Eric Church showed up to the Jacksonville, Fla. stop on his Free the Machine Tour on Friday night (Apr. 10) with an unexpected accessory: A medical boot on his left foot.
Turns out, he’d broken that foot just 48 hours before. But that didn’t stop Church from playing the full show, which was the penultimate date on his long tour.
“I have made it 44 tour dates unscathed,” he joked to the crowd.
He also explained how he broke the foot, admitting that he wished it was a cooler story.
How Did Eric Church Break His Foot?
“I jumped out of bed, forgot about a suitcase at the end of the bed. I kicked the s–t out of that suitcase,” Church recounts. “And I broke my left foot.”…