Hailing from Midland, Texas, Braxton Keith gained ground with his March 2025 single “Cozy.” Currently crossing the country on his This Ain’t My First Tour tour, the honky-tonk singer is enjoying performing and connecting with fans. However, Keith recently grew tired of dodging beer cans as he performed during a show in Ardmore, Oklahoma—so he simply walked offstage, cutting the concert short. And it seems he is standing firm on that decision.
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Braxton Keith Had Complained About Fans Throwing Beer Cans Before
You can’t say he didn’t warn you. Earlier this year, Braxton Keith called out fans’ rowdy behavior in a TikTok video following a show in Texas.
“Hey, listen up. Pause this s—. Pause this s— right the f— now,” Keith demanded, halting his performance of “Honky Tonk City.”
He continued, “Hey, listen up. I didn’t come here to get beer cans thrown at me, all right? This isn’t a g–d— Gavin Adcock concert, okay? Don’t be throwing f—ing beers out here. These people at the front are getting wet up here, and it’s gonna piss them off, and it’s gonna piss me off.”
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Pointing to someone in the crowd, Keith said, “This little girl right here’s never been to a country concert before, and it’s her first damn time, okay? We’re gonna have a good show for her, okay? All right. I just want to get myself clear. I am not Gavin Adcock, okay? I’m Braxton motherf—ing Keith, okay?”
While the crowd that night seemed to get the message, the same couldn’t be said of Keith’s Aug. 22 audience in Ardmore, Oklahoma. The “Chase You Down” crooner abruptly halted the show to address the crowd.
“Y’all, I know that most of y’all are behaving yourselves tonight,” he said. “But there’s a bunch of people up here that are having a good time, and then there’s a bunch of beer-throwing.”
“Listen, I don’t come to any of y’all’s jobs and do anything like that to y’all,” Keith continued. “So until y’all can learn some concert etiquette, my name is Braxton Keith. Thank y’all for coming out to Ardmore, Oklahoma, tonight.”
And with that, the rising country star stormed offstage and did not return.
He’s Standing Firm
Braxton Keith is seemingly standing by the decision to cut short his Oklahoma show, judging from an Aug. 26 Instagram post in which he extended an apology “to absolutely nobody.”
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