Jessica Simpson opened for Rascal Flatts at Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids Michigan last night, February 5. The singer, who has been experiencing a bad patch with the press, told the crowd of 15,000 that she was very nervous and said that her voice was feeling very weak. Then she proceeded to have a very bad night on stage.
Simpson, lost her place on several songs, forgot the lyrics to Come On Over and had the band start over on Pray Out Loud.
On the verge of tears, she apologized to the audience before singing the last song of the 38 minute set, Do You Know. She said that she was having a “bad week” and felt like walking off the stage. After the song she thanked her backup band for “having my back”, and then left the stage while wiping away tears.
One concert-goer called in to a local Grand Rapids radio station after the concert and reported that Simpson’s behavior was very odd. According to the caller, Simpson stopped singing completely several times and seemed to be mumbling, “sorry I can’t do it”, while shaking her head.
This morning, Simpson’s rep Cindi Berger addressed the issue by saying, “Jessica had an off night. She’s a perfectionist and wanted to start some of the songs over. She always wants to give her best performance to her fans.”
The singer suffered a heap of harsh ‘weight gain’ press after some unflattering photos hit the internet last week.
More photos from the concert here.
Check out the Grand Rapids video of Jessica singing These Boots, With You, Come On Over.
Photos: WENN