{"id":58713,"date":"2026-02-23T16:37:32","date_gmt":"2026-02-23T16:37:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/23\/charley-crockett-cancels-all-canadian-dates-on-2026-tour\/"},"modified":"2026-02-23T16:37:32","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T16:37:32","slug":"charley-crockett-cancels-all-canadian-dates-on-2026-tour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/23\/charley-crockett-cancels-all-canadian-dates-on-2026-tour\/","title":{"rendered":"Charley Crockett Cancels All Canadian Dates on 2026 Tour"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/tasteofcountry.com\/tags\/charley-crockett\" target=\"_blank\">Charley Crockett<\/a> has canceled the entire Canadian leg of his 2026 winter tour after officials wouldn&#8217;t let him across the border.<\/p>\n<p>The first rumblings of trouble came over the weekend, when the singer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DVC4oMUEYI_\/?img_index=1\" target=\"_blank\">postponed his Vancouver date<\/a>\u00a0with a since-deleted social media message.<\/p>\n<p>Now, he&#8217;s officially called off all nine scheduled dates north of the border, and shared a full statement \u2014 and paperwork \u2014 explaining why he won&#8217;t be able to tour in Canada as planned.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Why Did Charley Crockett Cancel His 2026 Canadian Tour?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Crockett shared a photo of the paperwork he was given by border patrol, which says he wasn&#8217;t admitted to the country on the grounds that he&#8217;s a foreign national who has previously been convicted of a crime that, had he committed it in Canada, could have brought serious prison time.<\/p>\n<p>That crime was a 2016 felony conviction of possession with intent to distribute more than 5lbs of marijuana.<\/p>\n<p>In Canada, that offense could be &#8220;punishable by a term of life imprisonment,&#8221; according to the paperwork.<\/p>\n<p>Cannabis is legal for both medicinal and recreational purposes in Canada (unlike in the U.S. stage of Virginia where Crockett was convicted in 2016) so that&#8217;s probably a contributing factor as to why the punishment for possession and distribution of large amounts is so severe.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Why Did Charley Crockett Say He Could Face Imprisonment If He Tries Crossing the Canadian Border?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>In the second slide of his post, Crockett shared that he attempted to get into Canada multiple times before calling off his tour.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I tried to cross the Canadian border twice in 24 hours,&#8221; he wrote. &#8220;After they denied me entry in Vancouver, I tried again in Kelowna and was rejected a 2nd time.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"single-post-image \">\n<figure class=\"img-tag has-sizer alignnone\">\n<p><span class=\"visually-hidden\">Frazer Harrison, Getty Images<\/span><\/p><figcaption>Frazer Harrison, Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;ve been advised that it would jeopardize my freedom to try and enter again,&#8221; the singer continued.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>What Has Charley Crockett Said About His Past Felony Conviction?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>&#8220;Everybody&#8217;s got a past. Mine&#8217;s still haunting me,&#8221; he reflected as he canceled his Canadian tour.<\/p>\n<p>Crockett has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2022\/09\/15\/1123220825\/charley-crockett-interview-man-from-waco\" target=\"_blank\">spoken in the past<\/a> about his arrest and felony charge, which spawned from a traffic stop where a police officer searched his car and found 6.6 lbs of marijuana in the trunk.<\/p>\n<p>In an interview, the trooper <a href=\"https:\/\/cardinalnews.org\/2024\/08\/23\/how-a-drug-bust-in-wythe-county-pushed-charley-crockett-into-a-country-music-career\/\" target=\"_blank\">claimed<\/a> that Crockett asked to play his guitar during the search, and that he switched to <a href=\"https:\/\/tasteofcountry.com\/tags\/willie-nelson\" target=\"_blank\">Willie Nelson<\/a>&#8216;s &#8220;The Party&#8217;s Over&#8221; when he discovered the suitcase containing the weed.