Luke Combs has withdrawn from performing at a pre-Super Bowl concert as his wife is expecting to give birth any day now.
Organisers of EA Sports’ Madden Bowl announced on Thursday that the country music singer would no longer hit the stage at the Chase Center in San Francisco, California on Friday night. They drafted in fellow country star Zach Bryan as a replacement headliner.
“Update: Luke has to hold it down at home with a new one on the way,” EA Sports officials wrote on Instagram. “All love for Luke and his family – and we can’t wait to put on an unforgettable #MaddenBowl with @zachlanebryan leading an incredible night of music and football for the fans.”
The 35-year-old took to his Instagram Stories to apologise to ticketholders for dropping out of the show, named after EA Sports’ American football video game series Madden NFL.
“So sorry to miss y’all at Madden Bowl, but family always comes first,” he wrote. “Have a great time.”
Bryan will perform alongside the likes of Teddy Swims, Stephen Wilson Jr., Gavin Adcock and LaRussell on Friday, two days before the Super Bowl takes place at Levi’s Stadium in nearby Santa Clara, California on Sunday.
When the Madden Bowl line-up was originally announced in early January, Combs said in a statement that “playing Madden has been something I’ve always done” so it was “a no-brainer” to say yes to an offer to perform at the Madden Bowl.
Combs already shares sons Tex, three, and Beau, two, with his wife Nicole, whom he married in 2020. She announced they were expecting their third child in September.
