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I think Chief is ready for a break. Eric Church is wrapping up his 46-date Free the Machine Tour tonight, and he’s already limping to the finish line thanks to a broken foot that he suffered earlier this week after losing a fight with a suitcase. But tonight, on the last show of the tour at Benchmark International Arena in Tampa, Florida, Church walked out on stage with another noticeable difference: He wasn’t wearing his signature shades. Church is well known for wearing sunglasses during his shows, so it was no doubt a little jarring for the crowd to see him without them as he launched into “Hands of Time,” the leadoff track to both his tour and his Evangeline vs. the Machine album. Luckily midway through the song a member of his crew fetched the sunglasses and handed them to background vocalist Joanna Cotten, who got them to their rightful place. Umm @ericchurch did you forget something? pic.twitter.com/I2Rp3S6yA6 — Whiskey Riff (@WhiskeyRiff) April 12, 2026 And midway through the show, Church explained what happened that caused him to walk out without the shades: “I want to tell you about the shitshow that was the last minute of my life before I came through those doors. So I broke my foot a couple days ago, that’s why I’m in a boot. So as we’re going to the stage, everybody’s worried about, ‘Did you take Advil?’ Yes. ‘Did you do this?’ Yes. And then, ‘I don’t have my [in-ear monitors], do you have my ears?’ Yes, they’re here.  And they’re still focused on the boot, they’re focused on these things. And as I was about to walk out, I looked at my wife who was doing most of this and I went, ‘You know what we forgot?’ And she looked straight at me and went, ‘What?’ And my beautiful southern wife looks at me and she goes, ‘Oh shit!’ And the doors open.” Church humorously summed up everything that’s gone wrong the past couple days: “Other than that Mrs. Lincoln, how was the play?” "My beautiful southern wife looks at me and she goes, 'Oh shit.' And the doors opened." https://t.co/Cpj5qZjgu3 pic.twitter.com/mzP0XxHNHS — Whiskey Riff (@WhiskeyRiff) April 12, 2026 Hey, after 46 shows, you gotta expect a few hiccups. That’s why you’ve got a killer crew, and Joanna Cotten, to save the day when you need it. Church’s sunglasses have been a signature part of his look for a long time. It’s rare that you see him without them (I talked to him on the rooftop bar at Chief’s one night and he was still rockin’ the Ray-Bans long after the sun had gone down), and as he has explained in the past, they’re actually functional and not just for style: “I wear contacts, and I’m 6’3”, so on these little stages they have these par can lights. I’ve always had a condition with my eyes where they don’t lubricate real well. It’s not a big deal… until you put a contact in and stand in front of par can lights. So every night, I was losing a contact, I was losing both contacts. I was blind half the show. This went on for a while. Finally, one of my band members said, ‘Hey, have you thought about wearing shades tonight?’ Nobody cared. There were 15 people there. Nobody was at these shows. So my band member said, ‘Put the shades on.’ So I did it, and I kind of… it worked. I didn’t lose my contacts. It shielded the heat.” As someone who also wears contacts and is constantly blinking in the sun and around bright lights to keep them from drying out, I get it. Luckily, after tonight, Church won’t have to worry about forgetting his sunglasses on stage for a little while.The post Watch The Hilarious Moment Eric Church Realizes He Forgot His Signature Sunglasses On Stage In Tampa first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

Kevin Bacon is an Ella Fella. Ella Langley just released her highly anticipated sophomore record, Dandelion, this week, and it’s exceeding expectations. Starting with the heartfelt intro of “Froggy Went A Cortin’,” to her duet with Miranda Lambert, “Butterfly Season,” which touches on embracing change, everything about this record feels personal. The shift from the tough rock-and-roll exterior Langley has been sporting shows fans a much softer, tender, and profound individual who is thankful for all that has come her way but is still a young person navigating life, wanting to find love, start a family, and live in the present. The album is reaching far beyond country music fans, too, thanks to the success of the record’s lead single “Choosin’ Texas,” and music lovers from all walks of life are thoroughly enjoying this LP. And one of the new Ella Langley fans might surprise you as Footloose actor Kevin Bacon is sharing with the world that he’s an Ella Fella. Bacon recently revealed that he’s an Ella Langley fan by sharing a cover of her previously released single “Be Her.” Written by Ella