Matt Rife backed out of comedy shows at Indiana University Wednesday evening last minute due to an “unexpected medical emergency.”
“I’m so f–king sorry, but due to a last minute medical emergency i have to reschedule our shows tonight (again),” the stand-up comic, 28, explained via his Instagram Story Wednesday.
“I’ve been doing 40+ shows a month for a year and half and never had to do something like this.”
He then apologized again, “I’m so sorry, I hope you understand and I love you so much.”
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An email ticket buyers received and Pvnew obtained revealed Rife had to cancel his shows after he “experienced extreme exhaustion symptoms and nearly fainted heading to the venue.”
“Matt is currently under advisement from his medical team to take immediate time off from touring for two weeks,” the email also stated.
“Unfortunately, due to immediate health concerns, Matt’s shows at the Chicago Theater / Ryman Auditorium are being rescheduled. … Future dates will not be affected, and his shows will continue, starting in Memphis on 6/12.”
The Chicago Theater shows will be moved to Dec. 26, 27, 29 and 30. The new dates for the Ryman Auditorium shows are pending, and full refunds will be issued for those who can’t make the new dates.
A source confirms to Pvnew exclusively that Rife is doing much better since his health scare.
“He’s currently resting and will make a good recovery,” an insider tells us Thursday.
Earlier this week, Rife posted on X about the toll touring has taken on him, writing, “Sometimes i feel 98 years old and then i remember i sleep maybe 14 hours a week if I’m lucky so I am quite literally a corpse.”
An Instagram post from the Indiana University Auditorium, where the shows were set to take place, reassured fans Wednesday their payments “will be refunded in full and will be reflected within 30 days.”
People who were going to attend the shows had mixed reactions to the announcement.
“I love driving 3 hours for it to be cancelled !” one peeved fan commented under the school’s post.
Another was seemingly more concerned about Rife’s well-being but was still upset over the decison.
“Hope everything is okay ! However, I was pissed,” the fan commented.
“Bought tickets almost a YEAR ago. Suppose to be a surprise for my husband . & didn’t even get notified it was cancelled til we were trying to find parking .
