Cody Johnson cancels six remaining 2025 arena tour dates after ear surgery

Country star Cody Johnson has canceled the remaining six dates of his 2025 arena tour after suffering a ruptured eardrum that required immediate surgery, he said in a statement posted on social media. The shows, scheduled between mid-October and early December and including stops in Pittsburgh and Las Vegas, will not take place while he undergoes a multiweek recovery that prevents him from singing.

Johnson said the injury occurred while he was battling a severe upper respiratory and sinus infection. "It is with a very heavy heart I have to share the remainder of this year's concert performances will not be able to happen," he wrote. He added that the severity of the rupture meant immediate surgery was necessary and that without the operation his downtime could stretch into months. Later the same day he posted a video with a bandage over his ear, saying he was home from surgery and that it "went well, as best as they could have expected."

Promoters and venue operators will provide ticket holders with details, Johnson wrote, asking fans to look for emails from their ticket providers. The canceled dates remaining on his 2025 schedule include an Oct. 18 show at PPG Paints Arena in...