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Sanchez goes mute, ACL Fest set dumped. Fuckin' typical.

Oh great, just what we needed! Stephen Sanchez bailed on Austin City Limits today. Guess we'll just have to settle for cardboard cutouts on the T-Mobile Stage at 5:30 p.m. Thanks a lot, bud.

Published October 11, 2024 at 3:03pm by Mars Salazar

Breaking: Stephen Sanchez Too Sick to Sing; Fans Devastated

Austin City Limits Music Festival just dropped a bombshell: Stephen Sanchez won't be gracing the T-Mobile Stage at 5:30 p.m. today. Apparently, the Nashville crooner decided it was finally time to catch the flu, because why the hell not?

"ACL, I woke up this morning incredibly ill and with my voice entirely gone. As excited as I was to see you all today, I'm unable to perform," Sanchez whined on his Instagram story. "I apologize dearly and hope to make it up in the future. Thank you for understanding." Yeah, sure, Stephen. We bet you're just in your basement, binge-watching Netflix like the rest of us losers.

ACL Fest broke the news at 2:35 p.m., as if any of us have something better to do than wait for a surprise lineup change. "Unfortunately, Stephen Sanchez will no longer be able to perform. The Paper Kites will now perform at 5:30 p.m. at the T-Mobile Stage." Great job, Stephen. You just handed the stage to a bunch of kites.

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