Ryan Adams Reportedly Storms Off Stage In Melbourne After 'Sh*t Show' Performance

Ryan Adams is currently touring across Australia and New Zealand to celebrate the 25th anniversary of his album, Heartbreaker.

Fans had been promised three-hour shows of their favourite songs from the American singer, but at last night’s Melbourne show (12 October), the experience spiralled until Adams reportedly stormed off stage and prematurely ended the concert.

Fans have alleged that throughout the Heartbreaker ’25 tour, Adams has ranted throughout his sets. The worst, it seems, was reserved for his show at Melbourne’s Hamer Hall last night, per a post on the Ryan Adams Reddit.

Fans on the platform have described the tour as an “absolute bust”, a “shit show,” and a “trainwreck”.

As noted by attendees who shared the setlist on setlist.fm, Adams walked off stage before the show’s end.

The first set, where Ryans performed Heartbreaker in its entirety, seemed to go well. However, at the end of that set, where he played Oh, My Sweet Carolina, he allegedly began and prematurely ended the rest of the track after complaining of “camera flashes that might kill him”.

During set two, he allegedly started and aborted playing I See Monsters, Firecracker, Do I Wait, Somewhere Over The Rainbow, Shiver And Shake, Not Dark Yet, and When The Stars Go Blue, which ended up being the last song of the show. Adams reportedly stated that his performance of When The Stars Go Blue “sucked” and terminated the concert.

Fans also claimed that Adams rambled and ranted on other dates of his Australian tour. Following his Sydney show, he posted an apology on Instagram, citing overreacting to a troll, as well as illness and fatigue.

The Music has reached out to tour promoters MJR Presents for comment.

The Melbourne show marked the last Australian date of his Heartbreaker tour. Adams is now set to perform for three nights in New Zealand, starting this Wednesday and wrapping on Saturday. The tour marks Adams’ first dates Down Under since 2017.

Adams’ tour is his first in Australia since allegations of sexual misconduct against him surfaced in 2019.

The New York Times reported that “seven women and more than a dozen associates described a pattern of manipulative behavior [sic] in which Adams dangled career opportunities while simultaneously pursuing female artists for sex”.

Some of the people who came forward with allegations were musicians Phoebe Bridgers and Courtney Jaye, as well as Adams’ ex-wife, actress and musician Mandy Moore.

Adams issued a lengthy statement and apology via Daily Mail in response.