Dwight Yoakam Faces Flight Emergency After Mechanical Failure

Country legend Dwight Yoakam revealed a terrifying flight emergency he experienced which caused a major delay at a recent performance.

The 69-year-old singer — who is known for hit tracks such as I Sang Dixie — shared a statement to his main Instagram page on Monday to offer an explanation as to why he arrived late to his concert last Thursday in Lubbock, Texas.

The music artist began by sending an apology to fans before giving a detailed account of the incident. 

Yoakam penned that he had just learned that the 'circumstances surrounding my delayed arrival' was shared to the crowd through 'a vague PA announcement.' 

The Grammy winner wrote, 'What actually happened Thursday afternoon was that we had an emergency takeoff abort as the aircraft was about to lift off from the runway due to a mechanical failure warning in the cockpit.'

However, the performer shared that the outcome had been positive because of the 'exceptional professional skill' of the pilots. 

Country legend Dwight Yoakam, 69, revealed a terrifying flight emergency he experienced which caused a major delay at a recent performance; seen in 2023 in Austin 

The singer statement to his main Instagram page on Monday to offer an explanation as to why he arrived late to his concert last Thursday in Lubbock, Texas

'And they were able to avoid anything more dangerous or catastrophic occurring.' 

But due to the issue with the plane not being able to be fixed at the time, Yoakam and those with him had to go on a different aircraft. 

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The singer was able to get to Lubbock for the performance but was over an hour late at his originally scheduled time of 9:00pm. 

'Again I want to express my sincere apologies to all of the fans in attendance that evening that the announcement about the reason for the show's delay was not made from "onstage" more clearly and respectfully.' 

In conclusion, he added, 'I am very sorry for any frustration and disappointment the delay caused.' 

Social media users jumped to the comment section of the post to applaud the star's apology while others called him a 'class act.' 

One penned, 'The communication was not the best, but none the less we were made aware of the situation. We were assured the show would go on, it was just going to be delayed.' 

Another typed, 'Class act that he didnt cancel and that Dwight posted this explanation,' while a fan added, 'Such a class act.' 

'The important thing is you and the band are safe,' one shared and an Instagram user commented, 'I'm glad yall are safe. That's the number one priority.' 

However, the performer shared that the outcome had been positive because of the 'exceptional professional skill' of the pilots; seen in 2019 in Nashville 

Social media users jumped to the comment section of the post to applaud the star's apology while others called him a 'class act'

Another said, 'I wasn't there, but i have been to your shows many times! I know you made up for the late start. Glad you were able to get there safely and still put out a rock'n show!' 

'Thank goodness you all are safe. That's what matters,' a fan penned, and one added, 'Thank you for this post. Shows how much you care about your fans. Love you right back.' 

Yoakam is currently on his Live in Concert tour which kicked off in Lubbock on February 12. 

His next date is slated for February 19 in Mobile, Alabama before other stops in states such as Georgia and South Carolina. The final concert will take place on March 6 in Durant, Oklahoma. 

But Yoakam has a busy year ahead of him with a second tour also slated to begin in March. 

He will join ZZ Top for the Dos Amigos Tour which will hold its first show on March 26 in Brookings, South Dakota. 

The concerts will officially come to a close with a May 23 performance in Huntington, West Virginia. 

Yoakam is currently on his Live in Concert tour which kicked off in Lubbock on February 12

He will join ZZ Top for the Dos Amigos Tour which will hold its first show on March 26 in Brookings, South Dakota; seen in 2025 in L.A. 

Yoakam rose to prominence in the music scene with his 1986 debut album Guitars, Cadillacs, Etc., Etc. Following its release, the LP jumped to the number one spot on the U.S. Top Country Albums (Billboard) chart. 

His other albums Hillbilly Deluxe (1987) and Buenas Noches From A Lonely Room (1988) also reached number one spots on music charts. 

Some of the star's hit tracks over the years additionally include I Sang Dixie, Streets Of Bakersfield and Honky Tonk Man. 

Yoakam's most recent album Brighter Days was released in 2024. 

One of the songs I Don't Know How to Say Goodbye (Bang Bang Boom Boom) notably featured Post Malone. 

Yoakam rose to prominence in the music scene with his 1986 debut album Guitars, Cadillacs, Etc., Etc.; seen in 2000 with Bridget Fonda 

Some of the star's hit tracks over the years additionally include I Sang Dixie, Streets Of Bakersfield and Honky Tonk Man; seen in 2020 in L.A. 

'We delayed the release of the album by about six months,' the country legend recalled to Billboard while discussing his collaboration with Malone. 

'I didn't realize Post came in [to record his vocal] between days of shooting the video he did with Taylor Swift [Fortnight]. We rescheduled the album release because we decided it was something we wanted to put on the album.' 

Yoakam has notably garnered two Grammy wins and was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2019. 

Along with his music career, the singer has also stepped in front of the camera in films such as Wedding Crashers, Panic Room and Sling Blade.