Tim McGraw is unfortunately still recovering from major surgery. McGraw recently revealed he had taken time off of the road to have multiple surgeries, including a back surgery. The Louisiana native, who headlined the inaugural Music City Rodeo last month, is being forced to cancel an upcoming performance. McGraw will no longer play for the Professional Bull Riders' Last Cowboy Standing Event, to be held on July 21 at Canvas Stadium in Fort Collins, Colorado.
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The PBR shares the disappointing news on social media.
"Cross Canadian Ragweed will step in for Tim McGraw as he recovers from back surgery to open the Last Cowboy Standing Show on July 21 in Fort Collins — and we couldn't be more thrilled," the statement reads. "The band is back together and ready to bring the house down in an unforgettable night of world-class music and the greatest bull riding on earth. You won't want to miss it. We're sending our very best to Tim for a quick recovery and hope to see him at a future PBR event."
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McGraw recently opened up about his multiple surgeries, which included not only back surgery, but two knee surgeries and an operation on his neck as well. The hardest part for McGraw wasn't the pain, but the inability to move, even though doctors required him to rest.
"The worst part for me is I'm terrible at sitting still. ... During the tour, the back started going cattywampus on me," the husband of Faith Hill reveals on Audacy. "And in about three weeks in the tour, my knees went out. So I had to do the whole tour with my knee shot, my back shot."
The physical pain paled in comparison to McGraw to his mental health, at least at first.
"That was the worst part was mentally," he acknowledges, adding that his doctors warned him about his mental health. "Everybody that gets these things, there's a depression that happens."
McGraw was sure the depression would escape him. Unfortunately, he still recalls struggling.
"Three weeks into it, I was tired of it," he says.
