See Elle King Take Stage For First Time Since Drunken Dolly Parton Performance

Elle King Takes The Stage For First Time Since Drunken Dolly Parton Performance

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By Kelly Coffey-Behrens on March 2, 2024 at 6:00 PM EST

For the first time since her drunken Dolly Parton tribute performance at the Grand Ole Opry, Elle King has taken the stage -- this time seemingly sober.

As you may recall, King, whose real name is Tanner Elle Schneider, was under fire after she admitted she was “hammered” as she took the stage at the Grand Ole Opry for Dolly Parton’s 78th birthday celebration.

A video of the performance went viral, showing King slurring her speech and signing all the wrong words, leaving fans horrified.

Now, for the first time, she has once again taken the stage at the Extra Innings Festival in Tempe, Arizona.

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Elle King Performs Live For the First Time Since Drunken Dolly Parton Performance

See Elle King Take Stage For First Time Since Drunken Dolly Parton Performance
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The 'Exes and Ohs' singer took the stage on Friday, March 1 at the Extra Innings Festival in Tempe, Arizona, where her father, Rob Schneider, proudly watched from backstage.

King sported a red long-sleeve shirt paired with a red snakeskin skirt and a pair of sunglasses as she belted out one of her hit songs. This time around, she did not slur her speech and was even seen with a bottle of water, which she took sips of periodically throughout her show.

While it is unclear if King received any sort of treatment following her Dolly Parton performance, it seems she is in good spirits once again as she belted out some fan-favorite hits to the crowd.

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Elle King Seemingly Remains Mum On Drunken Dolly Parton Performance

See Elle King Take Stage For First Time Since Drunken Dolly Parton Performance
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Back in January, King took the stage at Nashville's famed Grand Ole Opry as part of Dolly Parton's 78th birthday tribute. While on stage, she left fans shocked as she admitted, “Hi, my name is Elle King. I’m f—ing hammered," before she attempted to sing Dolly Parton’s 2001 hit ‘Marry Me’.

She could not remember the lyrics and she decided to make up her own by singing, “I don’t know the lyrics to this thing in this f—ing town. Don’t tell Dolly ’cause it’s her birthday.”

Following her drunken performance, King then told the audience, “I’m not even gonna f—ing lie, you bought tickets for this s—? You ain’t getting your money back.”

Following the Grand Ole Opry stunt, she postponed a series of shows six days later.

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This was not the first time King was seen visibly intoxicated while on stage as during the ‘New Year’s Eve Live: Nashville’s Big Bash’, she was visibly drunk and could barely speak. She also has a history of drug and alcohol abuse.

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Dolly Parton Addresses Elle King's Drunken Performance

See Elle King Take Stage For First Time Since Drunken Dolly Parton Performance
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Shortly after video footage of Elle King's drunken performance went viral, the '9 to 5' singer herself released a statement, saying, “Elle is really a great artist. She’s a great girl, and she’s been going through a lot of hard things lately. She just had a little too much to drink.”

The Grand Ole Opry also posted an apology on social media following the performance by Elle King, stating, “We deeply regret and apologize for the language that was used.”

King never publicly addressed the drunken Dolly Parton performance, and it's unclear if she did so during her first live show since the incident on Friday.

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