Billy Strings Breaks Leg, Still Rocking Stage

0:00It's April 20th, I'm Cory with the story, and this is Music News today, your AI-powered music briefing. Billy Strings lit up the John Paul Jones arena in Charlottesville, Virginia for a sold-out show on April 18th, but things went sideways. Backstage during his second night there. The 33-year-old bluegrass phenom tried landing a kickflip on a skateboard and ended up breaking his tibia and fibula right above the ankle. The concert wrapped early with no encore. Cutting shortwood fans came for. He shared an x-ray on social media confirming the nasty breaks, adding just a leg emoji and the show's date. Strings also posted the sad list, showing a differ from the night before and responded to his band's well wishes by owning up to the skate mishap. Fans flooded the comments with get-well vibes and Strings kept it light, joking to one who called it coming, that he knew they were right all along. About his skating clips, he'd even share pics earlier that night of nailing an ollie and rolling gear around backstage like it was no big deal.

1:03No video of the fall has surfaced yet, and his team hasn't commented further, but Strings seems unfazed. He's got a sold-out gig lined up Wednesday, April 22nd, at the Charleston Coliseum in West Virginia, followed by three more in fishers. Indiana, from April 24th through 26th. After that short run, he takes a breather before hitting Austin City Limits on July 2nd, hoping that leg holds up for the long haul ahead.