Eric Church cancels concert so he can watch UNC-Duke game

Eric Church wants to watch his Tar Heels take on the Blue Devils. Jeremy Brevard-USA TODAY Sports

Eric Church cancels concert so he can watch UNC-Duke Final Four game

By Chelena Goldman | Last updated Mar 30, 2022 5:12 PM ET

So, this weekend is a big one for Duke and North Carolina fans. Like, a really ridiculously big weekend, as the heated rivalry squares off for its first NCAA Final Four matchup. And it's one weekend that has now left a whole bunch of country music fans with their Wranglers in a twist.

Country music star Eric Church canceled a sold-out show in Texas over the weekend because he, a North Carolina native, wants to stay home with his family to watch his beloved Tar Heels take on the Blue Devils. Church said in a statement that asking for understanding at this time is "the most selfish thing" he has ever asked his fans to do, but that it's "that same type of passion felt by the people who fill the seats at concerts that makes us want to be part of a crowd at a game of this significance."

County music star and #UNC super fan Eric Church has canceled his show in San Antonio on a Saturday, April 2 so they he can go watch #UNC play #Duke in the Final Four with his family. pic.twitter.com/CSeBwpd9wM
— Ross Martin (@RossMartin_IC) March 29, 2022

Many fans who took to Twitter to respond to the concert being canceled were quite compelled to comment on the "selfish" angle.

Eric Church, I spent my inheritance on tickets to your show this weekend and blocked out the entire week to stay at home and binge your entire collection in preparation. I am now homeless, friendless, and broke. Please sir. Help me out.
— FanaticDeac (@FanaticDeac) March 30, 2022

Eric Church fans, please do not support him moving forward. I’ve never been more disappointed in an artist. #EricChurch #CancelEricChurch @ericchurch
— Deon Sutton lll (@deonsuttonlll) March 29, 2022

Boycott Eric Church. #CancelChurch
— Group Of Five Guys (@GroupOfFiveGuys) March 30, 2022

Church did get a little bit of online support from the sports world, who sympathize with a sports fan not wanting to miss his team play in a first-in-history matchup with a major rival. Although to be fair, many of those tweets started off with the admission he/she had no idea who Eric Church was.