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2. he's 85 and obviously feeling his age

Reply to packman (Original post)

Sun May 27, 2018, 12:36 PM

May 2018

Last edited Sun May 27, 2018, 02:28 PM - Edit history (1)

...where's the mystery?

True fans will understand.

I've been to several Willie Nelson shows (at least three headliners) and he played an exhausting, almost continuous set.

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Willie Leaves Concert Appearance - [View all] packman May 2018 OP

Wow Jake Stern May 2018 #1

he's 85 and obviously feeling his age bigtree May 2018 #2

Fans, schmans. Right-thinking humans will understand. Iggo May 2018 #11

hope his health is alright eShirl May 2018 #3

+1 Uncle Joe May 2018 #18

Ditto, Totally Tunsie May 2018 #20

at 85, he's earned the right "shuffle" off stage if he doesn't feel right. hope its nothing serious Demovictory9 May 2018 #4

No, he hasn't oberliner May 2018 #6

refund? Demovictory9 May 2018 #8

It's unclear if they've offered refunds. oberliner May 2018 #23

From the article MagickMuffin May 2018 #14

He literally walked off stage oberliner May 2018 #24

Did you consider that maybe he felt like shit *moments* before climbing up on stage? Dennis Donovan May 2018 #34

are you serious? gabeana May 2018 #42

Dude, tickets can be refunded backtoblue May 2018 #17

That's not necessarily true oberliner May 2018 #25

Shows are cancelled all the time by celebrities backtoblue May 2018 #29

You express the most despicable... tonedevil May 2018 #41

Lemmy from Motorhead Miles Archer May 2018 #32

Yeah, he should be jailed before he dies and stuff :rolleyes: uponit7771 May 2018 #33

I paid a lot of money for his cancelled Vegas show Nevernose May 2018 #35

I have purchased tickets for Morrissey shows Codeine May 2018 #40

agreed with the above post onethatcares May 2018 #5

Take a night off? oberliner May 2018 #7

Another AWFUL hot take BannonsLiver May 2018 #9

he took their $ by promising a concert and failed to deliver. a refund is correct nt msongs May 2018 #10

Refunds/re-scheds are SOP BannonsLiver May 2018 #12

Refund of the ticket is only one piece.... Adrahil May 2018 #44

When you buy tickets to see an 85 year old performer BannonsLiver May 2018 #45

Awful? oberliner May 2018 #26

++++++++++++++++ Cha May 2018 #43

From the article MagickMuffin May 2018 #15

So cancel ahead of time is what I am saying oberliner May 2018 #27

A decade? mantis49 May 2018 #22

It could be read as his songs, played end-to-end, could span a decade. Iggo May 2018 #28

Maybe he saw something in the crowd he didn't like? Solly Mack May 2018 #13

Willie has donated time, talent and money to Farm-Aid since 1985. lpbk2713 May 2018 #16

Willie has not been in good health. kentuck May 2018 #19

+1 nt backtoblue May 2018 #30

Age age 85 treestar May 2018 #21

Sounds to me like he tried to be there but realized leftyladyfrommo May 2018 #31

Love Willie, but, he's not doing well... saw him a few years ago, his voice was shot then... InAbLuEsTaTe May 2018 #36

Saw him in concert last year kurtcagle May 2018 #37

Oh man Lunabell May 2018 #38

I was fortunate to have been living in Austin when Willie busted out of Nashville in 1972. argyl May 2018 #39