Billy Strings Postponement Drove Event Center's Second-Quarter Shortfall

Billy Strings says his mother made the cover of his new album just before she died: “It was the last thing she touched”

Billy Strings couldn’t say goodbye to his mother. But on So Much for Goodbyes, he’s finding a way to keep talking to her.The bluegrass virtuoso was on the road last year, somewhere near Kentucky, when his wife called with the news that his mother, Debra Apostol, had died. She was 64. He never got the chance to say goodbye to the woman who raised him.Releasing August 28, So Much for Goodbyes is Strings’ attempt to make sense of what happened. But…

Billy Strings Postponement Drove Event Center's Second-Quarter Shortfall

Billy Strings fans (photo from FEC presentation) Fishers Event Center finished the first half of 2026 in the red, and management pointed to a single, unexpected culprit: a broken leg. Billy Strings’ three sold-out shows, originally booked for April 24-26, were pushed to August after the bluegrass star broke his leg in a backstage skateboarding accident during an encore break at a show in Charlottesville, Virginia. Strings said he “tried to do a …