Was just at The Ryman—Ray collapsed on stage

Hey, all. Not a subscriber to this sub, but wanted to share a concerning update.

Just left The Ryman about 20 minutes ago; Ray's performance ended early because he had some kind of medical event.

First odd thing that happened was that he was playing the song " Hannah" but stopped mid-song twice because he spaced the lyrics.

He apologized, kind of lightly dismissing it as 'human error,' and proceeded to just go onto the next song. He got through that one but then paused and said he needed to go take care of something, and walked off stage and was gone for just a couple of minutes while his band stayed on stage.

Then he returned and then started playing Jolene, then mid-way through the song he paused and then suddenly sank to the floor.

It wasn't *so* sudden that he whacked his head or anything. And, thank god, he still seemed to be conscious while they rushed over and helped get him offstage, but it was fucking disturbing to see happen .

I hope he's okay. Anyone who has updates, please post them here.

Posted Sep 6, 2026, 3:14 AM UTC

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