Before breaking into country music with his 2016 album I’m Not the Devil, Cody Jinks helmed a thrash metal band called Unchecked Aggression. Now, the Texas-born artist, 44, is bringing those punk rock sensibilities to Nashville. As Americans gear up to celebrate Independence Day this Friday, Jinks planned to perform two shows for his Canadian fans. Unfortunately, it appears that a snafu at the U.S.-Canada border has derailed those plans.

Cody Jinks Will Refund Fans For Canceled Canadian Shows

Currently crossing the U.S. on his Hippies and Cowboys Tour, Cody Jinks didn’t forget our northern neighbors. He scheduled the first of two British Columbia shows on Friday, July 4, at Abbotsford Entertainment and Sports Centre.

Sadly, an issue at the U.S.-Canada border forced Jinks to cancel that show, along with a July 5 set at Prospera Place in Kelowna.

In a Wednesday (July 2) post to social media, the “Loud and Heavy” hitmaker shared the bad news. Evidently, the Canada Border Services Agency denied entry to production trucks carrying equipment for his shows.

“Getting them into Canada was made a logistic impossibility despite following all of the prescribed procedures given to us,” Jinks wrote.

Sadly, this led to the “difficult decisions” to scrap Jinks’ two shows. “It is incredibly important to me that everyone who spends their hard-earned money to see a show gets the absolute best experience possible,” he wrote. “And right now, that standard just can’t be met without my trucks.”

He continued, “It kills me to have to do this because putting on these shows for you guys has always been the greatest joy of my career. But unfortunately my hands are tied.”

All ticket holders will receive a refund automatically credited to their original payment method within 30 days.

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A New Album Is Coming This Month

Possibly lessening the sting of disappointment somewhat, Cody Jinks will release new music this month. His 10th studio album, In My Blood, drops July 25.

Speaking with Billboard, Jinks described his latest project as ” a very, very reflective record.”

“I hope that if you really dive into the lyrics of this record, you find yourself, you find people, and you find letting go of the past and the things that hold you down, and looking forward to the things that are good for you,” he said.

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