Tim McGraw takes hard fall onstage at Cincinnati concert
Tim McGraw takes hard fall onstage at his Cincinnati concert Thursday night after showing up nearly 40 minutes late. The 59-year-old country icon tumbled backward midway through "I Like It, I Love It" at Riverbend Music Center when his cowboy boot caught on the flooring. He landed on his backside, then popped back up smiling and kept singing.
Key Takeaways
- McGraw fell backward onstage at Riverbend Music Center during "I Like It, I Love It" after his boot caught on the floor.
- He arrived around 9:40 p.m., roughly 40 minutes after the scheduled start, citing travel and weather delays.
- McGraw shared footage of the fall on Instagram Friday and joked about not staying on his feet.
- The singer previously collapsed from dehydration during a 2018 Dublin festival performance.
- He did not pay tribute to Dolly Parton during the Cincinnati show despite honoring her on social media earlier in the week.
What happened when Tim McGraw fell onstage in Cincinnati?
McGraw was performing midway through his set at Riverbend Music Center when he lost his balance. Video shared on social media shows the singer flailing his arms as he toppled backward, landing hard on his backside while still clutching his microphone.
Within seconds, McGraw stood back up with a smile and continued the performance without interruption. The moment unfolded during his hit "I Like It, I Love It," one of the signature songs in his catalog.
Why was Tim McGraw late to the Cincinnati concert?
The show got off to a rocky start before the fall ever happened. According to the Cincinnati Enquirer, McGraw did not take the stage until around 9:40 p.m., roughly 40 minutes after the concert was scheduled to begin.
When he finally appeared, McGraw told the crowd, "I made it!" He apologized to fans and blamed the delay on travel and weather issues that slowed his arrival at the venue.
How did Tim McGraw respond to the onstage fall?
McGraw addressed the incident on Instagram Friday with humor. "Cincinnati, you started our weekend off on the right foot even if I couldn't stay on mine," he wrote, thanking fans for singing along and teasing his next stop in Detroit.
He posted four standard concert photos before revealing the fall in a fifth slide. That clip opened with a voiceover nodding to a familiar meme: "Yup, that's me. You're probably wondering how I ended up in this situation." The footage then showed the tumble in full.
Has Tim McGraw fallen onstage before?
Thursday's spill was not McGraw's first onstage mishap. In March 2018, he collapsed from dehydration during a performance at the Country to Country festival in Dublin, Ireland. At the time, he laughed off the incident by sharing a scuba-diving photo captioned "Hydrating."
Despite the late start and the fall, McGraw completed his Cincinnati set. For more updates on country stars and live-show incidents, see our Celebrity Breaking News coverage.
Did Tim McGraw honor Dolly Parton at the Cincinnati show?
McGraw did not pay tribute to the late Dolly Parton during the Cincinnati concert, according to Page Six. Earlier in the week, however, he honored the country legend on Instagram, calling her "the blueprint" and writing that "there will never be another Dolly Parton."