Kenny Chesney Injured in Concert Accident

Kenny Chesney performed in front of 44,424 people on Saturday in Columbia, South Carolina, but before he could go on there was a techical malfunction. Chesney was rising up from underneath the stage on a lift, but a safety harness around his right ankle got caught and the lift jolted, then pull his ankle awkwardly. Chesney winced in pain, then the crew lowered the lift a bit, and it took about 30 seconds for him to get himself out of the harness. All the while the band kept playing.

Chesney never mentioned his injury, but performed the entire show in obvious pain, and limped while holding his knee most of the time. Once the show finished the team physician from the University of South Carolina cut off Chesney’s boot to treat his swollen ankle, and painful knee.

After the show Chesney released the following statement:

"I took one look at those fans, and there was no way I wasn’t going on. Sometimes the energy and the adrenalin pull you through. They had come to rock, and there was no way I was sending them home with anything less than the best of what me and my guys came to do, put it all out there and give them back at least as good as they gave us."

Chesney added:

"Honestly, through the pain, through all of it, Columbia, S.C., totally got me through."

Spoken like a real professional. The show must go on, and it did. He did it for the fans.