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Bailey Zimmerman Told Fans He Had to Cancel His Shows Because He Wasn’t Feeling Well. Police Say He Destroyed a $16,000 Hotel Room the Same Night

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Police say the damage at the Sandia Resort and Casino in Albuquerque topped $16,000: a broken phone, a damaged TV and coffee table, two ruined chairs, two more missing, a hole in one wall, and stained carpet. Zimmerman, 26, also charged more than $400 in alcohol to the room and left without paying the tab.

The affidavit lays out a long afternoon. At sound check around 4:30 p.m. on May 27, he stumbled onto the stage, destroyed a guitar, kicked over part of the drum kit, shoved a guitarist, and threw microphones to the ground. Security walked him back to the resort, where staff later gave him a deadline to leave and called police when he wouldn’t go.

Male performer in a pink jacket and white tank top smiling and waving one arm in the air while holding a microphone on a darkened stage.
Arms raised and grinning, Brandon Lake performs at Nissan Stadium during day four of the CMA Music Festival in Nashville on June 7, 2026. Photo by Curtis Hilbun / The Mega Agency.

A fourth-degree felony charge of criminal damage to property and a misdemeanor charge of falsely obtaining services followed on June 18. No bond has been set, and reps for Zimmerman haven’t responded to requests for comment.

Male performer in a pink jacket and white jeans looking upward while holding a microphone in one hand and a mic stand in the other on a darkened stage.
Brandon Lake grips a mic stand and gazes upward mid-performance at the CMA Music Festival’s fourth day at Nissan Stadium in Nashville, June 7, 2026. Photo by Curtis Hilbun / The Mega Agency.

It isn’t the first time. In January 2025, he apologized on camera for a Crash My Playa set, telling fans he was too drunk to play and that nobody got the show they paid for.

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Male performer in a pink jacket and white shirt holding a microphone and waving to the crowd on a darkened stage.
The Mega Agency
Male performer in a pink jacket and white tank top smiling and waving one arm in the air while holding a microphone on a darkened stage.
Arms raised and grinning, Brandon Lake performs at Nissan Stadium during day four of the CMA Music Festival in Nashville on June 7, 2026. Photo by Curtis Hilbun The Mega Agency.
Male performer in a pink jacket and white jeans looking upward while holding a microphone in one hand and a mic stand in the other on a darkened stage.
Brandon Lake grips a mic stand and gazes upward mid-performance at the CMA Music Festival's fourth day at Nissan Stadium in Nashville, June 7, 2026. Photo by Curtis Hilbun The Mega Agency.