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Read More<\/em>: <a href=\"https:\/\/tasteofcountry.com\/charley-crockett-jelly-roll-trump-grammys-super-bowl-bad-bunny\/\" target=\"_blank\">Charley Crockett Takes Aim at Trump + Maybe Jelly Roll Too<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Most recently, Crockett referenced his criminal past in a social media post condemning the Trump administration. In that post, he <a href=\"https:\/\/tasteofcountry.com\/charley-crockett-jelly-roll-trump-grammys-super-bowl-bad-bunny\/\" target=\"_blank\">noted<\/a> that he&#8217;s &#8220;got a problem with a 34-time convicted felon running this country when I lost the right to vote or own a weapon for years over marijuana.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>What Dates Are Affected On Charley Crockett&#8217;s Canceled Canadian Tour?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Aside from the previously-canceled Vancouver date that was supposed to happen over the weekend, Crockett is scrapping eight dates in late February and early March.<\/p>\n<p>The affected dates, which are still listed on his <a href=\"https:\/\/store.charleycrockett.com\/pages\/tour?srsltid=AfmBOopq4D8GpuDAz_ewa5um4BId27RJFUi6OkfXHG_3TnCZaCzOGF4w\" target=\"_blank\">website<\/a> as of Monday morning (Feb. 23), are below.<\/p>\n<p>Feb. 23 \u2014\u00a0Edmonton, Alberta<br \/>Feb. 26 \u2014 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan<br \/>Feb. 28 \u2014 Winnipeg, Manitoba<br \/>March 1 \u2014 Windsor, Ontario<br \/>March 2 \u2014 Toronto, Ontario<br \/>March 3 \u2014 Ottawa, Ontario<br \/>March 5 \u2014 Montreal, Quebec City<br \/>March 6 \u2014 Niagra Falls, Ontario<\/p>\n<h3><strong>What Other Country Stars Have Struggled to Tour Internationally Due to Past Felonies?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/tasteofcountry.com\/tags\/jelly-roll\" target=\"_blank\">Jelly Roll<\/a>\u00a0has been open in the past about how his felony past \u2014 in his case, an aggravated robbery charge \u2014 prevented him from leaving the country to tour.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Read More<\/em>: <a href=\"https:\/\/tasteofcountry.com\/jelly-roll-felony-touring-complicated\/\" target=\"_blank\">How Jelly Roll&#8217;s Felony Past Makes Touring Complicated<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>He said he had to cancel his first show in London because, even though he had a passport, the country would not let him in.<\/p>\n<p>Jelly has said he also <a href=\"https:\/\/tasteofcountry.com\/jelly-roll-felony-conviction-denied-dream-home\/\" target=\"_blank\">lost out on a dream house<\/a> due to his past.<\/p>\n<p>The singer is able to tour internationally these days, and he&#8217;s received a <a href=\"https:\/\/tasteofcountry.com\/jelly-roll-full-pardon-felony-tennessee-board-approves\/\" target=\"_blank\">full pardon<\/a> from Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee for his past crime.<\/p>\n<div class=\"photogallery-wrapper blog-photogallery \">\n<h2 class=\"photogallery-title\">Jelly Roll: 27 Stunning Facts About the &#8216;Save Me&#8217; Singer<\/h2>\n<div class=\"photogallery-description\">\n<p>Jelly Roll is country music&#8217;s most fascinating character. His life has taken dozens of wild twists and turns, and he&#8217;s been honest about all of it. Here are 27 facts about the &#8220;Save Me&#8221; singer and his family.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"photogallery-credit\">Gallery Credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/nSsptoGzIZ4\" target=\"_blank\">Billy Dukes<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script src=\"https:\/\/tasteofcountry.com\/rest\/carbon\/api\/scripts.js?mver=75&#038;gver=9&#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><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/tasteofcountry.com\/charley-crockett-cancels-canadian-tour-border-problems\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Charley Crockett has canceled the entire Canadian leg of his 2026 winter tour after officials wouldn&#8217;t let him across the border. 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