Eric Church Addresses Fan’s Disappointment Over CMA Fest Performance

The country singer says he was “shocked” over the wave of disappointment on social media.

Eric Church is responding to the backlash he faced following his CMA Fest performance on Saturday, June 10 in Nashville, Tennessee.

According to social media, fans were outraged after the North Carolina native’s CMA Fest set reportedly ended abruptly. Fans also expressed that Church’s set didn’t include several of his signature hits (including “Springsteen”), and many of the songs featured a whole new arrangement. 

The changes Church made to his set sparked a conversation amongst the fans and a wave of disappointment on social media.

“Eric Church ended very weird set and disappointed 50,000 fans. I don’t know if he was pissed off at the CMA or what. Lights come on only 4 songs in and it’s done. Major disappointment at the CMAs,” one fan wrote on Twitter, while another added, “A lot of disappointed and confused people tonight with @ericchurch but going back and watching the video it definitely looks like he just finished the set and said goodnight… about 8 minutes early #cmafest.”