Luke Combs withdraws from Super Bowl show as he shares family news


Luke is married to Nicole Hocking with whom he shares sons Tex, three, and Beau, two


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Faye James
Faye JamesSenior Editor
February 6, 2026
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Luke Combs has withdrawn from his weekend Superbowl appearance to support his wife, who is expecting their third baby.

The Forever All singer took to social media to share the news with his fans. "So sorry to miss y'all at Madden Bowl, but family always comes first," Luke said in his Instagram post. 

The sponsors EA Sports also confirmed his news with their own social media post.  "Update: Luke has to hold it down at home with a new one on the way," EA Sports shared on their social media. 

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Luke with his pregnant wife, Nicole

"All love for Luke and his family - and we can't wait to put on an unforgettable #MaddenBowl with @zachlanebryan leading an incredible night of music and football for the fans," they added. 

Luke is married to Nicole Hocking with whom he shares sons Tex, three, and Beau, two. They married in 2020 and met back in 2016. 

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Luke and Nicole's sons Beau (L) and Tex (R)

Before he became a father, Luke admitted he was "a little nervous". Speaking in 2022, he said: "I got a lot of stuff to do. I got a lot on my plate… I'm uncovering things every day. I'm buying all kinds of clothes I didn't know existed."

Luke adores being a dad, but he recently recalled one of the "worst" days of his life after he missed the birth his second son, Beau, because he was born almost three weeks early while Luke was on tour in Australia.

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Luke made a virtual appearance at Beau's birth

"One of the best and one of the worst days in my life at the same time was, interestingly enough, and it's so hard to wrap my mind around it," he told Zane Lowe on Apple Music 1.

"It sucked because he was born on August 15 in the States. I got to see him be born, which was awesome," he added, alluding that he was present virtually for the birth.

"He wasn't born yet, but my wife went, she texted me on the way to the hospital, and he was two and a half weeks early and I was supposed to be home, and I wasn't," he said. "That was real hard to do and I haven't really told anybody that."

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Luke and Nicole met in 2016

In the past, Nicole has revealed she would like a "small army" of kids.

During her 2023 Q&A, she said: "I would like a small army, but we decided on four max. But we also may stop at two. Who knows."

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