October 2025

Hey, it happens to the best of us.

Chris Young- one of my favorite voices in Country Music- most likely had a few too many prior to taking the stage at “Boots in the Park” in Tucson, AZ over the weekend.

A couple of videos have gone viral on Tik Tok of his performances, and… yeah. Definitely not the live caliber that I expected:

@scdowdy87 When you pay over a hundred dollars to see @Chris Young and he’s drunkedy drunk drunk. WOW #bootsinthepark #tornupcountry #ChrisYoungRuinedMyBirthday@Boots In The Park ♬ original sound – SCDOWDY

And another…

@phebeflagstaffrealtor #bootsinthepark #chrisyoung ♬ original sound – Phebe

Jeepers.

It’s been reported that people were leaving the show early, and I totally get why. Fans are accusing him of being way too drunk to perform, and a few are saying that it’s sound issues.

Honestly, sounds more like a few too many tequila shots to me.

Chris Young has yet to address the issue.

I honestly can’t judge, as when I used to sing in cover bands in Memphis in my early twenties, I have had a few boozy performances myself. I’m just glad social media wasn’t a big thing at the time, and that smartphones didn’t exist.

 

Thank you Baby Jesus for that.

 

Then again, people weren’t shelling out mega-bucks to see me perform. And there was never a cover… so it IS a little different.

I feel like if your fans are paying to see you perform, keep it together for that hour/hour and-a-half that you’re on stage.

Hopefully this is a one-off for Chris, and that he keeps the Whisky shots till after the show.

 

Still… one of my favorite voices for sure… and I hope this is just a bad night.

It happens!