groove to a Justin Bieber song than anything truly country. When, say, someone like Jason Aldean performs music with barely any resemblance to real country music, it's not that big a deal; he's not a great natural singer to begin with. However, Young's voice is just too good to waste on mere pop. ...
Song selection can sometimes seem fairly inessential whenever chosen by a master singer. Such is the case with "It Must Be Christmas," Chris Young's new holiday collection. He sounds as perfectly comfortable with the jazzy "I'll Be Home for Christmas," where its supper club vibe takes a little of the edge off one seriously sad song, as he does with the Phil Spector rock nugget "Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)."
Young is also helped out by a few special guests. ...
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