Scotty McCreery ends show at Colorado State after man hits woman

Country singer Scotty McCreery stopped his concert at the Colorado State Fair over the weekend when he saw a man allegedly attacking a woman in the crowd.

A video circulating on social media shows the North Carolina-born star interrupting the show for more than two minutes during the intro to his award-winning song “It Matters To Her” while authorities intervene with help from the crowd.

“Here, you just hit a woman, sir,” says 30-year-old McCreery, and the crowd gasps loudly. “No way, you just hit the woman. Police? Security? Is she OK? Get out of here.”

“For heaven's sake. At a Scotty McCreery show? What are you doing?” the singer said on stage after pointing out the alleged attacker. “Tell the cop who hit the woman. This is absolutely unacceptable.”

People at the front of the crowd are seen pointing at a person who is eventually escorted out.

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Colorado State Fair representative: “The artist canceled the show”

Colorado State Fair officials told USA TODAY the attack occurred during the singer's performance.

Authorities did not release the man's name or say whether he was arrested.

“We can confirm that an incident occurred at the Scotty McCreery concert in which a man assaulted a woman and the artist subsequently stopped the show.” Olga Robak, communications director for the Colorado Department of Agriculture, said Colorado State Fair security personnel helped with crowd control. “This incident remains under investigation and we cannot provide further comment.”

USA TODAY has reached out to McCreery's press agent.

Further details about the incident were not initially known.

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From American Idol to award-winning country star

At the age of 17, McCreery won the 10th season of American Idol.

McCreery married his longtime girlfriend Gabi Dugal, a pediatric cardiologist at Duke University Hospital, in 2018. The couple met in kindergarten in Garner, North Carolina.

“Five More Minutes” and “In Between” are the star's other country chart hits, while “Same Truck” – his fifth studio album released last year – spawned the George Strait tribute song “Damn Strait,” reported The Tennessean, part of the USA TODAY Network.

The song “It Matters To Her” was nominated for Digital First Performance of the Year at the 2024 CMT Music Awards. McCreery won the category.

Anyone with information or footage of the attack is asked to contact Colorado State Fair Security at [email protected].

Contributors: Marcus Dowling with The Tennessean

Natalie Neysa Alund is a senior reporter at USA TODAY. Reach her at [email protected] and follow her on X at @nataliealund.

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