Dwight Yoakam has addressed fans after a Lubbock, TX, show ran over an hour and a half late on Thursday (Feb. 12). In a new statement shared across social media, he explained that the delay was caused by a frightening plane emergency before takeoff and said he wanted to “personally” apologize that the information was not communicated more clearly to the audience at the time.
The country singer began by acknowledging that it wasn’t until today that he fully understood why fans in attendance at the Buddy Holly Hall of Performing Arts and Sciences were so frustrated in the moment. He explained that updates about his late arrival hadn’t been communicated clearly at the time, and instead, only a “vague anonymous PA announcement” was made.
While a packed crowd was waiting for him, he says the plane he had boarded was facing an emergency in the cockpit, causing the crew to abort takeoff.
“What actually happened Thursday afternoon was that we had an emergency takeoff abort as the aircraft was about to lift off from the runway due to a mechanical failure warning in the cockpit.”…