Ryan Adams Has Left Australia And Honestly Good Riddance

Ryan Adams has officially left Australia, and thank god he has. After a disastrous run of shows across the country, gigs that featured everything from walk-offs to wildly underwhelming performances — the once-respected singer-songwriter decided to finish things off with a full-blown tantrum on social media.

In since-deleted posts, Adams labelled Australia “the worst country ever, every time to play” and added that Aussies are “the worst people and you know it and the best you can go is copy Americans and UK culture.” Subtle, right? He then doubled down, vowing to never return. To which most local music fans replied: “Deal.”

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A brief history of Adams (since we have to)

For those who missed the early 2000s, Ryan Adams first found fame in alt-country band Whiskeytown before launching a solo career that kicked off with the acclaimed album Heartbreaker (2000). He had genuine moments of brilliance, penning tracks like Come Pick Me Up and Oh My Sweet Carolina, but his career has just as often been defined by controversy, erratic behaviour, and public meltdowns.

Australia’s touring woes (and why we’re stuck with acts like this)

With the rising costs of international touring, some major artists are skipping Australia altogether. That unfortunately leaves us scraping the bottom of the touring barrel — and who should wash up on our shores but Ryan Adams. The problem? Nobody could quite remember what his “hits” were. (Don’t worry, we Googled it, and it still didn’t help.)

The silver lining

The good news? He’s gone. He’s sworn off Australia. And judging by his fiery farewell posts, he won’t be back anytime soon. Honestly, with touring competition at an all-time high, that’s one less “heritage act with baggage” promoters have to worry about.

So farewell, Ryan Adams. We hardly knew you… and frankly, we’re fine keeping it that way.