{"id":18300,"date":"2026-07-27T00:07:25","date_gmt":"2026-07-26T19:07:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=18300"},"modified":"2026-07-27T00:07:25","modified_gmt":"2026-07-26T19:07:25","slug":"kacey-musgraves-strikes-three-shows-off-of-her-middle-of-nowhere-tour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=18300","title":{"rendered":"Kacey Musgraves Strikes Three Shows Off of Her Middle of Nowhere Tour"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>Gigs in Chicago (the tour&#8217;s opening night show), Boston, and Brooklyn removed from schedule after they were added to itinerary due to initial demand<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t<!-- do not apply CSS styles to this element! --><\/p>\n<div class=\"pmc-paywall\">\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/t\/kacey-musgraves\/\" id=\"auto-tag_kacey-musgraves\" data-tag=\"kacey-musgraves\">Kacey Musgraves<\/a> has canceled three shows from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-news\/kacey-musgraves-tour-2026-middle-of-nowhere-1235555446\/\">her upcoming Middle of Nowhere Tour<\/a> \u2014 including the opening night gig in Chicago \u2014 without explanation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tFans who bought tickets for the singer\u2019s August 20 show in Chicago, August 29 concert in Boston, and September 2 gig in Brooklyn received an email this weekend telling them that their show was canceled and that tickets would be refunded, <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/kacey-musgraves-cancels-3-concert-dates-for-latest-tour-including-opening-night-12027036\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><em>People<\/em> reports<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tThe Chicago and Boston shows were part of a multi-show stand at their respective venues, and added to the itinerary due to the demand for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-news\/kacey-musgraves-tour-2026-middle-of-nowhere-1235555446\/\">the initially announced gigs<\/a> at the United Center (August 21) and TD Garden (August 28); both those concerts remain on the schedule, with August 21 now serving as the Middle of Nowhere Tour\u2019s opening night.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tThe Brooklyn\u2019s Barclays Center show was added to the schedule after Musgraves had already booked two nights at New York\u2019s Madison Square Garden on August 31 and September 1; both of the MSG shows remain unchanged in the shakeup.<\/p>\n<section class=\"brands-most-popular \/\/ recirculation-modules trending-in-article lrv-u-margin-tb-2 lrv-u-border-a-2 u-box-shadow-5-5 lrv-u-padding-lr-1 a-span1 u-padding-b-1@tablet u-overflow-hidden\">\n<h2 id=\"section-heading\" class=\"c-heading larva  lrv-u-text-align-center u-border-color-black a-font-theme-primary-xxs lrv-u-color-black lrv-u-text-transform-uppercase u-letter-spacing-0063 lrv-u-padding-t-050 u-padding-b-0375@tablet lrv-u-padding-b-050@mobile-max lrv-u-border-b-2\">\n<p>\t\tTrending Stories<\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tOther two-night stands on the trek \u2014 in Nashville, Austin, Dallas, Los Angeles, and Seattle \u2014 weren\u2019t impacted in the cancelations, which fans have <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.the-independent.com\/arts-entertainment\/music\/news\/kacey-musgraves-tour-canceled-tickets-b3021752.html\" target=\"_blank\">speculated<\/a> were due to low ticket sales a.k.a. the dreaded \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/theweek.com\/culture-life\/music\/blue-dot-fever-canceled-concerts-tickets-music\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">blue dot fever<\/a>.\u201d Musgraves has not yet officially commented on the cancelations as she\u2019s currently on vacation in Greece.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tThe North American leg of the Middle of Nowhere Tour, in support of Musgraves\u2019 recent album of the same name, concludes October 27 in Seattle. 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