This is one, good reason to stop a concert.
Country music star Brantley Gilbert left fans abruptly in the middle of a concert in Mississippi to attend to his wife — who was giving birth to their child in his tour bus.
Unfortunately, the labor came so quickly, there was no time to get her to a hospital.
But to the delight of Gilbert, it turned out to be one of the best moments of his life.
“So last night might have been the craziest night of my life,” he captioned a post on Instagram. “Watching such an amazing woman do such an amazing thing is something I’ll never forget,” he wrote.
“Thank you to our road family for rallying around us, Brittany Thornton for helping us bring this little dude into the world, Tupelo, Mississippi for showing us mad love and support, and most of all … Amber Gilbert, for letting me love you and showing me EXACTLY how incredibly strong a woman can be. I love you.”
Gilbert’s post included a video that explained the sequence of events. The singer started his performance only to leave the stage shortly after. Footage of Gilbert backstage shows him running toward what was likely the exit of the venue.
The video then cuts to Gilbert on his tour bus, calling his mother to announce the arrival of her new grandchild. The camera flashes to a newborn baby lying atop a towel. Pictures included in the montage show Amber lying on the couch as she is doing skin to skin with her child while Gilbert looks at her adoringly.
Here’s a sequence of events that unfolded.
@countryminute Country music superstar Brantley Gilbert proved he is truly one of a kind on Friday, October 11. After learning his wife was going into labor on his tour bus in Tupelo, Mississippi, Gilbert hopped stage to help in the delivery of his third child. Not long after, he returned to the stage and finished his show. Gilbert, very emotional, addressed the crowd with joy. Name someone else in country music who has or would do this. Brantley Gilbert is simply built different. Congratulations to the Happy family. Comment below and let us know what you think of all this. #countrymuic #brantleygilbert ♬ original sound – James | Country Music
“She’s a freaking savage,” Gilbert said of his wife, who had just delivered the couple’s third child on the bus.
“Well, I’m going to go finish this show, and I’ll FaceTime you after,” he then tells his mother as the footage fades to him walking back onstage. It’s unclear how long Gilbert was absent from the concert.
“We got a baby,” he announced to the crowd, which let out an ecstatic roar.
Gilbert’s next performance is scheduled for Oct. 17 in Savannah, Georgia.