Carly Pearce Admits She Performed Drunk at a Concert: 'I Over-Served Myself... This Is Not Good'

Carly Pearce has delivered a series of surprising confessions during a recent media appearance, admitting that she once performed under the influence of alcohol during her headline tour.

Speaking candidly during Entertainment Tonight's 'Sip or Spill' game, the 36-year-old country singer recalled a stop on her 29 Tour in Washington, D.C., saying, 'I over-served myself, and I was like, 'Uh oh, this is not good.' But I made it.'

Pearce said she has never cancelled a show, though she acknowledged one performance she believed she 'should have'.

She did not identify the date, but she performed a 29 Tour concert at The Hamilton in Washington, D.C., on 20 November 2021, making that appearance a possible match.

The unfiltered interview arrives on the heels of her fifth studio album release, Honest Woman, and precedes her intimate live tour performances designed to bring her closer to fans.

Carly Pearce Recalls the Concert She 'Should Have' Cancelled

Pearce raised the story while answering questions during the Entertainment Tonight segment.

Asked about a show she might have been better off cancelling, she said she knew exactly which performance she had in mind.

'I know exactly the show,' she said.

'If you were at my show on the 29 Tour a few years ago in D.C., I over-served myself, and I was like, 'Uh oh, this is not good.' But I made it.'

Her account did not include how much she had consumed or whether the audience noticed anything unusual. Pearce did not confirm whether the 20 November 2021 performance at The Hamilton was the show she meant.

Pearce said she has never cancelled a show, but described this performance as one she believed she should have cancelled.

The disclosure was one of several answers Pearce gave during the interview. She also named 'Finish Your Sentences', a duet with her former husband Michael Ray, as the song she wishes she had never released.

The track appeared on her self-titled second studio album in 2020. Looking back at the collaboration after their marriage ended, Pearce said, 'That didn't age well.'

Pearce filed for divorce from Ray in June 2020 after eight months of marriage, with the divorce finalised that September. Pearce later said she realised around her wedding night that she had made 'a very big mistake'.

Carly Pearce Shares Another Alcohol-Related Story

Pearce also recounted a date involving a man who, she said, became heavily intoxicated and then avoided kissing her by pretending to receive a phone call.

'I once went on a date with a guy who got so blackout drunk that I had to drive him home, and when it was 'time to kiss me,' he pretended to have a phone call,' she said.

'But I could see his lock screen — where there was no call.' She added, 'Just tell me you don't want to kiss me. I don't want to kiss you either.' Pearce did not identify the man, and no further details were provided.

The singer later dated Riley King for two years before the pair separated in 2023. At the time of their split, King said he wished Pearce 'nothing but the best in both her career and personal life.'

Carly Pearce Begins Honest Woman Live Shows

The interview followed Pearce's release of her fifth studio album, Honest Woman, on 28 August. Beginning 10 September, she is scheduled to perform in smaller venues, which she said would allow for a closer connection with fans.

'I feel like this album is so special to me,' Pearce told Entertainment Tonight. 'And my connection with fans has become quite honestly at times bigger than you know, a live setting.'

She added, 'They just want to talk to me. And so having that experience to be able to be up close with them is going to be really fun.'

The performer is slated to launch a series of intimate venue dates. These smaller gatherings aim to foster direct conversations with supporters who resonate with her lyrical vulnerability.