Luke Bryan slams publication for negative concert reviews — but reviewer claps back
Country singer Luke Bryan wasn’t too thrilled with a few choice words a critic had to say about his concert on Oct. 14 at Xcel Energy Center in Minnesota and took to social media to express it.
The plot twist?
The critic clapped back with his own choice words.
Bryan went on X, formerly known as Twitter, and slammed longtime critic Ross Raihala for Twin Cities Pioneer Press for calling him “slow moving” and asked fans if the “Country Girl” singer has “peeked.”
“Wow,” Bryan tweeted under Raihala’s post on Oct. 17. “I’ve never received one positive review from y’all’s publication since I’ve been to the twin cities in my whole career. The trend continues. The sold out crowd had a great time.”
But Raihala brought the receipts.
“Is it true I’ve never given him a positive review?” Raihala asked in response. “I don’t know! So I looked into it.”
And by-golly, he posted some pretty shining reviews of the singer in the past, one calling him “full of energy and cheer” and that “he oozes with not just charisma, but approachable charisma” in another review.
So far, Bryan has yet to respond to Raihala’s evidence.
Railhala, however, is taking the entire experience in stride. “This whole Luke Bryan thing is so hilarious. (I’m also kind of surprised the tweet is still up.),” he posted Oct. 17 on X.
This story was originally published October 18, 2023 at 8:47 AM with the headline "Luke Bryan slams publication for negative concert reviews — but reviewer claps back."