The good news comes first. Clint Black is going to be just fine.
The country icon was forced to cancel his July 3 appearance at Pearl River Resort Casino in Pearl River, Mississippi, after being admitted to the hospital following a medical emergency. According to a statement from Black’s team, the “Killin’ Time” singer was hospitalized on Sunday, June 28, after developing an infection in his tonsils that required emergency intravenous antibiotics.
“Clint Black’s performance at the Pearl River Resort Casino, scheduled for Friday, July 3, 2026, has been cancelled due to a medical emergency,” the statement read. “Clint was admitted to the hospital on Sunday with infected tonsils requiring emergency intravenous antibiotic treatment.”
A tonsil infection serious enough to land a 64-year-old man in the hospital on IV antibiotics is nothing to shrug off. But his team made it clear this isn’t a scare that fans need to lose sleep over.
He’s Already on the Mend
“Clint is on the mend and will make a full recovery and is expected to be discharged from the hospital later this week,” the statement continued. “Clint and his management team sincerely apologize for the inconvenience this cancellation may cause.”
Fans who bought tickets for the Pearl River show will receive a full refund through their original point of purchase. According to Black’s official website, his next scheduled appearance is set for July 9 in Minden, Nevada, which gives him more than a week to rest up and get back to full strength.
For an artist who has always been known for showing up and putting in the work, having to pull out of a show is not something Clint Black does lightly. But there’s no arguing with doctors when antibiotics are going straight into your arm.
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2026 Has Been a Big Year for the Country Legend Otherwise
The hospitalization is a rough note in what has otherwise been one of the biggest years of Clint Black’s life outside of music.
His long-awaited memoir, “Killin’ Time: My Life and Music,” was released on May 19. The book tells the story of his journey from growing up outside Houston to becoming one of the most important voices of the ’90s country boom. Black told Country Now he “never thought” he would or could write a book, but with encouragement from his wife of over 30 years, Lisa Hartman Black, he finally decided to do it.
Inside, he opens up about personal and professional challenges he’d never spoken about publicly before, the kind of candid reflections that make a memoir worth reading. The book is available now on Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and other retailers.
Black burst onto the scene in 1989 with his debut album “Killin’ Time,” which produced five No. 1 singles and helped kick off the new traditionalist movement that defined country music for the next decade. More than 35 years later, he’s still touring, still writing, and now telling his whole story in his own words.
A tonsil infection is a frustrating way to lose a Fourth of July weekend show, especially for a man who rarely misses one. But it’s temporary, he’s recovering, and by July 9, he should be right back where he belongs, on a stage with a guitar. Get well soon, Clint.
