Darius Rucker Unexpectedly Ends Atlantic City Show Mid-set: ‘i've Never Done This Before’

Darius Rucker abruptly ended his performance successful New Jersey aft losing his sound mid-performance. 

On Saturday, nan 59-year-old state euphony prima abruptly paused aft performing a fewer songs astatine nan Hard Rock Hotel & Casino successful Atlantic City and told nan crowd that he couldn't proceed pinch nan show. 

"Y'all, I can't singing anymore," nan Hootie & nan Blowfish frontman said successful a video by a instrumentality connected Philly Burbs. 

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Daruis Rucker trim his Atlantic City performance short aft losing his sound connected stage.  (Taylor Hill/FilmMagic)

He continued, "I'm going to play 1 much song. I committedness you, we are going to fig this out. You're going to get your money back."

"I conscionable can't sing. I've ne'er done this before," Rucker added. "This ne'er happened. I physically can't sing, and I committedness you connected everything that I guidelines for I will make this up to you."

Rucker went connected to play his deed 2013 "Wagon Wheel" arsenic nan crowd sang along. The musician then apologized to nan assemblage earlier exiting nan stage. 

"I committedness you I will make this up to you," he said. "I committedness you, we will fig this retired and I'm truthful sorry. I'm truthful sorry."

The Hootie & nan Blowfish frontman apologized to fans and promised afloat refunds to attendees astatine Saturday's concert.  (Daniel Knighton/Getty Images)

On Sunday, Rucker shared an update successful a station connected his Instagram Story. The vocalist erstwhile again apologized for ending nan performance early and informed attendees that they would person afloat refunds. 

"Thank you truthful overmuch for coming retired Saturday night," Rucker wrote, per Philly Burbs. "I consciousness atrocious and I'm truthful sorry — I person ne'er mislaid my sound successful each my years of performing."

"We looked astatine each action to reschedule, but unfortunately, it's conscionable not imaginable this year, truthful we're issuing afloat refunds," nan three-time Grammy Award victor added. 

"Thank you truthful overmuch for each your benignant messages wishing maine well. Love y'all and spot you soon!" 

Representatives for Rucker did not instantly respond to Fox News Digital's petition for comment. 

Rucker precocious embarked connected a 45-date world tour.  (Jason Kempin)

Last Saturday's show was nan 3rd extremity connected Rucker's ongoing 45-date world tour. The circuit kicked disconnected connected July 10 astatine nan Calvert Marine Museum successful Solomons, Maryland. 

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Rucker is adjacent scheduled to execute connected Saturday, July 19, astatine nan Seminole Hard Rock Casino and Resort successful Hollywood, Florida. No changes to nan circuit schedule posted connected Rucker's website person been made arsenic of Wednesday afternoon. 

The United States limb of Rucker's circuit will proceed done September earlier nan rocker heads crossed nan pond for respective shows successful nan United Kingdom. In October, Rucker will execute astatine 2 concerts successful his location authorities of South Carolina earlier continuing his circuit pinch shows successful Canada. The circuit will reason connected Dec. 13 astatine nan Ritz-Carlton Resort successful Naples, Florida. 

The circuit kicked disconnected connected July 10 and will proceed until Dec. 13.  (Photo by C Brandon/Redferns)

In October 2023, Rucker released his seventh solo workplace album, "Carolyn's Boy." Hootie & nan Blowfish's sixth workplace medium "Imperfect Circle" debuted successful November 2019. 

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In June, Rucker confirmed that he was moving connected caller euphony and had been inspired by his move to London earlier this year.

"I'm moving connected my album, I’m judge my single’s going to beryllium coming retired present soon, you know, and I'm fresh for group perceive that," Rucker told People magazine. "I’m looking guardant to finishing my grounds and getting that out. I deliberation it's refreshing, it’s new. I deliberation my fans are gonna beryllium really, really excited."

"I went to London to get conscionable a different flavor." he added. "And I deliberation I did that. I deliberation group are going to for illustration what we did."

Rucker is scheduled to execute connected Saturday, July 19, astatine nan Seminole Hard Rock Casino and Resort successful Hollywood, Florida.  (Tommaso Boddi)

After Rucker's Hollywood Walk of Fame induction ceremonial successful 2023, nan acclaimed musician exclusively told Fox News Digital that he didn't consciousness arsenic though he had reached nan pinnacle of his profession conscionable yet.

"I deliberation nan point that keeps maine moving truthful difficult is I ever consciousness for illustration I haven't done enough," the singer said.

While he's been singing and signaling euphony for astir of his life, location was 1 cardinal infinitesimal erstwhile he knew he had deed a level of success.

Rucker realized he had genuinely made it arsenic an creator erstwhile he was asked to beryllium a personnel of nan Grand Ole Opry.

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"That was really erstwhile I was like, 'This is really working. This is happening. People get it.' And that was beautiful cool," Rucker recalled.