Willie Nelson was hospitalized after cutting his Salt Lake City show early Sunday due to breathing problems, Billboard reports.
The 84-year-old was performing at the USANA Amphitheatre when he left the stage during his set and was reportedly taken to a local hospital.
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Early Monday morning, Nelson eased fans’ minds with a tweet informing his followers that he was “feeling better,” blaming the venue’s 4,300-foot altitude for his sickness.
“I am sorry to have to cut the SLC show short tonight,” he wrote. “The altitude got to me. I am feeling better now & headed for lower ground.”
This is Willie I am sorry to have to cut the SLC show short tonight The altitude got to me I am feeling better now & headed for lower ground
— Willie Nelson (@WillieNelson) August 14, 2017
Christie Marcy, a music writer for Salt Lake Magazine who attended the concert, told the New York Daily News that Nelson appeared to have “a hard time keeping up with the band” during the beginning of his set.
Marcy added that around five minutes after Nelson left the stage, a woman appeared and told the crowd, “Willie loves y’all. He wants you to get home safe, but the show’s over.”
Nelson previously canceled several shows in late January and early February due to a “bad cold.”
Photo Credit: Instagram / @willienelsonofficial
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