“I’ve been advised that it would jeopardize my freedom to try and enter again,” the musician said in a statement revealing that two separate attempts were unsuccessful
Charley Crockett has canceled a string of shows scheduled in Canada over the next two weeks. In a statement shared on Instagram, the musician regretfully informed fans that he was denied entry into the country on two occasions this past weekend. The restriction stems from his felony conviction for marijuana possession dating back to 2014.
“Everybody’s got a past. Mine’s still haunting me,” Crockett wrote on Instagram. He attempted to enter Canada first through Vancouver, where he was promptly detained. He later made another attempt through Kelowna. After the second rejection, he wrote, “I’ve been advised that it would jeopardize my freedom to try and enter again.”
The report issued to the Minister of Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada notes that if Crockett had been detained in Canada for the same charges he faced in Virginia, the offense “would be punishable by a term of life imprisonment.” In March 2016, Crockett received a suspended sentence and was fined in addition to being placed on probation.
Crockett’s Canadian tour was scheduled to begin on Feb. 23 in Edmonton. Additional stops were set for Saskatoon, Winnipeg, Windsor, Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal, and Niagara Falls through March 6. He has performed in most of these cities as recently as 2024. Crockett will resume touring with more shows in the U.S. beginning March 7.
Canadian ticket holders will receive refunds at their point of purchase, though Crockett hopes to make it up to them eventually. “I apologize to everyone affected. I know I let y’all down,” he wrote. “Canada’s such a beautiful country full of some of the best fans in the world, and I’ve had the time of my life playing shows for y’all. I ain’t one to quit and I aim to be back one of these days real soon.”
