Better luck next year? Chris Stapleton’s upcoming Lexington concert postponed again
Kentucky will have to wait another year to get its concert from Chris Stapleton, as the Lexington-born country superstar announced Wednesday he’s postponing “A Concert for Kentucky” until 2022.
The concert was originally scheduled to occur at Kroger Field on April 25, 2020, but it was pushed back to April 24 due to COVID-19. The new date for the concert is April 23, 2022.
“All tickets will be honored for the rescheduled dates,” Stapleton said in a Facebook post. “For those unable to attend, you have 30 days to obtain a refund from your point of purchase.”
Willie Nelson and Family, Sheryl Crow and Yola will be performing at the 2022 show, Stapleton said. Those accompanying artists were scheduled to perform on the original show date, and they’ve remained on the bill through the rescheduling efforts.
The Lexington concert was organized to showcase Kroger Field’s potential as a concert venue and to benefit Chris and Morgane Stapleton’s Outlaw State of Kind Hometown Fund. Established in partnership with the Blue Grass Community Foundation, the fund supports local and national organizations directly impacting Kentucky, with initial grant distributions focusing on music and arts education.
When the concert was first postponed, Stapleton urged everyone to “stay healthy at home.”
“While we’d love nothing more than to see you all at Kroger Field next month, it is with everyone’s best interest in mind that we are rescheduling A Concert for Kentucky,” he said in a tweet at the time. “... This is not a decision we have taken lightly”
Stapleton also postponed his Ohio concerts in Toledo and Columbus – those will now take place on April 20 and April 21 in 2022.
While COVID-19 cases have trended downward in Kentucky for months, health officials have advised against large gatherings. The only recent guidance issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is that small groups of fully vaccinated people can gather indoors together without masks or social distancing.
This story was originally published March 17, 2021 at 1:34 PM.