Music star Charley Crockett scraps Canadian tour after being denied entry into country
· Toronto Sun
U.S. country music star Charley Crockett is cancelling his Canadian tour after twice being denied entry at the border.
Crockett, who has played in Canada previously without incident, was stopped at the border this week due to a felony conviction for cannabis distribution of over five pounds in Virginia on March 22, 2016.
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The Texas native shared a letter from the Government of Canada that stated he was being refused entry because of “serious criminality” outside Canada that would have resulted in imprisonment in the country.
“Everybody’s got a past. Mine’s still haunting me. I tried to cross the Canadian border twice in 24 hours. After they denied me entry in Vancouver, I tried again in Kelowna, and was rejected a 2nd time,” Crockett shared in an Instagram post . “I’ve been advised that it would jeopardize my freedom to try and enter again. I’m deeply sorry to announce the cancellation of my entire Canadian tour.”
The two-time Grammy nominee was set to play shows across Canada, including a date at Toronto’s History on March 2 alongside Juno winner Jake Vaadeland .
“I know this doesn’t begin to make up for y’alls time and hard earned money. I apologize to everyone affected. I know I let y’all down,” Crockett wrote.
Crockett went on to call Canada a “beautiful country” and said his fans north of the border are “some of the best in the world.”
American Country music singer Charley Crockett was denied entry into Canada on February 22, 2026, due to a prior drug felony in Virginia in 2016 leading the singer to have to cancel his entire Canadian tour.
— Marie Oakes (@TheMarieOakes) February 23, 2026
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“I’ve had the time of my life playing shows for y’all,” he continued.
The 41-year-old musician, who is known for songs like Jamestown Ferry , The Man From Waco and I Am Not Afraid , ended his message by promising to return to the country as soon as he’s able.
“I ain’t one to quit, and I aim to be back one of these days real soon,” he concluded.
How did Crockett’s fans react?
With news that Canada approved 25,000 asylum claims without security checks or in-person meetings and taxpayers are spending $1 billion-per-year to cover health-care costs of refugee claimants, many people commenting on Crockett’s post wondered how he could be denied entry when it is seemingly so easy to get into the country.
“You mean Canada has entry restrictions?” one person asked incredulously, while another declaring, “Canada has become a ridiculous ball of red tape.”
On X, one user suggested that Crockett might have been denied entry because of his nationality.
“H e has toured in the country without issue in the past after this drug offence,” Marie Oakes wrote. “Due to this, it could appear that the Canadian government is targeting him, not due to his prior convictions, but because he is American and the current political tensions.”
While some called on President Donald Trump to pardon Crockett that’s unlikely to happen.
Crockett has been an outspoken critic of America’s commander-in-chief.
“They keep saying I’m a cosplay cowboy but they love a cosplay president,” Crockett wrote on Instagram earlier this month . “The President is a grifter who bankrupted 6 casinos. That’s pretty extraordinary considering it’s a rigged business in favor of the house … Forgive me if I have a problem with a 34-time convicted felon running this country when I lost the right to vote or own a weapon for years over marijuana.”
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