Eric Church Surprises Fans With Solo Performance After His Band Gets Sick With the Stomach Flu

“Talladega” singer also promises fans he’ll be back to perform again just before summer

By Mike Vulpo Feb 03, 2015 1:59 AMTags
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The show must go on!

That was Eric Church's mindset Saturday night when he found out many of his band and crew members experienced a sudden case of the stomach flu.

But instead of cancelling a sold-out show in Salt Lake City, Church decided to give the crowd an extra-special solo performance.

"If you've seen our show so far on this tour, you're probably wondering what the hell is going on right now," he joked to fans. "Well, so am I."

He continued, "Here's the deal, yesterday we had the stomach flu strike our band, our crew, everyone. We had no one to hang video, lights, nothing. But I'm still here. I'm still standing."

With little to no hesitation, the 37-year-old decided to carry on with his band's absence and give fans a unique night out.

"We've talked about how every show on the Outsiders Tour is different. Well, tonight, will be the most different one," he explained. "S--t, there's nobody left. It's just me. I'm going to give you everything I got."

As it turns out, Church is a man of his word. The country hunk delivered 19 songs to the crowd including his biggest hits including "Talladega," "Give Me Back My Hometown" and "The Outsiders."

What's even better? The ACM Awards nominee promised the crowd that he would be back with the band to perform another incredible show just in time for summer.

"Here's the deal - on Memorial Day we're going to come back and play the full show," he shared to the ecstatic crowd. "I'm not going anywhere, I'm here to play. It's gonna be crazy." Nicely done, Eric. 

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