Elle King.Photo:John Medina/Getty
John Medina/Getty
On Friday, thecountrymusic star, 34, performed an early evening set at Extra Innings Festival in Tempe, Arizona.
For the performance, King wore a red, long-sleeve top which she paired with a matching snakeskin skirt.
She accessorized her look with a pair of black sunglasses and minimal jewelry, including a studded belt.
Elle King.John Medina/Getty
On Saturday, the “Ex’s & Oh’s” singer is set to take to the stage again as the support onChris Stapleton’sAll American Road Showtour stop in San Diego. She’ll also soon play a series of three shows across the U.K. before more North American dates later this spring.
King’s festival set comes nearly a month and a half after her controversial performance at an event to honor Parton’s 78th birthday in late January. At the concert, the singer-songwriter was captured inseveralfan-recordedvideosas telling the audience that she was “f—ing hammered” and had forgotten the lyrics.
“I don’t know the lyrics to these things in this f—ing town,” she said while stumbling over the words to “Marry Me.” “Don’t tell Dolly ‘cause it’s her birthday.”
King later added after the song: “Everyone’s like, holy s—, we bought tickets to this s—. I’m not even going to lie,” she said while putting her hands in her pockets. “Holy s—. I’m not even going to f—ing lie. Y’all bought tickets for this s—?”
Elle King.Scott Dudelson/Getty for Stagecoach
The Grammy-nominated singer thenpostponed five of her upcoming concertsshortly after the incident. At the time, she took to her Instagram Story to share that her shows scheduled for the winter in Indiana, Illinois and Michigan had been pushed back to late March, while her Dallas, Texas, concert had been moved to September.
“Your tickets will be valid for the new dates. If you can’t make the new date, refunds are available at the point of purchase,” King wrote. “See you there!”
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In February, Parton revealed in aninterview withExtrathat sheheld no animosity towards Kingfor the incident. “Elle is really a great artist,” the country music legend said. “She’s a great girl, and she’s been going through of hard things lately.”
The “Jolene” singer added, “She just had a little too much to drink, so let’s just forgive that and forget it and move on, ‘cause she felt worse than anyone ever could.”
Elle King.Hubert Vestil/Getty
Hubert Vestil/Getty
TheCome Get Your Wifeartist has previously spoken about her history of performing while under the influence of alcohol. In a 2022San Diego Tribuneinterview, she shared that she doesn’t want to be as drunk on stage as she has been in the past.
“It’s easier for me to say: ‘Yeah, I want to drink and party and [then] go on stage,'” the country star said. “I get nervous before I go on stage, [so] I have couple of drinks [first]. Drinking makes me less nervous about hitting the notes when I sing. If I don’t make them, it won’t sting as much.”
King added that she puts “being a mother way, way, way above having a good time.” The singer shares 2-year-oldson Lucky Leviwith Daniel Tooker.
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source: people.com
