{"id":42311,"date":"2025-07-29T20:27:20","date_gmt":"2025-07-29T20:27:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/2025\/07\/29\/why-luke-bryan-wanted-to-keep-his-covid-a-secret\/"},"modified":"2025-07-29T20:27:20","modified_gmt":"2025-07-29T20:27:20","slug":"why-luke-bryan-wanted-to-keep-his-covid-a-secret","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/2025\/07\/29\/why-luke-bryan-wanted-to-keep-his-covid-a-secret\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Luke Bryan Wanted to Keep His COVID a Secret"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/tasteofcountry.com\/tags\/luke-bryan\">Luke Bryan <\/a>has recently been\u00a0battling\u00a0a rough\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/tasteofcountry.com\/luke-bryan-covid-19-canceled-shows\/\">bout of COVID-19<\/a>, and he\u00a0admits to Taste of Country\u00a0that\u00a0he debated keeping his diagnosis a secret from the public.<\/p>\n<p>Bryan was a guest on <a href=\"https:\/\/tasteofcountry.com\/nights\"><em>Taste of Country Nights<\/em><\/a>\u00a0this week and opened up about how he&#8217;s been feeling and what went into the <a href=\"https:\/\/tasteofcountry.com\/luke-bryan-covid-19-canceled-shows\/\">decision to cancel some of the shows<\/a> on his Country Song Came On Tour.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Obviously I got it, and you go through, &#8216;Do you let anybody know that you have it?'&#8221; the &#8220;Kick the Dust Up&#8221; singer explains.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Related<\/em>:<a href=\"https:\/\/tasteofcountry.com\/luke-bryan-hit-by-ball-north-dakota-concert\/\"> Luke Bryan Hit in the Face While Performing at Festival<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>He theorizes that if he let everyone know he&#8217;s dealing with COVID, it&#8217;d interrupt his tour \u2014 for his crew, too \u2014 but if he didn&#8217;t tell anyone, people would be like, &#8220;&#8216;What is wrong with him?'&#8221; he says, meaning that his voice wasn&#8217;t as strong as it usually is.<\/p>\n<p>But not just that \u2014 Bryan\u00a0says\u00a0that, &#8220;Fans could see me really coughing hard onstage, and man, I was on every medicine trying to make myself better.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"branded-app-shortcode-inarticle\">\n<div class=\"logo-wrap\" rel=\"fwef\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Being the true superstar that he is, Bryan hates not being at full-strength when he&#8217;s performing for fans.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;You know, that&#8217;s the really frustrating part, I\u00a0want to be onstage at a hundred percent every night of my life, but that&#8217;s not really reality,&#8221; he says.<\/p>\n<p>COVID can\u00a0linger for a while, which is what Bryan has been experiencing. He says he&#8217;s been struggling for weeks and is just now feeling back to normal.<\/p>\n<p>He had a great show in North Dakota over the weekend &#8230; other than getting <a href=\"https:\/\/tasteofcountry.com\/luke-bryan-hit-by-ball-north-dakota-concert\/\">hit in the face with a ball<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>How Many Shows Did Luke Bryan Have\u00a0to Cancel Due\u00a0to COVID?<\/h3>\n<p>Bryan&#8217;s illness started <a href=\"https:\/\/tasteofcountry.com\/luke-bryan-covid-19-canceled-shows\/\">impacting his concerts<\/a> in mid-June, when he struggled through a tour stop in Arkansas.<\/p>\n<p>In the middle of the show, he told everyone in the crowd that he was issuing them a full refund.<\/p>\n<p>He postponed two more shows after that,\u00a0then three festival dates after that.<\/p>\n<h3>How Many Show Has Luke Bryan Played\u00a0in His Career?<\/h3>\n<p>According to Concert Archives, Bryan has played more than 1,500 concerts in his professional career. So, he&#8217;s owed a sick day every now and then.<\/p>\n<div class=\"photogallery-wrapper blog-photogallery \">\n<h2 class=\"photogallery-title\">The 50 All-Time Best Luke Bryan Songs, Ranked<\/h2>\n<div class=\"photogallery-description\">\n<p>Luke Bryan&#8217;s massive catalog of songs perfectly walk the line between heartfelt and fun. Here are our 50 favorite hits and deep cuts.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"photogallery-credit\">Gallery Credit: Carena Liptak<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"photogallery-wrapper blog-photogallery \">\n<h2 class=\"photogallery-title\">34 Pictures of Luke Bryan Young<\/h2>\n<div class=\"photogallery-description\">\n<p>Luke Bryan has been a force in country music pretty much since he arrived in Nashville in 2005. &#8220;All My Friends Say&#8221; started the fire for him as a solo artist \u2014 and the rest is history. Let&#8217;s take a walk through time with 34 pictures of Luke Bryan young.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"photogallery-credit\">Gallery Credit: Evan Paul<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script src=\"https:\/\/tasteofcountry.com\/rest\/carbon\/api\/scripts.js?mver=70&#038;gver=6&#038;bid=204&#038;urls[]=https%3A%2F%2Fbtloader.com%2Ftag%3Fo%3D5642230212591616%26upapi%3Dtrue&#038;urls[]=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.p-n.io%2Fpushly-sdk.min.js%3Fdomain_key%3DGbJ4PR9JZzdxdLXzJnfIG9ZgkXSFQNevIcIY&#038;urls[]=https%3A%2F%2Ftownsquare.media%2Fpublic%2Fresources%2Fjs%2Fpubcid.min.js&#038;urls[]=https%3A%2F%2Fplatform.twitter.com%2Fwidgets.js&#038;urls[]=https%3A%2F%2Fapis.google.com%2Fjs%2Fplatform.js&#038;urls[]=https%3A%2F%2Fconnect.facebook.net%2Fen_US%2Fsdk.js&#038;urls[]=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.pinterest.com%2Fjs%2Fpinit.js\" type=\"text\/javascript\" async defer data-osano=\"ESSENTIAL\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/tasteofcountry.com\/luke-bryan-covid-update\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Luke Bryan has recently been\u00a0battling\u00a0a rough\u00a0bout of COVID-19, and he\u00a0admits to Taste of Country\u00a0that\u00a0he debated keeping his diagnosis a secret from the public. 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