Billy Strings’ sold-out Fishers shows postponed to August after injury

The three Billy Strings concerts scheduled for April 24-26 at Fishers Event Center have been rescheduled for August 6-8, according to an announcement Monday from the venue. Fans holding tickets for the original dates are being told to keep them, because those same tickets will be honored for the corresponding August shows.

Under the revised schedule, tickets for Friday, April 24 will be valid for Thursday, August 6; tickets for Saturday, April 25 will be honored on Friday, August 7; and tickets for Sunday, April 26 will be valid for Saturday, August 8. The venue also said 2-day tickets originally purchased for April 24-25 will be honored for the new August 6-7 dates.

While the Fishers Event Center announcement did not specify a reason for the change, Billy Strings publicly disclosed Monday that he suffered a broken leg in a backstage skateboarding accident, prompting the rescheduling of his remaining spring dates, including the Fishers run. National music outlets including Billboard and Rolling Stone also reported the injury and postponements Monday.

The postponement affects what had been one of the marquee concert weekends of the spring at the Fishers venue. Billy Strings’ official tour page now lists the August 6, 7 and 8 Fishers dates, and marks all three as sold out. His site also shows the nearby Charleston, West Virginia stop moved from April 22 to August 4.

For Fishers Event Center, the change reshuffles a busy event calendar that has helped establish the venue as a major stop for touring acts. On Monday, the venue’s home page was prominently carrying a “Billy Strings Rescheduled August 6-8” notice.