along with HARDY, Smith Ahnquist, and Jordan Schmidt, the lyrics are quite honest as Ella looks inward and examines the kind of woman she wants to be, and what it might take to get there. She is seeking simplicity over drama, clearly longing to be comfortable in her own skin, and Ella’s co-writer, Hardy, says he knew it would be a hit from the very beginning, and it only took them 30 minutes to write because they were really onto something quickly. The tune resonated heavily with Langley’s female fans, and I have to admit I was shocked to see that Kevin Bacon resonated with it as well. In his cover, he’s strumming the melody on an electric guitar as he inserts clips of his bride, actress Kyra Sedgwick, dancing to the song. “She drinks wine by the glass, not by the bottle She ain’t stuck on the past, ain’t worried about tomorrow She’s a lover, a mother, a sister, and wife She rolls over in the morning to the love of her life Only smokes one on vacation, says just what she thinks She don’t need validation or much of anything…” As Bacon reaches the chorus, Sedgwick sings along with him and adds in some claps right on beat, making the moment feel so wholesome. Ella Langley saw the moment once it gained some traction online and commented: “This is it ” The Ella’s Fellas club is growing rapidly, and Kevin Bacon could soon be the president. Check it out: @kevinbacon It hurts so bad to Be Her @Ella Langley @kyrasedgwickofficial ♬ original sound – Kevin Bacon And fire up “Be Her” while you’re here: The post Kevin Bacon & Kyra Sedgwick Are BIG Ella Langley Fans, Share Cover Of “Be Her” first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

Darius Rucker knew that it wasn’t going to take long for Luke Combs to go from opener to headliner. The country music star hailing from North Carolina burst onto the scene after his debut single, “Hurricane,” rocketed up the charts in 2016. It quickly reached No. 1 on the Billboard Country Airplay chart, and stayed there for multiple weeks. The song, now 12x platinum, basically announced to the world that Luke Combs was here. Not only did “Hurricane” connect with country music fans… it caught the attention of some of the biggest stars that were already established in the genre. Darius Rucker remembers hearing it for the very first time, and he was so blown away by the song that he insisted they get Combs to come out on tour with him. Rucker recently told the story of how that all came to be while hosting on Absolute Radio Country (a British digital radio station). The “Come Back Song” singer was already sure that Combs was going to stick around in the country music world for a while, but once he saw him perform live, Rucker knew that Luke was destined to be a superstar: “I remember when Luke’s first single was out. I heard his new single, I said, ‘Hey man, let’s take this kid out for some shows.’ And he went out with us and we took him to Australia with us. He opens up for me, and I watch the whole show. He’s walking off the stage and I say to him, ‘Boy, your life is about to change.’ And I was right. It just took off. He is a great human being, a great star, an amazing songwriter, and a great singer.” “Your life is about to change.” The exact words @DariusRucker thought the first time he heard @LukeCombs play. Join Darius Sundays from 7pm | Listen back on @HelloRayoUK. pic.twitter.com/jIbYTeU4ii — Absolute Radio Country (@ARCountry) April 11, 2026 Notice that Darius Rucker said Luke Combs was a great human being before anything else. That tells you all you need to know about how the country music superstar carries himself, and how well he treats his colleagues in the industry. As Rucker said in the video, he was definitely right in telling Combs that his life was about to change. His debut album, This One’s For You, was a massive success (it stayed at No. 1 on the Billboard Top Country Albums Chart for 50 straight weeks). By the time he released his second project, What You See is What You Get, in 2019, he had already reached country music superstardom. That was confirmed when he won the Entertainer of the Year award in back-to-back years in 2021 and 2022. Once “Hurricane” went out to the world, there was no stopping Luke Combs, and Darius Rucker recognized that right from the jump. He’s not trying to take any credit for Luke’s success… he’s just happy and appreciative that he got to play a small role in helping the world realize the talent of the “Beautiful Crazy” singer. And because Darius Rucker threw it over to Combs’ “Back in the Saddle” in the Absolute Radio Country video above, it’s only right that we cue that one up: “Back in the Saddle” by Luke Combs The post Darius Rucker Knew Early On That Luke Combs Was Destined For Greatness: “Your Life Is About To Change” first appeared on Whiskey Riff.