Grand Ole Opry says it deeply regrets foul language used by admittedly-intoxicated Elle King during Dolly Parton’s birthday celebration in apology to concertgoer

The Grand Ole Opry told a concertgoer Friday that it regretted the profanity singer Elle King used Friday during her performance at the iconic Nashville venue at the Ryman Auditorium during a show honoring Dolly Parton, who turned 78.

King, 34, was on stage as part of a show honoring the country legend, who was not present at the venue.

King, Rob Schneider’s daughter, was seen slurring her words and saying the F-word several times during the set before admitting on stage that she was “hammered.”

In a tweet on Friday, the venue’s account said Lauren Alaina was banned from her appearance on the show, titled “Opry Goes Dolly.”

After King’s profane display, an audience member responded to the tweet about Alaina.

“I wish she had been there because Elle King ruined the evening with her horrible, drunk and profane performance,” the user said. ‘Dolly Parton would be ashamed. For our first time at The Opry, it was a shame that we all had to witness that.”

The audience responded: “We deeply regret and apologize for the language used during last night’s second Opry performance.”

Others who attended the concert expressed similar sentiments in the aftermath of the disastrous outing.

“I was there on Friday for the second show with my two young daughters,” the user said. “Paid $380 for tickets, $40 for parking and waited in freezing temperatures to get in, only to leave early because of the nastiness coming out of Elle. So heartbreaking for my 11-year-old who loves Dolly.”

Another attendee said they were “surprised” someone didn’t take the microphone away from her while she was “bombing hard” during the outing.

One user replied: ‘Knowing some musicians who fought so hard to be on that stage and what an honor it is, let alone to be part of a performance in Dolly’s honour, it was completely disheartening for my girls, who have their own dreams of one day being on that stage.”

Another said King’s career was bankrolled by her famous father and she doesn’t respect the opportunities she was given.

One user said King’s outing was “the most disgustingly unprofessional display” they had seen at a concert, and wondered “why was she allowed on stage when it was clear she was drunk.”

One user asked the venue to never invite King “to return to such a respected institution” because “her trashy behavior was offensive not only to the Opry and its fans, but to the other artists performing that night.” were on stage.’

King had not yet publicly discussed the incident, either in a statement or on social media.

A TikTok video from @auctioneergirl King played Parton’s 2001 song Marry Me, while she seemed to forget the lyrics.

Instead, she sang, “I don’t know the lyrics to these things in this damn town… Don’t tell Dolly, ’cause it’s her birthday.”

She then started seemingly antagonizing the fans, saying, “Did you spend money on this?”

After a fan started yelling at her, King openly stated that she was drunk on stage, which did not go down well with the fans.

‘You won’t get your money back. I’ll tell you one more thing: “Hi, my name is Elle King (and) I’m fucking hammered,” she said on stage.

One of her bandmates suggested they play one of her songs, to which King replied, “I can barely play anyone else’s song, let me see if I can play one of my own.”

The Opry Goes Dolly show also featured Ashley Monroe, Tigirlily Gold, Dailey & Vincent and Terri Clark, while fans mocked King on social media.

“Elle King had no respect for the Ryman and Dolly Parton,” a TikTok user added on the social media platform.

Although King has not discussed that performance, she has spoken about her past drinking, insisting that she was able to keep it under control.

‘I really like drinking and singing. I don’t want to get as drunk as I used to,” King said in a 2022 interview.

‘It’s easier for me to say, “Yes, I want to drink and party and (then) go on stage.” I get nervous before I go on stage, (so) I have a few drinks (first),” she said.

‘Drinking makes me less nervous when I touch the notes when I sing. If I don’t make them, it won’t sting as much,” she clarified.

King released her first single – Good to Be a Man – in 2012, and her first album, The Elle King LP, was released that year, when she was named an Artist to Watch by Esquire.

While King began her career as a rock artist, with her 2014 breakthrough hit Ex’s and Oh’s, she shifted gears fully to country music with her third album, 2023’s Come Get Your Wife.

The singer was married to Andrew Ferguson from 2016 to 2017, but they never shared any children.