Aca Lukas: "I Owe Bitolj Fans an Apology"
Aca Lukas was in a car accident on the road to Bitolj last night, his windshield shattered by a falling toll barrier. The concert has been postponed to August 30, tickets remain valid.
Singer Aca Lukas was in a car accident last night, August 29, on the road to Bitolj in North Macedonia, where he was due to perform. The crash happened at a toll barrier, which for reasons still unclear came down on the car carrying the singer and completely shattered the windshield. No one in the vehicle was injured, his team confirmed.
Right after the crash, the singer recorded a video message and posted it to his Instagram account. In it, he showed his followers the shattered windshield and explained why that night’s concert would not go ahead as planned.
My dear ones, I owe the audience in Bitolj one big apology. I have to apologize publicly.
That is how Lukas opened his message, posted on his Instagram account, before adding that the concert originally scheduled for that evening in Bitolj had been pushed back a day.
The concert that was supposed to take place tonight in Bitolj will be held tomorrow evening.
The show has now been moved to the evening of August 30. Tickets bought for the original date, organizers assure fans, remain valid for the new one, with no need to exchange or repurchase them.
The Band Was Already in Bitolj
While Lukas was dealing with the aftermath of the crash, his band had already arrived in Bitolj. The stage and the full concert setup were ready and waiting only for the singer. In his video message, Lukas said he would resume the trip as soon as the damage to the car was sorted out, aiming to reach Bitolj by the early morning hours.
He also promised fans that the postponed concert would run longer than originally planned, as a way of making up for an accident that was out of his control.
What Exactly Happened at the Barrier
The details of the crash itself are still not fully clear. What caused the barrier to fall has not been established, and it is not known whether it was a fault with the barrier itself or some other lapse at the toll station. The car suffered material damage, with the windshield destroyed entirely, but crucially no one in the vehicle was hurt.
In his message, the singer was direct and did not mince words. He made no attempt to downplay what happened or dodge the subject, instead showing footage of the car right away and explaining the situation in his own words, with no middleman.
This kind of move, addressing fans directly on social media as soon as something goes wrong, has become Lukas’s go-to response in recent years whenever plans have to change overnight. Rather than waiting for an official statement from organizers, the singer explains the situation himself, to both fans and the media.
Because of the delay, the audience in Bitolj missed out on the evening show they had been promised, but they now have a promise that it will be made up the following night. So far there is no word of anyone requesting a refund, since the concert date has not been canceled, only moved by a single day.
Aca Lukas has kept up an intense touring schedule across the region in recent months, and the accident in Macedonia marks the first such incident involving him in a while. The singer said he plans to post photos from the scene once he arrives in Bitolj, so fans can see he has made it and is preparing for the concert on the evening of August 30.
