Steve Miller Band cancels tour over ‘weather,’ baffling fans: ‘Odd reason’

They’re afraid to fly like eagles. 

The Steve Miller Band was scheduled to perform at the New York State Fair, and two other concerts upstate in August – but, on Wednesday, the classic rock group abruptly canceled their entire 2025 tour. 

Their cited reason was the weather, despite the fact that their tour was happening across a wide range of days that will have different weather conditions. 

The band made the announcement on social media Wednesday night.

In their note, they wrote, “The Steve Miller Band has cancelled all of our upcoming tour dates…the combination of extreme heat, unpredictable flooding, tornadoes, hurricanes, and massive forest fires make these risks for you our audience, the band and the crew unacceptable.” 

The statement continued, “You can blame it on the weather…the tour is cancelled.”

Fans on social media were baffled. 

“This seems like an odd reason to cancel a tour,” one Instagram comment said, while another critic remarked, “the weather has been the weather since the existence of Earth. What’s the real reason?” 

“Blame it on the weather while other musicians are performing all over America,” another person slammed. “Something else must be going on behind the scenes??” 

“Love ya Steve but this is rather strange,” another fan remarked. “Somehow all other bands are managing. Maybe tour in the winter?” 

Others were more supportive, writing, “This man is 81 years old….feel lucky we have gotten to see him play live this long.” 

Another fan berated the negative reaction, writing, “Jesus Christ, we have some bitter and selfish people in this world. Steve has been doing this for decades and has earned the right to play by his own rules. Have some class, people.” 

The Steve Miller Band formed in 1966 in San Francisco, Calif. The group went on to rack up seminal ’70s hits, including “Take the Money and Run,” “Rock’n Me” and “Fly Like an Eagle.” 

That led their “Greatest Hits 1974-78” album to sell over 15 million copies, and their success continued with the No. 1 single “Abracadabra” in 1982

Miller was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame as a solo artist in 2016.

During a 2023 interview with the Post, Miller, 81, said, “The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame has always been kind of an unpleasant, you’re-in-or-you’re-out kind of world … It’s kind of snotty. Everybody wants the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame to mean something … but in fact it doesn’t.”

He said that he’s prouder of being inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2022.

“Yeah, that’s much bigger than the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame,” he noted. “For me, that was really special.”

The band had 31 dates scheduled, starting with an Aug. 15 show in Bethel Woods, N.Y. The tour had been slated to end with a show in Anaheim, Calif., on Nov. 8.

“Don’t know where, don’t know when…we hope to see you all again,” the band’s statement concluded on Wednesday. “Wishing you all Peace, Love, and Happiness.”