Overview
- Stewart's team announced he cancelled the Chula Vista concert on doctors' advice because an acute upper respiratory infection caused laryngitis, with the late notice coming roughly 40–45 minutes before he was due to take the stage.
- Less than 24 hours after the cancellation, Stewart posted video of boarding a private jet with his sons and was photographed cheering for Scotland at a World Cup match in Boston, images that circulated widely online and prompted fans to question the timing.
- His representative told local media that Stewart received several rounds of steroids and treatment and that the drugs improved his general condition but arrived too late to restore the voice needed to perform that night.
- Live Nation and Ticketmaster said refunds are being processed automatically for ticket buyers and the Chula Vista date's rescheduling remains unresolved while his next scheduled show at Red Rocks on June 15 was still listed as planned.
- The episode has intensified fan anger because many attendees had travelled or booked accommodation, and it highlights the tension between medical advice for singers, short‑notice tour logistics and public perception when private travel and public appearances follow cancellations.