Country/rock artist Hardy has absolutely exploded this year in not only sales, but popularity. This year, not only did he come out with his new album, The Mockingbird & THE CROW, but on February 16th, he announced his tour to start in Indianapolis. Last year, Hardy went on a previous tour, but on the way to Tennessee his tour bus crashed. The bus ran off the highway at 70 mph, and everyone on board was knocked unconscious. Hardy experienced some physical injuries, but the most detrimental thing that resulted from the crash were his panic attacks. He seemed to be doing fine on the first leg of his tour, but on October 3rd, Hardy canceled the October 5th and 7th shows for The Mockingbird & THE CROW tour and had it all refunded. He posted this news on his instagram to be honest with everyone about his mental health. The reason he canceled his shows was because his panic attacks had started to come back from the bus crash last year, and he had been hospitalized due to how bad the panic attacks are. His fans all deeply understood why he had to cancel his shows and showed the utmost support. He told everyone in his post he would be back October 12th better and ready to perform. After his hospitalization, at his next show Hardy had a very emotional moment with his fans about why he took a break and talked to them about his mental health. This difficult moment was then posted on his instagram. All of this to say, Hardy is back and doing better and he is continuing to work on his mental health while providing the experience of a lifetime for his fans.
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Written by Ava Lamb, A & E editor
October 29, 2023
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Ava is a senior at Lockport, and this is her third year in Porter Press. She is the Social Media Manager and also likes to write for the sports section. Ava is involved in Student Government and is trying Orchesis this year. Outside of school, Ava loves hanging with her friends, running a middle school youth group and reading.